1. No more stitches for Dilovely! My finger is far more comfortable (and less scary) without them. Though, if I’m honest with myself, the scar is looking more serpentine than lightning-boltish (uh-oh… that’s not the symbol we were looking for)… but whatever. I’ll reserve judgment until it’s healed. 2. E’s new favourite thing: APPLES. You…
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BANG Movie Review – Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Review By A Normal Gal I know many many people have already seen this film, since it was in theatres forever, but I don’t get out much. Oh well. Here’s what I liked: Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock. Yum (and I’m not usually into “older” movie stars… but wait, he’s only 13 years…
BANG Book Review – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
… By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The GGG book club liked it! Some even loved it. It’s the story, told through letters post-WWII, of a woman who becomes fascinated by the stories of the German occupation of the island of Guernsey, and goes to the island to learn more. We all found the…
BANG Movie Review – The Lovely Bones
I saw Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones on Saturday night, and wanted to wait a couple days before writing, to distance myself a little bit. I read this novel, about a young girl who is murdered and watching the world from the “in-between” (I’m not spoiling anything, you find this…
Little Potty Adventures, a.k.a. Elimination Communication
For those of you wondering what we are doing putting our 7-month-old on the potty, allow me to explain. (I don’t really talk about this a lot with people because they invariably start out thinking it’s freakish: “You’re toilet training already??” But once you explain, it makes a lot of sense.) Raise your hand if…
The GGG Book Club – Complete List
The following is the list of books that the book club of the Guelph Gang of Gals has read. (We aren’t officially called this, in fact we aren’t officially called anything, but this post seemed to call for a grandiose title.) From the beginning!! Which is something, because this group has been meeting for… gosh,…
Hats Off to my Grandmas and Grandpas
I am presently reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – a novel. I am not far along, but already I have found myself thinking of my grandparents, and all the women and men of their generation, and shaking my head in amazement. This book is set in the U.K., shortly after the…
Good Books
Praise for several books read by the Guelph Gang Book Club, from Dilovely, WordPress: (… and I’m gonna go ahead and use silly words like compelling and utterly luminous if I want, just know that if I say them, I mean them…) The Time-Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger: “Romantic, heart-breaking, and great exercise for the…