Pioneery Preserves

I was reading an article in this Saturday’s Globe on the canning/preserving craze that’s sweeping the nation, and it re-ignited a simmering desire I’ve had to read a good pioneer-living novel. Because while the 18 uses of one hog or the healing properties of the cranberry make some people run for the hills, I find [...]

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A History of Reading, by Alberto Manguel

As a lover of both history and reading, I was excited to read this book. I’d also already read Manguel’s The Library at Night, and highly enjoyed it. To me, Manguel himself is a stunning ideal – eloquent, erudite, fluent in four languages, and most importantly, incredibly passionate about books. In the first few pages [...]

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