http://brandy.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Traveling through. en Vox Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:41:29 -0400 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/madeleine-lengle-writer-of-childrens-classics-is-dead-at-88---new-york-times.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/madeleine-lengle-writer-of-childrens-classics-is-dead-at-88---new-york-times.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/madeleine-lengle-writer-of-childrens-classics-is-dead-at-88---new-york-times.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:41:29 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/link/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a622410001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a622410001-50si" alt="Madeleine L’Engle, Writer of Children’s Classics, Is Dead at 88 - New York Times" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This hit me like a death in my own family, and I wasn't sure what I wanted to say about it. Then I read the ending quote in this article and realized that she had explained part of why I cared for her and her books so deeply. Thank you Madeleine.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/madeleine-lengle-writer-of-childrens-classics-is-dead-at-88---new-york-times.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a641d60005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> quotes books http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/this-weeks-meals.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/this-weeks-meals.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/this-weeks-meals.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:41:47 -0400 I'm one of those people who actually does want to know what you had for lunch (and breakfast and supper too!). It's one way I get new ideas, and it also reminds me of old favorites we haven't had in a while. There's also something very friendly ab... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/this-weeks-meals.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a5dc1d0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> food meal planning http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/xkcd---a-webcomic-of-romance-sarcasm-math-and-language---by-randall-munroe.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/xkcd---a-webcomic-of-romance-sarcasm-math-and-language---by-randall-munroe.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/xkcd---a-webcomic-of-romance-sarcasm-math-and-language---by-randall-munroe.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:27:06 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/link/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a2a0f40002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a2a0f40002-50si" alt="xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/xkcd---a-webcomic-of-romance-sarcasm-math-and-language---by-randall-munroe.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a2a0f50002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> silly http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/made-known-through-our-stories.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/made-known-through-our-stories.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/made-known-through-our-stories.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:03:11 -0400 I've been going through some of my quote notebooks, and this one jumped out at me and demanded to be shared here. Storytelling is a big theme in the quotes I've collected over the years. "My story is important not because it is mine, God knows, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/made-known-through-our-stories.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a107330004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> quotes http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/the-power-of-beef.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/the-power-of-beef.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/the-power-of-beef.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:16:20 -0400 My husband is not a morning person, and he'd never be mistaken for a vegetarian. After three whole nights of not having red meat as part of our supper (I'm so cruel!), I decided this morning that I'd go ahead and start up the slow cooker with som... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/the-power-of-beef.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a08a050004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> family matt food http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/running-through-august.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/running-through-august.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/running-through-august.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:56:58 -0400 I need someone to explain to me exactly how it became August 22 already. Wasn't the beginning of August like yesterday? This month is just flying by, but I'm fine with that as long as it takes all these triple-digit temperatures with it. The heat ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/running-through-august.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e398a02b7e0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/wish-list-as-memory.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/wish-list-as-memory.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/wish-list-as-memory.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:02:00 -0400 We realized last night that we have a fairly large Amazon gift certificate from Christmas that we never used. It's like finding a dollar in your coat pocket but on a bigger scale, so we've been practically giddy with all the possibilities. Both o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/wish-list-as-memory.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000e39899c48e0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/when-winter-comes.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/when-winter-comes.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/when-winter-comes.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:41:01 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0737161bc000d4144f38496a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00b8ea0737161bc000d4144f38496a47-50si" alt="The Queen in Winter" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I always have a few collections of short stories and/or novellas around for those times when I just want to dip into a world quickly. This morning I read Sharon Shinn's novella "When Winter Comes" from the collection The Queen in Winter, and this... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/when-winter-comes.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000d4144b1bcd685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> quotes books sharon shinn http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/pretty-apron.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/pretty-apron.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/pretty-apron.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:17:52 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/link/6a00b8ea0737161bc000d09e856863be2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0737161bc000d09e856863be2b-50si" alt="Dorothy Apron - Black/Red by Carolyn&#39;s Kitchen featured by Bunny Maxwell" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This is a cute apron, but wouldn't it make an unbelievable dress if you took off the pocket? (And added some more material in the back of course! :D) I love the retro feel of this, and that vintage flair is something I find myself indulging in a ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/pretty-apron.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000d41451a0563c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> retro clothing apron http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/really-spoiled.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Brandy) http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/really-spoiled.html?_c=feed-rss http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/really-spoiled.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:33:23 -0400 Well, the not-so-good fanfic mentioned in my last post was really the ending. Bah. Still didn't like it, but the rest of the book was fairly good. I'm keeping this a spoiler-free zone for a bit longer, so that's all for now. :) <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brandy.vox.com/library/post/really-spoiled.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0737161bc000d4144e4bd86a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> harry potter books