Books and Chocolate

Idris Elba   as The Gunslinger in The Dark Tower It's been just over a month since my last post, so I'm throwing myself on the ...

I love a big fat book. I love to sink into the story and get completely engrossed in the characters. I also love British books, and book...

Have you finished the Back to the Classics Challenge?  Congratulations!  This is  where you'll link up to your  Challenge Wrap-Up P...

Or more precisely, a round up of mini-reviews of Victorian and Victorian-related works. (I like my title better). Anyway, I'm making rea...

Stolen from Simon at Stuck in a Book , here are ten random books taken from my shelves. Maybe they will give readers an insight about me. Mo...

A Tuscan sunset from my hotel window. The last stop on our Italian vacation in April was Siena. I'd never been there and a well-tra...

Since I started seriously exploring Victorian literature, I've made some unexpectedly delightful discoveries. One of my favorite su...

Flowers for Mom! (Actually, it's the Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands). I'm a couple of days early for a Top Ten list, bu...