creating with emoji

Yesterday, I wrote about my day using only 57 different emoji. I loved reading all the comments of people who said they still totally “got” it, or followed most of it despite the lack of words. Prompted by mom, and her awesome post about why literacy includes both words AND pictures (and, yes, emoji!) I … More creating with emoji

Dark Places Discussion!

Originally posted on present perfect book club:
This week (or whenever you can join us!), we are discussing Dark Places by Gillian Flynn To participate: It’s very simple: share your ideas and responses in the comments section of this post!!! You can respond RIGHT NOW, or in 5 days if you’re busy, or even next month. It doesn’t…

lost and found

This afternoon I finally finished reading Amy Poehler’s book Yes Please – my #SpringBreakRead no.3! She ends the book with a story about forgetting her laptop at a TSA checkpoint, losing with it about 50 or 60 pages of that very book saved on the hard drive. She spent a full day in complete despair until … More lost and found

the gratte-frog

The four of us piled into our Airbnb apartment in Montpellier, France. As my friends began to change into their pajamas and brush their teeth, I examined the bookshelves: A full set of hardback Harry Potter books; several shelves of paperbacks, their titles written upside-down as is the way with French publishers; a small CD … More the gratte-frog