Perspectives

In which I stumble upon a post-Christmas sale at one of my favorite stores and treat myself to a red … More

A Book 30 Years in the Making

Happy Yule! The Winter Solstice is upon us, and on the longest night of the year, one should ideally have … More

Today’s painting is of a fur teddy bear I saw in a shop window today. How perfect for Halloween! I … More

It was still cold today, but sunny. I dreamt something good. I don’t remember it now but some of my … More

Good things about today: A great new review for The Adventures of Miss Vulpe, a Goodreads webinar where I picked … More

Today my aunts had a special feast to mark six weeks since grandma’s passing. Consisting of many elaborate rituals mainly … More

Last night’s book club inspired me. Late into the night I started rereading The Adventures of Miss Vulpe. I probably … More

Inspired by a post by the Bryan Museum, this watercolor, which makes me think of Betty in Storms of Malhado, … More

Penguins, llamas, polar bears, or bears in hats? It’s what I ask the collectors who bought Christmas boxes, because that’s … More

Bittersweet: This morning I finished the sixth draft of The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard and sent it off to … More