My current audiobook keeping my lengthy daily commute from becoming absolutely mind-numbing is a retelling of the Greek myths, Mythos, written and read by Stephen Fry. (Yes, that Stephen Fry.) The book came highly recommended from generally reputable sources, so when it became available through my library app, into my downloads it went. I was…
Month: August 2022
Recent Reads, Volume XXIV
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… The Shipwreck Hunter (David L. Mearns) – If you’ve read prior editions of “Recent Reads”,…
Spiritual Forgetfulness
I’ve been thinking recently – for most of the summer, I think – about how forgetful we can be. Not only in the day-to-day things (go ahead and ask me on any given day what I ate for dinner the day before; I most likely won’t be able to tell you), but perhaps most especially…
Faint and Weary
A new-to-us activity this summer has been kayaking. It’s been a good way for us to get up and out of the house together, physically active and enjoying the same activity at the same time. Through unexpected circumstances, we ended up with kayaks for all 4 of us, and even the kids paddle themselves around…
Seasons
The seasons have been on my mind recently. On the surface, one could attribute this to our physical location; out here on The Ridge, as I’ve taken to calling our house (fitting in more than one way, since our street is also called Ridge), surrounded by countryside and trees and greenery, perhaps we notice the…