It is definitely October. On Monday, the last day of September, the high was 93°F. Friday night it was 52°F when I attended a local Shakespeare company's outdoor production of Macbeth, and my radiators were on when I got home. The National Weather Service is predicting freezing weather by next weekend. I mean, I was … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: October 6, 2019
what I read
September Summary and October Preview
September was not a great month for reading, but I'm fine with that. Going to Iceland was worth it. I still finished nine books, and that's not nothing. And now that we're going into the cooler months of Fall, I just want to read more and more. I love the cooler weather Fall brings with … Continue reading September Summary and October Preview
August Summary and September Preview
August was a solid reading month, though I didn't pick up two of the books on the TBR stack from the beginning of the month. Oh well. I got through most of the books I intended to read, plus the three ARCs I needed to finish before their release dates in September. Good job, me! … Continue reading August Summary and September Preview
July Summary and August Preview
I'm always happy when July comes to a close, if only because it means that the hot weather is mostly past, and my beloved Sweater Weather is that much closer. And no, I didn't mind the end of summer when I was a kid, either. A small, nerdy kid who preferred books to social gatherings … Continue reading July Summary and August Preview
June Summary, July Preview
We're halfway through 2019 already, and just a couple of weeks into Summer. I am looking forward to the second half of the year, just because it gets us out of Summer. Bring me Autumn and sweater weather! Books I Read in June: Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin … Continue reading June Summary, July Preview
Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag
No one has tagged me for this, but I'm doing it anyway. I'm such a rebel. 1. Best Book You've Read So Far in 2019 There isn't a single book that I would declare "the best" of 2019, if only because I like the books for different reasons. So the following are my top … Continue reading Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/30/2019
I hate summer. It's only just begun. *sighs* On a less dreadful note, I did have a lovely beginning to the week. Last Sunday I went to the Farmers' Market and bought a jar of homemade blackberry jam, a box of cardamom-flavored cookies, and a bouquet of flowers that included several purple lisianthuses. They've stayed … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/30/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 06/09/2019
It's been a hot and humid week around here, and it sapped my energy. Work did that, too. Overall, it's been a sleepy kind of week where I didn't get much reading done. Alas. Better luck this week, once the heat breaks! Before the heat arrived, Sunday ended up being a gorgeous day. I drove … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 06/09/2019
May Summary, June Preview
Like everyone else, I am wondering just how we arrived in June already. Seriously. Where does the time go? Why does it feel like it's passing so quickly? What I Finished Reading in May: City of Illusions (The Hainish Cycle #3) by Ursula K. Le Guin Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson … Continue reading May Summary, June Preview
Sunday Sum-Up, 05/19/2019
All week, the weather people kept predicting thunderstorms. We didn't get any thunderstorms until last night. Just random bouts of rain and two days of 90º+ weather. Our first taste of summer. I do not enjoy the summer. On the bright side, I had a lot of fun early in the week before the hot … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 05/19/2019
