Sharing some of the things I love with kindred spirits...: Calf Pasture (Brighton)

Friday, August 28, 2009

Calf Pasture (Brighton)

Calf Pasture (Brighton), originally uploaded by Things We Love.

August skies....

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: What a beautiful sight; August 31, 2009 at 5:47 PM

Good Reads

Diane's bookshelf: read

The Only Café

by Linden MacIntyre

Toronto streets and familiar neighbourhoods are the setting for much of the telling, with forays to the East Coast and references to war torn Lebanon. It's a complicated simple story. Complicated because of contemporary events traced b...

tagged: canlit and toronto

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

by Madeleine Thien

I feel the book has expanded my world view by educating me about China's struggles over the course of the last century, and made history more understandable by telling such a layered story through So many different lives. Full of poetry,...

tagged: canlit

The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature

The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature

by Daniel J. Levitin

Interesting way of categorizing music and conjecture of how music and humanity evolved together. Conversations and interviews with Sting, George Martin, and other music luminaries are peppered throughout, but usually add additional conte...

tagged: non-fiction

Seven Stones to Stand or Fall

by Diana Gabaldon

Very much enjoyed sampling the stories in this collection and appreciated the introduction and overview on how the pieces fit into the prolific series. addictive to so many! It wasn't necessary to have read all the novels in order to app...

tagged: book-club-picks and historical

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

by Mark Manson

So many books about giving a f*ck, not giving a f*ck, whether or not to give a f*ck. This is one of the better ones, good anecdotes along the way. Provocative & easy read.

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