Dear Readers, It has been a while since I have sat down to do some writing; the summer has been fun and busy, full of all sorts of things. As always, I read some really wonderful books over the summer. Highlights from June: “The Starless Sea” by Erin Morgenstern I liked that that the main …
I am a life long reader and book lover. To be surrounded by books makes me happy. As soon as I am close to finishing one book, I pick out my next read. Besides reading, I also enjoy outdoor activities such as walking, running, gardening, cross-country skiing, hiking, outdoor photography, and just plain puttering around the yard.
September 2021 Books Read
Journey to Munich ©2017 by Jacqueline Winspear The Prisoner of Heaven ©2011 by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Scrub Dog of Alaska ©1971 by Walt Morey Sixpence House ©2003 by Paul Collins Déjá Dead ©1997 by Kathy Reichs Daughter of Regals ©1984 by Stephen R. Donaldson
August 2021 Books Read
Funerals are Fatal ©1953 by Agatha Christie Five Children and It ©1902 by E. Nesbit The Elegance of the Hedgehog ©2006 by Muriel Bradbury A Dangerous Place ©2015 by Jacqueline Winspear It’s Greek to Me ©1991 by Michael Macrone The Far Frontier ©1959 by William O. Steele Sad Cypress ©1939 by Agatha Christie Persuasion ©1818 …
July 2021 Books Read
The Handmaid’s Tale ©1986 by Margaret Atwood The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle ©1990 by Avi Leaving Everything Most Loved ©2013 by Jacqueline Winspear The Water Dancer ©2019 by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Case of the Gone Goose ©1966 by Scott Corbett Anthem ©1946 by Ayn Rand Man Plus ©1976 by Frederik Pohl The Meaning of …
Oh, What a Year
I entered college in the fall of 1980. The University that I attended was at that time on terms, rather than semesters, so we had a fall, winter and spring term and changed class schedules at each change of term. I was an exceptionally clueless college freshman. I lived at home, which was about twenty …
June 2021 Books Read
A Lesson in Secrets ©2011 by Jacqueline Winspear The Starless Sea ©2019 by Erin Morgenstern Half Magic ©1954 by Edward Eager The Underground Railroad ©2016 by Colson Whitehead Kavik the Wolf Dog ©1968 by Walt Morey Mercycle ©1991 by Piers Anthony The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ©2006 by Kate DiCamillo Interpreters with Lewis and …
Jane Eyre
When I was a teen, I sometimes accompanied my mother and grandmother on their Saturday antique shopping trips. On this particular outing we traveled to a small nearby town that had several antique stores. While I didn’t really care about antiques, it was always a fun day with them and I often came home with …
May 2021 Books Read
Passenger to Frankfurt ©1970 Agatha Christie No Time to Spare ©2017 Ursula K. LeGuin Jane Eyre ©1847 Charlotte Brontë Among the Mad ©2009 by Jacqueline Winspear Tomahawks and Trouble ©1955 by William O. Steele The Mapping of Love and Death ©2010 by Jacqueline Winspear The Family at Caldicott Place ©1967 Noel Streatfield Shane ©1949 Jack …
April 2021 Books Read
An Incomplete Revenge ©2008 by Jacqueline Winspear The Power and the Glory ©1940 by Graham Green The Four Winds ©2021 by Kristin Hannah The Lone Hunt ©1956 by William O. Steele The Wilderness Tattoo ©1972 by William O. Steele Hallowe’en Party ©1969 by Agatha Christie Track of the Cat ©1993 by Nevada Barr
Apples and “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien
I was in high school in the late 1970’s and during the oil embargo, my school district voted not to build a much-needed school building and instead had the middle school and high school students use the same space in “split shifts”. The building was the high school from 7:00 am to noon and the …
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