"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=========

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Sunday Salon -- 97!



Weather: We were in Eugene last weekend celebrating Mom's 97th birthday. It was snowing here when we left home on Friday, the first snow of the whole winter. By the time we got to Vancouver, Washington en route the temperature was 30 degrees warmer than at home. This week it has rained every single day, kind of typical late winter/early spring weather for around here.

97! My siblings with one spouse, my eldest daughter and her family, and a nephew all joined us to celebrate Mom's big day. Now that she is safely moved into a retirement home, we could just celebrate and not worry about having to get some task or another on the house! This coming month three more of Mom's grandchildren (and their children) will visit her. Such joy.

Project Hail Mary: Don and Carly and I went to see the film Project Hail Mary today (Saturday.) The three of us listened to the audiobook together four years ago and we all thought the movie was fantastic. I've linked my old book review just in case you haven't read the book and want to know if it is worth the effort. Hint: It is! (Review: Project Hail Mary)

Books and blogging:
  • Currently reading:
    • The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov. Yes, I am still struggling along on this tome of a book, but actually think I will make it by the CC Spin deadline the end of the month. I still don't understand the story -- it is just mostly zany stories involving Satan, at least I think so. 79% complete. 
    • Startlement: New and Selected Poems by Ada Limón. I'm enjoying this collection very much. 33% complete.
    • The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett. A book club selection for a meeting next week. I'd better get a move on it. 27% complete.
  • Recently finished:
    • Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières. I read this first go round in the 1990s. This reread I listened to the audiobook with Don. We both loved it. Don helped me write the review and what he had to say was so sweet -- it melts my heart. (Audiobooks with Don review: Corelli's Mandolin.) 
    • Toni at Random by Dana Williams. A look at Toni Morrison's career at Random House Publishing. She not only was an amazing author, she was an incredible editor responsible for publishing many important books which advanced Black authors or themes.
    • We Need No Wings by Ann Dávila Cardinal. Another book club selection, this one about a women who is confronting changes in her life looks to a family relative, St. Teresa for inspiration and answers.
  • Blog posts the last two weeks:
  • Reading Challenges: I completed the Goodreads Winter Challenge which was to complete 12 reading tasks. Now I wait for April for their next board to open up for the Spring Challenge.
Toni at Random fulfilled the last two tasks: Black Heritage and Her Story. A two-fer.

An artistic rendition of me!? My grandson drew this on a pad during church and proudly told me it was of me! Note the frizzy, wild hair. I think he nailed it!


“Everything will turn out right, the world is built on that.”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

Let's hope so!
-Anne
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