Right now my life has taken on a kind of suspended animation.  My husband of five years has left for his second deployment to Afghanistan.  I miss him more than words can say.  Some people have asked me how I feel about it.  I just smile and say, "It's his job, I'll deal with it … Continue reading In Suspended Animation

I watched Jane Austen's Persuasion the other day.  The version with Ciaran Hinds. I have loved this movie for years.  I remember picking it up once at the rental store and watching it only to fall hopelessly in love.  Why?  The romance.  Yes, yes, I know it's not your typical romance.  It's not an over … Continue reading Persuasion

Have you ever picked up a new book and been so enthralled with the story that when you finished you ran out and found all the other books in print by that same author?  I have, several times, and my husband has threatened to ban me from all bookstores because of it.  Now I have … Continue reading A Novel Idea

Yes, hello daunting new world of blogging.  Yuck, just saying that word makes me shudder.  Can't I just call it "Online Journaling"?  A blog sounds like something disgusting that could only be found in the forests of a fantasy novel.  Anyway, allow me to introduce myself, I am Kirsten Blacketer.  Mother, military spouse, avid reader, … Continue reading Hello world!