Maria Alexandra Vettese

nonfiction (letters, recipes, crafts with natural materials, photography). I enjoyed sifting through this beautifully constructed collection--taking the time to appreciate the photos and the thoughtfulness shared between friends. I mostly skimmed over the text but paused on most of the pages (before deciding that, no I probably wasn't likely to make this recipe or that recipe, or to fuse wool to silk to make felt pinecones, or spend time making a wooly bunny toy that my friend would toss in the wash and possibly destroy). Still, a lovely coffee table book, and an inspiration to savor more of my daily joys.… (altro)

A pretty book, and maybe one that I would sit around contemplating if only I had nothing else to do. I can imagine nice, quiet Tuesday mornings with tea and birds chirping and nowhere to be, flipping through pages and pondering the moments captured on each. Unfortunately, that's not entirely what my life is like, so I got through this pretty quickly. I think I liked the idea better on the blog - a small dose every day, one moment at a time, to have a moment of thoughtfulness at some point during the day.

I guess that's why I still follow the blog and will be returning this book to the library.… (altro)

I love the concept. I just didn't love the execution. Some of the pictures were what I expected.. insight into a life. And some were just... pictures. Technically, to the takers, I'm sure all of the pictures were insights into their lives, but I felt like I wanted more from a book entitled "A Year of Mornings," where two photographers took pictures in their mornings and shared them with one another from 3,191 miles away. I expected to be moved more. Get a sense of something. And I didn't always love the composition -- either the composition of the actual photographs or the way they were displayed on the pages. Overall, THREE of five stars.… (altro)