Sarah Anne Carter

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I love to read and here you will find book reviews of what is on my bookshelf.

Spring breaks and late nights for track left me with a little less time to read in March. However, I read some interesting fiction and a great book by Mother Teresa. Here’s what I read in March: The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County by Claire Swinarski The Funeral Ladies of […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – March 2025

This entry was posted in Reading Uncategorized and tagged bookshelf on April 4, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

Basketball ended in February so I had some more nights at home to settle in with a book. A road trip and a plane trip added to my reading time as well. I read a really good series set in Alaska and listened to a Fredrik Backman book. Here’s what […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – February 2025

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf on March 5, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

January felt like a really long month! Even with it feeling long, I didn’t have quite as much reading time at night with attending quite a few basketball games. I was a bit underwhelmed by the books I read this past month, but there was a historical fiction one about […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – January 2025

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf on February 5, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

When you can fly standby, you sometimes make impulsive decisions. I saw that Parker Valby was doing a holiday mile race near Tampa in December and thought one of my children would want to go run in it. She did and she loves Parker, so we made a plan to […]

Two Days in Tampa

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on January 22, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

There’s a feature with flying standby where you can pick your date and your departure airport and it will tell you the “best bets” to fly to that date. They’re the destination locations with the most seats available. When my husband and I wanted to take a quick 20th anniversary trip, […]

Boston in the Winter

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on January 15, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

Reading — How to choose my favorite reads from the 115 books I read in 2024? I picked 12 – six fiction and six non-fiction – books that stood out as ones I recommended to people after I read them. These are the books I kept thinking about and wanting to talk […]

Sarah Anne’s Top Reads of 2024

This entry was posted in Reading on January 8, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

I usually read quite a few books in December since I’m reading holiday books. They are usually upbeat, have happy endings and are shorter than the typical novel. I enjoyed several fun holiday books this year. Christmas in Bethel and An Amish Christmas were my favorites. Here is what I […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – December 2024

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf on January 1, 2025 by Sarah Anne Carter

NYC in the fall (two days)

NYC in the Fall (2 days)

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on December 11, 2024 by Sarah Anne Carter

The weather went from fall to winter during November. Basketball games started, the garden got put to bed and Thanksgiving week was a nice break from homeschooling. I read nine books in November ranging from fiction to true crime and holiday to taking a Sabbath from a smart phone. Here's what I read in November:

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – November 2024

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf on December 4, 2024 by Sarah Anne Carter

Washington, D.C., in the Fall – Day 2

Washington, D.C., in the Fall – Day 2

This entry was posted in Reading Writing and tagged travel writing on November 27, 2024 by Sarah Anne Carter