"Outside a dog a book is man's best friend, inside a dog it is too dark to read!" -Groucho Marx========="The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." -Jane Austen========="I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book."-JK Rowling========"I spend a lot of time reading." -Bill Gates=========“Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really.” -Jacqueline Kelly=========

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Sunday Salon -- A few favorite things this week



Valentine's Day love: My cousin's daughter and her son joined us for a heartfelt dinner last night with the whole family. The photo above is of the three "cousins" preparing to eat their heart-shaped pizza.

Weather: Rain. We had fourteen days of very cold weather, where is snowed nearly every day. Very unusual for our PNW climes. But now we are back to a regular winter weather pattern of rain in the lowlands and snow in the mountains.


Our daughter's family with Mushu.
Tiana's Bayou Ride (Splash Mountain)

Close up of Jamie, who DID NOT want to go back on this ride again.

Disneyland funny: My daughter and her family recently made a trip to Disneyland. Before the trip, our grandson, age four, was eating his food diligently so he would grow tall enough to make the height requirement of 42 inches tall. He just made it, but according to this photo I am not sure he enjoyed it very much. I laugh everytime I think of this photo and the look on his little face. Fortunately, he had many happier moments like the one about with Mushu.

 



2024 Cybils Award book announced: I took a year off from judging for the Cybils Awards. The winners of this book bloggers award were announced on Valentine's Day. Check out all the winners here.



This Instagram announcement from Barbara Kingsolver about a project that happened because of Demon Copperhead: Here is the link. I hope it opens. If not, I snipped the photo (above). Get out your magnifying glass. She has opened the higher Ground Women's Recovery Residence with the proceeds to the book. If you didn't read this book, Demon Copperhead's mom died due to her drug addiction and he became an orphan. Here is the rest of the post I had to cut off in the photo:
If you bought and read Demon Copperhead, you’ve already contributed to our project. And you understand that for all the real kids like Demon, a little support can make the difference between salvation or being orphaned. If you’d like to do more, please explore this website - hgwrr.org - to learn how you can help more families find higher ground.

Books and blogging the past two weeks:
  • Completed:
    • Sunshine: A Graphic novel by Jarrett Krosoczka--a heart-warming graphic memoir about Jarrett's experiences in high school as counselor for Cancer Camp.
    • The Ministry of Time by Kalianne Bradley -- a mixture of time-travel and spy novel. Audiobook shared with Don.
    • Just Kids by Patti Smith --the amazing memoir about Patti's life in the 1960s and 70s and her relationship with another artist, Robert Mapplethorpe. They rubbed elbows with so many artists and musicians. Many we've heard of, like Bob Dylan, and Todd Rundgren.
    • The Most by Jessica Anthony -- a novella about an unhappy marriage and unhappy lives. It was like looking at the details under a microscope.
  • Currently reading:
    • The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth  McKenzie -- a quirky cast of characters, mostly lovable but also somewhat irritating. Audio. 30%.
    • This Motherless Land by Nikki May -- a retelling of the Mansfield Park story set both in Nigeria and in the UK. Audio with Don. 30%.
    • Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland -- A WWII story which also involves involves the art and artists: Chagall, Cezanne, and Pissarro. Print. 54%.
    • What Kind of Woman: Poems by Kate Baer -- by a poet I've recently discovered. Print. 71%

Tennessee kid, Tristan, gives weather report, where there will be 4-6-8-10 inches of snow today. I love precocious kids. (Thanks, Kathy, for sharing this!)





Happy Valentine's Day, from my house to yours!

-Anne


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