This just in from Smudge…
Frankly, the grocery shopping and cooking and food photography and brainstorming is simply overwhelming. She is so sleepy – and could someone please, for the love of Sunbutter and coconut chips, turn off that infernal light!
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Melissa "Melicious" Joulwan • melissa@theclothesmakethegirl.com
I'm about two-thirds of the way through this detective thriller, and I'm hooked. It's set in modern Norway with flashbacks to WWII (catnip for me!) and features a somewhat grim hero that engenders empathy. I can't help pulling for the guy as I watch him struggle with his case and his life. The cast of characters is a realistic but motley crew, and it reminds me of other favorites set in cold, snowy climes: the Millenium Trilogy and Smila's Sense of Snow.
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I picked up this book after reading an interview with Lee Child (author of the Jack Reacher thrillers). He referred to The Lost as "the book of the century" and since I devour as much as I can about the Holocaust to try to make sense of it all, I decided I needed to read it immediately. Part memoir, part detective tale, this book was thoroughly engrossing. It's intelligent, annoying, moving, frustrating, and ultimately, rewarding and beautifully written. It challenged me in ways I didn't expect, and I was sad when it was finished.
Tell Smuppers to scooch over. I need some more room to crash right there.
That looks so nice. I love kittehs.
Hurray for Smupdates! Also really enjoyed the salad video — an inspiration! Tomorrow’s grocery list includes the ingredients, and I plan to dazzle my peeps with your recipe this weekend. Alas, my chopping speed may make that an all-day project!
I’m a slow chopper, too. Use it as meditation time — and use a sharp knife so you don’t cut yourself!