Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with  a #

Books are grouped in their sections by author,
and not necessarily in the order read.

Sunday book(s) 

"Least of All, Me"

by Sr. Anthony Marie, OSF

[Catholic fiction, based on fact]

(a great favorite of mine!)

"The Happiness of Heaven"
by Fr. J. Boudreau, S.J.

"Ethelred Preston

or The Adventures of a Newcomer"

by Fr. Francis J. Finn, S.J.

[children's fiction]

(online book)

"Outnumbered!
Raising 13 Kids With Humor and Prayer"
by Mary Ann Kuharski
(biography/autobiography)

Weekday Books

"Much Ado About Anne"
(physical copy)
{carried over from last week}

"Dear Pen Pal"
{carrying over into next week}
(Kindle book)
by Heather Vogel Frederick

[children's books, series, interesting for adults as well]
I wish there had been  Mother-Daughter Book Clubs when I was a kid.  There were enough mothers and daughters for such a club right on my block; even right in my building. Perhaps we would have called it The Commodore Mother-Daughter Book Club, since the building's name was The Commodore.

"Carney's House Party"

by Maud Hart Lovelace

[YA fiction]


"The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse" #
"The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes" #
"The Tale of Mr. Todd" #
by Beatrix Potter

[picture books.
( in "Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales") ]

(Kindle book)

"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"
by Muriel Spark
[fiction]

"Roxie and The Red Rose Mystery"
"Kathy's New Brother"
"A Made-Over Chelsea"
"No Friends for Hannah"
by Hilda Stahl
[children's fiction, Christian, Protestant {denomination(s) not specified}, series]

A Book for Weekdays AND Sundays

"The Imitation of Christ"

by Thomas A Kempis

[Kindle book]

Books Read In the Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with  a #

Books are grouped in their sections by author, and not necessarily in the order read.

Sunday book(s) 

"The Happiness of Heaven"
by Fr. J. Boudreau, S.J.

"Ethelred Preston

or The Adventures of a Newcomer"

by Fr. Francis J. Finn, S.J.

[children's fiction]

(online book)

"Outnumbered!
Raising 13 Kids With Humor and Prayer"
by Mary Ann Kuharski
(biography/autobiography)

Weekday Books

"P.S.  Longer Letter Later"
"Snail Mail No More"
by Paula Danziger 
and Ann M. Martin
[children's fiction]
(openlibrary.org loans)

"Try For a Dream"
"And Then There Were Four"
"Goodbye My Friends"
by Miriam L. Elias
[children's/young teen fiction, Judaica]
(in "A Classic Trio, 3-in-1, first volume)

"The Mother-Daughter Book Club"
"Much Ado About Anne"
{carrying over into next week}

by Heather Vogel Frederick
[children's books, series, interesting for adults as well]
I wish there had been  Mother-Daughter Book Clubs when I was a kid.  There were enough mothers and daughters for such a club right on my block; even right in my building. Perhaps we would have called it The Commodore Mother-Daughter Book Club, since the building's name was The Commodore.

"How To Be A Clubwoman" 

by Helen Cowles Le Cron

and Edith Wasson McElroy

[nonfiction]

"Ginger & Pickles" #
by Beatrix Potter

[picture book.( in

"Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales") ]

(Kindle book)

"The Stinky Cheese Man

and other Fairly Stupid Tales" #

by John Scieszka 

[children's fiction]

(openlibrary.org loan)

"Don't Call Me Katie Rose"

by Lenora Mattingly Weber"

[YA fiction]

"The Friendly Persuasion"

by Jessamyn West

[historical fiction, Quakers]

{carried over from last week}

A Book for Weekdays AND Sundays

"The Imitation of Christ"

by Thomas A Kempis

[Kindle book]

A VERY Belated Post

I really meant to blog about this on Easter Monday, but the death of my Mom on Easter Sunday (which I didn't write

about until more than a month later), put it completely out
of my mind.

One of the things I gave up this past Lent was sugar in my tea. (I haven't put sugar in my coffee for years.)  Well, on Easter Sunday, I fixed a cup of tea with sugar, anticipating the sweet

taste.  Well, guess what!  I could not drink it!  I'd become too

used to the taste of tea without sugar.

Since then, I haven't been able to drink tea with sugar unless it also has lemon or lemon juice in it. 

And oh, how I love the smell of tea with lemon!

New Collection [Old post, renamed and edited] (Preset )

I've started another offline collection in addition to my Decorative Magnets Collection. This collection, however, is a bit more unusual, a bit less conventional. [Did I say a bit?]
I've started collecting what might be called "Break-offs." These are items which have become detached from other, larger objects. So far, I have 3 "Break-offs" in my collection:
Item:
Fish-shaped zipper pull with the
word BLOWFISH.
Parent Object:
Bible cover.
Item:
Dial with channel numbers.
Parent Object:
Old tv set.
Item
Whimsical wooden duck.
Parent Object:
Kitchen memo holder.

Naturally, items with sharp edges will not go into my collection!

Note:  That was three years ago today, so happy anniversary to my Break-off Collection!

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with  a #

Books are grouped in their sections by author, and not necessarily in the order read.

Sunday book(s) 

"The Happiness of Heaven"
by Fr. J. Boudreau, S.J.

"That Football Game
and What Came of It"

by Fr. Francis J. Finn, S.J.

[children's fiction]

(online book)

Weekday Books

"Eight Cousins"

by Louisa May Alcott

[fiction]

{carried over from last week}

"The Home Has A Heart"
by Thyra Ferre Bjorn
[non-fiction, Christian (Protestant) themes,
anecdotes, recipes]
(August chapter only)

"Stone Soup"
by Marcia Brown
[picture book]
(openlibrary.org loan)

 "God Uses Cracked Pots"#

by Patsy Clairmont

{carried over from last week}

[nonfiction, Christian (Protestant), autobiographical anecdotes, part

of a 3-in-1 book]

(openlibrary.org loan)

"The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"
by Beatrix Potter

[picture book.( in

"Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales") ]

(Kindle book)

"Something Borrowed, Something Blue"

by Lenora Mattingly Weber

[YA fiction]

"The Friendly Persuasion"
by Jessamyn West
[historical fiction, Quakers]
{carrying over into next week}

A Book for Weekdays AND Sundays

"The Imitation of Christ"

by Thomas A Kempis

[Kindle book]

More About My Break-Off Collection

Quite some time ago, a knob came my dresser (which was Mom's
dresser before we moved.)  I set it aside until I decided whether
or not to add to to my collection. 

Today, I finally made the decision.  It is now in the drawer which houses the collection... and which happens to be one of the drawers in that dresser!
Eventually, however, my collection will no longer be kept in a drawer.
I plan to start saving the plastic trays from the Chinese take-out place,
washing and rinsing and drying them very carefully, and transferring the collection to those trays (which will then be designated as display 
cases!)
I'm also going to separate the items in my collection, as follows:
1
Heavy objects of various sizes
(Example: the drawer-knob added today.)
2
Larger light objects
(Example: The eye-glass frame handle added in December of 2012)
3
Smaller light objects
(Example: The Blowfish zipper pull, the item that started it all!)

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with  a #

Books are grouped in their sections by author, and not necessarily in the order read.

Sunday book(s) 

"The Happiness of Heaven"
by Fr. J. Boudreau, S.J.

"Claude Lightfoot
or How the Problem Was Solved"
"That Football Game
and What Came of It"

by Fr. Francis J. Finn, S.J.

[children's fiction]

(online books)

"The Miraculous Medal"
by Mary Fabyann Windeatt
[biography]

Weekday Books

 "Eight Cousins"
by Louisa May Alcott
[fiction]
{carrying over into next week}

 "God Uses Cracked Pots"#

by Patsy Clairmont

[nonfiction, Christian (Protestant), autobiographical anecdotes, part

of a 3-in-1 book]

(openlibrary.org loan)

{carrying over into next week}

"Winter Term at Malory Towers"

"Fun and Games at Malory Towers"
"Secrets at Malory Towers"
"Goodbye Malory Towers"

by Pamela Cox
[children's fiction]

authorized continuations of
Enid Blyton's series. 

"The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins"
by Dr. Seuss
[picture book]
(openlibrary.org loan.   I refuse
to BUY his books)

"Busybody Nora"
"Nora and Mrs. Mind-Your-Own-Business"
(openlibrary.org loan)
parents may want to read 
this one before sharing it
with their young children;
the author reveals something
that could upset some kids;
something that I think is
up to the parents to reveal.
"New Neighbors for Nora"
by Johanna Hurwitz
[children's fiction]

"The Sun Is Shining On The Other Side"

by Margaret Jensen

[nonfiction, autobiographical and biographical,

Christian, (Protestant)]

This book is described on the cover as
A Heartwarming and Humorous Collection
of Margaret Jensen's Best Stories

{carried  over from last week}
I prefer the individual books that
these stories are taken from.

"Betsy And Joe"
by Maud Hart Lovelace
[YA fiction]

"grace notes"

{carried  over from last week}

"love, annie"
by Dandi Daley Mackall
[children's/YA fiction, Christian (Protestant), Blog On! series)
(Google Books, replacing copies lost when I moved.)

A Book for Weekdays AND Sundays

"The Imitation of Christ"

by Thomas A Kempis

[Kindle book]