The Crochet Craze
I remember, years ago, watching my mother and aunt crochet the infamous “Ripple Afghan.” My mother’s was a range of dark purple and magenta colors. I was fascinated, watching it…
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We Were Stardust, We Were Golden
I was a rising high school senior in the summer of 1969. Far away from Bethel, NY, on the coast of California, I never even knew Woodstock was on the horizon.…
Here, Now
When you’re in the reading game, you get recommendations for all types about books you just HAVE to read. Sometimes books are suggested to me because people know that I…
A Do-It Yourself Education
When I was a kid, reading a book was the surest way to get information on any subject. Television like PBS and the History Channel were informative, but you couldn’t…
The Long and the Short of It
When I first started my career as a librarian, I secretly judged people who asked me about the number of pages in a book before they were even curious about…
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