The Raven

I love The Raven by Poe. I try to read it every other year or so around Halloween. Being from Minnesota I find the above cartoon amusing.

12-12-12 Christmas Wishes

I actually read Christmas Wishes by Tim Hollis last year. I identified with it because the author and I basically lived through the same era as kids. Lots of fun memorabilia here. I had a LOT of fun reading this...

Bossypants

Bossypants by Tina Fey was a fun read. Even when she's not being gut-bustingly funny her good natured personality makes her a delight to read. My favorite quote?

"Do your thing and don't care if they like it."

Love it.

Christmas Book

Christmas Memories by Susan Waggoner

Christmas Memories by Susan Waggoner is full of fun vintage holiday pictures.

The Little Big Book of Christmas

I love to pull this book out every holiday season. It contains some of my favorite Christmas stories.

Going Home - Finding Peace When Pets Die by Jon Katz

Dale and I had our beloved dog, Sophie, euthanized about 5 months ago. It was a painful experience despite having mourned the loss of many other pets in my life. Although this book didn't shed new light for me on anything in regard to the pain of losing a pet, Going Home by Jon Katz was extremely comforting and helped with my healing. I read The New Work of Dogs, also by Jon Katz, a few years ago and found the author to be extremely knowledgeable and sensitive about the the deep connection that exists between humans and their pets.