It is Saturday afternoon in my little area of the world. The temperature is 88. Clear sky, bright, and sunny. No rain over the past several days. My husband is working. With the exception of a visit with my son Paul and his family who came over in the late morning for a brief visit. […]

It is Saturday afternoon in my little area of the world. The temperature is 88. Clear sky, bright, and sunny. No rain over the past several days. My husband is working. With the exception of a visit with my son Paul and his family who came over in the late morning for a brief visit. […]

I attempted this challenge several years ago and almost made the goal of reading 50 books in 5 years. Life happened. I’m starting again. The Classics Club began in 2012. The club’s emphasis is to encourage people to read the classics. If you are interested, this is the link for more information about the club: […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Atlantic Publishing. The paperback was published January 10, 2022. The Kindle edition was published January 3, 2022. Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 368. Format: E-book. Source: I received a complimentary e-book copy from Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours. I am not required to write a positive review. Audience: Historical fiction readers. Readers […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Boukman Press. May 9, 2020. Genre: Poetry. Pages: 106.Source: I had originally received a complimentary pdf. I could not view the book, so I bought my own copy at Amazon. My review is of a self-purchased eBook Kindle copy. This review is my own opinion. I was not required to write […]

It is Saturday afternoon in my little area of the world. The temperature is 88. Clear sky, bright, and sunny. No rain over the past several days. My husband is working. With the exception of a visit with my son Paul and his family who came over in the late morning for a brief visit. […]

“I remember, I rememberThe house where I was born, The little window where the sunCame peeping in at morn;He never came a wink too soonNor brought too long a day.” “I Remember, I Remember.” Stanza 1. [1827]Thomas Hood [1798-1845] Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett. Little, Brown and Company 1955. Page 487. Photo by Unsplash.

It is Saturday afternoon in my little area of the world. The temperature is 88. Clear sky, bright, and sunny. No rain over the past several days. My husband is working. With the exception of a visit with my son Paul and his family who came over in the late morning for a brief visit. […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Harper One. 1940. 1996. 2012. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Pages: 162. Source: Self-purchase. Rating: Very good.

Publisher and Publication Date: Interstice Press. December 20, 2019. Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 294.Source: I received a complimentary Apple eBook copy from the publisher, I was not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers of women and literature, historical fiction, and espionage/spy stories. Rating: Very good. Book One: Promise Season Book Two: Promise Thief […]

It is Saturday afternoon in my little area of the world. The temperature is 88. Clear sky, bright, and sunny. No rain over the past several days. My husband is working. With the exception of a visit with my son Paul and his family who came over in the late morning for a brief visit. […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Square Fish/Farrar Straus Giroux. 1962. My paperback copy was published in 2007. Genre: Science fiction. Fantasy fiction. Young adult fiction. Pages: 247.Source: Self-purchase. Audience: This book is a gem for young adult to adult. Rating: Excellent. Amazon link The paperback today is $5.35. The Kindle eBook is $6.99. Goodreads link shows […]

I attempted this challenge several years ago and almost made the goal of reading 50 books in 5 years. Life happened. I’m starting again. The Classics Club began in 2012. The club’s emphasis is to encourage people to read the classics. If you are interested, this is the link for more information about the club: […]

After blogging and writing reviews since 2007, I’ve decided to take a break. I’ve taken short breaks because of the holidays or surgery but never an extended break to rest. I’ve already removed social media apps from my phone and tablet. If I take a peek at those things, then I will look at them […]