Category Archives: Books

Read-a-Thon!

by Elizabeth Posted on October 22, 2011

It’s time for Dewey’s Read-A-Thon! I’ll be keeping track of my progress here and posting on Twitter whenever there is an update. If you missed it, here’s my stack. Goals: Spend 3 hours cheering and finish 800 pages Pages … Continue reading →

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My Read-a-Thon Stack

by Elizabeth Posted on October 18, 2011

Remember, Read-a-Thon isn’t about finishing all the books in your stack (though some people do aspire to such heights), but about enjoying the time you can devote to reading. And a massive stack is about having lots of options for … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Daily, Readathon | Tagged dexter series, henry huggins, jacob have i loved by katherine paterson, jon krakauer, marlo morgan, mood, reading, series, Stack, way | 18 Comments

Taking Advantage of the Public Library

by Elizabeth Posted on October 17, 2011

FINALLY. I’ve lived in this town for almost 10 years and have never stepped a foot in the public library. Ridiculous, right? My college years were peppered with visits to the university’s large library, but I rarely spent more time … Continue reading →

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We cannot be young twice

by Elizabeth Posted on October 3, 2011

♥ We cannot be young twice; we cannot turn upon our steps, and go back to gather the garlands we gathered ten years ago. And, therefore, with a gaze over on the cross upon the distant hills, and a remembrance … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily, Listy, Loving, Quoted | Tagged Autumn, distant hills, endeavor, first day of autumn, garlands, glory, high school marching band, Holme Lee, land, morning trips, pleasantness, shadow, shadow land, simple pleasures, streetlight, turn | 2 Comments

In my heart I feel I’ve always known you

by Elizabeth Posted on September 18, 2011

♥ these words: It is enough for me by day To walk the same bright earth with him; Enough that over us by night The same great roof of stars is dim. I have no care to bind the wind … Continue reading →