In the new Inspector Banks novel by Peter Robinson, Sleeping in the Ground, a wedding goes bloody wrong, literally. Although the perpetrator is caught, Banks thinks there’s more to it. And of course, there is! If you aren’t familiar with Inspector Banks and his colleagues in Yorkshire, get thee to a ... [Continue Reading]
Timing IS Everything!
How many times in response to a decision, competition, or conversation have you said, “Timing is everything?” A zillion, right? But good timing always seemed more serendipity than science. Not so says Daniel H. Pink, author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. Based on research in ... [Continue Reading]
I am a Fitbit Failure!
I am a Fitbit Failure! I’ve always suspected that I was a sedentary slug, but thanks to my newly purchased Fitbit, I know precisely how derelict I am! A late comer to the Fitbit craze, I constantly check the damn thing, and then dash out for a quick walk around the block to meet my 10,000 step ... [Continue Reading]
How Hard Can It Be?
How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson One of my favorite novels of 2003 and maybe the entire decade was I Don’t Know How She Does It featuring working mom Kate Reddy who battles sexism and sleep deprivation while climbing the corporate ladder at a London hedge fund. Flash forward seven years, ... [Continue Reading]
Home Sales May 2018
HOME SALES May 2018 It has been a busy Spring in Nashville as home prices continue to rise. The average closing price year-to-date increased by almost 9% in Davidson County from this time last year. The supply of homes listed for under $500,000 remains limited. Single Family Home (SFH) Sales ... [Continue Reading]
Carousel and Once On This Island
Carousel LOVED it! Brilliant casting and astonishing choreography by New York City Ballet’s Justin Peck make this a dream revival of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic. Once on This Island An energetic, colorful musical was just the right ticket for a snowy day in NYC! Hailey Kilgore is ... [Continue Reading]
The Band’s Visit and Three Tall Women
The Band’s Visit This new musical is based on the 2007 Israeli movie of the same name in which en route to a performance, the eight members of the Alexandria (Egypt) Ceremonial Police Orchestra are inadvertently diverted to a small Israeli town in the Negev Desert. Fish out of water awkwardness ... [Continue Reading]
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
I’ve been looking for a juicy fiction read and finally found it! Set in 1893, The Essex Serpent is a Dickens-esque story of recently widowed Cora Seaborne who leaves London for the wilds of Essex in search of fossils and freedom. What she finds is family, friendship, and a mythical beast. The ... [Continue Reading]
Red Notice by Bill Browder
Red Notice, A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice by Bill Browder Bill Browder, a mild-mannered financier working in Russia, gets on the wrong side of the Putin government, and soon he and his plucky team are in a race for their lives in a virtually lawless ... [Continue Reading]
The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes With Mitford mania in perpetual bloom, it was only a matter of time before some enterprising author wrote a mystery series featuring the Mitford sisters. And not surprisingly that someone is Jessica Fellowes, author of five companion books to the Downton ... [Continue Reading]