This week’s theme for Nonfiction November (hosted by Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness and Leslie at Regular Rumination) is book pairing — match a nonfiction book with a fiction book. Check out the great pairings offered by other participants at Nonfiction November Week 3. … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:32 am The scene: // A changing scene with a mix of clouds and sun. We have a predicted high temperature of over 70°F. Weird. The weather radio just went off — we’re under a tornado … Continue reading →
Book: Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize by Sean B. Carroll Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Crown Publishers Publication date: 2013 Pages: 581 Source: Accepted an offered copy from the … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 7:46 am The scene: // The sun is so low in the sky, now, that we have the shades down in the sunroom so my view is obscured, but it’s definitely sunny and cold. Today and … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:12 am (I slept most of my extra hour) The scene: // Sunny and cool with a view of the neighbor’s maple that has turned a lovely orangey-red. Listening to: // My Sunday playlist, currently “Amazing … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:30 am (not bad for the day after Dewey’s Read-a-Thon!) The scene: // A sunny fall day in a town whose baseball team is 2 up in the NLCS. Go Cards! Listening to: // My Sunday … Continue reading →
The Mid-Event Survey is up at Dewey’s Read-a-Thon. Here are my answers: 1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired? Not so bad. It’s time to fix supper, so I’m sure I’ll be energized after that. 2) What have … Continue reading →
As usual, I’ve spent more time socializing than reading, but I’m having a blast with Dewey’s Read-a-Thon today. I’ve played along with several mini-challenges, including these that led to blog posts: Dewey’s Read-a-Thon Introduction Post Dewey’s Read-a-Thon — Spine Poem … Continue reading →
I took forever to decide that I am going to participate in Dewey’s Read-a-Thon this Saturday, but here I am with my sign-up post! Here are the questions I had to answer for myself. Is it too late to sign … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 9:23 am The scene: // Finally cooler — they’re predicting a high of 63 today which is about 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. Listening to: // My Sunday playlist, currently “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Jimmy … Continue reading →