LauraFeb 25, 20212 minBook Review: The Girl from BerlinThe Girl from Berlin is a World War II perspective you don’t come across often in historical fiction. The book is told in popular style...
LauraJan 25, 20212 minBook Review: When the World Stood Still“When the World Stood Still” by Kate Eastham is a riveting story of the 1918 flu pandemic in London, and timely as we battle our own...
LauraDec 29, 20206 minFavorite Reads of 2020I was the kid hiding a book under my desk at school, trying to read instead of listening to the math lesson. I used my daily piano...
LauraSep 7, 20204 minSummer FavoritesThough we've been back in (virtual) school for a few weeks, I consider Labor Day weekend the "official" end of summer. Normally, we'd...
LauraJul 17, 20203 minThe Hand-Me Down CookbookI have a shelf of books, up high where my children can’t reach them. They are mostly old books, ones that need to be kept out of reach of...
LauraMay 12, 20203 minThese are a few of my favorite things: Quarantine EditionWe've wrapped up week eight of being home, and this week, I was ready for something a little more light-hearted, so I'm doing a round up...
LauraFeb 7, 20205 minDear Library: Thank YouDear Library, I apologize that it’s taken me so long to write this note. I was raised with the importance of thank you notes drilled into...
LauraFeb 28, 20183 minFebruary ReadsI stayed on track with my reading goals this month, and read 5 books (plus a lot of the Mixed Up Truck, Firefighters A to Z, and Llama,...
LauraJan 27, 20184 minJanuary ReadsAny other bookworms out there? Reading has always been one of my favorite things, and I used to ALWAYS have my nose in a book, and a...