Lord of the Flies
When we moved into our house seven years ago, we were warmly greeted with regular pranks from the two young boys next door. One day, while hanging plants on our patio, Ryan and I were repeatedly shot with a squirt…
Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone
In January, I wrote about my favorite childhood poem, which comes from a book of nursery rhymes illustrated by Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone. After writing that post, I became intrigued by the Johnstone sisters, but couldn’t find much information…
The Bridges of Madison County
I didn’t plan for this to be Book Week here on my blog, but that’s how things have turned out. And I don’t consider myself particularly romantic either, but for some reason, I picked up The Bridges of Madison County…
