Top Ten Tuesday | Characters with a Disability

This week’s TTT was such a simple prompt, but it ended up being so much harder than I thought!  My first pick was ‘well adjusted YA characters’, but as hard as I tried I couldn’t find one, let alone ten! Books that feature a main character with a disability, mental illness, or physical handicap was […]

You’re Not Good Enough Tag

Lia posted this tag over on her blog Lost in a Story, and it honestly looked like so much fun! I had to swipe it!  I liked the idea of throwing character I’ve read into each scenario and figuring out who the better bet would be. Basically the rules of the game are that you […]

The Reading Vacation!

VACATIONS are a magical time, right?  When they’re coming up, even if you’re not going anywhere, you feel feel like all your worries and cares are just going to evaporate and it’ll be a week of the most peaceful relaxation you’ve had in a long time.  They’re almost like magical rejuvenation for your mental balance.  It’s […]

From Birdie’s Flock | Baby Chick’s Art

I can’t resist using From Birdie’s Flock as an opportunity to highlight my daughters artwork!  She gets her reading from me, but she gets this love of art all on her own.  (And some cousins, Grandma’s, and Aunts, I guess.) I chose my favorites from the last 4 years.  The ones that show her growing […]

Top Ten Tuesday | Ten Fall Reads for Birdie

This is a bit of a TTT tradition, the one where we post the books we’re looking forward to reading in the upcoming season.  This time it’s about Fall releases. These are usually harder for me.  I struggle coming up with 10 books I already want.  This year I had 10 books, easy.  I didn’t […]