Hey there, Tartlets. So, yeah... I've been away a little longer than I anticipated. I was halfway through my traditional January blogging break when I realized.... I needed a longer break.
I won't bore you with the details of the last, oh, five months. All you really need to know is that I was away for three main reasons:
1) I was writing a novel, and it demanded my full attention
2) I'm recovering from spinal fusion surgery
3) I was...
Happy Holidays, my lovely Tartlets! Another year in the books. Ha! Get it? Books?
ANYWAY. This year has flown by. As always. But, as I sit here writing this, looking out the window at our first snowfall of the season... I'm pretty okay with it. It's been an interesting year, and I'm excited to see what 2023 brings.
Like in past years, I'm taking a little blogging break from now until February. You'll still see me loitering around...
So, I've done something I swore I'd never do: I took a cookie decorating class.
And it was AWESOME. Mr Tart and I love the Christmas season. We go a lil’ nuts decorating our house, inside and out, and we love to do as many “Christmassy” activities as possible.
This year, we added what’s sure to become a new tradition to our holiday “daycation” roster: taking a Christmas Cookie Decorating Class. Please take a moment to appreciate the...
Psst. Here's a secret about my recent vacation to South Carolina: I liked Charleston... but I fell deeply in love with Isle of Palms. Welcome, Tartlets, to Part 2 of my South Carolina vacation. As I said in my previous vacation post, Mr Tart and I spent a few days in Charleston, then we headed to the nearby Charleston sea islands for a few days of relaxing on the beach. Of course, we didn't do that much relaxing. That's really hard for us. We...
Hello, Tartlets! Welcome to the birthday celebration for A Well-Read Tart. Four years ago today, I launched my food and book lover's blog. Four years ago today, I wondered what the eff I was doing and a bajillion questions ran through my head: Will people read my blog? Will people like my book-inspired recipes? Will internet trolls yell at me in the comments section? Will I still be doing this in six months' time...or a year...or two...
Hi Tartlets,
Apologies for the weird emails earlier this evening! No, the Tart did not get hacked. No, I've not decided to write my blog posts in Latin. We're in the middle of revamping the site, and we'd HOPED to keep it on the down-low until tomorrow morning, when we do the Big Reveal.
However, "the best laid schemes o' mice and men...," right??? **faceplam**
Also, thanks to my mom, who after those weird-ass emails went out at 7:41pm was...
See this photo below? This is me, hugging a palm tree in Charleston, South Carolina. Why? Because I love palm trees, and I love being by the water. And Charleston, bless its lil' Southern heart, gave me both of those things in abundance during my vacation. Hello, Tartlets! The last time we checked in on my wanderings, I'd taken a long weekend up to Enders Island, CT. And while that was absolutely lovely, after 2.5 years of trundling around the...
Hello, my wonderful Tartlets, and happy holidays from me, #awellreadcat, and Mr Tart! Here we are again, another year down that's been, well... it's been kinda weird. And strangely quick; wasn't it just Memorial Day weekend, like, two weeks ago?? UGH. Where has the time gone??? I feel like I can't remember what I did this past year, but when I sit down and really think back alllll the way to 11 months ago, I realize quite a lot has happened to...
I've vacationed in Connecticut since I was a kid, but this is the first time I've heard of Enders Island. Hello, all! It's been a hot minute since I did a daycation post. That's because, well, we've had a little thing called a pandemic roll through, and Mr Tart and I were those people who followed the rules and DID NOT GO ANYWHERE for the better part of 18 months. Now that we're fully vaccinated, we're making up for lost time and traveling again...
Well, Tartlets, by the time I sit down to write you my customary end-of-the-year-and-happy-holidays post, I usually know exactly what I'm going to say. This year, as one would expect from 2020, I'm lost for words. So, I'll keep this brief since I'm sure everyone has gift wrapping to finish up, or a Netflix show to un-pause, or work to pretend to do. Thank you, everyone, for being loyal Tartlets and for encouraging me in every step of my reading,...
