My Reading List 2020

I was going to do one of those year in review type of posts, but I decided against it.  I don't think anyone really needs to review this year.  From starting the year with prison riots, to historic flooding of the Pearl River, to a record setting tornado which left a scar visible from space, 

to a record setting hurricane season -- all while in the midst of a global pandemic, it's not likely to be a year we'll soon forget. 

Still, one of the things I was going to try to do was spend less time on screens and more time reading.  I got quite a few books read, but not as many as I'd hoped.  I'll try to do better next year. So, without further ado, here is my reading list for 2020:

Thank You For My Service -- Mat Best

Island Of The Blue Dolphins -- Scott O'Dell

Julie Of The Wolves -- Jean Craighead George

Gentle Ben -- Walt Morey

The Golden Compass -- Philip Pullman

My Side Of The Mountain -- Jean Craighead George

Graceling -- Kristin Cashore

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets -- JK Rowling

Jacob Have I Loved -- Katherine Patterson

Declanii -- Nathan Daniel Davini (Don't bother with this one.  It's pretty bad.)

Before The Broken Star -- Emily R. King

DragonFlight -- Anne McCafferey

DragonQuest -- Anne McCafferey

Dragonsong -- Anne McCafferey

Dragonsinger -- Anne McCafferey

Dragondrums -- Anne McCafferey

The White Dragon -- Anne McCafferey

The Way I Heard It -- Mike Rowe

As Old As Time -- Liz Brazwell

We're Saved!

We're Saved! UFOs will save us from global warming!


There wasn't much warm about this

Don't let the blueness and sunshine fool you. It stayed pretty chilly all day, and is supposed to get even colder before morning.

Yesterday, Cody brought home a note from his art teacher. It was one of those "If you have any of this stuff laying around the house and would like to donate it" kind of things. Guess what was on the list...

Yarn--any kind, any color

Have I got yarn to donate??? I bagged up all my baby/fingering weight yarn, about half of my sport weight, and a few odds and ends of worsted weight to take up there. The small sack is some crochet cotton. That's that stuff that is about the thickness of sewing thread.

This is what is left of my stash, including the new stuff I just got.

It's still a lot of yarn, but I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Speaking of light, as I sit here in front of my computer desperately trying to think of something interesting and clever to say, I realize my brain is lost in total darkness. There's only one thing left to do in a situation like that...fix a big mug of hot chocolate and curl up with some Jane Austin. I'm reading Emma now. It's not as captivating as Pride and Prejudice, but a good read nonetheless.

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