caboose

one last entry to finish this train of thought....



i am (as naphtali once pointed out to me)somewhat of a snob when it comes to my reading material. i avoid book club selections. i do in fact judge books by their covers. i couldn't tell you what is one the best-seller list from anyone's paper. every now and then, in an un-looked-for place, i'll stumble across an article dealing with favorite books of ...someone and i'll file away any interesting titles. certain patrons will come in to the library and ask if we can get a particular book from another library for them. you run it through the system, find that there are 27 libraries in the country that own it and i can hardly resist taking a look when it comes in! (i have one home now!) so gatsby was on my list. the concrete blonde, mr bridge, mrs bridge, and of course (on my son-in-law's recommendation) atlas shrugged along with a handful of others that i'd like to work my way through in the next couple months. just in time for the summer reading lists to be posted.

this book

this book inspired a new project and secured a rescue from the goodwill.


i've always enjoyed topiaries and this book provided the nudge i needed to try one.

















these pictures reinforced an idea that took hold the other day - i need a reliable backdrop for staging some of my pictures.



i have 2 different ivies started and they're both doing fine.

books for a lazy saturday morning

books.
old.
new.
temporary. permanent.
classics.bestsellers.

books that were given to me. books that have been snagged from the library. checked out from our local library. shared from another library. picked up second hand.

books for me, for children, for guests, for reference, for the sheer pleasure of owning them.

books that have been judged by their covers.
books that have been recommended. books that will never be read. books that will become lifelong friends.

and i will continue to bring them home. some i will pass along to others who will give them new homes and uses. some, i'm sorry to say, will end up at the goodwill to take their chances waiting for the right owner to claim them.

small town living

sorry no pictures. just a quick anecdote.


tim normally picks up a video on friday nights. i walked into the local video store today and asked for australia. wendy, the proprietor, laughingly asked how had i talked tim into that?! when i told her he was out of town and this was my window of opportunity she laughed and said watch it twice.

green thumb

tim has become the plant guy at work. he has repotted and protected a variety of left-over funeral plants from root bind and well meaning staff. he waters, trims, tends. yesterday he brought home this small basket containg 7 separate plants.





after a quick hunt for empty pots they were split, potted and ready to go. tim will be in omaha for most of the week so i've promised not to kill them while he's gone.


i finished the reader last night and have to say that it ranks right up there with kite runner for disappointing protagonist.