Theodore Roosevelt used to read a book in a single day, so I feel like my challenge to finish four half-read books in two weeks isn’t so terribly insurmountable. I’m about midway through: The Underground Railroad, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Dreams From My Father, and John Adams. Unfortunately I have like 400 pages remaining […]
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Reading
Posted in Books and Reading, tagged Presidents on January 16, 2017 | Comments Off on Reading
“The very devil is in them”
Posted in Books and Reading, History, tagged John Adams on January 15, 2017 | 2 Comments »
Today shall be the last dry and freezing day for a while, I see from the forecast, which promises a week ahead of rain and much warmer temperatures. Right now it’s 26 degrees and I am looking ahead at a day of meal-planning, shopping, and also reading. I have lately picked up “John Adams” to […]
My Christmas Presents
Posted in Books and Reading, tagged Washington on January 14, 2017 | 1 Comment »
I read the Vowell one pretty quickly. The Washington bio is third in the queue right now, behind “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” and “The Underground Railroad.” One of my aspirations for this year is to complete a minimum two books per month. I better get on it. This means reading at times other than […]
bargain books
Posted in Books and Reading, tagged literature on April 11, 2013 | 1 Comment »
I visited Goodwill yesterday morning with the intention of finding something new to read. A quick scan of the bookshelves yielded these four. Bought new, they would have cost over eighty dollars, but yay, I only paid ten. I’ve already read “Assassination Vacation” (library), but decided for $3 I didn’t mind owning my own copy. […]
hunger games
Posted in Books and Reading, tagged kitchen on April 7, 2013 | Comments Off on hunger games
I picked up some books at Goodwill a couple weeks ago and already finished them, darnit. I have carved out opportunities to read, and run out of books again. What I’ve read since March: Object of Beauty by Steve Martin: I actually liked this, it had a lot of interesting stuff about the art world, […]
literary
Posted in Books and Reading on December 28, 2012 | 4 Comments »
If I don’t start reading again like I once did I swear my brain will turn into baby food. I did finish a whole entire book a couple weeks ago, and it didn’t even have any pictures. I should tackle the Lincoln bio I got at a yard sale two summers ago. No, not the […]
yam and bean burritos
Posted in Books and Reading, Cooking and Food, Health and Fitness, tagged cold, running on June 14, 2011 | Comments Off on yam and bean burritos
Dinner tonight: roasted yams and yukon gold potatoes, black beans with corn and onions, steamed rice, cheese, all rolled up into wheat tortillas. Freya will be having cheese, tortilla, yams and potatoes. She is still not a fan of beans, alas. Today was so freaking cold I wished I’d had my scarf when Freya and […]
Freya wants it to snow
Posted in Books and Reading, Freya, tagged snow on January 26, 2011 | Comments Off on Freya wants it to snow
We were promised a cold and snowy winter. That really hasn’t materialized, though I never thought we’d ever have a Michigan-style winter or anything. But, it has snowed a couple of times. The last time, many inches accumulated in the evening and overnight but it had already started to melt by morning and was messy […]