Hiding in the security of all things books, with some movies and tv - occasionally food...
Cleopatra: A Life, by Stacy Schiff is a pick for my online book club. I voted for it in that I was voting against the other book in the running for discussion. I know next to nothing about Cleopatra beyond the usual mythology of her great beauty and love affairs with powerful men, Julius Caesar and [...]
Picky eater that I was growing up, it took me years to figure out that I liked sauces and I that I actually liked them over food instead of meticulously separated out and consigned to Siberia on my plate. The chances of me ordering something these days goes up immensely is it comes with a [...]
Fifty five years ago today, Rosa Parks got herself booted off a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, some say deliberately, sparking the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement and leading to millions of citizens of this country, including me, being able to sit anywhere they please on public transportation. Go Rosa! While Rosa is credited with [...]
Orphaned at a young age and possessing a troubled history of otherworldly visitations, sleepwalking and dubious Irish heritage, Mina Murray has risen to become a respected governess, engaged to an up and coming solicitor, Jonathan Harker. She expects to love this one man for the rest of her life and anticipates raising a family with [...]