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.
DeleteWe used the problematic parts of the story as places to stop and talk about issues.
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)!
ReplyDeleteYes, he had almost 100 cousins!
DeleteFamily 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!
ReplyDeleteI shall look for it. Reading the book has sparked a lot of conversations with the g-kids about life long ago.
DeleteIt 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.
I think time seems to speed up the older we get!
DeleteYes, my dad came from a huge family, with thirty-two aunts and uncles, and many of them had lots of kids. I had twenty aunts and uncles and twenty-two 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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DeleteThanks for the reminder of Nonfiction November. I just made a list of books for myself.
ReplyDeleteI thought I had a lot of first cousins (30 something, 36, I think), but 100, WOW!! That's incredible! Sad that only one is still living. It sounds like so many fun things, I love that you live life to the fullest! I read The Great Alone with a book club a few years ago and we all enjoyed it, I hope yours does as well. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI plan on getting a copy of Yellowface, it sounds really good and I want to see what ends up happening.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're having a great time!
I wish your granddaughter many happy returns of the day. It looks like the reunion was amazing.
ReplyDeleteMy Sweetie loves the book Farmer Boy. He grew up on a farm and it just fascinates him how different and yet the same it was.
I really loved Yellow Face. A lot of food for thought but very fun and engaging. Great book
ReplyDeleteWow, that was a very very very busy week! Have fun skating!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing your photos
ReplyDeleteLooks like a busy but fun week! Look at you skating! I went ice skating last New Year's with the grandkids and family, and couldn't stop laughing. It was fun!
ReplyDeletewow, that's a lot in a week! Great bird picture!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you get a chance to slow down. You're always so busy. I love the family reunion photos. I hope you have a good week.
ReplyDeleteI hope 30 years from now, I am having breakfast with the friends I have now.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Alone has been on my TBR for years. I've always enjoyed books by that author. You have such a busy schedule. I'm glad to hear you will have a chance to relax a bit. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteYou’ve had a week full of such wonderful events! I’m sure you are enjoying it but I am not surprised you are looking forward to a some down time.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy reading week
The Great Alone was my first Kristin Hannah novel and I thought it was fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI love reading your 3 good things each week; hearing the positive out there is so healing. Especially the meal with friends of 30 years. Have a great week!
Oh my goodness - WHAT a busy week! I envy you your energy, Deb. And what a lovely picture of your father. I hope you enjoy The Great Alone as much as I did. And I hope you get a chance to put your feet up a bit in the coming week:).
ReplyDeleteAlways impressed with people who can pull off a family reunion. I tried pulling off a family photo once and...jenga!
ReplyDeleteWow what a week for you! You were on the go. The Galveston bird outing looks good .... and I'm also interested in the butterfly tent. Those are always amazing. I'm glad to know you liked Heart the Lover - I have that on my list and I read & liked the diabolical Yellowface book -- which was crazy! Enjoy your travels.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are having such a nice time with your family these days!
ReplyDeleteSo awesome you had such a lovely time.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are enjoying time with family. A happy birthday in advance to your granddaughter... glad to peek back into your blog...
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