Thanksgiving is still a month away, but for some reason as the strains of Classical music came from the radio early the other morning, I thought of the CD with Thanksgiving hymns my grandmother had given my family last autumn. The CD accompanied Barbara Rainey’s book Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember, and had a delightful…
“Do you have children?” We looked from each other, to the stack of children’s books on the counter, and back again, blushing. It was the fourth day of our honeymoon. And we had just spent several pleasant hours perusing Jackson Hole Book Trader, Inc. in Jackson, Wyoming. We had exercised self-restraint until we came to the children’s section. And then…
“A room without books is a body without a soul.” -Cicero “A house without books is like a room without windows.” -Horace Mann My room has two windows. But no books! Or at least, no books to speak of. There are half a dozen of my favorite books on marriage (watch for reviews coming soon)….
I should have known I couldn’t dislike a book by C.S. Lewis. But this country girl has never picked up a sci-fi. So I never would have read Out of the Silent Planet if my man hadn’t discovered the trilogy in my favorite used book store. This book store is the kind owned by someone…
“It’s a Wonderful Life” brought me to tears tonight for the first time in a while.At a time of year when so many feel lonely and discouraged, it should be required holiday watching for everyone. It should be prescribed any time of the year for those feeling downtrodden and friendless.I don’t know of a more…
While knitting this afternoon I read How to Photograph Your Life by Nick Kelsh. Anyone who owns a camera needs to read this book.Great photography is really built on such basic concepts. Anyone can learn the principles of spectacular photography, but almost everyone tends to neglect them. I’m really enjoying the easy to remember concepts…
Gene Stratton Porter’s books are like drink of clear spring water and a walk in the woods holding the hand of your beloved. I just started The Harvester last night, and couldn’t put it down until near midnight. The main character is much like the man I love. The themes of pure love, hard work,…
My recent bedtime reading has been The Clicking of Cuthbert by P.G. Wodehouse. When my Dear Friend loaned it to me, I reminded him with a laugh that I was not a golfer. But he reassured me that despite the golf themes, these short stories were highly amusing. And I have found them, true to…
I love children’s books. I just finished going through my latest GoodWill finds, replacing the price tag with a sticker that says “from the library of Gretchen Louise,” and added them to my bookshelves. A full bookshelf is one of the most beautiful things in the world. And even though my bookshelves are overflowing, I…
My friend sent me a charming little book written at the turn of the (last) century by a 10-year-old girl. O Ye Jigs & Juleps! is one of the most unique humorous pieces I’ve ever read. Virginia is a child simply stating facts as she observes them, and without trying to be funny she’s more…
Tonight I saw the simplest, yet most touching movie: “The Enchanted Cottage.” After reading about it on another blog, we ordered it on inter-library loan. In 1945 black and white, Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire act out the most beautiful story of true love. An ugly girl and a disfigured man. But he sees a…
Last night I spent an enjoyable evening watching “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town“. After working in town all day, it is nice to come home to the country, and then watch a movie about a refreshingly real small-town individual like Mr. Deeds. Gary Cooper has always been a close second to Jimmy Stewart as my…
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