The Cure for the Family Summer Doldrums: Catholic Family Fun by Sarah Reinhard

July 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Right now the wind may have gone out of your summer sails and family time together may be more about feudin’ and fightin’ than enjoying each others’ company. I’ve got the solution. How about trying: Unbirthday Party Mystery Food Night Backyard Circus Silly Story Hour Catholic Family Fun is a guide families can use for [...]

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Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin Series

July 17, 2012 By 4 Comments

I finally finished going through the 21 books of the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian. Rather a bittersweet moment in that it is nice to finally finish it and sad that this is it. The last book simply called 21 contained only three chapters as the author died writing the follow up to [...]

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An Old Classic Still Has Power to Surprise: Heidi by Joanna Spyri

July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Heidi by Johanna Spyri My rating: 5 of 5 stars I came across this when perusing Semicolon’s list of 55 Free Kindle Books Worth Reading. I don’t know why Heidi appealed to me at that moment but I remember loving the book when I was a child and reading it many times. I began reading [...]

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