Staircase Wit

Last week, my mother and I attended an author event at Boston College featuring Celeste Ng, which we enjoyed. BC has a freshman seminar in ...

There are five things I want to share with you today: A fun Georgette Heyer quiz was provided by Regency historical writer Anne Gracie . I...

* Did you know you can rent Emily Dickinson’s room by the hour ?!

• The New England Betsy-Tacy Group gathered on Sunday to make bookmarks for a December exhibit at the Arlington Public Library .  Some col...

• Chincoteague is a town on the island of the same name, in Virginia’s Eastern Shore region. It’s a gateway to Chincoteague National Wildl...

Why is it that when I am reading a book while using the weight machines at the gym I get dirty looks yet other people often stare at their p...

* So sorry to hear of the death on January 22 of  Sharon Kay Penman , one of my favorite historical fiction novelists. My Bookshelf Traveli...

One of my favorite mystery authors is Julia Spencer-Fleming , who writes about an Episcopalian minister/former helicopter pilot in small-to...

1.      I ordered the new Jane Casey from the UK in February for my sister’s birthday and it finally arrived on Sunday night.  In June!   ...

To help meet the demand for flour from obsessed home-bound bakers, this 1,000-year-old English flour mill has resumed commercial productio...

Dr. Amy Acton, the Health Official flattening the curve in Ohio, took time out to say that Laura Ingalls Wilder helped her get through a v...

Bicycle stores are considered an essential service, so are open.  I brought my bicycle to get turned up in case I crave exercise (it seems ...

I was in Denver this week for work and had a lovely dinner with six other Betsy-Tacy fans.   One told me she had just finished reading Meet ...

I found the missing wine in the freezer! I remember now I popped it in to chill for a few minutes before my book group arrived. . . several...

Is mowing the lawn exercise ? Yes! The actual amount of calories burned depends on your weight and the type of mower but this is comfort...

My amazing cobbler in Brookline managed to resuscitate this favorite pair of black peep-toe shoes but oddly he put something in the left he...