Spring, autumn, winter, all of them have their special joys for me. I love seeing the new growth of flowers, the changing colors, the stark beauty of bare trees and snow. However, I have to confess…
First of all, thank you to everyone who entered our Meredith Duran book giveaway. You left some fantastic reading ideas in the comments. After assigning everyone one or two numbers based on the number of entries…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsD0NpFSADM A week or two ago, I saw (500) Days of Summer with some friends. It is the ultimate hipster-indie-rom com. Of course, quite firmly they insist (and accurately so), “This is not a love story.…
Finding a balance in life is challenging. The routines, the career, the relationships, the finances, and family and friends – it isn’t easy compartmentalizing as well as merging all of these together, and too often we…
On the weekend that started off this year’s summer vacation for us, two of my husband’s oldest friends came to stay. They are very dear people, but when they left Monday morning, my husband told me…
AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming September books they are dying to read. Title and Author Reviewer With Seduction in Mind by Laura Lee Guhrke Sandy, Lea, Jean, Jane, Heather, Lynn Highland Rebel by…
After spending part of my weekend hanging out with some major Star Wars fans (light saber battles after dinner, anyone?), I couldn’t resist rewatching the Chad Vader series online. You can get started with Episode 1…