Category: Terry Brooks
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Week of Mondays
It’s only Wednesday, but it’s been a week of Mondays here. And I mean that in the best possible way. I’m one of those people who love Mondays. Mondays are a fresh start. Mondays are productive. Mondays are inspiring. Mondays are peaceful (usually, in part, because I rarely have anywhere to rush off to, which…
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Three Confessions
Confession #1: I have a lot of books. Confession #2: I have a lot of bookshelves (but I could always use more.) Confession #3: I keep my most treasured books behind closed doors. I first started hiding my books after my eldest child started to “wear out” his own books. Lift-the-flap books with no flaps…
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FANTABUTITUS
I suffer from fantabutitus (fan-tab-you-tie-tus). That’s Wonderlonian (One-der-lone-e-an) for being a fan of fabulous people! As of today, I have not had a bad encounter with someone I’m a fan of who I’ve been able to meet in person or have contact with online. My eldest sister pointed out, over a decade ago, that I…
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Reading by the Numbers
This morning I went out with the kidlets and friends on an alligator hunt and spied three gators. It’s always fun to see animals in their natural habitat—especially from a safe vantage point. This was our first week of summer break. Although I’m not officially starting back to homeschooling until mid-July, I’ve started the middle…