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Author Archives: Katy K.
Marriage
Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz Is marriage as an institution in crisis? The answer seems to be yes almost uniformly, although what the problem is and what to do about … Continue reading
On Domesticity
I was raised in a house where everybody had lists of chores to be done. It was kind of a drag to have to do your chores before going out to play, but the whole house got cleaned every week. … Continue reading
Bel Canto
Right next to the fiction desk where I often sit, we have bags that are called Book Club Kits – 10 copies of the book with a reading guide packaged in a large canvas bag. The idea is that people … Continue reading
A Long Overdue Review
Snake Hips by Anne Soffee This book has been on my to-read list for quite a while. I first looked into it when garrity was reading it, but as I was pregnant at the time and reading it had started … Continue reading
Feeding Mr. Froggie Pants
It has been just over a month now since Mr. Froggy Pants started on solid foods, for which occasion amnachaidh asked me to check out a baby food cookbook. I hadn’t really expected to find more than a couple books … Continue reading
Chick Lit Defined
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding Chicklit is one of those genre terms that one hears bandied about of late – OK, at least I hear it bandied about – and this book is the one generally credited with starting … Continue reading
for garrity
And the WW… due out June Pirate Girl by Cornelia Funke illus by Kerstin Meyer In which small Molly is kidnapped from her ship by the Horrible Haddocks. They laugh at her defiance, but not for long… her messages in … Continue reading
Grown-up Books
I told you it was so, and here it is: a couple of real written for grown-ups, not about babies books. The Tea House on Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens Confession: I feel at times that I lack real grown-up … Continue reading
Music for Kids and Grown-Ups
A while back, garrity was asking for adult music, in English, that would be fun for kids to listen to. Here I have nearly the exact opposite – fun music meant for kids that adults will have fun listening to … Continue reading
Diaper Shops
The diapering world is nearly all on-line. Really, I haven’t seen anything in a regular store worth using except as a burp rag. On-line, there are zillions of players, from the relatively big small businesses, to tiny places where mothers … Continue reading
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