So, I picked up the books that had been transferred for me at a local branch library---sweetness. Four by Wendell Berry (but they don't have Hannah Coulter), a couple by Carrie Brown I'd not read, and a Dorothy Cannell. The prize might be The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe, though.
A review said, "in 2005 it was Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian; in 2006 it was Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale. This summer, The Physick Book is magic." I inhaled both of those books, also with incredibly beautiful covers, so will give this one a shot as well.
Now will settle in for the afternoon. Oldest daughter is making enchiladas later on, so my job is done. I grocery shopped. Surely that earns me consistent Brownie points. Will tidy up a bit, hang out one more load of laundry and hope it dries before dark. The tropical storm (Claudette) is supposed to bring rain sometime overnight or in the morning, and that sounds good to me. Rain would be very welcome. It is interesting to me when we have rain from anything that happens in the Gulf. The air is a bit more edgy. Just a curious fact.
Off now to push around the vacuum and straighten the house. Just had to re-wash that last load, too. I hate it when the washer is set to a small load, and I do a large one. Here we go again!
A review said, "in 2005 it was Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian; in 2006 it was Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale. This summer, The Physick Book is magic." I inhaled both of those books, also with incredibly beautiful covers, so will give this one a shot as well.
Now will settle in for the afternoon. Oldest daughter is making enchiladas later on, so my job is done. I grocery shopped. Surely that earns me consistent Brownie points. Will tidy up a bit, hang out one more load of laundry and hope it dries before dark. The tropical storm (Claudette) is supposed to bring rain sometime overnight or in the morning, and that sounds good to me. Rain would be very welcome. It is interesting to me when we have rain from anything that happens in the Gulf. The air is a bit more edgy. Just a curious fact.
Off now to push around the vacuum and straighten the house. Just had to re-wash that last load, too. I hate it when the washer is set to a small load, and I do a large one. Here we go again!
