Yawwwwwwwwwn. I’m stumbling out of the holiday weekend haze and am kind of in disbelief that a new week is upon us – anyone else with a bit of a holiday hangover? We had a good one; it was the perfect mix of on-the-go family fun and relaxation (thanks to Nugget’s need for daily lap naps, about which I am not complaining at all). More about our activities on Wednesday, but for now, do you see the ridiculousness stacked up there on my foyer table?
The library stack has taken on a life of its own. I mean, really. I swear that when I was walking by it the other night I heard it say “FEED ME, SEYMOUR.” Never mind that my name isn’t Seymour. I’m officially scared of it. Although it is, thankfully, a couple of books shorter now than it was when I snapped this picture. On Thursday afternoon I finished up Orchard House, which I liked but didn’t love. (The garden descriptions were luscious, and I enjoyed reading about life in Seattle, but I found the author a bit petulant at times. From the Goodreads reviews, it seems I’m the only one who felt that way. But who picks a fight with a 73-year-old woman over how to properly hang toilet paper? Come on! In 73 years, she hasn’t earned the right to hang the toilet paper however she darn well pleases? SMH.) Then on Friday and Saturday, I read The Book of Speculation, which again, I liked but didn’t love. I’ve moved on to The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings, which I can tell is going to be fascinating but slow going. I’m trying to figure out whether it should be a priority or whether I’ll be able to renew it. If I think I can renew it I may move on to American Ghost, which I believe has a waiting list.
How was your weekend? Did you celebrate the Fourth of July? Get any good reading done?
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The Stack! You should officially name it Seymour.
I’m reading The Secret Garden and contemplating John Banville’s The Sea (the ebook is on sale and I’ve had it wishlisted for a long long time.)
Impressive stack. I’m quite good at the moment at not getting more books from the library and reading what I have at home – unfortunately, this has tempted me to buy more books.
I’m reading The Hidden Gardens by Jan Pollard (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16694260-the-hidden-gardens), a lucky find in our library’s new ebook collection. I was searching for another author and was so surprised and happy to find ebooks in the catalog that I downloaded this before I realized it was not what I had wanted. But I started reading anyway and love it. It’s a nice little humorous story, just right for hot weather.