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| On Sunday's I try to plan the weekly menu and organize my week. These are the books pulled for recipes this week. Dorrie Greenspan is a down-to-earth French style cook. The book is glorious. The Williams Sonoma French book is a compilation of recipes from their catalogs and website. Paris in a Basket...Oh my, it is history, recipes, regional Parisian specialties that translate to American Style with little or no change. The Barefoot Contessa, have them all, enough said. Martha Steward Baking Handbook is like a Bible. It covers every baked item known to me and then some, there is also a PBS show that correlates. The Jewlish Cookbook has been written by a young couple combining their heritage and family recipes. As you can see, we have a bit of a French slant this week. Last week it was Asian. |
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| This Little stack is by my bedside chair for my evening read. These are for a light read before sleep. There are more stored in a basket with some other magazines. |
Books. All kinds of books. Cookbooks, sewing books, quilting books, novels, biographies, in paper or on a reader, I am book person. I have always been a book person and enjoy nothing more than my time reading. Even periodicals can consume my time, hours on end, without pause. As a child my Grandfather let me delve into his library. He collected classics, encyclopedias, theology and philosophy. A rather steep learning curve for an elementary school age child but just the beginning.
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| A charming magazine, a comfortable chair and a quilt, what more could a girl ask for? |
Right now I am reading two new cookbooks, each very different in their approach. Ina Garten has been a favorite since her first published book. I find her to be a laid-back type of author and her television show supports her books. A bonus. The recipes are well written, the photography wonderful.
Two books qualify as in-progress book clubs. One is Simple Abundance, a Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach and the other is The Gentle Art of Domesticity by Jane Brocket.
This online club is likely the impetus for the whole simplify, refine and enjoy process that has me on the comfort trail. It started in January and readings are discussed on the Jenny of Elephantz blog monthly. It is absolutely inspirational.
Without saying anything concerning sewing, quilting, needlework draws my attention. In addition, there are some new books (magazines) about quilting. No real patterns but stories and photography that draws you in. My new favorite new one is Quiltfolk. Published quarterly, they feature a state or part of a state where quilters gather and share their work.
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| And of course, the Kindle Reader. A much easier take along than a heavy book, this little beauty tucks right in my purse for waiting room time and general down time. For a reader, I really have little down time. I might have a problem! |
- Books are a personal comfort to me. A form of escapism I suppose.
- I don't need to carry books anymore to doctor appointment s etc. I take my little Kindle Reader. I have just downloaded a Quilting Mystery and a Knitting Mystery, both by Sally Goldblum. Love her writing. It is nice light and the characters are well developed.
- Little chuckle here, my Kindle tablet has about 30 books downloaded and not opened yet. Keep the chargers handy, there is plenty of reading ahead.
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