Today 30,000 eager marathoners will make their way to Hopkinton with the goal of running 26.2 miles to a famous finish line on Boylston Street in Boston. For many runners, qualifying for the Boston Marathon is a goal, a hope, a dream. For most...
The Buzz About Bees Onscreen
Bees have always been fascinating to me, with their interesting social colonies, their ability to keep our agricultural systems going through pollination, their cute fuzzy bodies, and—of course—their delicious honey. And as we learn...
Urban Homesteading for All
Garden Planning By the Book
Another spring, another year of garden planning.Last year we rebuilt our vegetable garden from the ground up, complete with 10 raised beds, a 3 chamber composting area, and a fence high enough to keep out deer and deep enough to keep out burrowing...
Read More »Cookbook Club – Food52
Have you ever read through a new cookbook and wanted to try every single recipe - but not actually have to cook it yourself? A few friends and I have started up a cookbook club, which is really just a fancy word for a coordinated potluck where...
Read More »Staff Pick – The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey
I have only read one other book by Peter Carey - Jack Maggs (
Runners on Running
Five recent running related titles to inspire and inform your inner marathoner:
Runners on...
Atlantic Book Awards – Part 2 2016 nominees
“to promote and acknowledge excellence in Atlantic Canadian writing and book publishing through an annual awards ceremony and related events.”... Read More »
Atlantic Book Awards – Part 1 2016 nominees
“to promote and acknowledge excellence in Atlantic Canadian writing and book publishing through an annual awards ceremony and related... Read More »
From Another Land – new novels in translation
All In by Simona Ahrnstedt
"In the...