Posts About books & reading

Just Enjoying Life, Is All

July 28, 2009

This picture makes me happy. I took it this afternoon. I’ve been enjoying the time I’ve created for myself since I last wrote. For example, I finished the book I was reading for book club, read a short story, and got through a couple of chapters of another book I’m working on. I cooked dinner for David and my parents, and it was good. While my mom and I walked the dogs, the men did some maintenance on my car. That was good too. I went to my cousin’s son’s first birthday party, watched a little TV with David, saw Harry Potter, cleaned the house. Worked some long and tough hours, then ate a huge brownie. Not all in one…
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Reading and Reflection

April 5, 2009

My brother-in-law Scott recently created his own book database which I have had the pleasure of reading. I, too, keep a record of all the books I’ve read, but I do it at Goodreads because I’m not as smart as he is; I can’t create a website on my own. But he WAS  the valedictorian of our high school class, so I don’t expect anything less. Anyway, Scott’s database is much more thorough than mine is, and he writes a synopsis and critique of each book whereas I just give a rating and occasionally write a short review. One of the books Scott has written about is Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. This is the first of…
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It’s Not Just For Looking Pretty

December 28, 2008

Oh right, I have a blog, and it’s something I’m supposed to WRITE in. I guess I’ve given myself kind of a break, because of the whole my-husband-had-surgery-right-before-we-moved-into-our-new-house business. We are having a lot of fun being there, but it sure is a lot of work. We still have a lot of walls to paint, fixtures, furniture, and other necessities to buy, as well as unpacking and organizing to do. There are times when it’s overwhelming, because I simply don’t have the time or energy to get it all done anytime soon, which is what my personality dictates. David told me the other day, “You know how I can tell that you’ve been really tired lately? I can leave a mess…
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Catching Up

November 13, 2008

Hey friends! I’ve been AWOL for awhile again, so since I have the day off I figured it was a good time to let you know what’s been going on. David and I are still looking for a house to buy. I really want one in an established neighborhood with trees and an either side-entry or detached garage. And we’re looking in a certain area of town, in a certain price range, so it is proving to be a little difficult. We’re trying to be patient though, because we want to buy one we really love! In the meantime, we have moved in with a friend of the family who goes to our church. Her children are just a little…
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We Interrupt This Blogging Silence To Discuss My Latest Obsession

October 27, 2008

Well hello there. Sorry to be away for so long, but there is something that has captured almost all of my free time these days. In fact, it is tough for me to be taking the time away to write this now. I’m not talking about David, although he is with me most of the time. I’m talking about a book. Actually, books. I began reading Twilight by Stephanie Meyers last Tuesday night. I picked it up in Hawaii when David and I went to a Borders Bookstore to kill time waiting for my flight. I bought it because a friend of mine (not someone whose reading habits I know much about) had recommended it to me quite awhile ago, it was…
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