Every year, the Metcalf clan gets together for “Birthday Breakfast.” This is an event that one of Alex’s family members, Gail, organizes to treat everyone to breakfast rather than giving out birthday gifts throughout the year. It’s always a lot of fun to get together and enjoy great food. But this year was extra special!…
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Online Shop Spotlight: Literary Book Gifts
I’m a total sucker for anything bookish related; shirts, teacups, coasters, stickers, bookmarks, candles, prints… you name it! One bookish online shop that I recently discovered is Literary Book Gifts. So of course I’d love to share more about the shop with you all! Let’s dive in! Spotlight: Literary Book Gifts The Website When I first…
[Feature] What is Altrusa Portland Gives Books?
A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a lovely dinner to learn about an organization called The Altrusa Club of Portland, ME. And oh my gosh, did I learn! I was scribbling down notes just as quickly as I could throughout the presentation! I was so blown away by one of their…
3 Bookish Trees At The Festival Of Trees
On November 24th, while visiting my dad and his girlfriend, Alex and I had the opportunity to check out The Festival of Trees in Bangor, Maine. We had never heard of an event like this so we were blown away when we got there! There were so many trees! Each had their own theme; prom,…
Holiday Book Drives!
The Holiday Season is upon us! I know, I know. I can’t believe it either… I love the holidays but I really wasn’t ready to let Fall go. In New Hampshire, we seemed to go straight from Summer weather to Winter weather, with only a handful of days that truly felt like Fall… But I…
Big Blogger, Little Blogger Project
When I saw Mikaela of The Well-Thumbed Reader first post about this Big Blogger, Little Blogger project, I signed up immediately! What is the Big Blogger, Little Blogger Project? The idea behind this project was to pair up two bloggers; one Little Blogger that has fewer than 100 followers, and one Big Blogger that has…