For a recent holiday dinner with my in-laws, I was asked to bring a dessert. I volunteered to bring apple pie. Now, I don't even like apple pie, but I like sour cream apple pie, and I've made it a holiday tradition for the last ten years or so to make this pie on Thanksgiving... Continue Reading →
My husband and I have taken to watching old movies. Here is what we have watched so far. Casablanca (1942) It Happened One Night (1934) North by Northwest (1959) Paper Moon (1973) Rear Window (1954) I enjoyed all of them. I absolutely loved Paper Moon, and Rear Window has long been a favorite of mine. ... Continue Reading →
I read Anna Karenina (1873–1877) by Leo Tolstoy several years ago. It is number 31 on the BBC book list. I spent many glorious afternoons sprawled on the couch with this large book resting on my stomach while my children napped and sunlight streamed through the windows. Nap time was reading time for me. But... Continue Reading →
I’m not a big fan of Henry James (1843-1916), pictured below. I’ve dutifully read him for class assignments, but never for pleasure until last fall. My favorite professor, whom I still see often because we teach at the same university, recommended that I read James’s The Portrait of a Lady (1881). He was reading it... Continue Reading →
The Bookshelf of Emily J. 