It's easy to be overwhelmed by the crap in life because there certainly is some of it. Anybody who reads the paper, listens to the news, or who gets dressed and leaves the house once a day knows it. There are so many things for which to be thankful, though, so my mental exercise this morning as I drink my coffee and watch my fireplace is to think of them. The safety of our friend, Bob, after his terrifying roll-over on an icy road near Alexandria. It took me two days to respond to his email because it was such a frightening story. As he is a good and kind person, he didn't curse the state for not sanding or even nature for sending such road conditions, but he was grateful for the kindness of a stranger and for his health. For all of this, I am thankful. A warm and well-lit house, tiny as it is. Regis and I have lived in this bitty two-bedroom, 1950's style rambler since we married 13 years ago. Most days we are overwhelmingly grateful for it's coziness and lack of st
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*The Glass Castle (she bets you have already read this)
*The Cape Ann by Faith Sullivan
*The Number One Lady Detective Series books by Alexander McCall Smith.
You've probably read them all. For me, I'm too busy reading action plans and diagrams to have time for much else.
i just requested atmospheric disturbances (galchen) as i keep seeing great reviews for it, and the new salman rushdie.
if you like "chick lit" at all, the new jennifer weiner was great, i'm reading the new jane green, and i hear the new marion keyes is good, too (it's in my library queue).
I have three books in front of me here and Kari said I should bring them to you.
*Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
*The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
*House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III