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.
We got a tiny bit of a cool front this week, and the temps dipped down into the low 70s F at night. This is a beautiful time to live along the Gulf Coast of Texas.
I had a wonderful, busy week, with butterfly monitoring, swimming, my ukulele lesson, Empty Bowls, a library league meeting, book club, lunch with a friend, a butterfly walk with my naturalist group, and a family reunion.
What I Read Last Week:
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon (Science Fiction)
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (Book Club)
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (Science Fiction)
What I'm Reading Now:
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake (Nonfiction)
The Librarians by Sherry Thomas (Mystery)
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pam
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 talked my husband into spending two nights with
Wicked, Part One and Part Two, this week,
with pizza.
Good Thing #2:
Look at these beautiful, locally crafted bowls
we took home from the Empty Bowls fundraiser.
Good Thing #3:
A lovely little Gray Hairstreak
we saw on our butterfly walk.
I’m glad to hear that you are now getting cooler weather. I can’t imagine enduring the summers you have there. I hope this signals you will be spending more time in nature.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are getting into some cooler temps. We are too, here along the Adriatic. My husband and I both enjoyed Wicked Parts 1 & 2. I hope you do as well. Apologies for the double-post. The first entry is actually last week’s entry. I tried to figure out how to remove it with no luck. Apologies!
ReplyDeleteNo problem!
DeleteSounds like you had a good week! It's getting autumnal temperature-wise here, which makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteHow are you finding Entangled Life? I seem to remember mostly liking it!
I liked Entangled Life a lot, though I must admit that a great deal of it felt like it was over my head.
DeleteLove those bowls. A friend and I were just talking about buying dishes 2 at a time that you like, instead of matched sets.
ReplyDeleteI think we have a bowl that was involved with empty bowls — a friend (now deceased) was part of that endeavor.which is an impressive way to call attention to the problem.
ReplyDeleteHave a good week… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
PS I reviewed The Infinite Sadness here: https://maefood.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-sentient-vacuum-cleaner.html
DeleteThank you, Mae.
Delete"The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances ": This title makes me smile, and I'm curious what the book is about. I have less than 50 pages left to read in "My Next Breath." I'm also reading "Kitchen Table Tarot."
ReplyDeleteHappy Saturday. Thanks for hosting Sunday Salon!
I’m glad to read you’re getting some cooler weather. Empty bowls sounds like a lovely fundraiser! Have a lovely weekend Deb and thank you for hosting us every week without fail.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love Empty Bowls? It's just the bet idea! The title of the appliance book intrigues me!
ReplyDeleteThe weather has been rather pleasant this week, hasn't it? And it looks like things will continue in that vein and possibly get even better over the rest of the month. I do love this time of year!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bowls! Looking forward to Nonfiction November. Do you have a copy of the widget/banner without "coming soon" across it? I'm getting ready to draft my blog post.
ReplyDeleteI changed the one I posted to one without the "coming soon" across it above.
DeleteYour week sounds absolutely wonderful! A great mixture of books, nature, friends, and more. I've seen Wicked on the stage, but not the movies.
ReplyDeleteYou have been so busy! I pray you have another wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great week! I saw part one of Wicked and enjoyed it. I haven't seen part two yet. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteAnother busy week for you! How are your ukulele lessons? I would love to hear you play.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week.
I stumbled through a song when I visited my sister, and my friend came by last week and we (tried to!) play ukuleles together. I need more practice, but I enjoy playing so much.
DeleteWhat a lovely week! The Librarians is on my TBR. I went to an empty bowls event a long time ago at our local community college and still have the bowl.
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you are enjoying good times and good weather!
ReplyDeleteI still haven’t watched the second part of Wicked
Wishing you a wonderful week!
That's a dynamite week you had! Love the butterfly photo and the pretty bowls you picked up. Believe it or not but I've not seen Wicked.
ReplyDeleteThe Calamity Club is one for my list. Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great week. I'll be curious to hear what you think of Quartet in Autumn...the vibe feels different from Pym's other novels. What a beautiful butterfly!
ReplyDeleteNice to have the lower temps! That low is our high today! Are you being affected by Hurricane Isaias? That's a beautiful picture with the butterfly!
ReplyDeleteI love your three things from this week. The bowls you made are super cute, too. One of my cousin's is a potter. I passed along the Empty Bowls info to her, thinking maybe they can do one where she does pottery (if they don't already). I haven't seen or read any Wicked yet. Halloween season seems like a good time to change that. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteAh, that's one of the things I love about blogging---good ideas get shared and duplicated.
DeleteI watched both Wickeds and enjoyed them. Lovely bowls, Deb. I have several pottery mugs and 1 bowl and they are beautiful. I hope you have a wonderful upcoming week.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely week indeed! I love your two new bowls (even better for the trade) and cannot wait to read Exit Party (just have to get through a few others first)! I have not watched the Wicked movies but loved the book! I hope the week ahead is a wonderful one!
ReplyDeleteGlad you have some cooler weather now!
ReplyDeleteYou have been mighty busy, Deb. Looks like a lot of nice adventures. Love the bowls. Dixon's book caught my eye, though I am not much of a sci-fi fan. Hope you have a great week.
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