Wrapping the Week

We are heading to the farm for the weekend to visit my mom, whose health continues to improve. It will be cold, but sunny. The drive will entail a lot of crappy billboards. But once we are there, it is heavenly. Plus, many of my dads cows are already calving. Nothing cuter than a newborn calf.

We had chicken with 40 cloves of garlic in the claypot this week.  

An entire blog about bookshelves.

A motivational speaker explains why excellence matters.

I wish I could affort this magazine published in Spain about everyday apartments.

Grace Paley's poem Here and Gary Soto's poem Oranges.

I'm loving you. Have a wonderful weekend!