My favorite poem on the day it was made for. "Corinna goes a-Maying".
GET up, get up for shame! The blooming morn
Upon her wings presents the god unshorn.
See how Aurora throws her fair
Fresh-quilted colours through the air:
Get up, sweet slug-a-bed, and see
The dew bespangling herb and tree!
Each flower has wept and bow'd toward the east
Above an hour since, yet you not drest;
Nay! not so much as out of bed?...

Book spine poetry for national poetry month #NPM17

Orecchiette with Venetian rapini and of course bitter greens. Cooking the Books Club is the best.

Flag game on point. Getting ready for food book club. So many yummy tidbits...food and drama.

My life once again summed up beautifully by my soul sister Caitlin Moran.

French Canadian beef stew with a Vietnamese twist. Great pairing for book club discussion of Man by Kim Thuy

I like big books and I cannot lie. Rolling right along through the one of the year.

Final book of the year. A big 2016 winner to end 2016.

Not a lot of text but a story that comes across loud and clear.

Serendipity! Opening a book and finding it starts on the same day as today.

Guilty read by the fire.

A well informed look at the history of noodles and the culinary legacy of Marco Polo and the Silk road. But, more than that an intimate look at one young woman's journey coming to terms with what it means to be a wife, have a career and find balance in the modern world by examining relationships and women across many cultures. A dense slow read with a lot of detail and red but much to relate to.

Some coffee to warm up this chilly fall day with a chilling read. October lovin'

Cooking the books book club tonight. Mediocre read, to die for coconut cake.