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Christmas Morning–Top Ten Favorite Reads of 2014

Merry Christmas to all!! Today is a deal for meals.  We’re having some neighbors over for brunch in a few hours.  I’ve already made red flannel hash and a couple of chocolate babkas, there’s a batch of muffin cup eggs still to go and some cleaning.  Our basement was flooded in The Great California Rain of 2014 a few weeks ago–we’re still cleaning it up. … Continue reading Christmas Morning–Top Ten Favorite Reads of 2014

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Book Review, Classic, Fiction, LGBT, Russian Literature

The Nose by Nikolai Gogol translated from the Russian by Ian Dreiblatt

It’s highly possible that I’m no longer rational in my love for NIkolai Gogol.  He may not actually be as wonderful as I think he is. So be warned.  I’m a Gogol fanboy. The Nose  is the story of Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov who wakes up one morning to find that his nose is gone.  Aware that he will most likely lose his position in the … Continue reading The Nose by Nikolai Gogol translated from the Russian by Ian Dreiblatt

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