Sitting in Silence for the World. And Hugging Our Grandchildren.

There are troubles in America. Sometimes the only thing we can do is sit in silence and hug our grandchildren. Yes, there are troubles in America, but all is well in Paris in July.  I'm reading twelve books at once. All except one are French. I read a chapter in one book and then read a few pages in another. The tv is off.  Here's what I'm reading: cover title  author Bonjour Kale: A Memoir of Paris, Love, and Recipes Beddard, Kristen  Bonjour Tristesse Sagan, Françoise Buying a Piece of Paris Nielsen, Ellie Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life David, Susan Girl in Dior Goetzinger, Annie In the Café of Lost Youth Modiano, Patrick The Little Paris Kitchen Khoo, Rachel Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris Gallico, Paul Satori in Paris & Pic Kerouac, Jack The Story of Diva and Flea Willems, Mo The Sun Also Rises Hemingway, Ernest Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower Pizzoli, Greg  Maybe I can take away a little hope, a little peace, a little compassion for the world from these books. What is the Sunday Salon? Imagine some university library's vast reading room. It's filled with people--students and faculty and strangers who've wandered in. They're seated at great oaken desks, books piled all around them,and they're all feverishly reading and jotting notes in their leather-bound journals as they go. Later they'll mill around the open dictionaries and compare their thoughts on the afternoon's literary intake....That's what happens at the Sunday Salon, except it's all virtual. Every Sunday the bloggers participating in that week's Salon get together--at their separate desks, in their own particular time zones--and read. And blog about their reading. And comment on one another's blogs. Think of it as an informal, weekly, mini read-a-thon, an excuse to put aside one's earthly responsibilities and fall into a good book. Click here to join the Salon. The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's a chance to share news and recap the past week. Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share books that we found in our mailboxes last week.   It is now being hosted here. Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews in which you can share the books you've acquired. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between!  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from! I love being a part of this and I hope you do too! It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is now being hosted at The Book Date.