For shame! Here are some of the books that have been on my to-be-read list the longest…
Books for February
A calm of pleasure listens round / And almost whispers winter bye / While fancy dreams of summer sounds / And quiet rapture fills the eye… ~ from “The Shepherds Calendar – February – A Thaw” by John Clare
Top Ten Tuesday: Faded Memory Edition
I really don’t think I am going to be able to find ten books for this one. Like an elephant, I have a really good memory, especially for books I enjoyed. And I write reviews, so I am always thinking about and writing about books I’ve read. Of course it also means I also have…
ACCENT: BROLLIOLOGY
This is an utterly delightly social study on umbrellas — what they have meant throughout history, how we use them today, and what they signify in literature.
Books for January
Pavement slipp’ry, people sneezing / Lords in ermine, beggars freezing / Titled gluttons dainties carving / Genius in a garret starving. January, 1795 by Mary Darby Robinson