Written on a scrap of paper -circa August 2018 My first niece was born last weekend.  I can’t wait to meet her, and I love watching my sister transition into motherhood, with all its tired-eye joy. Another friend sends me baby pictures of her 1st and I rejoice with her, marveling at this little one’s...

Have you ever wondered what goes through the head of a book lover while shopping? This is the post for you.  (This post is also self-indulgent since it is all about books.) It will also give you an eclectic look at some authors I enjoy.  (Not sure about you, but I love finding out all...

Back in the Saddle again

I mean figuratively.  —It's been quite a while since I blogged regularly.  But since I love horses and riding, why not add a picture? It's not the start of 2017, it's not even quite the start of a month.  But I've been meaning to blog, so here's to a start! I have half an hour...

Literary Heroine Blog Party

Q.  Introduce yourself! Divulge your life's vision, likes, dislikes, aspirations, or something completely random!  My name is Hayley, and I’m a book-loving, Bible-reading, midwest girl transplanted to Louisville, Kentucky, and working on a degree in Humanities at Boyce College.   Q.  What, to you, forms the essence of a true heroine? At risk of sounding...

When a Book Lover meets a Book Lover

I stepped into a bookstore today. Being a book lover and also a C. S. Lewis lover, I noticed a C. S. Lewis book in the recent releases and was headed toward it, when an employee distracted me . . .

Snowbound with Station Eleven and Jane Austen

It snowed this week, quite impressively for Louisville, blanketing the city and wreaking havoc on roads, schools, and schedules. ; I didn’t complain when my quiet weekend was extended by one day. (Though I did frown at my nearly-empty carton of eggs.) As the snow fell outside, I made hot tea and settled down to...

Beginning Again

It has been a long summer. There has been so much to write about . . . I have started to compose blog posts in my head. Then I have stopped. What is the point? I love to write, but I have been busy, and working. But there is another reason I have not been...

A Book Lover’s Christmas Gift

Looking for a good Christmas gift for a history, aviation, and/or WWII lover?  Look no farther, for I have a perfect suggestion! A Higher Call: The Incredible Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World   War II, by Adam Makos with Larry Alexander, 2012, 371 pages This has made the New...

Mention it Monday, Mississippi Version

Greetings from Mississippi! Though to be more accurate, it looks a bit more like this today: I woke up this morning to thunder rumbling and pretty soon a torrential downpour was ensuring that 1) I didn't take the dog out for a walk and 2) Bible time on the porch was out of the question!...

Forget Pinterest

Until two weeks ago, I held aloof.  I watched others get involved with Pinterest.  I chuckled over Facebook laments by husbands who had lost their wives to its charms.  I did sometimes look at it, but the looks never went farther than a few clicks.  Simply put, I didn’t want to get sucked in.  I...