I just received a book, a gift from a very close friend. It is a beautiful edition of “The Birds of America” by John James Audubon. This copy was printed in 2022 by Prestel Publishers. I am very thankful for this gift. In grade school, a schoolmate’s mother had a copy of this book, andContinue reading “This artist is a real tweet to see”
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Literally a Literary Calendar
In 2024, I entered a post every day. This exercise was to make a yearlong calendar-to have a story about books from my library, for each and every day of the full year. Some days were holidays, special historical events, or perhaps celebrations; other days might be for the birth or death of someone.Continue reading “Literally a Literary Calendar”
“A Noiseless Flash”*
“At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a clerk in the personnel department of the East Asia Tin Works, had just sat down at her place in the plant office and was turning herContinue reading ““A Noiseless Flash”*”
“Traveling…Libraries”
I recently visited some friends in Lake County, Illinois, and was offered to tour a local library, at the St Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein. It is open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. How could I say no? We entered the complex on the west side, and took a spiralContinue reading ““Traveling…Libraries””
For a splash of excitement…
In my last post, I thanked my wife for letting me continue on adventures, even though I “shouldn’t be chasing waterfalls” – that is, doing dangerous things. I wanted to sneak in the reference of older songs…”Waterfalls”. Some might remember the group TLC releasing their song “Waterfalls” in 1995. It was #1 for seven weekContinue reading “For a splash of excitement…”
“The Natural State…with Loblolly pines, hot springs, waterfalls, but no diamonds”
My wife and I just celebrated our 45th anniversary. As in many of our anniversaries, I search for a book that has the number of years in the title, find an interesting quote or two, and mark it with a bookmark that also works with the years married. Usually at a dinner with friends orContinue reading ““The Natural State…with Loblolly pines, hot springs, waterfalls, but no diamonds””
“After vacation…recent buys”
I just wrote an article about my recent vacation in Florida. After sightseeing and reading, I did some research, and found a few more books. I thought the process of what I looked for and found might be interesting. At the very least, one sees my book collecting interests and addictions a little clearer. IContinue reading ““After vacation…recent buys””
What to pack for vacation?
I just came back from a wonderful vacation. The wife and I, along with several dear friends, jumped into RVs and drove caravan style for several weeks in Florida. It was a wonderful time. The question begs, what do I (did I) pack? I am not thinking of the socks, shorts, and swim suits, butContinue reading “What to pack for vacation?”
“A little bad luck, a lot of reminiscing”
I took a shower this morning (shower every two days whether need it or not-gotta watch for that old person smell). The hot water stopped midway through my shower. I also sensed a little rotten egg smell, and maybe a little color to the water. I have had my current water heater for about 20Continue reading ““A little bad luck, a lot of reminiscing””
“It was quite a Mow-ment”
Today, March 29th, I mowed my yard for the first time this year. It needed it. There was a slight mist of rain in the air, but I thought “I’m doing this!” What Mow-tavated me was that for the last 34 years that I have lived here, my next door neighbor would always mow hisContinue reading ““It was quite a Mow-ment””
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