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"When I had finally finished The Master of Hestviken, I could hardly bear the realization that it wouldn’t be waiting by my chair of an evening, with yet another chapter to read. Great books are like great loves — delicious while they last, but when they… more »

They’re lightweight, easing the burden on the people who transport the wines (as well as those who carry them home), and convenient. Several are shatterproof and impermeable to UV rays. Some eliminate the tainted-cork nuisance, the corkscrew hassle and the spoiled-leftover-wine quandary. more »

“Take us home, my dears,” he said to the horses as he tied off the reins, wrapped himself deep into his buffalo robe, and curled up on the seat of the buggy.By the time the horses stumbled into the barnyard, his eyelids were frozen shut by the vapor from his exhaled breath, and his beard had frozen to his shirt. You may be sure that Nelly and Gypsy received a good rubdown and an extra ration of oats, that night. more »

Adrienne G. Cannon writes: It was not one of those odd renditions of a cone-shaped window, an indistinct sonogram that requires a certain faith to accept the doctor’s interpretation that “Yes, the baby is a girl.” It was a three dimensional rendering that showed her tiny serene face looking as if she were just biding her time until she could enter our world more »