It seems like ages ago that I was in Arizona, but in fact I left just one week ago today. My family and I spent a wonderful spring break mainly in Phoenix and Sedona, but we also traveled north to the Grand Canyon and south to Tucson. So we saw a lot of the state.One of the … [Read more...]
Daytrip to Michigan
Today I took my younger kids on a road trip to western Michigan. My friend Annette recently opened a another clothing and housewares shop, mainly stocked with items from Sweden. Her Chicago-area shops are my favorite and are where I buy most of my clothes (except when I travel to … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Incensed
I have to admit, I started Incensed (Soho Crime, 2016) by Ed Lin back in December. But then winter vacation got in the way as did other books I'd committed to review. So when I had a week of vacation in late March, I brought Incensed on my trip and quickly read it in two … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I'm so proud of publishing-sister Samantha Verant and the release of her new memoir, How to Make a French Family (Sourcebooks, 2017). Not only did she grace me with the honor of beta-reading her new book, but she also asked for a blurb. It appears just inside the front cover on … [Read more...]
Interview with Author Samantha Verant
I got to know Samantha Verant a few years ago after my editor gave me a review copy of her memoir, Seven Letters from Paris (Sourcebooks, 2014). I read the book in one setting and was completely hooked. We connected online and learned we had a lot in common: we both grew up in … [Read more...]
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