The Sunday Salon: The Shorty September Challenge is Complete
Welcome! We are glad you joined us at the Sunday Salon.
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.
What I Read This Week:
Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey (Mystery)
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (Novel)
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Novel)
What I'm Reading Now:
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake (Nonfiction)
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon (Fiction)
Trash! A Garbageman’s Story by Simon Paré-Poupart (192 pages)
Patchwork Shorts (Blend of Genres)
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel (242 pages)
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:
We went on a tour of the site at
the Waco Mammoth National Monument.
Those mammoths!
It was an amazing tour.
Good Thing #2:
We visited the Armstrong Browning Library on
Baylor University's campus
and took a look at some of the books
and artifacts of
poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Good Thing #3:
My sister made,
and I'm starting to address,
the invitations
for my dad's 100th birthday party
on January 2, 2027!
Weekend linkup spots are listed below. Click on the picture to visit the site.
I hope you will join the linkup for Sunday Salon below.
A supurr selection of books, several of which have been added to our TBR, so thank mew furry much for sharing! Hope you have an epic weekend! We're off to sort some shelf space in the BBHQ library! 🐾😺🐾
Congratulations on finishing Shorty September! Which book(s) were your favorites?
I just saw that they found a preserved woolly mammoth baby somewhere? Mummified? I think somewhere in Canada.
So cool that your dad will be having a 100th birthday party! What does he say the secret to a long life is? I love when they ask Centenarians that question.
100th birthday?! Oh my goodness. That is a huge milestone. Is there anything special he wants to do for his big day? Go skydiving, see the Eiffel tower, swim with sharks?! I feel like when you hit that milestone, you can do whatever you want.
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich sounds like a heavy, but important read. One has to wonder at the will of man to survive the most heinous conditions. The Infinite Sadness iof Small Appliances is officially on hold with Libby. As my grandchildren share the books they are reading, I’m learning I enjoy the dystopian genre! Who knew? I’m eager to read your thoughts on The Librarians as they are my heroes – along with long arm quilters. 😊Loved the titles in Shorty September! I bet it was an amazing tour! We are kindred souls! When we travel, I love to visit museums and the local library, as well a yarn shop or two! Big advance birthday hugs to your precious dad!
I reread A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - it's funny, I didn't really remember any of it. I think I was probably too young. Did you like it? Quite bleak.
Looks like you had a great week with your sister in Waco. 100th birthday! Very cool. Congratulations on finishing your September Shorts Challenge.
ReplyDeleteAll. your good things are very very good! I read one of your books recentlY:
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A supurr selection of books, several of which have been added to our TBR, so thank mew furry much for sharing! Hope you have an epic weekend! We're off to sort some shelf space in the BBHQ library! 🐾😺🐾
ReplyDeleteLove visiting libraries!! 100 yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the Sunday posts are your good things. I love that gorgeous library! And how wonderful that party plans are going well!
ReplyDeletePlanning for your Dad’s 100th birthday! Not many people can say they are lucky enough to be doing this. The mammoth exhibit looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteHappy 100th to your dad.. The Librarian and the Infinite Sadness both interest me.
ReplyDeleteWow! 100 is indeed a milestone. My dad almost made it, just 2 months short!
ReplyDeleteHappy almost birthday to your dad.
ReplyDeleteI always find your "Sunday Salon" posts uplifting and I look forward to reading them. Thank you for that.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finishing Shorty September! Which book(s) were your favorites?
ReplyDeleteI just saw that they found a preserved woolly mammoth baby somewhere? Mummified? I think somewhere in Canada.
So cool that your dad will be having a 100th birthday party! What does he say the secret to a long life is? I love when they ask Centenarians that question.
Happy Birthday 🎂 to your dad.
ReplyDelete100th birthday?! Oh my goodness. That is a huge milestone. Is there anything special he wants to do for his big day? Go skydiving, see the Eiffel tower, swim with sharks?! I feel like when you hit that milestone, you can do whatever you want.
ReplyDeleteoh wow that's brilliant about your dad! Good on him.
ReplyDeleteYou’ve had a good, busy week. I like how you are planning the birthday party well in advance.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your dad! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteA Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich sounds like a heavy, but important read. One has to wonder at the will of man to survive the most heinous conditions. The Infinite Sadness iof Small Appliances is officially on hold with Libby. As my grandchildren share the books they are reading, I’m learning I enjoy the dystopian genre! Who knew?
ReplyDeleteI’m eager to read your thoughts on The Librarians as they are my heroes – along with long arm quilters. 😊Loved the titles in Shorty September!
I bet it was an amazing tour! We are kindred souls! When we travel, I love to visit museums and the local library, as well a yarn shop or two!
Big advance birthday hugs to your precious dad!
What a milestone! 100 years!!
ReplyDeleteYou always visit just great places. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Have a fabulous week!
I reread A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - it's funny, I didn't really remember any of it. I think I was probably too young. Did you like it? Quite bleak.
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