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.
After a busy week and a brush with a tropical storm in the Gulf, we drove to Dallas this weekend to celebrate our great-granddaughter Lucy's fourth birthday. I'm almost finished with my Paris in July reading, and I finally tried making sourdough bread from Poilâne: The Secrets of the World-Famous Bread Bakery.
What I Read Last Week:
The Shortest History of France by Colin Jones (History - Paris in July)
Toujours la France! by Janine Marsh (Memoir - Paris in July)
Quartet by Jean Rhys (Fiction - Paris in July)
Moveable Feasts: A Story of Paris in Twenty Meals by Chris Newens (Nonfiction - Paris in July)
En Route: A Journey Through France in the Company of Great Writers by Peter Fiennes (Nonfiction - Paris in July)
What I'm Reading Now:
The Earth by Émile Zola (Fiction - Paris in July)
Candide, or Optimism by Voltaire (Fiction in French - Paris in July)
Poilâne: The Secrets of the World-Famous Bread Bakery
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:
More fun with alligators and turtles and snakes.
Good Thing #2:
Our book club celebrated fifteen years talking books this week.
Good Thing #3:
How happy I feel!
Jackie of Junk Boat Travels
sent me this Toronto Public Library
library card for my collection.
Thank you so much
for your thoughtfulness, Jackie!
I hope you will join the linkup for Sunday Salon below.
















Great list of books, Deb. And I love ❤️ turtles 🐢
ReplyDeleteGood job on finishing up your July in Paris reading! So fun to introduce children to different animals. Happy Birthday to Lucy!
ReplyDeleteI am impressed that you are reading Zola and Voltaire, Deb.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Lucy! I love seeing how children react to animals. Have a wonderful weekend Deb.
ReplyDeleteIt was a pleasure, I'm glad it made it!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good week and glad that tropical thing kind of fizzled out. Hope this next week is fun! Happy birthday to Lucy and well done with 15 years of book group!
ReplyDeleteYou keep reminding me of French authors that I should read more of, epecially zola!
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend…mae at mefood.blogspot.com
You've had an awesome reading week! Congratulations on your book club anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHow fun to celebrate your book club's anniversary! It would be interesting to know which 15 books were the group's favorites.
ReplyDeleteSound's like a great week! I hope you have a blast celebrating Lucy! And, 15 years with your book club is fantastic. #goals
ReplyDeleteA book club that has managed to keep talking books for fifteen years is definitely something to celebrate. As is fun with alligators, turtles, and snakes, not to mention great-granddaughters!
ReplyDeleteFifteen years! That's a very good book club run.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good week!
It sounds like a great week. You have an amazing book club.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great trip to Dallas and that the storm didn't hit you. Have a great week!
ReplyDelete15 years of a book club! How wonderful. Hope you had fun at the birthday celebration. That is a fun age.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have another fun week!
Hope you're having fun in Dallas. Congratulations on the 15 years of book club and score with the Canadian library card!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great week.Hope next week is just as fun! Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic you've had 15 years with a bookclub! Love the photos and happy to hear tropical storm Bertha didn't cause you trouble.
ReplyDeleteSounds lots of fun with God's creatures.
ReplyDeleteIf you did even short reviews on Goodreads for these books, don't hesistate to link them to #parisinjuly2026
Thanks, Emma!
DeleteThank you so much for the bookmark and birthday wishes!
ReplyDeleteMore time with alligators, turtles, and snakes sounds GREAT! Happy birthday to your granddaughter :)
ReplyDeleteLove that your book club has been meeting for that long!
ReplyDeleteThat’s lovely you been with you book club for so long.I hope you have a great week and that it’s not as hot as in MN
ReplyDeleteAnother busy but fun week for you!..
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, happy reading!