The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss My rating: 5 of 5 stars Librivox Download. Excellently read by Kara Shallenberg. We listened to this on our travels. All five of us enjoyed it immensely. Obviously, there is no place on earth where this number and variety of vegetation, animals and landscapes reside together on…
Hangman’s Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries by Dorothy L. Sayers My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. I enjoyed this book of short stories much more than the last. I think I knew it was short stories ahead of time, which helped. Also, I would read a story, then put the book down and…
Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King My rating: 3 of 5 stars Own. Kindle. Meh. This was a very kind birthday present from my brother. I had a hard time enjoying it, unfortunately. King gives some biographical information about Leonardo and his patron, Ludovico Sforza and discusses the period during which they live. …
FOR TODAY Outside my window…is quite the departure from last week’s sun and blue skies! It’s grey, and cold, and rainy. I am thinking…what a wonderful time we had in Hilton Head last week! I am thankful…that we had safe travels to and fro and that I’m mostly unpacked already this morning. In the kitchen…I’m…
FOR TODAY Outside my window…Brrr. It’s 37*. So Cold. I am thinking…about school and errands and haircuts and … I am thankful…that Jason is able to work from home when he has to be on the phone so early. In the kitchen…Split pea soup for dinner. I am wearing…Long jammies and my bathrobe. Probably long…
The first two days went well. The third went surprisingly well, considering. We had a scheduled off day on Thursday. Friday, well, Friday was no school, unscheduled. Monday, we did Circle Time and our regular schedule. Everyone accomplished the assigned work, although some folks needed more, ahem, encouragement than others. At least, that’s what I…
I started Madeleine L’Engle’s The Irrational Season. I’ve been trying to avoid re-reads this year, so I’m thrilled to have some L’Engle I haven’t read. This one might be tricky, though, as it is definitely centering on her faith and ideas … and we disagree on many things. I love the way she writes, though…
Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. (and very overdue) I enjoyed reading this; fall sports extended my reading of it – children’s soccer every evening and football on the weekends really cramp my reading style 😉 It would have not normally taken such a long time to…