My school is one year old.  It cost millions of dollars to build.

My school has been out of toilet paper since Monday.

Had to bring in my own from home.

I am not making this up.

I worked very hard today on buying books for work--it's so time consuming.   Nonfiction titles for now; I'll work on fiction again at some point.

Another Julia Child recipe tonight!  Bouef A La Catalane--a stew made of beef, rice, onions and tomatoes.  It was delicious, but it took 3 1/2 hours to make.  I didn't mind, though, as the process of ( Read more... )

Last night I watched the movie Julie and Julia.  It made me go and pull out my old copies of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and try a recipe.  Here it is--Thon A La Provencale (sorry about the lack of accents; I am too lazy to try to make them work).  Aka, Tuna Steaks With Wine, Tomatoes, and Herbs.

( Voila! )

It came and went, and wasn't bad at all here.  Gusty winds and some rain, but not much else.  Unfortunately, the eastern part of the state suffered much damage, including coastal roads washed out, flooding, and a lot of wind damage.  Here is a photo of some of the worst road damage.  This is near Hatteras Lighthouse, where I visited a few years ago ( Read more... )

I haven't blogged about a book in ages, but this one was so good I feel compelled to mention it.

( Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card )

This is just wrong.


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I haven't written a book post in ages, but Chime by Franny Billingsley is so good that it deserves one.  Here is the review from Booklist:

*Starred Review* Since her stepmother's recent death, 17-year-old Briony Larkin knows that if she can keep two secrets--that she is a witch and that she is responsible for the accident that left Rose, her ( Read more... )

Ok, I have a lot of scarves.  I need to enter a 12-step program, I admit it.

But now I'm using them as decoration.

( Pretty! )

A few years ago I posted these two little gems--remarkable letters of apology created by students who were misbehaving in the library.  Every now and then I reread them and smile.

I Hope This Event Does Not Occur Again

Please Heed to This Letter

Today, I received an adorable new apology letter penned by a small boy caught running in the hall.  ( Read more... )

Conversation today ( Read more... )