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Author: Amy Crabtree Campbell

My interests lie in graphic design, web design, reading, gardening, travel, and my two rescue cats. I like to cook, write, and cause mayhem and ruckus wherever I go.
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Book Review: Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck & Fortune, by Roselle Lim

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on March 26, 2025

With the heaviness of things lately, I needed a good light read where the heroine…

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2025 in the house! Bring on gardens, bread-baking, and other good times!

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

I’ve amused myself (and hopefully you!) with book reviews over the winter, but soon garden…

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Book review: House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Oh, did I hate this book. It was actually painful to slog through it hoping…

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Book review: Sky Full of Elephants, by Cebo Campbell

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on February 13, 2025

Oh my goodness, this book blew my mind. It begins with every white person in…

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Book review: We Begin At the End – Chris Whitaker

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 27, 2025

I was blown away by Chris Whitaker’s newest book, All The Colors of the Dark,…

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Book review: Warhol’s Muses, by Laurence Leamer

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 24, 2025

This book is a pretty comprehensive look at the many muses of Andy Warhol. Let…

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Book review: The Curious Kitchen Gardener, by Linda Ziedrich, coming out 2/25/25

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 22, 2025February 28, 2026

What an absolute pleasure to read. I have long been interested in growing things in…

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Book Review: The Pale Flesh of Wood, by Elizabeth Tucker, coming out 2/11/25.

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 21, 2025January 22, 2025

Families are difficult, and life is trauma. That seems to be the overarching message here.…

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Book Review: Bad Naturalist, by Paula Whyman, published 1/7/25

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 20, 2025January 18, 2025

I really wanted to enjoy this book. A woman and her husband buy mountaintop acreage…

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Book Review: Cats of Rome, by Traer Scott, coming out 4/22/25

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 19, 2025January 18, 2025

I’ve long been fascinated about the over 300,000 feral cats that roam Rome. The author…

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  • Yarden 2024

Book Review: True Hospitality, by Jamie Cooperstein, coming out 4/8/25

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 18, 2025

Oh, I enjoyed this book so much! Ms. Cooperstein began her working life with hopes…

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  • Yarden 2024

An update – the garden’s not done yet! 10-30-24

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

Whew. This summer was interesting on so many levels. My contract job ended on July…

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  • Yarden 2024

A break in the heat! 7-7-24

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on July 7, 2024

I got up early this morning because it’s going to be 88 degrees again today…

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  • Yarden 2024

Memorial Day Weekend! 5-24-24

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on May 24, 2024

I’m back from a two week road trip and getting my yard in gear! Apparently…

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  • Yarden 2024

What’s been going on at the NSSL – 4/15/24

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on April 15, 2024April 15, 2024

This will be a quick post before I forget what I’ve been up to since…

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  • Yarden 2024

Spring is here because I say it is! 3-26-24

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on March 26, 2024April 15, 2024

March 25 and I’ve waited long enough! So begins another fantastic gardening season. Given the…

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  • Yarden 2023

Yarden tidying – Ned Stark is right 10/22/23

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on October 22, 2023October 22, 2023

I’m not one to rake up every leaf in my yard. I leave things pretty…

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  • Yarden 2023

Late September and I really should be back in school….9/25/23

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on September 25, 2023

It’s getting on toward that time when I’ll be done with the garden for another…

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  • Yarden 2023

August update, as summer winds down 8/26/23

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on August 28, 2023

It’s certainly been a muggy roaster here lately which has really damped my enjoyment of…

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  • Yarden 2023

I’m about to be overrun! 7/24/23

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on July 24, 2023August 26, 2023

Hey, all. It is supposed to be in the high 80s and mid 90s this…

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