It’s been ages since I’ve shared book recommendations so I decided that, although I won’t create a list that goes back a year or two, this will serve as a major catch up on a few of my more recent… Read more
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On your breakfast table (plus a recipe)
Do you keep a book on your breakfast table and read it in the morning (instead of picking up your cell phone and looking at the news?) So often, especially on social media, people keep saying how they find it… Read more
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someplace to go . . . look for the rainbows
“A very sweet light is spreading over the Earth like a perfume. The moon is slowly dissolving and a boy-sun languidly stretches his translucent arms … Cool murmurings of pure waters that surrender themselves to the hillsides. A pair of… Read more
Books Diane Recommends, General
Fall Potpourri
Currently . . . Missing these two so much. Though still enjoying autumn. Practicing each day and filling our home with music. Reading — some novels are really engaging; others not so much (details below). Still knitting away on my… Read more
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I have read …
As promised dear friends, I am finally catching up on sharing my thoughts on recent books I’ve read. After reading Cutting for Stone and giving it an emphatic thumbs up, I headed off in a different direction. Next up was… Read more
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Lately . . .
Lately … . . . We have been entertaining by having couples over for brunch — what a great way to entertain! Nearly everything can be made in advance so that the morning-of all that’s needed is toss things in… Read more
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Smiles and a Brass Rose
Observed along the way: She walks along the roadway, a clouded afternoon, the sea air warm for an early March day. Her smile contagious and given to her soul’s inner thoughts. A middle aged couple, chatting freely, the woman’s arms… Read more
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As Mrs. Ali said to the Major …
“I am to be converted to the joys of knitting,’ said Mrs. Ali, smiling at the Major. ‘My condolences,’ he said.” — Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand: A Novel “The information is now in your hands for you to… Read more