What a crazy summer in the northeast. Heat, monsoon rains, water in the basement, coming through the walls at 3:30 AM because the ground was so saturated it had nowhere else to go. On July 4th weekend, my sisters and I held a memorial service for my mother, and then, three weeks later, we gathered to celebrate our daughter’s wedding here in the ...
I’m one month away from our first family wedding and boy, that year went fast. Now comes the trick to sit back and enjoy it, to try to soak up every moment. I just got flowers in the ground and hopefully they’ll bloom in time to put in the vases on the tables. If you’ve been following me on Instagram @leewoodruff you’ve seen my madcap journey to try to ...
Mud season is giving way to a selection of colorful blooms, just like the varied selection of reads below. It’s a longer list than usual, but there’s something for every reader. And as a proud mama, I wanted to showcase a new documentary debuting on April 19th (TODAY) on Hulu. My son, Mack, spent over a year living in New Orleans and really getting to ...
The luxury of choice is one of the most wonderful aspects of being a reader. It’s one place where more is more. Lucky for all of us that each week brings an abundance of choice when deciding what to read. This month of March offers a bonanza and here are a few of the pickings. As I plant the seeds for flowers I hope will grow and bloom, just in ...
Valentine’s Day makes February the month of love. And what could be more of a guaranteed love relationship than that between a reader and a good book? Below you’ll find a new crop of valentines to cuddle up with, on a couch, by a fire, under the covers or in an airplane. Wherever you go, books make a great companion because they can’t talk back! Memoir: ...