The blog page for Say it Rah-shay
In which I come clean about a few things. Since The Bee and I have moved it’s been tough. Not ‘we don’t know where our next meal is coming from’ tough but ‘things are tight and we’ve been having way more nights in’ tough. Given the economy I realize that this is not something happening exclusively to me. I encounter…
Brownie and Pearl See the Sights written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Brian Biggs is a simple story about a girl and her cat exploring the town. They go shopping and have have a snack before returning home to each take a nap. Such a sweet book! The unfussy plot, lends itself to lots of discussion about favorite stores, hats, shoes…
My friend Cecily recently wrote a post about just how awful her skills as a mother are. Personally I think she’s way too hard on herself and is just being a person who is also a mom who sometimes needs her space. I mean, if you want to talk awful mothers, holla at your girl. Lately I have been feeling like THE…
A few weeks ago The Bee and I saw Tangled at the United Artists 69th Street Theater. Sadly the 69th Street Theater had gone from a convenient neighborhood theater to having a reputation of a place to avoid at all costs. My last few experiences there left me to seek movie entertainment as far away from a bus route as possible. And…
R’s note: I spoke with Nakea and she informs me that she is not exclusively promoting Urban and Street lit. She promotes all works by African Americans. Sorry for the misinformation!12/15/2010 Buffy and I were guests at the ninth annual As the Page Turns holiday bash. A friend of ours, Nakea, is in the know about all things books, particularly all…