From left to right: 1) Getting into the holiday spirit with some holiday outfits. 2) Breakfast with my elderly ladies at the nursing home. 3) We do Thanksgiving real fancy. 4) Gearing up for my November Library Loans post. 5) Getting fancy with the cocktail making. 6) Empanadas for days. Check out my article about them here.
Books
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Getting into the fall fashion spirit with leather and midi skirts. 2) Found this dreamy teapot at the new HomeGoods in Downtown Crossing. Opens to the public on Tuesday! 3) A volunteer getting twisty at an ICA Boston installation. 4) I’ve started an afternoon mate drinking ritual and it does wonders for my…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) My Ruth Bader Ginsburg Halloween costume. 2) Donated some books to More Than Words’ new South End location. 3) Another sneak peak of my Halloween fun. 4) Scored this Murakami in the Harvard Bookstore’s used section. 5) Getting my jumpsuit on (again). 6) Forever photographing books.
September Library Loans
Most of my books are checked out of the Boston Public Library. I’m there at least once a week. I could go on a never ending diatribe about how amazing our library system is. Library books may not photograph as well as the volumes I use in my reviews, but they’re equally important. I thought…Read More
Latina Literature List
Ever since the sexual assault allegations came out against Junot Diaz, one of my favorite Latin American authors, I’ve been performing literary penance. I’m not sure if it’s on my behalf or his but I’ve been diving into Latina authors in place of his work. And what a world I’ve been missing. I’ve never felt…Read More
What I’m Reading: The Empress of Art
“The Empress of Art” by Susan Jaques is an art-focused biography of Catherine the Great, Russia’s most famous female ruler. Turns out, Catherine was a boss. Originally a German princess, she was married off to the crappy future Russian Tzar Peter III. When Peter rapidly began running Russia into the ground (he was wildly unpopular…Read More