Author Archives: Susan

November Preview

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Susan

Happy Halloween everyone. I hope you enjoy the festivities. Tomorrow November will be upon us. We have two reading months left in 2019, so I hope you are nearing your year-end goals. I’m a bit behind but it is okay: … Continue reading →

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Book Festival Recap

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Susan

Oh October has been busy and flown by. Luckily as a remedy to all the jarring political news going on these days … I’ve been attending our city’s annual book festival over the past week called The Imaginarium (put on … Continue reading →

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Raking in the Reviews

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Susan

Greetings, I hope everyone is enjoying the fall colors these days. So far we’ve had two snowstorms here, and still the leaves seem to be in fine form and haven’t come down fully yet. It’s pretty out now … just … Continue reading →

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October Preview

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Susan

Well we got dumped on with snow — about 10 inches — last weekend. I knew the beginning of fall was too good to last, but the good news is: the skies look clear now for the foreseeable future and … Continue reading →

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Jumping Into Fall

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Susan

Well this Monday is the first official day of fall, and already it’s been darker in the mornings and getting darker earlier in the evenings, yikes. The temps too are getting a bit crisper … at least here in North … Continue reading →

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Golden Days

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Susan

Greetings, I hope your September is going well, particularly your reading as there are many notable books out this fall. Just this week the whole hoopla over the arrival of Margaret Atwood’s sequel novel — “The Testaments” — seems to … Continue reading →

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September Preview

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Susan

Greetings, it’s been a while. I was away a bit in August and now I’ve returned; see Stella in the woods at left. The tennis tournament in Toronto was fun and went fairly well — I made it to the … Continue reading →

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The Nickel Boys and Recursion

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Susan

Hi. It’s been a busy month so I’ve been a bit scarce on the blogosphere, but I hope to catch up soon and stop by your sites. Recently I was at the beach in Southern California, visiting my relatives and … Continue reading →

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August Preview

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Susan

Wow it’s August now. The summer is flying by … but wait, hold on, don’t let it go by just yet. Check out my photo at left of a black bear we saw in the mountains last weekend. He was … Continue reading →