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 an opportunity to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there.
It was (hopefully!) my last hyper-busy week, with a family reunion, a birding outing, a library luncheon, a breakfast get-together for a friend's birthday, a pollinator bioblitz, volunteering in the butterfly tent at an event in Houston, and a book club meeting.
I'm off to East Texas again this weekend for granddaughter Annie's 10th birthday party. We shall go skating.
What I Read Last Week:
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (Fantasy)
Heart the Lover by Lily King (Fiction)
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (Fiction)
What I'm Reading Now:
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (Fiction; Book Club)
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Children's Historical Fiction)
Butterflies of Houston & Southeast Texas by John & Gloria Tveten (Nonfiction)
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:
My family reunion. My dad with his last living first cousin, Irene---he had almost 100.
Good Thing #2:
A birding outing in Galveston.
Good Thing #3:
Birthday breakfast with friends of nearly thirty years.
Weekend linkup spots are listed below. Click on the picture to visit the site.
What a great week you had! I always love the photos of your father.
ReplyDeleteI liked “Yellowface” a lot. I’ve been very disillusioned to read recently revealed information about Laura Ingalls Wilder and the extreme right-wing political activism of her daughter (who may have written or extremely edited the Little House books). I enjoyed them a lot when I read them to my daughter.
Thanks for hosting Sunday Salon … mae
I know that the Little House books are tainted, but I recently read Big Woods with my grandchildren and it offered them a view into a world of the past, and they connected with the life of the Ingalls family, making a life in the forest under difficult circumstances. It made for a great read-together book. I am reading Prairie now and I hope to find a way to read this one with them, too.
DeleteDid I read correctly that your dad had nearly 100 cousins?! Wow! Wonderful photo of him and his last cousin <3 I know your weeks have been busy. but what a wonderful time to enjoy with your lovely family and the age gaps! I hope you have a brilliant time celebrating with your Granddaughter, ten is a very big age (two whole hands)!
ReplyDeleteFamily reunion and time with friends? What could possibly make a better week. It sounds wonderful and I love the photos. Have you read Laura Ingalls Gunn's blog, "Decor to Adore"? She's a direct descendent of Wilder and committed to preserving her memory. While it's mostly a decor blog (and a bit of sewing) she does amazing costumes and has participated in Wilder events. Worth a look!
ReplyDeleteIt does sound very busy but also wonderful to be able to socialize so much. Have a great week ahead Deb.
ReplyDeleteYou have been very busy!!! I added Yellowface to my TBR list, thanks.
ReplyDeleteDear Deb, it's wonderful that you have been able to connect with others. I am really happy 😊 for you.
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful post and love those photos. I'm looking forward to the Lily King book.
ReplyDeleteThe family reunion looks fun.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe Annie is going to be 10!!! Have fun skating. It's great exercise, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI think Farmer Boy is one of Wilder's books that I never got around to reading.
Your dad looks wonderful. He had almost 100 cousins??!! Wow. I should ask my mom how many she had. I think I have 14 first cousins and numerous second and third cousins.
Whew! That was a busy week. Happy Birthday to your granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteYou are certainly the "cool grandma" on the skating rink with Annie! I think I'd like Seraphina as well, we have a wayward streak in common! Happy reading to you!
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