Fare Thee Mel

The Witch and Other Tales Retold by Jean Thompson This book is a retelling of fairy tales in modern times. It made me wonder if the origin...

In June  I got a new job and I was extremely excited to be leaving the old one which was very toxic to me and caused me undue stress. Here ...

We have been going to Lake Placid in the Adirondacks since my older son was a baby so that is over 30 years. It is my happy place on this Ea...

The other evening I was out toiling in my yard edging along the gardens, back patio and driveway. Meanwhile, the lawn service guys were park...

On Sunday, my daughter and I decided to hike Hadley Mountain in the Southern Adirondacks. We took Summer the dog with us. It was the first -...

Little Nothing by Marisa Silver This is an unusual and intriguing story that is both a novel and a fairytale of sorts.  An older couple in...

You can read the first installments of our trip to Acadia National Park  Part 1 and Part 2 here. For our last hike, we took the free buse...