Five Fall Favorites: Holiday Stories
Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party. As promised, our party room today is—blankets! If you don’t believe blankets are a room, you need a large…
Read moreHetty’s Thanksgiving—Book Review
What kind of story do children actually enjoy? Hetty’s Thanksgiving by Isabella Alden is a story that got me thinking about this question recently. As adults, we place a lot…
Read moreTabby’s White Hyacinth—Book Review
Of all 30 books we’ve selected for the Five Fall Favorites blog party, Tabby’s White Hyacinth has to be the one with the most unusual backstory. As we were trying…
Read moreA Pioneer Thanksgiving—Book Review
A Pioneer Thanksgiving by Barbara Greenwood is a story that has been part of my family’s Thanksgiving celebration since I was a child. It was the special accompaniment to “cranberry…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites: Medical Stories
Welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Our party room today is the very best in the whole Literary Lodge—the books room. Just think about it. A whole…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites: Epistolary Books
Good morning! And welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Our genre theme today is epistolary literature—a word recognized by Webster and Spellcheck, but (hopefully) delightfully new to…
Read moreThe Backwoods of Canada—Book Review
What would it be like to leave your life of modern luxury and convenience and plunge into the difficulties and dangers of a wilderness homestead? The Backwoods of Canada by…
Read moreStepping Heavenward—Book Review
Are you really “stepping heavenward” in your Christian life? Most, if not all, of us have struggled with this question at some time or other. We struggle. We fall down.…
Read moreThe Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady—Book Review
“It’s a lovely book—but how on earth do you classify it?” This question pretty well captures the feeling with which I chose The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady as…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites: Vintage
Hello, everyone! And welcome to the beginning of the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Every day this week (Monday to Saturday) we’ll be posting our top five books in a…
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