Books I'm Currently Reading

A # indicates a book read for the first time

A * indicates a book started today

Books are listed by author (or series creator)

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"

by Marci Alborghetti

daily devotional reading for 2017

I liked the book I used last year better

"Why Did They Name It?" 
by Hannah Campbell
[nonfiction]

"Of Irish Ways" # 
by Mary Murray Delaney
[nonfiction]

"Essays,
First and Second Series" # 
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
[nonfiction, classic]
I agree with some things he writes,
but strongly disagree with others.

"A Circle Of Quiet
The Crosswicks Journals, Volume 1" 
by Madeleine L'Engle
[autobiography]
(Kindle book, Complete 4-Volume Set]

"The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ" #

by St. Alphonsus Liguori

[Catholic spirituality]

(Kindle book]

"Betsy In Spite Of Herself" 
by Maud Hart Lovelace
[YA fiction]

"Ripples and Other Stories" *
by Reva Rubenstein
[short stories, YA, Jewish]
(Kindle book)

"The Book of Catholic Jokes" 

by Fr. Gregory Sakowicz and Deacon Tom Sheridan
[nonfiction, humor (obviously!)]
one or two pages a night

"Proverbs"

by Solomon

[current Bible book]

"Archie's Pals 'N' Gals Double Digest No. 80"# 
by Various
[comic book]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"Leaves of Grass" 

by Walt Whitman
[poetry]
(free Kindle book)

Also:

Daily readings in the Liturgy of the Hours
Nightly bedtime Gospel reading

I choose a favorite passage every night

Finished today:

"People Speak 6

People Talk About Themselves" # 

compiled by Chaim Walder

translated into English and edited by Aviva Rappaport

Books I'm Currently Reading

A # indicates a book read for the first time

A * indicates a book started today

Books are listed by author (or series creator)

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"

by Marci Alborghetti

daily devotional reading for 2017

I liked the book I used last year better

"Why Did They Name It?" 
by Hannah Campbell
[nonfiction]

"Of Irish Ways" # 
by Mary Murray Delaney
[nonfiction]

"Essays,
First and Second Series" # 
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
[nonfiction, classic]
I agree with some things he writes,
but strongly disagree with others.

"A Circle Of Quiet
The Crosswicks Journals, Volume 1" 
by Madeleine L'Engle
[autobiography]
(Kindle book, Complete 4-Volume Set]

"The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ" #

by St. Alphonsus Liguori

[Catholic spirituality]

(Kindle book]

"Betsy In Spite Of Herself" 
by Maud Hart Lovelace
[YA fiction]

"The Book of Catholic Jokes" 

by Fr. Gregory Sakowicz and Deacon Tom Sheridan
[nonfiction, humor (obviously!)]
one or two pages a night

"Proverbs"

by Solomon

[current Bible book]

"Archie's Pals 'N' Gals Double Digest No. 80" # *
by Various
[comic book]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"People Speak 6

People Talk About Themselves" # 

compiled by Chaim Walder

translated into English and edited by Aviva Rappaport

[true stories, Judaica]
(Kindle Unlimited loan)

"Leaves of Grass" 

by Walt Whitman
[poetry]
(free Kindle book)

Also:

Daily readings in the Liturgy of the Hours
Nightly bedtime Gospel reading

I choose a favorite passage every night

Finished today:

"Superman From The 30s to the 80s" # 

by Various

Superman character created by

Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster

Read In One Sitting

"The Home Has A Heart"
by Thyra Ferre Bjorn

[non-fiction; Christian (Protestant) themes, recipes, 
anecdotes]
(August chapter only)

Books I'm Currently Reading

A # indicates a book read for the first time

A * indicates a book started today

Books are listed by author (or series creator)

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"

by Marci Alborghetti

daily devotional reading for 2017

I liked the book I used last year better

"Why Did They Name It?" *
by Hannah Campbell
[nonfiction]

"Of Irish Ways" # 
by Mary Murray Delaney
[nonfiction]

"Essays,
First and Second Series" # 
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
[nonfiction, classic]
I agree with some things he writes,
but strongly disagree with others.


"A Circle Of Quiet
The Crosswicks Journals, Volume 1" 
by Madeleine L'Engle
[autobiography]
(Kindle book, Complete 4-Volume Set]

"The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ" #

by St. Alphonsus Liguori

[Catholic spirituality]

(Kindle book]

"Betsy In Spite Of Herself" *
by Maud Hart Lovelace
[YA fiction]

"The Book of Catholic Jokes" 

by Fr. Gregory Sakowicz and Deacon Tom Sheridan
[nonfiction, humor (obviously!)]
one or two pages a night

"Proverbs"

by Solomon

[current Bible book]

"Superman From The 30s to the 80s" # 

by Various

[comic book, compilation]

(openlibrary.org loan)

Superman character created by
Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster

"People Speak 6

People Talk About Themselves" # 

compiled by Chaim Walder

translated into English and edited by Aviva Rappaport

[true stories, Judaica]
(Kindle Unlimited loan)

"Leaves of Grass" 

by Walt Whitman
[poetry]
(free Kindle book)

Also:

Daily readings in the Liturgy of the Hours
Nightly bedtime Gospel reading

I choose a favorite passage every night

Finished today:

"Apples Every Day"
by Grace Richardson

Books I'm Currently Reading

A # indicates a book read for the first time

A * indicates a book started today

Books are listed by author (or series creator)

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"

by Marci Alborghetti

daily devotional reading for 2017

I liked the book I used last year better

"Why Did They Name It?" *
by Hannah Campbell
[nonfiction]

"Of Irish Ways" # 
by Mary Murray Delaney
[nonfiction]

"Essays,
First and Second Series" # 
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
[nonfiction, classic]
I agree with some things he writes,
but strongly disagree with others.


"A Circle Of Quiet
The Crosswicks Journals, Volume 1" 
by Madeleine L'Engle
[autobiography]
(Kindle book, Complete 4-Volume Set]

"The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ" #

by St. Alphonsus Liguori

[Catholic spirituality]

(Kindle book]

"Apples Every Day" *
by Grace Richardson
[YA fiction]

"The Book of Catholic Jokes" 

by Fr. Gregory Sakowicz and Deacon Tom Sheridan
[nonfiction, humor (obviously!)]
one or two pages a night

"Proverbs"

by Solomon

[current Bible book]

"Superman From The 30s to the 80s" # 

by Various

[comic book, compilation]

(openlibrary.org loan)

Superman character created by
Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster

"People Speak 6

People Talk About Themselves" # 

compiled by Chaim Walder

translated into English and edited by Aviva Rappaport

[true stories, Judaica]
(Kindle Unlimited loan)

"Leaves of Grass" 

by Walt Whitman
[poetry]
(free Kindle book)

Also:

Daily readings in the Liturgy of the Hours
Nightly bedtime Gospel reading

I choose a favorite passage every night

Finished today:

"Sounds In The Air
The Golden Age Of Radio" 

by Norman H. Finkelstein

This Week's Fan Fiction

A new chapter was added to

Chloe, My Love

an AU Bonanza fic

To go directly to the latest chapter, click here.

My "New" Sunday Hat

Why do I have the word "New" in quotation marks? Well, it's

not really a new hat.  It's the royal blue bowler I've been wearing for almost two years now, transformed into a cloche,

and with a ribbon tied near the bottom.

It will still be a bowler, without a ribbon, during the week.

Books I'm Currently Reading

A # indicates a book read for the first time

A * indicates a book started today

Books are listed by author (or series creator)

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"

by Marci Alborghetti

daily devotional reading for 2017

I liked the book I used last year better

"Of Irish Ways" # 
by Mary Murray Delaney
[nonfiction]

"Essays,
First and Second Series" # 
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
[nonfiction, classic]
I agree with some things he writes,
but strongly disagree with others.

"Sounds In The Air
The Golden Age Of Radio" 
by Norman H. Finkelstein
[YA nonfiction]

"A Circle Of Quiet
The Crosswicks Journals, Volume 1" 
by Madeleine L'Engle
[autobiography]
(Kindle book, Complete 4-Volume Set]

"The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ" #

by St. Alphonsus Liguori

[Catholic spirituality]

(Kindle book]

"Apples Every Day" *
by Grace Richardson
[YA fiction]

"The Book of Catholic Jokes" 

by Fr. Gregory Sakowicz and Deacon Tom Sheridan
[nonfiction, humor (obviously!)]
one or two pages a night

"Proverbs"

by Solomon

[current Bible book]

"Superman From The 30s to the 80s" # *
by Various
[comic book, compilation]
(openlibrary.org loan)
Superman character created by
Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster

"People Speak 

People Talk About Themselves" # 

compiled by Chaim Walder

translated into English and edited by Aviva Rappaport

[true stories, Judaica]
(Kindle Unlimited loan)

"Leaves of Grass" 

by Walt Whitman
[poetry]
(free Kindle book)

Also:

Daily readings in the Liturgy of the Hours
Nightly bedtime Gospel reading

I choose a favorite passage every night

Finished today:

"Archie Annual Digest No. 53" 

by Various

"Skylark" 

by Patricia MacLachlan

"Laura's Luck"
by Marilyn Sachs