writing hiatus... has the drought come to an end i am still not sure -Amy Lyon Smith I have been silent for a while. A year and half to be precise. The last words I left here were found in my Tuesday Truth #72. I needed to spend some time taking my own advice. Words [...]
Five Years of Blogging. First off. Happy New Year!! Sometimes it seems so wild to me that I've been here sharing parts of my life for so long. Today, Bedlam and Daisies turn five years old! 5 years! In the scheme of a lifetime a part of me thinks that five years sounds short, but [...]
I'm sure that most of us would agree that 2020 has mostly been a sh*t show. People have been sick, lost loved ones, lost jobs, and struggled with mental health. The pandemic has changed the entire way we live and interact. And for many it's not the only thing that has created struggles this year. [...]
"All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen."-Roald Dahl, Matilda Reading in 2020. Wow! 2020 sure was full of unexpected twists and turns! What started off as a "full speed ahead" year for me quickly become a year of "slowing down." Who would have thought [...]
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”-Jhumpa Lahiri That quote holds so much truth! In a year when travel has been nearly nonexistent, I have traveled around the world, backward and forward through time, visited places conceived only in the realms of deep imagination, and have immersed myself deeply [...]
"Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, another's soul."-Joyce Carol Oates I've had quite a few distractions that have taken me away from reading. Haven't we all?! But I do like to accomplish a goal once it's been set. I mentioned last month that I [...]
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ― Charles W. Eliot Reading 2020. I'm a bit behind in getting out my August reading post. If you've read my most recent post, Tuesday Truth #63, then you are already aware that [...]
* I was gifted with yarn and needles in return for my honest review. All opinions are my own.* To Knit. According to the Merriam- Webster dictionary the word knit means: to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles. But I'm sure you already know what knitting looks [...]
“The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.”– Ursula K. LeGuin Reading 2020. July ended up being a good month for some reading. Rainy days...days lounging near the beach...hot, sweltering days...all great days to dive deeply [...]
“Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere.”-Jean Rhys Reading 2020. I was surprised to find some time to read in June, but I did! If you missed my first "What I've Been Reading" post, you can find the Jan/Feb reads in [...]
