I have planned all year to migrate to WordPress from Blogger. I always said, “Well, I think I’ll get to it in the fall.” And here we are! I had a free day today and suddenly felt really motivated. Perhaps I bit off more than I can chew – things should look prettier around here by Sunday – but I think everything is functional. I probably should have made a […]
Recent trips to the library have seen me checking out books related to librarianship and ESL education. I aspire to become a children’s librarian. I want to learn more about the actualities of the profession. Happily, my library has a well-stocked section of up-to-date books about librarianship. I think I will find lots to read there. I limited myself to four books on this round because I was on my […]
The book publishing world does not (alas) go on hold while I roam. My favourite authors publish books that aren’t yet licensed where I’m travelling, or I find exciting new-to-me stories on foreign bookshelves. At those times my sister, who works at a bookstore and therefore gets an employee’s discount, receives a text message: “Lovely sister, can you please purchase this book for me?” After a few months of this, […]
Hello everyone! I returned home on Thursday. I travelled in Australia and New Zealand for four months (emphasis on New Zealand for LotR purposes, of course). I will kick back into full blogging mode in June, but right now I need to get back into the loop. What have you been up to these past months? I’d love to catch up on some of your favourite posts from the last […]
I’ve been reading a lot more than I thought I would be able to while travelling, so here’s a recap post with some quick thoughts on each read. Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson – A gift from my parents a few, uh, years ago >.> I’d read bits of it but never the whole thing. A valuable read for a beginning photographer. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab – […]