I’ll admit. In years past, I couldn’t understand the folks who said they didn’t own a television. I read a lot, more than most people I know, but I still couldn’t imagine life without one. Lately, though, I’ve been getting there. I don’t watch much TV, but I’ve always had 1 or 2 shows that…
One of my favourite guilty pleasures is a set of gentle romances from the 60s and 70s by Iris Bromige. Her heroines are gentle, firm and optimistic, her heroes are domineering and loving, and the couples never really fall in love – they just grow to love. One thing they always seem to do is…
Hello, my name is LinnieGayl, and I’m a To Do List Addict. Yes, it’s true, I’m a slave to my To Do lists. One of my favorite heroines of all time is Princess Alexandra from Julie Garwood’s Castles. Alexandra initially seems to be a bit of a ditz, but she’s actually very bright. One of…
With all the recent snow, my bike spent more than two months hibernating in the carport. Now that even the last icy drifts are gone here, this morning I took it out again. I’m telling you, this was my first true spring moment this year. There I was on my faithful Drahtesel (wire donkey), hightailing…
Last year we made a decision not to take a family vacation in order to save money. This year, however, it’s time to start planning. The problem is that we know when we want to go, we just can’t decide where to go. I’m all for Disney World. Huge fan. HUGE. I always have been. The…
I tend to associate particular songs or soundtracks to special moments in my life. Most of the associations are purely volumetric – I mean, if you listen to something at least twice a day, then it’s bound to stick. So when I think of the Chicago soundtrack, I think of the long bus trips between…
A few weeks ago, I blogged about the cheesecake my grandmother used to bake, and which is a favorite of mine to this day. Here is the recipe: For the base of the cake, you need to prepare sweetcrust pastry. For that, you speedily mix 250 g flour, 125 g butter, a pinch of salt,…
We have all heard about the beating D.C. got about two weeks ago from Mother Nature. At the time, I loved it. I got 4 days off from school. I enjoyed being holed up in my apartment, drinking hot chocolate and reading and watching TV. I took several fun treks out during the blizzard to…
For the most part, I eat healthy foods but I am a complete chocoholic. I love dark chocolate in and in the winter, I get the most intensive hot chocolate cravings ever. When the wind comes whipping in from the mountains and I feel wet and cold all the way through to my bones, nothing…
I know that I’ve said it before, but just to bring the point home, I’m going to say it yet again – I hate cold weather. I know hate is a strong word, but come January and February, that’s what I honestly begin to feel toward the Winter months. However, to make the cold bearable, there are certain…
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