I forgot to mention in my June month in review post that I would be acting at work again for five weeks. So that used up all my brain power from the July 7 to August 9. Add in all my camping trips, and my summer went by in a flash. I am still enjoying lovely weather in September so far, though, so looking forward to spending some time with […]
Where did June go! Oh right, it went into my two weekends of camping. I leave straight from work on Thursday and return by Sunday evening. Then this past weekend (since June 28), we have family visiting from out of town so that has also kept me busy. But technically I met my blog post goal for this month so that’s exciting. 😛 I was reading my way through two […]
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Why we chose Lesley Choyce’s The Unlikely Redemption of John Alexander MacNeil I plucked this book off my to-read list cos 1) it’s Canadian, 2) it sounded like something Dad might enjoy, and 3) it was available via the public library in both physical and digital copies. (That third reason is the precipitating factor. I was scrolling through my to-read-fiction shelf and specifically looking for books available at the library.) […]
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Fungal: Foraging in the Forestby Ariel GordonSource: ebook/publicistPublished: 11 June 2024Publisher: Wolsak & WynnLength: 242 pages Genre: Creative non-fictionTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +14) Summary 💬 Fungal is a wide-ranging collection from Ariel Gordon where she explores her fascination with all mushrooms, not just those you can eat. In these engaging essays she takes the reader through ditches and puddles in search of morels, through the hallways of a mushroom factory, down city […]
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Why we chose Kelly Barnhill’s When Women Were Dragons Ash and I went for out for breakfast one day in February. We wandered into a nearby bookstore, where When Women Were Dragons was on display. Ash mentioned it was on her TBR – she thought the cover was gorgeous and liked that it’s a standalone. It was also on my TBR. As a fan of Barnhill’s middle grade work (see: […]