Yesterday. 30 January 2018. That’s the day that I found out that I’m old. One of the parts of my job as a librarian that I enjoy the most is the instructional sessions. Professors bring their classes to the library and we talk to them about the various resources that […]
Monthly Archives: January 2018
I’d like to welcome you to Coffee Talk. If you’re new here, this is where I share some of the great and not~so~great stuff that I find on the web. Topics range from news stories that leave me scratchin’ my head to DIYs that I think are absolutely clever. And, […]
Week 4: Fill the Frame Nikon D7500 | 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/25 | ISO 500 2018 saw the introduction of a new 52 week photography project, which has me totally excited. This year I want to really step out creatively and learn/practice new skills. I’d also really like to […]
Author: Antonio Iturbe Translator: Lilit Thwaites Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: 10 October 2017 Format: Kindle Edition Pages: 424 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the back of the book} Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from […]
Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliate link. If you make a purchase using that link, I will receive a small commission. I purchased my glasses with my own money; the opinions shared is my own. I was about 7 or 8 years old when I got my first pair of […]
Week 3: Out and About Nikon D7500 | 35mm | f/3.5 | 1/125 | ISO 320 2018 saw the introduction of a new 52 week photography project, which has me totally excited. This year I want to really step out creatively and learn/practice new skills. I’d also really like to […]
Y’all, the weather this week has been all over the place. One day we’re freezing, the next it’s practically summer. I mean, I really need it to pick a season and last longer than 24 hours. And today it snowed. It. SNOWED. Everyone’s walking around all sniffly and everything. I […]
I used to tell my kids they should do one thing in their life that they can look back on and think Ohmygosh, I cannot believe I did that! You know, something that their kids or spouse will have to call me to verify. In other words, live boldly. Not […]
Week 2: Healthy Nikon D7500 | 35mm | f/2 | 1/2500 | ISO 640 2018 saw the introduction of a new 52 week photography project, which has me totally excited. This year I want to really step out creatively and learn/practice new skills. I’d also really like to do more […]
This post contains an affiliate link. If you make a purchase using that link, I will make a commission at no extra charge to you. Along with improving my photography skills, I want to read more this year. You’d think that I’d read a lot since I’m a librarian, but […]
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a beautiful and peaceful intro to 2018. I know I did. After spending a week with our grandkids, The Hubs and I came home to ring in the New Year with our son and our two youngest daughters. I spent my time […]
Week 1: The Beginning | Self Portrait Nikon D7500 | 35mm | f/2 | 1/2500 | ISO 640 Happy New Year! So, I guess you can tell that I’m starting another 52 week project. I don’t know why I do this to myself… Actually, yeah, I do. Because I keep […]
With the cold snap that’s gripping the nation, I thought it’d be fun to share a picture from my first snow. We were living in El Paso, Texas at the time, so I think my twin sister and I were about four or five and my younger sister was about […]