love.

I am in love with my new bookshelf! This bookshelf. Isn't it pretty? : ) I bought it this weekend at IKEA. I suppose this picture is deceiving because it's huge. Over 6' tall and about 4' wide. It's clean, sleek, bold and has the capacity to hold all of my books, and other things. It's very impressive. Some of you might think me weird for falling in love with a bookshelf, but remember that I'm a designer and organizer (at heart). Swoon.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle





So I read Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. I read it because yes, I love food, and believe in the whole local, sustainable movement. But, I also love Barbara Kingsolver. I think she's an amazing storyteller, and this book is no diversion from that. In fact, what I liked most about the book wasn't the sidebars with facts on politics, culture and whatnot from Steven Hopp, the recipes from Camille Kingsolver, or even the facts from Ms. Kingsolver herself. What I enjoyed the most were the stories, egg-raising, canning, turkey sex and all. Hopefully that fact will encourage people to read the book, even if they aren't "foodies" or into the local, sustainable movement. The easiest way to introduce a new idea to the public, and have it accepted, is to normalize it as much as possible. It's a novel, not a sermon.




Next up? The Botany of Desire.