Bill Bryson’s first visit to Australia is not a long one, but it is enough to whet his appetite for another visit. In a Sunburned Country is the result of a weeks-long road trip through metropolitan cities, the bush, and thousands of miles of the “outback” that makes up most of the world’s wildest continent….
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Saturday Snapshot: More Food!
(Saturday Snapshot is brought to you by At Home With Books. Join us!) Last week shared some photos of fresh fruits and veggies from an open market in Prague. I’ve got news for you: not only are they good at growing it, they’re great at cooking it too! First up was Cafe Franz Kafka and…
Saturday Snapshot: Fresh Food
(Saturday Snapshot is brought to you by At Home With Books. Join us!) One of my favorite things about spending time in Europe was the food — specifically the fresh fruits and veggies you could get in any of the open markets. These photos were taken at the market just off Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech…
Review: As Always, Julia
The famous and profitable friendship between Julia Child and Avis DeVoto began rather innocently in March 1952, when Julia wrote a letter to Avis’ journalist husband after his column in Harper’s on American knives. Avis responded in place of her busy husband, and what began as a semi-professional relationship bloomed into a lifelong friendship. As…
Top 10 Tuesday: Best Beach Reads
(Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. Want to make your own list? Clicking the image will take you to this week’s post. Happy listing!) I love summer vacations. They give you a chance to get away from the day-to-day grind of everyday life, and help…