Bonnie's Books

At lunch recently, some of us were talking about what it's like to be old.  "Too much in the hard drive,"  Jane said.  That is...

My friend Jane was among a group protesting on a nearby overpass Saturday.  She called this "the smaller group."  I called and tha...

Wikipedia tells me that the full quote is "It takes a village to raise a child," but today it feels to me that "it takes a vi...

Today we celebrate the Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Dragon.  The Dragon symbolizes power, nobleness, honor, luck, a...

I ate out today and had a turkey and Brie sandwich with pea and barley soup .

The Girl at the Back of the Bus ~ by Suzette D. Harrison, 2021, historical fiction, 314 pages I watched in awe as Miz Rosa stopped those me...

My cat Kiki died in 2012.  In my recent move, I ran across an idea I had for a children's book (starring Kiki) that I emailed to my arti...

I have these two tigers, but they are big and I need more space.  Jane gave me the first tiger, and I named it Hobbes  (click on the name fo...

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life ~ by Alice Wong, 2022, memoir, 402 pages In Chinese culture, the tiger is revered for its confide...

Tiramisu was my friend Donna's favorite dessert.  Donna was cremated when she died last year , so today her sister and I took her ashes ...

Reading report I've decided to quit getting books from the library.  Why?  Because I have an entire library in my apartment (on shelves ...

This is for you, Jane.  I know you are not a novelist and don't want to be one.

It's time to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Tiger.  Thanks to Nancy the Bookfool for posting this picture on Facebook. Jane and Donn...

I decorated the bulletin board at the elevators on my floor for September with the pages my friend Donna had colored and taped to the door t...

Never Mind! : A Twin Novel  ~ by Avi and Rachel Vail, 2004, young adult fiction Edward and Meg are like night and day. How could such differ...

Donna 's sister Jane found Donna's recipe for Million Dollar Fudge, and I found photos online that look to me like the right color. ...

My friend Diana posted a sentence on Facebook, and added this comment: Grab the book nearest you right now. * Turn to page 56. * Find the fi...

I got online earlier today to post about my dream, the one I was still smiling about when I awoke.  So I wrote about Native Americans, word...

I've been trying to decide what to say about my friend Jane Yelliott, who died five years ago.  I wrote about her lots of times on thi...

1.  My great-grandson Jonathan and his family were stranded at a Walmart when their car broke down three hours from home, as they returned...