Astrid & Veronika
by Linda Olsson
Read: April 2009
Description:
In Linda Olsson’s debut novel, Veronika Bergman returns to Sweden after a childhood following her diplomat father around the world and after publishing her first novel titled Single, One Way, No Luggage. She rents a small house in a rural town to work on her second book, but finds [...]
I just finished reading Astrid & Veronika by Linda Olsson. The following is a passage from that book that I thought offered simple yet poignant advice.
Live…Take risks! That is really what life is about. We must pursue our own happiness. Nobody has ever lived our lives; there are no guidelines. Trust your instincts. Accept nothing [...]
When planning a media campaign for any product, marketers typically try to reach as many target audience members as possible as frequently as a campaign budget will allow. A good example of effective and efficient reach and frequency is the new Lincoln MKZ commercial. Lincoln has been hitting the public hard and often with this [...]
Easter ended up being a pretty low key affair for me this year. Although we were not having a big family gathering, I still did a few activities to get me in the holiday spirit. On Saturday, I baked Easter Nest Cookies.
Basically, they’re macaroons topped with Hersey’s chocolate eggs. I don’t think they turned out [...]
I was scanning one of my favorite blogs, BookNinja, and discovered that I can become a superhero. No, really, it’s true! Here’s the proof:
Well, there’s a resemblance, at least. I love that I can pull off a latex bodysuit in cartoon form. I must admit that it was a difficult choice between the samurai sword [...]
