mysterious feline companion, Bartholomew, Candeedo settles into a quiet routine of crossword puzzles and decoding cryptic messages sent by Norman, the local bookstore owner. He anticipates a tranquil life in
meet her in the waiting room. I’d have my needlepoint, she’d have her crossword puzzle books. Between appointments we’d moon over how sweet her oncologist was, and we’d walk the long mural-lined hallways to the cafeteria where we’d both get the soup we’d decided “wasn’t hal...
In fact, I’ve stayed up way too late on a couple of nights working on a crossword! I don’t think I’m going to pay for the full trial just because the NYT puzzles are pretty difficult for me still. So I’ll probably buy a book at the store to get back into the practice of...
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Lately, my night-time routine is all out of whack. I've been going from watching a little TV, straight to bed where I scroll through Reddit, Facebook or the likes, and my sleep is suffering for it too. I may fall asleep, but I am not staying asleep....
I wanted to try sprouting mung beans in a cafetiere, as I’ve seen it can result in really plumptious beansprouts. (Apple really doesn’t like that word. It’s very red and wiggly underneath. Well Apple, Google says it’s real and has a pronounciation guide, it’s not a Rachel Speci...
Sure, part of why Joy dismisses her children’s concerns she’s being grifted is because Savannah hasnotasked for money. But there are perhaps more convincing reasons Joy likes having her around and ignores the red flags, even if the show itself doesn’t really understand that. And if Savan...
with the classics a sense of over-reaching, of grabbing every snazzy effect possible within old-line narrative forms. Perhaps the literary source inspired everybody: director Jean Renoir, who adapted two Hans Christian Andersen tales himself, was among many who considered him a great writer. ...
Pandora Hammonds, 9, climbs on a Red cedar that was burned on the land where her house once stood in Grizzly Flats. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) “It’s like, what do I do?” she said. “Everything is uprooted. I lost everything.” ...
The Acer Chromebook Tab 10 is more than an educational tool — Power Up Alison Foreman Alison Foreman is one heck of a gal. She's also a writer in Los Angeles, who used to cover movies, TV, video games, and the internet for Mashable. @alfaforeman...