Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake | 
pickLoved having AQ‘s wisdom and philosophy in my head. I am also proud that my current job has been strangely the most mechanical I have ever ever had. I fixed a broken lock today. (Last week, I silenced a squeaky door.) #WiaN2023 #WiaN_Celebration category 🎉
Had to read something I knew I would love… AQ never disappoints. #WiaN2023 #WhatsinaNameChallenge #WiaN_Celebration #essays #NonFiction #DogsofLitsy #EstherWhiningforIceCubes #CopperSprawl
pickDon't you just love when the exact right book comes to you at the exact right time in your life? That's what this book was for me.
Quindlen talks honestly and eloquently about friendship, marriage, working, motherhood and aging. I enjoyed every sentence.
"Isaac Newton learned about gravity from a falling apple. I learned about gravity from my butt."
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pickI enjoyed this #audiomemoir I borrowed from the library. I appreciate the lessons learned and shared by a woman several years ahead of me in child rearing and everything else.
pickEasy, emotional, and filled with wisdom, no matter how old you may be. That being said, as a 30-year-old, I feel like it would be more relatable and entertaining to those of the same generation as the author.
Two cats snoozing nearby, Stan Getz on the stereo, and this gem are adding up to a wonderful night. Has anyone else out there read this collection? So far, I'm tearing through it! #currentlyreading
“The older we get the more we understand that the women who know and love us, and love us despite what they know about us, are the joists that hold up the house of our existence.”
“We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us, but so they will be strong enough to leave us.”
pickQuindlen's extremely frank words about faith, mortality and aging etc. made me feel like I was hearing from an old friend. It's exactly that kind of honesty I'd hope to capture in my own memoir, should I ever write one, so relatable to anyone who ever thinks about where they're going or where they've been, how the hell they made it, or if they ever will.
pickI loved this memoir about turning 60. Filled with wit and wisdom.
“The older we get, the more we understand that the women who know and love us—and love us despite what they know about us—are the joists that hold up the house of our existence.”
I ❤️ the chapter on solitude. Boy, did that resonate.
“There is so much obligatory generosity to being a good mother, a good wife, a good friend. Solitude is an acceptable form of selfishness.”
A memoir exploring marriage, parenting, the workplace, caring for elderly parents, grandchildren, retirement and beyond---
so-soI absolutely fell in love with Anna Quindlen while listening and reading this book. This particular memoir though was about her turning 60, and there were some really great pieces of advice that resonated, but there was a bit of a disconnect since I'm not at that stage. I was still so grateful to discover her and will be checking out her earlier works as she has an extensive literary list. 🌟🌟🌟 for this book. All the stars for Anna Quindlen!
"Parenthood is not transactional. It's not we get what we give. It's the biggest pay-it-forward of our lives."
"You're never too old to have the best day of your life." - On Getting Older
"Real friendships provide hard truths and soft landings."
"It's just that feeling that there is someone not obliged by bonds of blood or marriage to support advise and love you." On Friendship
I actually bought this in print on a trip last year but have heard SUCH great things about the audio, read by the author, that I decided to listen to it. So far, it's really good!
It‘s been a busy year. Please forgive my absence. In my time away, I‘ve read A LOT of books, but I didn‘t have time to review them. It feels nice to be back. Hopefully I‘ll be able to review this one when I‘m finished.
pickI listened to it over a few weeks in my car and cried a lot and felt a lot and loved a lot. I will likely buy this book and read it every few years, but listening to Anna‘s soothing voice was a really nice touch.
pickThis was a perfect audiobook to get my shopping done to. Pleasant listening while rushing through stores. Quindlen‘s essays about aging were hopeful, insightful, and enjoyable. Nothing groundbreaking but nice. It‘s ok to like solitude, friends are so important, and gratefulness. Will read more of her books. #litsyatoz #q #audiobook
A little bit of #audioknitting on this labour day holiday. Love the narrator/author. This book is full of tidbits of truth about life. Loving it! Here's hoping I can finish this shawl so I'm justified to buy more yarn...
Couldn't find streamers, but two out of three isn't bad...
#balloonsconfettistreamers #gypsykatsbirthdayweek @GypsyKat
#mrbluesky #junetunz @Cinfhen
I wish we had some blue sky outside. I guess I'll have to settle for this.
pickA memoir of Anna Quindlen's life. The writing was exquisite, the stories looking back on her life now that she is sixty. At times, a little too privileged white woman having a too perfect life for me. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Started listening today!! I like her.
Is it Signed Book Friday or Friday Fun Photo or Friday Fun Post? Either way, I'm jumping in. Anna Quindlen and her book Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake are both favorites!
