The picture you see here was taken last spring at Hearst Castle just north of Cambria, California. It is the “Gothic library” and houses over 3500 books. Can you imagine owning 3500 books? Who would ever have time to read all of them? I did the math and figured that if you read 50 books…
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Christmas Books Worth Reading
If you’ve read my blog for long you know I like to throw in an occasional book review now and again. And since it’s the beginning of the Christmas season I thought I’d tell you about a few Christmas books I’ve enjoyed. A couple of them I read last year and I’ve been waiting ALL…
1000 Gifts and More
I just finished reading Ann Voskamp’s book 1000 Gifts. Occasionally, I just get a sense that I am supposed to read a book and that’s how it was for me with this one. I kept hearing about it again and again. And now that I’m done, I can say that I know, beyond a shadow…
Summer Reading
I love to read all year but it just seems as though there is a little bit more time in the summer. Now personally, my favorite spot to read is under an umbrella, on a tropical beach, with a very slight breeze. Of course, I live in Minnesota so that doesn’t really happen very often….
Looking for a Good Read?
I decided the other day that I was going to make a list of all the books I’ve read since the beginning of the year. I was pretty amazed to realize that I’ve already read ten. Of course, we had that whole television blackout in January, which left me plenty of reading time, but still,…