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Sea Change…

Published on November 17, 2011 by Mae @ Rainydayinmay1 Comment

Blogher Book Club’s newest title is Sea Change by Jeremy Page. I was compensated for this blogher book club review, but all views and opinions expressed are my own.

Guy and his wife Judy form two thirds of a perfectly raw and honest family unit. Together with their four year old only daughter Freya they spend their days caught up in moments and seeking adventure- noticing the art in life’s little details and cherishing the beauty that is what they have. Their worlds each wrapped up in the other’s, that is, until one such adventure leads them unexpectedly into tragedy.

Motivated by grief at what Guy perceives as the loss of everything, he takes to a life of solitude at sea. There among the waves and his solace, each night as the sun goes down it is within the pages of his diary that Guy’s life truly lives as he weaves the story of what his perfect little family of threes life may have been like- had that tragic incident not occurred.

Jeremy Page crafts a story that has such beautifully painted imagery that the reader,( in this case myself) couldn’t help but be swept up in. Knowing virtually nothing about boats, life at sea or anything else relating to such things- Jeremy wrote in such a way that i felt i did. Drifting along, between Guy’s reality and fantasy lives it was so easy to connect with his character in an empathetic and personal way.

Truly, every page in this books captivated me so completely. Weather I found myself caught off guard by a turn in the story or not- I loved the writing and the vivid detail, and human honesty so much that it all just came together perfectly. The way this story unfolds, poetically unpredictable proves that Jeremy Page is master among writers…

Have a little faith…

Published on November 16, 2011 by Mae @ RainydayinmayLeave a comment

There are foods and smells and all sorts of warm cozies that the holiday season brings about- which the majority of us find endearing. Around our house though, it honestly is the approach of Thanksgiving which gives us the warm fuzzies because we know that holiday movies are within reach.

We Wagners love a good holiday movie!

Have you read the book Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom? I haven’t, but it is on my reading to-do list. Before I ever got the chance though, Hallmark snagged it up and made it into a holiday movie.

Have you caught the trailer yet?

Here…

Amazing, right?

Chills? For me, a little bit. Especially at the line “I came here for you but I kept coming back for me.”

I for one can’t wait to see this movie.

What do you think?

Do you love holiday movies? What is your favorite?

Stubborn…

Published on November 16, 2011January 17, 2013 by Mae @ Rainydayinmay2 Comments

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to talk about how my daughter doesn’t listen. The same could be said for how i talk about my puppy too. The ironic thing is that they are both, dog and daughter, ridiculously smart. RIDICULOUSLY SMART, and yet there are things that I suspect they are simply unwilling to learn and/or obey…

And it is so frustrating. So incredibly frustrating, and I sit back and judge both of their infuriating stubborness…

Then, today, when i raised my voice at the wicked little puppy for the 47th time before noon- it hit me: I am no different. (well, minus the ridiculously smart part. This dog is WAY smarter than I am.) I learn the same things over and over- and yet, I am constantly in need of the same lessons again. I know what i need to do in regards to the areas of my life like financial, work/writing, home, laundry, relationships, etc- and yet.

And yet…

*sigh*

Eh…

Published on November 15, 2011January 17, 2013 by Mae @ Rainydayinmay7 Comments

Usually, at this time of year i am knee deep in cookbooks and recipes, planning our Thanksgiving meal. For several years I hosted close to 30 (or over 30, one year) people in our small house. It was close knit and delicious. Last year we mixed things up a bit and decided to spend the week between Phoenix and New Mexico with family. I once again cooked, (smaller crowd) and we had a great time though the winter travel wasn’t at all ideal…

This year, with the very real possibility of my sister and her family being up north, we’re entertaining the possibility of the four of us spending the day at one of our family’s favorite restaurants and then going to a movie.

I kinda love it, actually…

Since I got over my nearly three month affair with pneumonia, (Scandalous!) I’ve been trying out a lot of new recipes and just trying to cook and be creative more days in a week than not- so that part of Thanksgiving just isn’t interesting to me this year.

What are your plans? Do you judge us for thinking or restauranting it? (nothing is certain, plans could change any moment.)