"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, May 10, 2026

Sunday Salon -- Mother's Day 2026

Happy Mother's Day (US)

Weather: Overcast in the morning, possible sun this afternoon.

A gift: Every year for Mother's Day my husband takes me shopping for plants (annuals) and then spends a day puttering around in the yard with me, planting them. That's Don peeking out of a rose tree after we planted some confetti plants below. The pots in the bottom right are all shade plants I keep on the deck all summer. This year I only chose three varieties: impatiens, begonias, and Rex begonias (colorful leaves, not impressive flowers.) The squirrels are happily eating up all the birds' food It was a delightful day to spend in our beautiful yard. (see top right). Just as we finished up our daughter came over and we sat on the deck and played a game. Ahhh.

Books:
  • My big accomplishment this week: I finished Moby Dick. It wasn't anything like I imagined and I honestly was shocked. Watch this week for my review.
  • I'm reading Ian McEwan's What We Can Know. It is a climate change, world in turmoil book which also loos at the value of literature. It has a lot to say but it isn't too cheery.
  • Up next: a book club selection: Today We Go Home by Kelli Estes. I understand it is an interesting story about women in the Civil War. 
  • And: What If Jesus Was Right about Justice? a new book for our church library, target audience is teens.
A short one today. Leaving time for leisure or family gatherings.

-Anne
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