On an unrelated note, I think I'm going to have to face the music and admit that my child does not like green beans. I was in denial for quite some time - "He just doesn't care for the texture" "He fussed because I was singing off key" - but I can't run from the truth any longer. He thinks they're nasty and that my feeding them to him is some kind of cruel joke. Oh well, we'll have to find another green vegetable for him to eat I suppose.
And on my last unrelated note, I've finally updated the Book Nook sidebar. I hadn't stopped reading for the past two months, just got too busy to upload new cover images. I've enjoyed some Agatha Christy, some Mindy Starns Clark, and an excellent read in Sacred Influence by Gary Thomas.
You'll notice that its time again for "Summers with Dickens" a tradition I started back in college of reading ... wait for it ... Dickens in the summer. There's something about the long evenings of summertime that just beg for a long classic with rich characters who feel like your friends by the time the days start getting shorter again. One year, I tried to branch out with Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, but, well, lets just say that I like happy endings and poor Anna doesn't end very well. But I digress. This year's "Summers with Dickens" pick is Great Expectations. I know I've read it one other summer, but its been long enough for me to forget that Pip is called such because his name is Phillip Pirrip (poor kid!) but all he could say as a toddler was "Pip" and other such endearing details.
So, I think I'll curl up with a book for a few minutes while Benjamin finishes his nap. What are you reading this summer?
I just recently read Francine River's latest, Her Mother's Hope. It was an interesting study in the mother-daughter relationship and all the complexities that come with it :) My only disappointment was when I discovered at the end that it wasn't a stand-alone book. She is writing a sequel now that should be published next year. So I'll have to wait (not so patiently) until then to see how the story ends.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you think of MSC? Hope it was ok for fun & "light" summer reading? Of course, if you consider Dickens light - then perhaps it didn't quite fit the bill ;)
Happy Memorial Day! and I enjoyed seeing Benjamin's latest pics!
Shannon
Hey Shannon!
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy MSC - though it was a little disconcerting to read about the main character "texting" in the novel! it was a first for me! :)
As always, keep me updated on the good stuff you're reading! Hope you had a great holiday!