There's something about certain books, or maybe it's the writers, I guess it has to be the writers!---they have a gift for making me feel like I can see life more clearly. I don't have a clue as to what their special gift is, but after putting particular books down, I find myself paying more attention and not getting easily irritated. I feel more generous with my feelings, and my mind is more settled. What's up with that? And I'm not talking about inspirational books either, but almost always fiction.
Got several books at the library today, one being Sue Miller's The Distinguished Guest. I think it has something to do with the sentences---ones that aren't trite and unimaginative. The characters in this book are varied and one in particular, I don't like at all. But for the few pages I've read, I'm enjoying myself. We'll see how it flies. I seem to have a talent for commenting on books and after picking them up again, finding myself ashamed for having recommended them. Just a disclaimer, and taking no responsibility. :)
Got several books at the library today, one being Sue Miller's The Distinguished Guest. I think it has something to do with the sentences---ones that aren't trite and unimaginative. The characters in this book are varied and one in particular, I don't like at all. But for the few pages I've read, I'm enjoying myself. We'll see how it flies. I seem to have a talent for commenting on books and after picking them up again, finding myself ashamed for having recommended them. Just a disclaimer, and taking no responsibility. :)
Now to this and that:
Got my dancing shoes in the mail yesterday (loveliness), and they fit like a dream. For those of you unversed in dancing protocol, ballroom shoes are supposed to be fit 1/2 size smaller than your regular size. In fact, if your toes go to the very edge of the shoe (always open-toed), or slightly over the edge to the extent of overhanging, more the better. That way you can feel the floor, and manage your steps better. News to me.
As to shoes---take a gander at the shoe photo I have here. Found it on an Etsy email I got today, and it must be the big sister of my dancing shoes. LOVE these shoes. So Mary Poppins as well, but in a white or ivory (which this Etsy seller has as well), would be glorious for a wedding!(photo from The Cluttered Cottage's Etsy shop)
