Category: books
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It’s a mystery to me
My husband quakes in his bed when I pull out my bedtime book and he reads the title of my “Who dun it.” “You are researching ways to do me in,” he apprehensively concludes. “Nah, just having a good time reading and seeing if I can get ahead of the detective in the series. But…
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Grandma’s toy box
My granddaughter pulled toys out of my toy cupboard. She turned to her mother and commented, “I think Grandma has more toys than we do.” Her mother just laughed. She knew who the real winner was, but Caroline is right. I do have a lot of toys. I like toys. I like to see little…
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Make Way for Ducklings
((Have you heard of this book? Please comment yes or no. We were surprised how many had NOT heard of the ducklings.)) For weeks and months, my husband spends hours poring over the computer search engines seeking out the “must see” sites for our next vacation. He plans our days, all the side trips, the…
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Trashing the story
I threw away another book last week. It happened on the interstate with hours of driving promising time to listen to my stash of audio books. I chose a humorous book. I pushed all the right buttons on the player, but the text pushed all the wrong buttons in me. Every other sentence the author…