Hula by Lisa Shea

I’m trying to make use of what I already have during my (s)low buy, and a big part of the whole complex, multi-prong effort involves catching my “read” pile up to my “bought” pile of books.

First Lines Friday – Calypso by David Sedaris

For my birthday last month, I received a copy of David Sedaris’s Calypso along with a 1000 piece puzzle made up of cartoon dogs. What can I say, some folks know me real darn well.

Poetry Ptuesday – Poem for Claude by Paul Pines

Paul Pines is the author of My Brother’s Madness, a memoir of his brother, Claude, who suffered from schizophrenia.

(S)LOW BUY: The Beginning

Though I’m not one for New Year resolutions (either making them or sticking to them), I have marinated on curbing my mindless spending for a minute now.

Final Lines Friday – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling

For Christmas I received the complete set of the Harry Potter series, a dear favorite of Mini’s.