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  • Days at the Morisaki Bookshop | Book Review

    Days at the Morisaki Bookshop | Book Review

    This post contains affiliate links. For about a year, Satoshi Yagisawa’s Days at the Morisake Bookshop (trans. Eric Ozawa) sat on my Amazon wishlist, just waiting to be purchased. It was an impulse add, thanks to its charming cover design. Great work, Ilya Milstein and Milan Bozic! It captures perfectly the cozy, book-loving atmosphere the Read more

  • Homeschool class idea: Life Skills 101

    Homeschool class idea: Life Skills 101

    Our homeschool co-op meets up every February to plan and pitch classes for the following school year, and this year one of the classes I’m hoping we’ll have is a Life Skills 101 course. Think of it as a mix between home economics, shop class, and cotillion. Kids would learn essential homemaking (and homesteading) skills, Read more

  • Winter 2025 Book Club Picks

    Winter 2025 Book Club Picks

    Last year I shared our book club’s 2024 picks, so it’s time for an update! After we got started up, we had a couple people drop out, new people join, one had a baby . . . so our original list changed a bit, starting in September. So, here’s what we actually read in 2024, Read more

  • Winter Meal Plan 1

    Winter Meal Plan 1

    Sorry these have been intermittent — so many holiday parties and meet-ups meant fewer meals at home. Also, I just got behind. So, here’s for better focus in the new year! Last week was all leftovers and make-your-own dinners around here, but I’m getting back on track. Monday: This is our first day back to Read more

  • Where to watch the 2025 Golden Globe Nominees

    Where to watch the 2025 Golden Globe Nominees

    Our family has just ended our annual marathon of Twilight and Harry Potter movies over the holiday, and the Golden Globes feel early this year. (Are they?) Nevertheless, we’re way behind on watching the nominees. My husband taught a film class at our homeschool co-op last year, so he was more on top of it Read more

  • Fall Meal Plan 1

    Fall Meal Plan 1

    Meal planning is time consuming, so if I’m going to do it I might as well share it, right? It’s November, so we’re feeling in the mood for slow cooker meals, comforting pastas and soups, and hearty meat-and-three dishes over here. This is what I’m planning for my household of five this week. Note: One Read more