Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson

by Athena // January 30, 2013 // 2 Comments

This is a food memoirs by an Ethiopian born, Swedish adopted and now American chef. I had not heard about Samuelsson before this memoirs. I think I picked this up because it I read some good things about it as... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Cloud Atlas

by Athena // January 27, 2013 // 4 Comments

Hello, everyone! This past week my review of Ex Libris was posted. I posted beauty reviews of my favourite hand creams and first impressions of two Lioele BB creams. Finally, I featured my finish Shedir hat. This weekend I am... Continue reading →

First Impressions: Lioele Triple the Solution and Dollish Veil Vita BB creams

by Athena // January 26, 2013 // No Comments

I recently ordered some BB cream samples from eBay seller “sing-sing-girl”. The seller also provided extra samples of two Lioele BB creams that I have yet to try: Triple the Solution BB cream (Lioele’s most popular BB cream) and Dollish... Continue reading →

FO Fridays: Shedir

by Athena // January 25, 2013 // 22 Comments

This is my second Shedir. My first Shedir was made over five years ago. I really liked this pattern the first time, and it is one of the items that many knitters and non-knitters alike remark on. I only did... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Soundtrack

by Athena // January 24, 2013 // 4 Comments

Do you ever try to pair music with the book you’re reading? Play the movie soundtrack while reading the original book? Find mood music that fits with your story? – BTT Not really. I don’t listen to music that much,... Continue reading →

Hand Creams

by Athena // January 23, 2013 // No Comments

As I was perusing Sali Hughes’s recent article about hand creams, I realized that I’ve used and experimented with a lot of hand cream over the years. As someone who is dedicated to taking care of my own skin, the... Continue reading →

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

by Athena // January 21, 2013 // 2 Comments

A book about books that I’ve wanted to read this for a number of years. Anne Fadiman wrote 18 essays over four years about reading and books. The essays cover such wide range of bookish topics such as book arrangement,... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Verboten

by Athena // January 20, 2013 // 6 Comments

Hello, everyone! I read a book this week: Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman. The review will be up tomorrow or Tuesday. It feels like an accomplishment because it’s third week of January and I’ve only read three books! Two of... Continue reading →

Anime

by Athena // January 18, 2013 // No Comments

For the past month, I’ve been experiencing an anime revival in the sense that I have found opportunities to rewatch some of my favourite anime series. I thought this would be a good chance to explore my relationship with anime... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Winter

by Athena // January 17, 2013 // 6 Comments

It’s the depth of winter here where I live right now … what books do you like to read when it’s snowy and white? What books do you read to evoke a real feeling of winter (good or bad)? BTT... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Fanfiction

by Athena // January 13, 2013 // 4 Comments

Hello, everyone! This week I was very unproductive and rather escapist. I read one a beauty book: The Beauty of Color by Iman. But really, I spent most of the week rereading some of Harry Potter, the His Dark Materials,... Continue reading →

The Beauty of Color by Iman

by Athena // January 12, 2013 // 1 Comment

This is a book about makeup and beauty for women of colour. Even though I rarely wear makeup (more of a skincare person), I do enjoy looking at beauty books and am interested in makeup. Also, even though I am... Continue reading →

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Month: January 2013