Category: thoughts

Dishes from Quick and Easy Thai

22 November 2015 / thoughts / 0 Comments
Dishes from Quick and Easy Thai

Back in May, I reviewed Nancie McDermott’s Quick and Easy Thai. Now that I’m back at home, I’ve made a few meals from this book using a new wok (how did I ever cook without one?!). Here are some snapshots […]

Response: Understanding Éowyn, Part Three

14 November 2015 / response, thoughts / 0 Comments
Response: Understanding Éowyn, Part Three

Part One (Éowyn’s grief) | Part Two (Éowyn as a war bride) In this series, I respond to articles about Éowyn in order to develop a more nuanced view of Éowyn, so I can better inform my opinion of her […]

Blogging Discussion: Mid-Year Check In

14 June 2015 / discussion, thoughts / 5 Comments
Blogging Discussion: Mid-Year Check In

How is it mid-June already?! I always find the first half of the year goes more quickly than the latter half, but this year has been on another level, filled with traveling and visitors and  a new school year that […]

Armchair BEA: Character Chatter

29 May 2015 / thoughts / 2 Comments
Armchair BEA: Character Chatter

Time for my last BEA post! I’m off on a trip in about half an hour so this post is coming straight off the top of my head. Characters are important to me while reading, but often when I think […]

Armchair BEA: Social Media

28 May 2015 / thoughts / 0 Comments
Armchair BEA: Social Media

Today’s topic is very timely! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my usage of social media. Time to use today as an outlet for those thoughts to spill out into a blog. Lately I’ve been feeling fraught about my […]