Good morning and welcome to The Sunday Salon, our virtual reading room where we gather to reflect on the previous week.
Rainy days have driven me inside to read and blog, but despite that, I did not finish as many books as I had on this week’s stack. I guess I could chalk it up to family stuff. Distractions.
Last Sunday, we had a post-holiday get-together that was so heart-warming. My son from LA stopped by with his three kids, and those of us living here joined him.
Blogging:
Book Blogger Hop – Hyped Books
New Blog: Snow Chronicles – A Writer’s Journey
Reading Adventures (Click Title for Review):
1) Solomon’s Oak, by Jo-Ann Mapson
2) Garnethill, by Denise Mina
Still Reading:
1) South of Broad, by Pat Conroy
So that’s it for this week. What have you been up to? I hope you’ll stop by and share.
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Great photo of the grandkids! You must be so proud!
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Thanks, Alyce…two of the boys were born days apart, and so were the two girls. Which meant in less than two years, I went from 0 grandkids to 4!
Glad you could stop by.
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I’m with you in your post about hyped books. With rare exceptions, I mostly don’t read books that are hyped. I have enough books on my shelves to keep me busy.
As for books you mentioned here, the Mina book intrigues me the most, I think. I’ve heard of Mina, but haven’t read her. Maybe this will encourage me to pick up the book. Maybe.
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Yes, I know what you mean about having more than enough books…I just spent an hour removing books from shelves that I will never read again in order to free up shelf space for newer ones. Now I have a box of books to take to a thrift store or a library sale….
Thanks for stopping by, Unfinished Person….
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You have a lovely family. I enjoyed looking at your photos.
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Thanks, lemon 123…glad that you stopped by. I’m enjoying visits to your newest site.
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Love the family pics. Six grandchildren – you really don’t look old enough.
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Oh, thanks, Vivienne…It amazes me that four of those grandkids are teenagers!
Actually, I have seven grandkids, but one of the grandchildren is never able to attend these events; it’s a long, sad story involving estrangement (on his mother’s part).
Thanks for stopping by.
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How do you like the Pat Conroy book? The last Conroy book I read was The Prince of Tides, but I’d like to read another. Is this one good?
Great photos and what a lovely family!
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I haven’t gotten very far into it, but so far, I am enjoying it, Yvonne. My last Conroy was also Prince of Tides.
Thanks for stopping by.
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I have Prince of Tides and his latest book, My Reading Life, on the shelf. Maybe for after the holidays. Great pics! Thanks for stopping by my Salon today. Aloha from Rob
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I’m curious about My Reading Life…I loved Prince of Tides.
Thanks for visiting, Rob. Have a great week.
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Cousins!! I loved getting together with my cousins. Heck, I STILL love getting together with my cousins.
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Me too, Amanda, except I haven’t done that in years! When I was a kid, we spent every Sunday at our grandmother’s house with all the cousins. My favorite memories — playing silly games, and then later, as teens, giggling in someone’s car and listening to the radio.
Thanks for stopping by…and for recalling the nostalgic moments for me.
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Thanks for visiting my blog. Sound of Broad looks like an interesting book.
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Thanks for stopping by, Samantha Kathy…I love discovering new sites and seeing what others are reading.
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First, I see you finished NaNoWriMo! Congratulations! I got sick around 25,000 so I couldn’t finish, but at least I tried.
Second, I LOVE Pat Conroy & just ordered his latest book that came out last month. It’s called My Reading Life and it’s a memoir about the books and stories that inspired him. I read South of Broad last year and loved it, but I will admit it gets much better as the book goes on. I have a feeling that this book happened to him and is much more autobiographical than he is letting on. Read it with that in mind!
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Oh, thanks, and I’m glad you could stop by, Girl from the Ghetto…I noticed that you seemed to go on pause for the NaNoWriMo and figured something like that must have happened.
As for South of Broad, yes, there are parts that are less enjoyable, but I’m almost finished with it now. I’ve noticed that in this book, and in Prince of Tides, there were some horrific child abuse issues, which seems to be a theme. I can relate…and my books have that same common thread.
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