February on the Crooked Road

In case you missed them, here are the top 5 posts in February: Doe Bay Tradition: I posted a photo of my relatives who drove...

China Dolls

I have been a fan of Lisa See since On Gold Mountain, so I was excited to receive a review copy of China Dolls before...

Auspicious Bird

That is not a statue on the rock. Cranes really do stand around posing for watercolors in Japanese gardens....

I’m Giving Away Small Mercies

I went out of town for a weekend, and when I got home my stack of mail included several books for review. Inexplicably, I had...