Last week was much better than the week before. No minor disasters, and a small snowstorm on Friday. Not too bad at all! Thanks to things being postponed due to rampant disease, I spent most of my evenings at home, reading, and watching Dune, which came out on DVD on Tuesday. I did go out … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: January 16, 2022
Books
StoryGraph Saturday: The First Kingdom
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. The First Kingdom: Britain in the Age of Arthurby Max AdamsNonfiction/History480 … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: The First Kingdom
Sunday Sum-Up: January 9, 2021
I'm so glad last week is over. I had a lovely weekend. Three days off with nothing to do and weather that encouraged people to stay home (snowy and cold). I got extra sleep, I baked, I read, I got caught up on some TV shows. Overall, a great weekend. The rest of the week... … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: January 9, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: The Way Through the Woods
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. The Way Through the Woods: Of Mushrooms and Mourningby Long Litt … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: The Way Through the Woods
2021 Favorites: Fantasy
We come to it at last. My favorite genre: Fantasy. I don't know what it is about magical worlds that so captures my attention, but if I had to choose only one genre to read forevermore, it would be fantasy. I read a lot of great fantasy books last year. Most of my favorites of … Continue reading 2021 Favorites: Fantasy
2021 Favorites: Science Fiction
Once upon a time, I wanted to be an astrophysicist. But math and I do NOT get along, and so being a science fiction fan is the closest I'm going to get to space. I'm okay with this. There is significantly less higher math involved with reading science fiction novels. So in no particular order, … Continue reading 2021 Favorites: Science Fiction
2021 Favorites: Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, but I am picky about them. I want them to be both accurate and engaging. Granted, perfect accuracy is not achievable but I appreciate the author who does the research necessary to make their books feel real and like the people belong to their era, instead of … Continue reading 2021 Favorites: Historical Fiction
2021 Favorites: Nonfiction
I enjoy reading nonfiction, and in 2021 roughly a quarter of what I read fell under that category. Whether it was a collection of nature essays, a book about the dictionary, or an examination of the fantasy genre, I read a variety of nonfiction books that made me look at the world in a new … Continue reading 2021 Favorites: Nonfiction
2021 Wrap-Up
2021... was a year. Last January feels like it happened about five years ago, but also like it happened a few weeks ago. Time, y'all. It moves weirdly. But 2021 is over now, and we made it, and now it feels like we have a chance to reset and make things better this time around. … Continue reading 2021 Wrap-Up
Sunday Sum-Up: January 2, 2022
Happy New Year! I hope all of you had a safe new year's celebration, and that you didn't indulge too much and end up feeling awful yesterday morning. Thanks to an incoming winter storm, I spent New Year's Eve at home alone again. The forecast stated that the snow would probably start around 10:00 on … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: January 2, 2022
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