Hello Friends! I’m sorry I sort of disappeared there but I had family in town last week and we had a great time catching up but it also meant a lot of things have been put on the back burner. So there’s going to be a lot of chores to catch up with and that sort of thing over the next week but for now I’m enjoying the cooler temperatures and the arrival of autumn.
We’ve had lots of rain over the past week but our garden is looking wonderful. Isn’t our Scarlet Sage lovely?
So today to relax after all the running around last week we decided to go to the bookstore. Barnes & Noble was packed but we found a table and enjoyed browsing through some magazines. We got Forks Over Knives. Have you checked this one out? I saw some great recipes for hummus and other yummy things. I can’t wait for my husband to make some of these! I bought Pages magazine so I’ll enjoy some crafty inspiration from this one.
This week is also Banned Books Awareness Week! Are you going to read any challenged books? Here is a list of 10 Banned Books and in case you are in the mood for poetry, here are also some poems/poets who’ve often been challenged. I still find it so hard to believe that anyone would have issue with any of these books!
Alright friends, that’s it for now. I hope you have a fabulous week ahead. Again, so sorry for not visiting your blogs and replying to comments. I will try to get back on track here soon.
Wasn’t the cooler weather lovely? The rain was welcome though it always seems that some get too much and some not enough. I didn’t realize this was ‘banned books’ week. I’ll have to think about reading or listening to one if I get a chance.
I saw something several weeks ago about writing to authors of banned books (http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/dear-banned-author) which I thought was a lovely idea.
I haven’t been very active in the blogosphere, either! We’ve been on the road for the past 3 weeks and have just arrived in Texas (Lubbock)! Of course now that we are here, it’s supposed to rain all week. 🙁 We’ll still have fun with our friends, though. I hope to catch up on my favorite blogs in the coming weeks. I miss hearing all the news!
We are expecting rain this next week, and I hope Mother Nature follows through. We could sure use it–and it will be nice to have some cooler temperatures. Maybe now that October is here we will see more pleasant weather. We went to Barnes and Noble a couple of weeks ago for my birthday, which was nice. I got to browse the shelves and select some books. I didn’t focus on any banned or challenged books this year, and I feel bad about that. I was just trying to get what reading in I could of my current reads. I hope you have a great week, Iliana! We are headed to a children’s book fair tomorrow for some fun.