Hi guys, I am here to quickly wrap up my 2015 year in books. It’s been a good year: full of laughter, challenges and lessons. I got married! I found new joy in books and turned this blog around in last couple of months. I met some new people through Interpals… Hi Angie :) <3 […]
Category: Books
Review: Dad’s not all there anymore by Alex Demetris
Very nice little comic book about John’s dad Pete who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease couple years ago. Then, later, when he started to develop other symptoms, Peter got diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LDB). Soon enough his hallucinations and other symptoms became too intense, and Peter had to move into a care home. Before […]
Review: A Christmas in Disguise by Katie Fforde
I seem to always find myself reading short stories around Christmas time. Something quick, short and most likely entertaining. A Christmas in Disguise is a story of Christmas dinner party disaster. Jo, bless her, has stepped in for her friend Andi. Jo got all instructions how to prepare Christmas meal that is so impressive that it will […]
Review: Do Lemons Have Feathers? by David J.Burns
I have finished this book in like two sittings. I probably would have finished it in one if not annoying thing called ^sleep^. At first I wasn’t sure how I am going to review this book. There was something that made me tick, but I wasn’t sure what exactly. First of all I really liked […]
Review: Vitamin N by Richard Louv
How much time did you spend in nature when you were a child? How many hours spent outside on bikes, in the trees or deep in the mud? Do you remember that time when you didn’t need to worry about falling, bruises and strangers? Do you remember that want and need of adventure? This […]
ABCs of yoga for kids by Teresa Anne Power
This was a delightful little book introducing young children to yoga posses and explaining the importance of it to parents. Poses are clearly described and and it even give you an idea of what to tell children while doing it. If you find yourself struggling to understand described position, let me tell you, illustrations in […]
Book Review: Love Sick by Cory Martin
Before I say anything else, could we please admire this beautiful cover for a minute? It’s astonishing. Love it love it love it. As a person who tries to find out what’s going on with my health and well- being I found this book rather comforting. This memoir tells Cory Martin’s life of unexpected […]
Book Review: Magic Words by Edward Field
Magic Words is a breathtakingly beautiful story of an old Inuit legend. This legend has an amazing idea that people and animals could speak to each other and turn into one another. The whole idea and art of appreciating the nature is very strong and I absolutely adore it. I must tell you a little […]
Book Review: Autism and Everyday Executive Function by P.Moraine
According to Oxford dictionary: [MASS NOUN] A mental condition, present from early childhood, characterised by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts. As a person, who works with young children I was rather over the moon when I got a chance to review this book. This book […]
Book Review: Death on Hold by Burton Folsom and Anita Folsom
The story starts back in October 1959 when Mitchell Rutledge was born to a teenage single mother. His childhood and teenage years were rough, he chose street life over school and education, so it’s no surprise that he ended up making one bad choice after another. It was December 23, 1980 when his life turned […]