Wisconsin Sojourn

I spent last week in northern Wisconsin on a beautiful lake visiting my daughter who is working and living near there. The weather was wonderful (in the 70’s with low humidity) and we all had so much fun. We had an abundance of food, fun and water sports.
I spent this week fighting with my computer [...]

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My Tree

Sunday was a thunderstormy, blustery day. I sat at my computer, but looked up when I heard a gust of wind whip through the backyard. As I looked I noticed the wind catch the biggest tree in our yard. Suddenly I heard a crack and a thud as the top two-thirds of the tree fell. [...]

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Spring in Washington, DC

I am in Washington, DC this week with one of my daughters and my husband. My husband has to work unfortunately, but we’ve gotten to do things with him during the evenings. We’ve eaten at some great restaurants–Ethiopian, Spanish Tapas, Turkish, Chinese–and one night we went to The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s The Bible: The Complete [...]

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Snow Days

I got back from the West Coast just in time for our big snowstorm and blizzard! We got 12+ inches on Friday and Saturday and since we didn’t have anywhere to go I enjoyed it.

My husband came home early on Friday and worked the rest of the day at home. In between working he shoveled [...]

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Heading for Home

We had beautiful sunsets, family visits, deer in the yard, sunny days, a little snow and lots of fun, but now it is time to head back to the Midwest.
This will probably be the only blog entry I do this week. We’re leaving Oregon to fly home this week, but it’s a two day [...]

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Visits…Bookstore and Family

I hadn’t been to a bookstore in over two weeks, but Mom and I went to the local Barnes and Noble this week… and they had new books to browse through! I found Grimspace by Ann Aguirre almost by accident since it isn’t scheduled to be out until the 26th! What fun to find it. [...]

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Paperbacks or Hardcovers?

All other things (like price and storage space) being equal, given a choice in a perfect world, would you rather have paperbacks in your library? Or hardcovers? And why?
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I don’t have many hardcovers in my library, but I guess I would choose hardcovers if I had unlimited money and space. They last longer and [...]

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John Glenn Orbits the Earth–February 20, 1962

On February 20, 1962 John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. Three times around the world, nearly five hours in space and he splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
February 20 is also my birthday so John Glenn’s accomplishment has always been special to me. My mother saved the newspaper from that [...]

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When I’m Not Reading

Okay, even I can’t read ALL the time, so I’m guessing that you folks might voluntarily shut the covers from time to time as well… What else do you do with your leisure to pass the time? Walk the dog? Knit? Run marathons? Construct grandfather clocks? Collect eggshells?
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What…not reading? How can that be? Occasionally I [...]

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Chest Pain, etc.

It has been a busy five days for me and for the most part I haven’t been near a computer. Last Wednesday afternoon my DH (dear, darling, daring husband) called and said he was heading home and for me to be ready to go and to have a good book with me. I thought, “Oh, [...]

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