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Prose – House of Cash – Johnny Cash Biography
I’m enjoying this biography of Johnny Cash written by his son, John Carter Cash. Inside are memories and insights into the life of one of my all-time favorite singers and a true Man of God. I am...
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Pleasure and Prose – The Hunger Games
This was an excellent read. I don’t know when I last read a book in a day. I could not put it down, and stayed up late to read through to the end.
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Prose – Dr Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
To say I have an abundance of books is an understatement. I am blessed to have extra rooms to spread out in, and I have collections of not just my books, but the treasured volumes of other family...
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Prose – Old Books
Saturday was the perfect yard sale day. I found this old children’s book, “Tulips for Trina.” The storybook was published in 1948. It caught my eye because I knew at first glance my Grandmother...
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Prose and Phavorites – A Little Princess
I was a constant reader as a child. I had many favorites, Heidi, The Swiss Family Robinson, The Laura Ingalls Little House books. One of my favorite authors was Frances Hodgson Burnett. I loved The...
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Prose – My Lady of Cleves
I enjoyed “My Lady of Cleves” by Margaret Campbell Barnes. The historical novel tells the story of the fourth wife of Henry VIII, Anne of Cleves. She kept her head in every way. When faced with...
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Prose – The Country of the Pointed Firs
Sara Orne Jewett was born in South Berwick, Maine, in 1849. Many of her best books are set in Maine. The Country of the Pointed Firs is a collection of linked stories that give a portrait of a seaport...
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Prose and Pressed Flowers – A Passion For Flowers by Penny Black
In 1992 a classic floral arranging book was published. It has always been one of my favorites on the subject of pressed & dried flowers. Written by Penny Black, this terrific how-to book is a...
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Pleasure & Prose – Sea-Beans from the Tropics
A few years ago I first heard the term “Sea-Beans.” Of course, since I love to beachcomb, I was entranced by the thought of something new to search for on my beach walks. The definition of Sea Beans,...
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Prose – Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards
I loved this memoir written by Susan Richards telling the story of her rescue horse Lay Me Down. A terrific book.
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Prose, People & Place – The Dirty Life/Kristin Kimball Blog/Essex Farm
: Okay, I’ll admit it, I am only on page 51 of The Dirty Life. Why am I already raving about this book in a blog post? Well…because…oh the joy of it…I found a blog written by Kristin Kimball and I...
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Prose & Phavorite – Chickens in the Road
I am in the process of reading Suzanne McMinn’s outstanding book, “Chickens in the Road.” I am in a happy “rut” of searching out and devouring books that tell the story of leaving a familiar routine...
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Phavorites & Prose – The Invention of Wings & Goodreads
I am reading Sue Monk Kidd’s novel,The Invention of Wings, based on real-life Abolitionist Sisters Sarah Grimke and Angelina Grimke Weld. The book is based on the story of the early Abolitionist...
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Prose & People – A Woman’s Prayers to God
My Letters to God by S. Corrine Davis “My letters to God came about by my need to communicate with him on a regular basis. I need—as a Christian, a wife, and a mother notwithstanding—to pray every...
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Prose – Novel Interiors
NOVEL INTERIORS: LIVING IN ENCHANTED ROOMS INSPIRED BY LITERATURE ~Lisa Borgnes Giramonti “For those who have ever lost themselves in the stylish worlds of novels like Sense and Sensibility, The Age...
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Prose & Projects – Windowsill Art & Pure Sea Glass
I came across an interesting book at the public library: Windowsill Art by Nancy Ross Hugo. I knew by the title that I would love this book. I feel an instant kinship to anyone who can inspire...
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