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The Man Is Non-Stop
In which we realize there is a lot going on in Boarding houses The Girl from Greenwich Street by Laura Willig Stats: 4.5 Thank you to...
Julie Mackin
Dec 15, 20242 min read


Just Keep Rowing
In which we learn a lot about swing The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Stars: 4.5 52 Book Club Summer Reading Challenger #24 -...
Julie Mackin
Aug 27, 20242 min read


A Midwife's Tale
In which we learn you can walk on a frozen river, just go slow The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Stars: 5 52 Book Club Summer Prompt #16 -...
Julie Mackin
Jul 16, 20242 min read


Across the Ocean Blue
In which we learn boarding a submarine is not easy Codename Memo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine by Charles...
Julie Mackin
Jun 7, 20242 min read


Come With Me On An Adventure
My Favorite Book That Start With: C Nonfiction: Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horowitz; A prize-winning journalist, Horowitz traveled...
Julie Mackin
Apr 8, 20242 min read


A Not So Small Adventure
This past November, Dan and I were supposed to have gone to Israel on a pilgrimage led by his friend who is an Episcopal priest. Well,...
Julie Mackin
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Love Across An Ocean
If The Tide Turns by Rachel Ruekert Stars: 5 I am fully in my pirate days at the moment apparently. Just as I was finishing Woodward’s...
Julie Mackin
Mar 25, 20242 min read


Dreams of Our Fathers
In which people went West but it might not have always been for the best Dreams of El Dorado by H.W. Brands Stars: 5 Audible I find it...
Julie Mackin
Feb 4, 20242 min read
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