Reading | Week 18 in 2021

Happy Wednesday! I'm here to share a few more books that I was able to finish since we met last week - my goodness, aren't we lucky that there are so many amazing books out there?! Summerwater by Sarah MossThis story is told in one day. Moss adeptly takes us into the heads of a... Continue Reading →

A Sunday Poem | In Bloom

I'm in a particular good patch of poems in my Wendell Berry book and had a difficult time picking one to share with you today. But this felt right: At the woods' edge, suddenlythe air around him was perfumedwith the scent of wild plum flowers.The whitened trees were accompaniedby several redbuds also in bloom,equally beautiful,... Continue Reading →

Reading | Week 17 in 2021

Friends - it's been an incredible week for reading. I'm here to share the books I've finished since last Wednesday, which includes a beautiful variety of authors and topics. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to keep up this reading pace but I'm enjoying every moment of it while it lasts! The... Continue Reading →

A Sunday Poem | April Flowers

Happy Sunday, friends. I'm back to day with another Wendell Berry poem - one that feels perfect for an early Spring day during a season in which we're all in desperate need of flowers. A man is walking in a fieldand everywhere at his feetin the short grass of Aprilthe small purple violets are in... Continue Reading →

Reading | Week 16 in 2021

Last week I shared that I wasn't in a good headspace for reading and disliked everything I tried to read. I'm happy to report that my reading life was a bit more positive this week. I'm back today with four more finished books, including one truly excellent audiobook! Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu... Continue Reading →

Reading | Week 15 in 2021

Friends! I'm here today to share the reading I've done in the last two weeks because I took last week off from blogging. Maybe it's because I've been feeling a bit stressed and overwhelmed, but I didn't really enjoy anything that I read. I still wanted to post about them to stay consistent and up-to-date... Continue Reading →

Reading | Week 12 of 2021

I'm here today to share what I've read over the last week. I'm still riding a good reading wave and can't wait to chat about the three books I've finished since we last gathered to talk books and reading. (Full disclosure: the picture in my banner is not my home! It's a lovely image of... Continue Reading →

Reading | Week 11 of 2021

It's been yet another wonderful week of reading. On Monday I wrote that I'm riding a wave of wanting to read nearly everything and that continues to be the case. I want to curl up on the couch with a hot cup of coffee and just dig through a stack of books every chance I... Continue Reading →

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