Monday, July 24, 2017

It's Monday and we signed up for Pre-K!

Hi again! How is everyone doing?

This week was a busy one and we wrapped it up with an open house at BG's preschool on Saturday. The school organized a painting activity and a picnic lunch. Our little independent lady decided to ignore the lovely teacher showing them all how to paint a sailboat and did her own thing instead. Now we just have to convince her that her canvas cannot accompany her everywhere she goes. BG is signed up for Pre-K in September, so expect to see lots of pictures of her and possible renditions of "Sunrise, Sunset" right after Labor Day.

This week, I read The Woman Next Door and Word by Word. The first was a novel about two curmudgeonly old ladies who might have more in common than they think. The second was an absolutely delightful peek into working at a dictionary and a general celebration of how cool and bizarre the English language can be. I also fit in the graphic novel version of A Wrinkle in Time. I've been meaning to read it for a while and seeing the movie trailer finally gave me the push to get it from my library.

         Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries    A Talent for Murder

Next up for me is A Talent for Murder, which imagines what happened when Agatha Christie disappeared for an entire week.

What are you reading?

                                         

12 comments:

  1. I also plan on reading A Wrinkle in Time within the next week or so. Also in anticipation for the movie release!

    Love the cover and title for A talent for Murder!

    Hope you will have a good week and here's my current reads: http://marelithalkink.blogspot.co.za/2017/07/the-intended-its-monday-what-are-you.html

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    1. I'm so excited for the movie! I will probably just keep re-reading Wrinkle in Time until March. :)

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  2. I recently read the graphic novel of A Wrinkle in Time too. I'm not sure how I feel about the new movie version. I need more info. Come see my week here. Have a great week!

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    1. What did you think of the graphic novel? I thought it was good, but it mostly made me want to reread the book.

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  3. Word by Word sounds so interesting. I'd never heard of it before. Thanks!

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    1. I loved it! It was informative and funny and it will make you think about words and dictionaries in a new way.

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  4. Pre-K! How exciting! Those days are long behind us now, but they were a lot of fun - enjoy!

    Your books sound great, A Wrinkle in Time was my all-time favorite novel as a kid! I read the entire series...several times! Not to brag, but I also played Meg in our 3rd grade stage production :)

    Enjoy your books this week -

    Sue

    2017 Big Book Summer Challenge

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    1. You lived the dream! Meg was one of the first heroines I really loved and I have read the series several times as well. In fact, I tend to go back to them when things seem particularly dark or I've had a bad week.

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  5. Oh, both of these sound fun! I love graphic novels so I will check out the Wrinkle in Time one- good rec!

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  6. I have a artist too who loves to show her latest pieces to everyone. She has me trained to take a photo with my cellphone so I can show the masterpiece whenever asked to.

    Stage one of the move is complete. We're out of our house and now we're trying to get it ready to put on the market. Come see what I'm reading.

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    1. That sounds about right! What would they do without our ability to capture their every cute deed?

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