When my friends' child was about three years old, she would look at any new food and declare, "I don't like it!". She used an identical cadence every time she said it, and I heard it so often that I can recall it perfectly, even though she is now seven and hasn't said it for … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: July 19, 2020
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Sunday Sum Up: October 13, 2019
It was apple week around here. Not Apple the computer company. Apple the fruit. On Sunday morning, my book club headed out to a local orchard to pick apples. It was the perfect day for it- cloudy and just cool enough to be comfortable and keep the bugs at bay. We wandered the rows of … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: October 13, 2019
Sunday Sum Up- September 29, 2019
Well. Last week was a weird week. I made plans. I intended to carry them out. Life had different plans-- like a flat tire that wiped out my Monday evening. Fun. Also, I had Mina the Kitten spayed on Wednesday, and the vet told me to limit her activity for 7-10 days. Can someone tell … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up- September 29, 2019
Goodreads Monday: The Golden Wolf
The Golden Wolf (The Half-Drowned King #3) by Linnea Hartsuyker Historical Fiction 432 pages Expected Publication August 13 2019, by Harper From Goodreads: The fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures the ancient world with the … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Golden Wolf
Goodreads Monday: Laughing Shall I Die
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. Laughing Shall I die: Lives and Deaths of the Great Vikings by Tom Shippey 368 pages Nonfiction Published in July, 2018 by Reaktion Books From Goodreads: Laughing Shall I … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Laughing Shall I Die
Vikings, Vikings Everywhere
When out of nowhere, Vikings! I've been listening to the British History Podcast, and right now they're talking about the Viking Age and the reign of Alfred the Great in the main podcast as well as their members only series, 'The Fury of the Northmen' which covers the Scandinavian cultures that gave rise to the … Continue reading Vikings, Vikings Everywhere
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