Recently, I came across a majorly Silver Lined book called Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. If you saw my Clown Car post last week, you know that I’m in search of some…ahem…simplicity. Lo and behold, this book presented itself when I needed it the most (as so many things have done post-FBC). One of the ways… Continue reading SL Book: Voluntary Simplicity
Inspirational Books for Women & Children
SL Book: The Secret Garden
As you may recall, when I was sick, Sweetly Six and I watched a lot of Silver Lined movies, usually snuggle-buggled in bed. They were a way for us to spend time together during my treatments when my get-up-and-go got up and left. Instead of watching movies these days, we are embarking on reading classic books… Continue reading SL Book: The Secret Garden
SL Book: Not the Last Goodbye
I’ve just finished the most amazing book, Not the Last Goodbye. I picked it up because I saw that it was written by David Servan-Schreiber (not because I knew what it was about!). Shortly after my diagnosis, I devoured his first book, Anticancer: A New Way of Life (a must read, by the way, whether… Continue reading SL Book: Not the Last Goodbye
SL Book: Tomboy Style
My friend Julia Leach of Chance Co. turned me onto Lizzie Garrett’s Tomboy Style blog last year. I absolutely love it. While I tend to be a little more girly in the way I dress, underneath it all I’m a Tomboy at heart (as evidenced by all of the scars on my legs from rough-housing with… Continue reading SL Book: Tomboy Style
SL Book: The Four Agreements
After dusting off my copy of The Seat of the Soul, I thought about other books that have been transformative in my life. The first one that came to mind – IMMEDIATELY – is The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz. I read this book probably 10 years ago for… Continue reading SL Book: The Four Agreements
Spring's Bounty
In perusing the internet this weekend, I was giddy to find Vogue.com’s feature on six new (and very special!) cookbooks for the Spring season. Though most of them are way too fancy schmancy for me (i.e., I don’t understand 1/2 of the terms in most of the recipes!), I have joined the club of people… Continue reading Spring's Bounty
SL Book: When Bad Things Happen to Good People
I have a friend who is going through some major S**T right now. The kind of S**T that would make you gasp and shudder. Trust me when I say that you don’t want to know the details. Why? Why? Why? …is a a common and natural response to nonsensical tragedy that is an inherent part… Continue reading SL Book: When Bad Things Happen to Good People
SL Book: American Beauty
Happy International Woman’s Day! In thinking about this special day, honoring and celebrating all things womanly, I find myself excited about the new book, American Beauty by Claiborne Swanson Frank. Mine just arrived and I’m super excited about it! The book is a collection of 110 portraits of American women, documented from Southampton to the Napa Valley.… Continue reading SL Book: American Beauty
SL Book: Tender at the Bone
Last spring I had the great Silver Lining opportunity to hear Ruth Reichl speak as part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures Program. She is a beloved authority on foodie culture, the former Editor in Chief of Gourmet magazine and recipient of six James Beard Awards for food writing. And she is cool. This year, our book club is reading her book, Tender… Continue reading SL Book: Tender at the Bone
SL Book: Paris versus New York
I’m so crazy about the (relatively) new book by Vahram Muratyan, Paris versus New York: A tally of two cities. The book is a chic and humorous visual homage to the two cities that the author loves. The vision came about while strolling the streets of Manhattan, when Muratyan, a Paris-based graphic designer, wondered why it… Continue reading SL Book: Paris versus New York