Oh dang...I'm not sure I've got one. Reading a book and restringing and playing with either the guitar or the banjo are both sitting to be putup on my to do list as soon as I find something else to put down.
I'm really enjoying The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell. It's a historical romance set in the late 1700's when the Dutch were trading with the Japanese. I'd really recommend it!
ah, Meri, you know this is a love that I share with you. But I seem to have waned in my reading habits this year. I started "The Lacuna" in June, and it still sits on my nightstand, only half-read - not like me at all. The last thing I really enjoyed was "We are all made of glue". Do let me know how you get on with Ms Kingsolver's novel. To me, it's just not as good as The Poisonwood.
Sometimes things aren't what they seem. We settle in somewhere, thinking it's going to be safe and hospitable and just what we hoped for, a magical haven that provides us shelter from harm. Then reality sets in and we realize that we were mistaken. That soft place to land turns out to be quite a bit less soft than we'd anticipated. In fact sometimes things get downright hard and cold and unforgiving. Not at all what we expected. Do we stay and make the best of it or fly away to build a new nest somewhere else? Sometimes the most valuable lessons come from learning to see the beauty right in front of your eyes. Sometimes we bloom most gloriously when we learn to thrive just where we are and come to love just what we have. Maybe each of us is exactly where we need to be, learning lessons custom-made for us.
Haiku My Heart i invite you to imagine living in peace one day at a time I have to admit that I'm finding it hard to celebrate the birthday of my country having declared its independence from Mother England, when the country was founded on institutionalized slavery, the idea that white men were created equal but but black men were less than and women weren't even considered. We tend to glorify the "all men are created equal" phrase without looking at the reality. We can do better. We must.
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read the girl who played with fire in a record breaking 36 hours last month - need i say more
just finished the people of the book, latest bookgroup read - brooks never fails to please and amaze
now reading the gaudi key....enjoying it although not at the same level of adoration of the last two books
ah so many books, so little time
But I seem to have waned in my reading habits this year. I started "The Lacuna" in June, and it still sits on my nightstand, only half-read - not like me at all.
The last thing I really enjoyed was "We are all made of glue".
Do let me know how you get on with Ms Kingsolver's novel. To me, it's just not as good as The Poisonwood.