Tag Archives: Life

On the road again.

Posted on March 25, 2023 by polloplayer

The CE is indisputably a man of great valor. But just as Superman had his kryptonite and Samson his fear of shears, I have but to utter four little words to strike terror into my husband’s heart: “I have an … Continue reading →

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A Year of Reading, Part VIII: The Favorites!

Posted on March 11, 2023 by polloplayer

Books are like relationships. Sometimes you know instantly that this is “the one”. Sometimes you start out cold and yet somehow it grows on you. A book can thrill you or haunt you or hurt you or surprise you or … Continue reading →

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A Year of Reading, Part VII: The Real Real

Posted on March 4, 2023 by polloplayer

One of the most gratifying aspects of non-fiction is that, in a few hundred pages or so, you can rather suddenly and efficiently have a grasp of something previously completely unknown to you. You think, how did I get this … Continue reading →

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A Year of Reading, Part VI: How real did you want it?

Posted on February 25, 2023 by polloplayer

Maybe I wasn’t paying attention in the past, but these days non-fiction reading can be positively shape-shifting. There seems to be a whole new category of what I call “fictional biography” where you don’t find out until the end that … Continue reading →

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A Year of Reading, Part V: …and just a bit more fiction

Posted on February 18, 2023 by polloplayer

I resolve every year to ground my reading ever so slightly more in reality, yet when it comes time to tally it all up, my list invariably leans toward fiction. Let’s face it: real life is full of real troubles. … Continue reading →

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A Year of Reading, Part IV: Light-ish Fiction

Posted on February 11, 2023 by polloplayer

As they say in the fine print, results may vary. You might adore a book that I loathe. (Don’t get me started on Ulysses…) The joyous thing is that there are so many books – something for everyone! Here are … Continue reading →

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A Year of Reading, Part III: Lesser Fiction

Posted on February 4, 2023 by polloplayer

Ah, the joys of fiction! It makes for a never-ending parade of Other People’s Lives which, sometimes, at least, makes our own seem normal by comparison. I’ll go in ascending order, meaning that these first eight reads were not the … Continue reading →

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A Year of Reading, Part I: In the Word

Posted on January 21, 2023 by polloplayer

It’s always a happy moment when I meet my annual Goodreads reading challenge: Whew! I was truly surprised, though, when I went back through all the titles and realized that almost half of the reading I did in 2022 was … Continue reading →

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When Beauty became a Beast.

Posted on January 7, 2023 by polloplayer

Here we are, almost fourteen years into flock keeping and still learning. Sometimes the hard way. When we brought these two precious ones home, we thought broody Willa would be their mama. But Willa wasn’t having it. That was our … Continue reading →

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A Christmas to remember.

Posted on December 31, 2022 by polloplayer

It started off brilliantly. We found a beautiful tree this year and these two came up from LA for a cozy tree-trimming visit. We hosted a party for the church and Lily loved being the center of attention. Julia and … Continue reading →

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