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June 14, 2022
Oops! Where has June gone? Well, the family has planted a garden. Other family has come from another state to visit. Still other family has some exciting job changes coming on. DH had his 81st birthday! In a year that has been a time of recalibration. We’re just all grateful for EVERYTHING! And, as I work on other websites, and learn about building new things, the blogging happens in my head!
A new author is showing up. E. G. Stanhope’s first book is in production. A non-fiction memoir that will speak to readers’ hearts. I’m thrilled to be working with her on website design and management. She’s going to be an enthusiastic blogger about varied subjects.
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The younger people in the family are working on a garden! We’re seeing the new little plants coming up.
A beautiful pink rose is blooming beside this vintage home. I am SURE it is a Dorothy Perkins rose. I had one from a neighbor’s yard in Missouri. These roses are so similar and familiar to me!
I think we have a few weeks’ growing time for SUMMER gardens. Then, I hope we can get a few things out for a fall garden at the last of July. Frequently the nights begin to cool off in later August. Some veggies thrive on cooler nights and potential autumn rains.
When I Like an Series
I just published the general review of a series I BINGE-READ! Adam Lapid Mysteries — Jonathan Dunsky, author is high on my list of favorites this season. This NINE book series about a private investigator in post-World War II Tel Aviv is pretty plain-spoken. But, Adam is a good character. I’ve had to take a break from one of my favorite genres for the past few weeks. I read many Holocaust memoirs and some excellent World War II fiction, including Where Treasure Hides by Johnnie Alexander. Janice Dick has a wonderful series about persecuted Mennonite people in the World War I era; Calm Before the Storm. But, reading about the pain of all the suffering people was beginning to be a heavy weight. Nothing like their pain and misery. For it to depress me seems disrespectful. I’m probably just tired. So, I’m letting the genre rest for a while.
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