Spring is in the air! Green grass has begun to appear, the trees are starting to bud, and the first of the tulips and daffodils are blooming. The floodwaters are receding, too, though we keep getting rain so they might not be gone for long. I've been a little tired this week since a … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 04/07/2019
Reading Through the Night
Book Review: Reading Through the Night
Reading Through the Night by Jane Tompkins Memoir 248 pages University of Virginia Press Jane Tompkins was a respected professor of literature and award-winning author until she developed a debilitating chronic illness that sapped her energy, leaving her unable to travel, work, or even-- on her bad days-- write. With little choice but to stay … Continue reading Book Review: Reading Through the Night
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/31/2019
Things are starting to dry out around here. Starting to, mind you. Only starting. The floodwaters have yet to fully recede, and we could be in for more problems, as at some point the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have to release a lot of water from the Gavins Point Dam on the … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/31/2019
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