What is the Sunday Salon?
The Sunday Salon is a place to link up and share what we have been doing during the week. It's also a great opportunity to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there.
Snow!
The Arctic apocalypse arrived this week here along the Texas Gulf Coast, and, folks, let me tell you, it was cold. Very cold. Very, very cold. It froze five nights in a row, and, one of those days it was below freezing all day.
You people who live in this kind of weather all the time...you deserve medals. I do not know how you do regular things like driving to work and going to the grocery store. I applaud you.
Our power did not go off. We did not leave the house from Sunday until Thursday, so I had lots of wonderful reading time.
The Book of Love is a quirky story of four people who die but who are brought back to give them a chance to remain alive if they successfully accomplish some tasks. I liked it a lot, though I'm not sure everyone would.
Samuel Fromartz learns how to be a home baker in his book, In Search of the Perfect Loaf. My biggest takeaway from this book: How do you become a better baker? Bake and make mistakes and keep baking.
The End of the Affair is the story of a love affair between a man and a married woman told by the man. It has a lot to say to me about how we often misperceive other people, even those we think we know well. It also made me think a lot about spirituality and the way it works in our lives for good and for bad.
What I Read Last Week (with links to my reviews):
The Book of Love by Kelly Link (Fiction)
In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey by Samuel Fromartz (Baking)
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (Classics Club)
What I'm Reading Now:
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (Readalong with Tina)
Roots by Alex Haley (Chapter-a-Day)
Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words by Anne Curzan (NF)
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Fantasy)
by reading a book on the sidelines.
What I Posted Last Week Here at Readerbuzz:
I began to list 3 Good Things every day during the pandemic. Now I've established a regular routine of writing down my 3 Good Things. Here are 3 Good Things from last week:
Good Thing #1:
I am thankful for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Good Thing #2:
I continue to practice my
personal vow of (some) silence,
with a goal of listening more and talking less.
Good to know there could be a loophole.
Good Thing #3:
I plan to post more
about the snow here
soon.
Weekend linkup spots are listed below. Click on the picture to visit the site.
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