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 […]

Social Media Tag

I wasn’t technically tagged to do the Social Media Tag, but the wonderful Kristin, from Kristen Kraves Books, did ping me when she included Birdie Bookworm on her tag.  Thank you so much Kristen! It really meant so much to me, and it makes me want to share the Blogger love. Below are all the […]

Book vs Movie | It by Stephen King

It’s the age old question asked by any film or print fan around the planet. I know how many times I’ve been asked, ‘why would you read that, they made a movie?’ Obviously it’s because the book is always better. But is it really? Goodreads Synopsis: To the children, the town was their whole world. […]

Top Ten Tuesday | Ten Beloved Books I Can’t Read Now

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday happens to be something I think about a lot.  My bookshelves are filled with books from when I was younger, and I look and them and think about how I can’t reread them.  I’d love to recapture that love, but I’m nervous they wouldn’t mean as much to me now. […]