I can’t believe Christmas is right around the corner! I finally have all my shopping done, the house cleaned (well, the living room, kitchen, bathrooms and my room. I don’t stress about my teens’ rooms. If they want it clean, they’ll clean it …) and our Christmas tree purchased and decorated. But I can’t relax […]
December 2009
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Sunday, 6 December 2009
I’ve been on a knitting craze lately, making small things out of the odds and ends of my stash of yarn. Believe me, I have quite a stash. I have a variety of leftover yarn from projects past that are begging to be used for SOMETHING. Something useful, something cute. A couple of years ago, […]
Saturday, 5 December 2009
WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead is a book about the wonderful, confusing, and heartbreaking complexities of childhood friendships. This is the story of eleven-year-old Miranda. It begins with her struggles to understand the reason why her best friend Sal doesn’t want to be around her anymore. It is during this time that she […]
Marie writes middle grade and young adult novels in sunny Southern California. She dabbles in genetics, loves chocolate, books, and beautiful yarn.
