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Well, well. It's the end of the year. Are you making resolutions? Plans for 2019? A few weeks ago, I started to read a short story a day, so I'd like to keep that up. I'd also like to find... Continue reading

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Merry Christmas to you too, Vickie!

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Merry Christmas to you too, Chelsey! :)

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Merry Christmas! Continue reading

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Posted Dec 16, 2018 at elephantine

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Christmas is in the air... Continue reading

Posted Dec 9, 2018 at elephantine

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Currently reading. Continue reading

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Posted Nov 26, 2018 at elephantine

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Breaking in a new pair of ballet slippers. Continue reading

Posted Nov 18, 2018 at elephantine

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More colors of fall. Continue reading

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Posted Nov 5, 2018 at elephantine

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I had some cat ears, but sadly, I can no longer find them! So I probably won't be dressed up at all. But I do love seeing all the kids! :)

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Happy (almost) Halloween! Continue reading

Posted Oct 29, 2018 at elephantine

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A late-blooming dahlia. (I love how different it is from this one from twelve weeks ago.) Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2018 at elephantine

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Zelda being Zelda. Continue reading

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Autumn. Continue reading

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My favorite corner of my office. Continue reading

Posted Sep 30, 2018 at elephantine

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I'll check it out! :)

Commented Sep 30, 2018 on 38/52 at elephantine

Ah, two very talented writers! I haven't read those particular books, but I did really enjoy Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff and The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti.

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Those are two books that I've been meaning to read. The first chapter of The Idiot was excerpted in the New Yorker, and it captivated me.

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I'm not familiar with the first book (I'll look it up!) but I love Animal Farm. Also, I think there's something interesting about reading a book that's very different from the one you just finished — it can bring out aspects of each book that you wouldn't have ordinarily seen.

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