M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
Remember last week when I said I sometimes thought it would be nice if it just snowed here? Yeah, well, it looks like Mother Nature was listening. This is what I have outside right now: Predictions are 12-18 with up to 22 inches in some areas. Be careful what you wish for, right? On a … Continue reading Maybe I Should Have Kept My Big Mouth Shut
If you watch the Food Network at all (we do- a lot!), you are probably familiar with the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. This book is her memoir, a story of a life that wasn't always easy (even though she makes everything look like it's a breeze), and of the choices, planned and unplanned, that shaped … Continue reading Friday Review: Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
That's winter here in southern NY. We get cold weather, of course. Lately, it's been in the mid to upper-twenties. We did have a winter thaw a week or so ago when temps got up into the 40s. (That's Fahrenheit, of course) But the snow--- oh, the snow. What we get is dribbles. An inch … Continue reading Like Being Nibbled to Death by Ducks
It was another rather poor year in reading, I am sorry to say. I read a whole eleven books in 2025 (twelve if you count the one DNF). There were many reasons for the slow year, but I think one of them was a bit of burnout. As I said in this post from last … Continue reading My Year In Reading, 2025
As I have every year for the past few, I am choosing a word for my new year. It's not a resolution, as such, but more of a direction or reminder of how I would like this year to proceed. I had a list, but in the end, it was a word that I saw … Continue reading 2026 Word of the Year
And So On... 