I’m an avid reader. Nothing pleases me more than having a stack of unread books to read. Favorite authors include Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Steven Millhauser, George Orwell, Fannie Flagg, and Jean M. Auel. Honorable mentions include Ann Fadiman, Aimee Bender, and Elizabeth McCracken. I love quirky fiction, a generous dose of sci-fi, and old school mysteries. My favorite book is “A tree grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith.
I ♥ to bake and cook. I went vegan back in the summer of 2012 and never looked back! I ♥ being vegan and love to try new recipes! (If you are a vegan cookbook author, publisher, or plant-based company check out my review policy.)
I’m pretty nerdy. I got glasses back in October 2012 but only need them for “distance activities” like driving (definitely!), watching movies, walking the dog, etc…. However, I love how my glasses make me look nerdy chic and I admit that I might be guilty of wearing them a bit more often than I actually need to (do I really need to wear them at the grocery store?) Other nerdy activities I adore include crossword puzzles, Jumble puzzles, playing Scrabble, playing chess, doing hand embroidery, and sewing.
Random things that make me happy: rainy days, q-tips, vegan mac n’ cheese, sleeping in, fresh and clean bed sheets, my hubby, wet kisses from my dog, autumn leaves, bare naked winter trees, the sound of the dryer, the dance of the sugar plum fairy song, silly rated G jokes, bird watching, Canada geese, homemade vegan chocolate chip cookies, and maybe even sneaking that last cookie when no one is looking.
hi! i love your blog. do keep it alive. i am also an voracious reader. where are you from?
I too am an avid reader as well as craft addict…great to meet you …I am self hosted off WordPress as is my son who is a writer and prolific reader!
Hi flickr friend!
Those are wonderful things, the things that make you happy. Congratulations: )
Lovely to read to :>
Hi. I’ve been thinking about your Bible study project. I meant to write you, then fell, broke my wrist, and had to have surgery on it. Clumsy, clumsy.
Anyhoo, a good book to read is The Source by James Mitchner. It’s not about the Bible exactly, but it does put the history of the Holy Land in perspective. It’s about archeology and I just find it very helpful. I think you will find that putting the Bible in historical context is helpful to understanding and finding meaning.
And Mtichner is a painless way to learn a bit about history, no? Keep us posted on your progress.
Karen
karen,
omg, i sure hope you are okay and healing up well!
thanks for the suggestion, i do like archaeology but am not a big fan of history. however since it’s Bible related it sounds like I might enjoy it. I’ll definitely look it up online.
Hi there, I stumbled upon a cute little hedgehog with brailled french knots. Do you remember him!?! Of course you do. I’m checking to see if you pursued any of your ambitions to create something of the same. My two year old will be a braille reader and I am trying to surround him with it. I love reading as does my 6 year old and the little guy will be no different. Please contact me, I’ve included my email above.
Hey Beth,
Hope you’re doing well. Looks like you’re turning into a regular sewing maching (pun intended!) I am going to need somebody to install a new front door sometime in the next few months, and I wondered if Jason was taking on freelance jobs llike that. And if he would be interested, how much a job like that would run. You can email me if you want, -Stop by if you’re ever in the neighborhood- Id love for you to see the boys!
-Cameron
Hey, wanted to let you know that I’m featuring you today for Blog Love Tuesday!
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i just wanted to say, aside from enjoying your blog and being an avid reader myself, that i too love pudding skin.
thanks schinders to the kind words! hope you’ll come back and visit again!
Hello Bethie,
I came across your avatar on a forum elsewhere and liked it a lot with the idea of making a book cover for a friend. Of course, she’s really into audio books at the moment, so who knows if that will happen.
Anyway, could you tell me the source of that graphic, please?
Thank you kindly.
my avatar graphic is actually an old bookplate image. this same bookplate can also be found on the cover of one of my favorite books, “ex libris” by anne fadiman.
just curious, on what other forum did you see my avatar as i’m only active on flickr and a handful of blogs that i visit.
best of luck on your project for your friend.
One thing leads to another …
I got a new product e-mail from Vintage Vogue’s site which led me to look for Crabapple Hill’s site for more info on a couple of patterns. She uses crayon tinting in some of her designs, and I’m not familiar with the technique, so I Googled it. That led me to several sites, one of which was a 3-year-old forum discussion in Craftster.org, You (and your avatar) were part of the discussion, but it appeared you were no longer a member, so I Googled your web name, which led me to your old Etsy store and then to this blog. Nothing on the web ever really goes away.
Thanks for the info about the graphic. Now I can track down a larger image.
Hello Bethie,
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Thank you for listening, I love your blog by the way.