Belle, Book, and Candle

Biggest Surprise of the Year -  I Loved This Book!   So Big  by Edna Ferber; published in 1924 Top Three Non-Fiction Books Tha...

A spray of orchids.  I took this photo in the Orchid Conservatory,  Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden  Charlotte, NC. I finished out ...

Eudora Welty at her desk Photo by Jill Krementz I have been on a bit of a tear lately watching archived programs from C-SPAN...

Bloomsbury Bookbag by Levenger I do love to treat myself. This year I splurged and bought the above pictured Bloomsbury Boo...

Even a traditionally built woman such as Mma Precious Ramotswe can jump...to conclusions, that is. As Botswana's clever detectiv...

Books Read 2013: 101  (2012: 112) Fiction: 16 (2012: 23)  Mysteries: 46 (2012: 42) Non-fiction: 38 (2012: 47) ...

That Christmas Thing I've spent sober Christmases and ones so drunk I danced with the tree. I've spent joyous Christm...