I hope you all had a great weekend. We had some severe storms on Friday but luckily no damage around us and Saturday it was nice to see more flowers in bloom. Saturday night we enjoyed a fabulous guitar and violin concert hosted by Austin Classical Guitar. Yet another thing we are missing due to this pandemic, our season tickets to the performances.
Ah well, what can we do right? Anyway, tonight we finished watching season 6 of Bosch. We really enjoy that show and now I guess we have to find something else to watch. If you have any recommendations let me know.
On the book front I finished, Cast Away by Naomi Shihab Nye. This is wonderful collection of poetry which deals with the things we cast away without a thought. Whether it’s a bubble gum wrapper or half filled water bottles, it all has an impact on our environment but so often we don’t think about this or where everything goes. Just expecting it to magically disappear from our sidewalks, beaches, etc.
I loved this and am so glad it’s part of my collection. I know it’s in the Juvenile Nonfiction category but I think no matter your age this is worth a look. Of course if you have younger children this would be good as an introduction to poetry or maybe if you know someone who isn’t too into poetry this might be the type of poetry collection that is accessible and can be easily enjoyed.
Another reason why I really enjoyed it is because she’s from San Antonio, Texas which is not too far from me and some of the poetry mention places in San Antonio and Austin that I’m familiar with so that was another way to feel a connection with the poems.
Anyway, that’s about it around here. How was your weekend? Did you finish any good books?
I didn’t finish any books this weekend. I hope I get a couple read this week!
Cast Away sounds like a thought-provoking collection of poetry. With more takeouts and no dine-in in our current circumstances, I do think about the increase of those takeout plastic or styrofoam containers and the pollutions and waste they’d cause to the Earth. 🙁
We finished watching season 6 of Bosch too. I understand there will be one more season and that is it. We also finished watching the first season of Picard and are watching Star Trek Discovery (season 1) right now. Plus I have talked my husband into watching Vera and we’re just in the first season of that one. He was very excited to see ‘live golf’ yesterday (which we recorded and he watched later as he was golfing himself). He has really missed sports. He has his favorite teams and doesn’t want to watch games from 5 years ago or something. Hope you have a good week!
I just finished reading Desperate Creed by Alex Kava and totally loved it. But then, it’s got a great guy and a great dog in it, so what’s not to like? 😀
I’m glad the storms didn’t cause you any trouble. I sure don’t miss that scary weather! The guitar & violin concert sounds wonderful. I don’t listen to as much music as I used to, but it’s been fun sharing Rod’s weekly song on my blog , IG and FB. He’s getting quite a following, which is fun. We have Bosch on our list, but have just started A Confession (Prime/BritBox), which is really good. Martin Freeman is the main star and there are only two episodes, so far. Really enjoying it. We started Top of the Lake, but I’ll have to watch the last half of the season by myself. My mom and Rod don’t care for it. Harlan Coben’s The Five was pretty good and Unforgotten was excellent. Lots of TV viewing in this household! As far as books go, I finished Nothing to See Here, which I loved. Such a great audio! Have a good week, Iliana. Stay safe!
We’re having heavy rain storms today. The perfect type of day to stay inside to read. I finished one book, Midnight Abduction, and just started another. I hope you have a great week!
The clouds hovering outside make it look like rain is on its way. We could certainly use some (can’t we always?). I am glad the severe storms that came your way did not do any significant damage. I am going to have to look for a copy of Cast Away. It sounds wonderful, and I have been looking for something to order from my local indie store. Plus, I can read it with my daughter, perhaps. 🙂 I hope you have a great week, Iliana. Stay safe and well.
Good poetry, like good novels, appeal to all age groups! I finished a Michael Robotham novel on Sunday and immediately began another one. He has a new series going, and even though I look forward to more of his Joe O’ Loughlin books, I like his new character as well.
Funny, I just added Bosch to my TBW list over the weekend based on another recommendation. As for other riveting crime dramas, I’ve loved some UK series (Happy Valley and Scott&Bailey and Broadchurch come to mind), the Swedish series The Bridge (haven’t seen the US version), Trapped (set in Iceland) and I’m currently watching Giri/Haji. The German series Dark is also very interesting, and there is a mystery involved, and it scratches my mystery itch, but it’s not a crime drama (I don’t to say too much because I loved fal-8ling into the story on my own terms): it was billed as a more complex Stranger Things, if that helps.
On a completely different note, I’m watching the Danish series, Borgen, which is a world apart from House of Cards (which I also loved) but similar in some ways, too. It’s a slightly older series but is going to have a reboot this coming year (presumably because of its rather timely question of what happens when a society becomes polarized). Good TV and movies have been such a wonderful escape, but I’m not watching anymore than usual, so simply gathering up a boatland of recommendations while others binge and grin!
Beautiful flowers!
I have Bosch on my list to watch and will someday get to it. I did enjoy his first book and I know the series comes highly recommended. I haven’t heard of Cast Away so I’ll need to look it up,. It does sound very good. Enjoy your week! We are still going through daily storms but it’s going to be warmer starting tomorrow.