Book: The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert Genre: Novel Publisher: Viking Publication date: 2013 Pages: 501 Source: Library Summary: Alma Whittaker is a 19th century woman with extraordinary opportunities and gifts, but equally unusual challenges and barriers. The Signature … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:38 am The scene: // There’s snow on the ground! Accumulating snow is a bit unusual for December in Missouri. Areas south of us got 10 inches or more. We got just a couple, but it’s … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:47 am The scene: // Bright and a bit warmer for our Thanksgiving weekend. We had the perfect day to wander about town on Small Business Saturday. Listening to: // Classical Christmas Choral on Accuradio. Reading: // … Continue reading →
It’s Monday! What Are Your Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. Be sure to check out her post today to see her selections and the list of links to all the other participating bloggers. As … Continue reading →
Book: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert Genre: Memoir Publisher: Viking Publication date: 2010 Pages: 285 Summary: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert is both a memoir and an examination of marriage; its history, … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” One new word this week (which shows that I read pretty … Continue reading →
It’s Monday! What Are Your Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. Be sure to check out her post today to see her selections and the list of links to all the other participating bloggers. I … Continue reading →
The Hour 24 post has an end of the event survey. Here are my answers: 1. Which hour was most daunting for you? 10-11pm, the chapter that I declared I would finish before I took a break seemed to go … Continue reading →
What I’m reading: I’m still enjoying Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert, but I am finally getting tired. I think I’ll switch to fiction for awhile, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. And change reading spots to … Continue reading →
The Hour 12 post contained a Mid-Event survey: 1. What are you reading right now? Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert 2. How many books have you read so far? One completely, part of three others 3. What book are you most … Continue reading →