What I’ve been reading, watching, making, and otherwise doing for the past 3 months!
I had high hopes for being able to free up some time + wherewithal for writing book reviews and working on some languishing craft projects this summer, but I am still more or less just keeping my head above water. I’m quite sure that this will be the status quo for at least a few more months. So, I’ve opted to moderate my expectations and just focus on the most pressing responsibilities for now.
What that means is that this little space will have limited posts at least through the remainder of 2025. And that’s OK! After all, no one is waiting with bated breath for some semi-anon rando’s sophomoric thoughts on decades-to-centuries old classic lit, and a cross-stitch project can’t grow legs and run away.
Books + Media
Finished
Books
- Audiobook — A Passage to India by E.M. Forster, 1924
- Book — How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher, 1942
- Book — A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Bird, 1879
- Book — Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree, 2022
- Book — The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner, 2024
- Book series — 1st Trilogy subseries of Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey, 1968–2002
Dragonflight, Dragonquest, The White Dragon - Book series — Harper Hall subseries of Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey, 1968–2002
Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, Dragondrums
Media
- Movie — Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes, 2024
- Movie — Party Girl starring Parker Posey, 1995
- Movie — The Thursday Murder Club starring Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, and Pierce Brosnan, 2025
- Movie — Widow Cliquot starring Haley Bennett, 2023
- TV series — Dept. Q starring Matthew Goode, 2025–TBD
- TV series — Reacher starring Alan Ritchson, 2022–TBD
- TV limited series — The Fall of the House of Usher starring Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, and Carla Gugino, et al., 2023
- TV limited series — The Residence starring Uzo Aduba, 2025
In progress
Books
- Book — American Royals by Katharine McGee, 2019
- Book — Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, 2021
Media
- TV series — Altered Carbon starring Joel Kinnaman et al., 2018–2020
- TV series — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds starring Anson Mount et al., 2022–TBD
- Podcast — The Dinner Plan hosted by Maggie Hoffman, 2024–TBD
Food + Health
Finished
Cooking
I’ve been sharing more about this hobby on a separate blog/newsletter — Eats + Makes
Dining + Drinks
- Wine tasting project – Wine Folly by Madeline Puckette, 2015
- Chardonnay “Unánime” from Mascota Vineyards; Argentina, Mendoza, Uco Valley
- Chardonnay “Unoaked” from River Road; California, Central Valley, Lodi
- Rosé “Saint-Ferréol” from Gabriel Meffre; France, Rhône, Tavel
- Cava “Brut Nature Gran Reserva | Reserva de la Familia” from Juvé & Camps; Spain, Catalonia, Penedès
- Dined out — Barcenas Mexican Restaurant in Friendswood, Texas
- Dined out — Bubba T’s Kitchen in Conroe, Texas
Fitness
No.
In progress
Cooking
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Baking Yesteryear by B. Dylan Hollis, 2023
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Dining In by Alison Roman, 2017
- Cookbook cook-thru project – The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt, 2015
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Methodist Morsels by the Cookbook Committee of the First United Methodist Church of Lamesa, Texas, 1983
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Pirate’s Pantry by the Junior League of Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1976
- Cookbook cook-thru project – Cook’s Illustrated All-Time Best French Recipes, […] Hot and Spicy Recipes, […] Side Dish Recipes special eds., 2018
- Magazine clippings cook-thru project
Dining + Drinks
- Wine tasting project – Wine Folly by Madeline Puckette, 2015
How was your summer? Tell me if you’ve read, made, or done anything particularly interesting!
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