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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Curling up with some classics
A friend and I have decided to challenge ourselves to read or reread several classics in the next year. I love the classics and escaping to different time periods. I remember how much I dreaded some of the classics in … Continue reading
My love affair…with books
I have had a lifelong love affair with books – all kinds of books, from memoirs, biographies, historical fiction, and romance to classics. I can’t recall not reading. I remember Dr. Seuss, Nancy Drew, Margaret Thatcher, Clive Cussler, Jane Austen, … Continue reading
Blessed
I am just sitting here thinking about how blessed I am. A lot of my friends have been laid off due to the economy and I find myself whining about going to my job, when in all reality, I am … Continue reading
Genocide
“Genocide: the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.” I just finished reading “First They Killed My Father” which is a memoir about the Cambodian Civil War. I had heard of it but never in … Continue reading