Monthly Archives: January 2023


Robert Burns Night 2023

This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. With January 25th comes Burns Night, the day when people celebrate the life and poetry of the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. As someone with Scottish heritage (my grandmother’s family line) I celebrate this day with my family. Normally we […]


In The Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende

 Summary “During the biggest Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car of Evelyn Ortega, a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and what at first seems an inconvenience takes a more serious turn when Evelyn comes to his house, seeking help. […]