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The NW Trek Hoot and Howl event yesterday: A winning combo of wild animals, spooky decorations, fun games, candy, and family. We had so much fun with our grandsons. We are already planning on going back next year.
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Weather: Overcast. Mild. Here Bingley is standing on a pile of leaves this morning from our purple mountain ash tree, which has dumped almost all of its leaves this week, as we predicted.
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Brotherly love: Jamie was tired and needed a nap but his brother, Ian, kept him interested with his antics. I love fall photos. Don't you?
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Oregon Ducks: We were back in Eugene, this time for a Friday night game. Our mascot dressed up like a combo Batman/Duck, calling himself 'Duckman.' We won the game, by the way, but it was a close call.
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Treasures: My mother has been cleaning out cupboards and cabinets. Above are a few treasures she shared with me: A photo of my mom and her sister as children; a pen and ink drawing I did in college; a 1893 edition book titled, "The American Scholar Self-Reliance Compensation: Three Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson; another original pen and ink done by someone my dad knew; and a sheet of music written by a friend from high school days and his musical mentor, Chet Earle.
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An October walk: Scarecrow tractor; rotten pears underneath tree; Anti-racism and Social Justice Small Library; coleus; 'Live Like the Mountain Is Out' is something we all understand living in the shadow of Mt Rainier; holly berries on a bush in the yard of a historic home, the Ryan House; Japanese windflowers; girl with basket; skeletons hanging out with witch.
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Current reads: The Picture of Dorian Gray (80%, e-book); The Moment of Lift (75%, print); On Tyranny-Graphic Edition (5%, print); 84, Charing Cross Road (25%, print); Magpie Murders (52%, audio); The Authenticity Project (35%, audio).
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Classic Club Spin # was 12: Which means I will read something by Robert Louis Stevenson. Which book should I select?
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We were delighted to find Dug Days on Disney+ this week. Funny. Funny. Funny.  |
Gardening: We've been busy this week getting the garden ready for winter. I finished deadheading the hydrangeas, even drying three bunches. Don pulled up the tomato plants and did a bit of pruning. I have cut back most of the rose bushes but a few blooms are still hanging on.
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Have a good week. Make soup. Put your garden to bed. Snuggle.
-Anne
I'm interested in what you think of your current reads. The grandsons are adorable and look like they're having lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteBooks: I am not a fan of The Picture of Dorian Gray; The Moment of Lift is a heavy book on the topic of making differences in the lives of women worldwide I tend to not want to read it because of how depressing it is at turns; On Tyranny is recommended and I am looking forward to really digging in; The Authenticity Project is much lighter than I anticipated; 84, Charing Cross Road is a series of letters, short and readable; Magpie Murders is a who-dunnit with a mystery within a mystery.
DeleteI've read Dorian Gray and liked it but it was a long time ago. I loved "Magpie Murders."
DeleteDon and I are listening to the Magpie Murders right now and it is very compelling. A murder mystery within a murder mystery. Wow.
DeleteI've loved or at least liked everything I've read by Anthony Horowitz.
DeleteI saw the graphic novel of On Tyranny at our local indie shop yesterday. I always figure a graphic version of a really good book is an excellent ideas as it may reach more readers. I hope that's true for this one.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos of the boys; they must be so much fun for you!