My year of making time to read (plus a most memorable books list)
As I write this on December 20, I have read 134 books since January 1. Some have been short (Ann Patchett's Getaway Car). Others have …Read More
Category Archives: Free Time
My 2017 holiday fun list — what’s on yours?
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, probably not; as I write this it is 43 degrees and rainy, so there are no …Read More
It’s still fall for a few more weeks, but here’s how I did on the Fall Fun List
I really love fall. I love the colors, the crisp weather, the cozy feeling that winter is coming but is not yet here. Unlike summer, …Read More
13 years of running
I have never run the New York City marathon (which happened this past weekend). I don't really think of it or Boston as being on …Read More
What I’m into, November edition
I love November. Here in southeastern Pennsylvania the month starts with peak fall color. It ends with the coziness of the holiday season. The air …Read More
Books read in October
This was another doozy of a month for reading. I was in between drafts of Off the Clock (which is now back on my plate), …Read More
Possibilities
I put on my fall fun list that I wanted to go to Cape May to see the autumn colors on the shore. Cape May …Read More
Ricketts Glen wins again
Long time readers may recall that in May I took my older two boys on a Cub Scout camping trip to Ricketts Glen State Park. …Read More
New for 2017: My fall fun list
Last week I shared how I did on my summer fun list. Since fall also has very strong seasonal associations for me, this year I …Read More
Books read in August
I feel like this month I achieved a breakthrough as a reader. I tackled a few long and extremely challenging books, and found that I …Read More