Posts by Andrea
Coffee Talk – Children’s Books, Elections
Welcome to Coffee Talk! A concept that I shamelessly stole from Daenel over at Living Outside the Stacks. It’s a chance to talk about some of the random things that are on my mind. Grab a thermos of your favorite drink, and join me for a little chat. Children’s Lit I’ve been on a weird…
Read More#Project52 – Faceless Portrait
I spent most of my Sunday helping Matt work on the duck coop. Mostly, I held things in place or set on the bed of the truck and watched while he did all of the hard work. Geordi, the cat, also enjoying having company out in the sunshine.
Read MoreBookish Questions – Favorite villain in a book?
What is your favorite villain in a book? I recently read The Martian by Andy Weir, and that book reminded me how much I love it when the villain in a book isn’t a villain at all, but a place or a situation that our beloved protagonist has to navigate. That’s why I’m going to…
Read MoreIntroducing Charleston
My sister had her baby on Friday. Charleston (Charli) Mae was born at 1:02pm, and was 7lbs 2oz, and 20″ long. I got a chance to go down to the hospital on Saturday and meet Charli. There were lots of people there, but someone still thought it was a good idea to let me hold…
Read MoreCoffee Talk – Baby Watch
Welcome to Coffee Talk! A concept that I shamelessly stole from Daenel over at Living Outside the Stacks. This is my 2nd ever Coffee Talk. Grab a thermos of your favorite drink, and join me for a little chat. Fancy Fonts Since I got my new computer, one of the things I need to do…
Read More#Project52 – Framed
My husband and I are getting ducks! They will be the first of the livestock that will make it out here to the farm. We’ll also have cows, and maybe some honey bees. The ducks aren’t coming right away; it will be a bit before the breed we are wanting is ready for shipment from…
Read MoreSpring Wreath
A while back, I saw a wreath on Create Craft Love that I absolutely adored. It was a fun spring wreath made from a garden hose. So, I thought I would give making one of these a try. Of course, I managed not to rememeber to print off a list of the things I needed…
Read MoreBookish Questions – Do you use ebooks?
Do you use ebooks? While I generally prefer to have a physical copy of books, ebooks can be really nice. Most of the classic novels I have read recently have been ebook versions I was able to download for free for my Kindle app. I mean, who doesn’t love a free book? Another reason I…
Read MoreCoffee Talk
This is my first ever Coffee Talk. I’m shamelessly stealing this idea from Daenel over at Living Outside the Stacks. She does her own Coffee Talk each week, and I love it. Basically, this will be a place where I can just talk about some of the cool things going on this week. Maybe I…
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