Tag: book club
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69/365 Book Club #yearofgratitude
Book club is so much more than the books we read. All 10 of us were able to gather this evening to discuss “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett, as we shared soup, salad and cherry pie. Just as it has been for over a decade, tonight was full of animated conversation, laughter, thoughtful exchanges of…
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57/365 Audiobooks #yearofgratitude
I used to be so skeptical of audiobooks, looking down on that option as “not really reading.” With a lot of driving time, I have found some to be an absolute delight, and grateful for the option to change things up. Plus, there is now a chance I will finish our next book club read…
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46/365 Indie Bookstores #yearofgratitude
Even when the list of books to read is longer than the time available to read them, grateful for those independent gems in the bookstore world who continue to connect readers with books worth reading. Honest Dog Books (https://honestdogbooks.com/) in Bayfield, Wisconsin, is worth the visit if you’re in the area. But if you’re not,…
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Book Club (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 13)
Another evening of stimulating conversation, laughter, and an interesting read for our bi-monthly book club. This time, a play — Sweat by Lynn Nottage. Timely in reflecting many of the themes we see playing out in society today. The club selection two months earlier was Al Franken’s latest book, Giant of the Senate, a sobering yet humorous…
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Supporting the Little Guys
As the crab apple trees and lilacs both came into their full glory, filling the yard with the fragrance of a delayed Spring, I took an additional day of vacation to extend a long weekend, and frantically scrambled to eliminate as much dog and cat hair as possible, while putting together an extra-special spread for…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 