Category Archives: Books

Hi. I hope everyone is well. We’re supposed to have our first snowstorm this week, which is not too unusual considering it’s almost Halloween time, but am I ready for it? Nooo. Last week we had a sunny day when … Continue reading →

Hi all. I just wanted to touch base that I’ll be taking a bit of blogging break while we’re away on our bike trip in Italy. We leave soon and I have my e-reader stacked full of fall reading for … Continue reading →

Hi. Are you ready for fall? I’m still half in summer mode, but the colors seem to be changing up here. Our Italy trip is next week and we are getting excited and organized. Meanwhile a few literary book awards … Continue reading →

Hi. How is everybody doing? Gosh we are almost into September now. It’s hard to believe, how time flies. I plan to do my September Preview post next time so stay tuned for that. Meanwhile I had a good time … Continue reading →

Hi all. I’ve been away this past week visiting my parents at their senior community in Southern California. And just my luck, we’re in the path of  Tropical Storm Hilary, yikes. I guess a tropical storm hasn’t happened here in … Continue reading →

Whoa it’s almost August. Where did July go? We had some rain yesterday — real rain! — which will help with the dry conditions. And here are two of the three hay bales we produced from our back field recently. … Continue reading →

Hello. I hope everyone is doing well. I have been busy so have been away from the blog for awhile. I was reffing the junior provincial tennis tournament all of last week for 12 to 18 year olds and there … Continue reading →

Hi. I hope everyone enjoyed the summer solstice yesterday, the longest day of the year. It stays light these days till past 10 at night here, which is really nice, and we often garden and do yard work till after … Continue reading →

Greetings, hello. There’s much to talk about as the news was just announced from the U.K. that author Barbara Kingsolver has won again for her 2022 novel Demon Copperhead. Wow this time she’s won the Women’s Prize for Fiction and … Continue reading →

Yay, it’s that time of year again. I’m joining Cathy’s Books of Summer challenge in which I hope to draw from the list of 15 novels below to read over the next three months from June 15 to Sept. 15 … Continue reading →