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.
It's Sepia Saturday again. Since my dear mother is recovering from shoulder replacement surgery, I thought I'd feature her image this week. This is little Betty with her dog Spot. She was born in a small town in Oregon, the third of four sisters. The Depression defined her childhood, though I don't know how much she knew or understood. Her high school years were spent in the shadow of World War Two. She went to college at a time when women sought an "MRS." degree. She had a lovely singing voice and often performed as the vocalist for weddings and funerals. I remember once when I was really little that she was on television in Indianapolis. She worked in the library at Butler University, putting Hubby through school, so to speak. She worked on and off through my childhood, when working mothers were somewhat odd and not at all normative. It wasn't a matter of personal choice as much as necessity, because her husband's ministerial salary couldn'...
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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.