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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Reading John Adams
Some years back, I read David McCullough’s “John Adams”. Last night, after a lovely Thanksgiving day and huge meal with all the trimmings that go with a turkey dinner, I thought, “maybe I’ll read ‘John Adams’ again…after all, how appropriate, … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Day
“Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.” Theodore Roosevelt “Reflect upon your … Continue reading
Agatha Christie’s “Endless Night”
Endless Night by Agatha Christie My rating: 4 of 5 stars (Agatha Christie tricked me! again! sigh). “Endless Night” is another mystery, although at first I had to say, I was ‘taken in’ and decided that, Christie had departed from … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Some hae meat and canna eat, – And some … Continue reading
Veteran’s Day
From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered- We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he … Continue reading
November
“November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. With night coming early, And dawn coming late, And ice in the bucket And frost by the gate. The fires burn And the kettles sing, … Continue reading
Country Girls Read 