Social Distancing Readathon #230 - August 16 - 18
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2024
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1SilverWolf28
Welcome to another readathon!
We generally run from Friday at 5 p.m. to Sunday at midnight in whatever time zone you choose, but feel free to start earlier on Friday and wrap up overnight Sunday/Monday, if that's what you want to do.
Here are some things to track throughout the weekend, if you choose:
Books read from:
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities:
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
We generally run from Friday at 5 p.m. to Sunday at midnight in whatever time zone you choose, but feel free to start earlier on Friday and wrap up overnight Sunday/Monday, if that's what you want to do.
Here are some things to track throughout the weekend, if you choose:
Books read from:
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities:
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
2PocheFamily
2. I'm in! Going to be working on finishing a bunch of partly completed reads on a broad range of topics. Thank you for organizing this SilverWolf28!
3alcottacre777
I am in again too, Silver! Echoing Leslie's thanks.
4The_Hibernator
It's the perfect readathon weekend for me as I'm recovering from COVID. Perfect reason to relax with a book instead of being up and about.
5Cecilturtle
It's my BFF's 40th birthday but I'll try to carve out some time for reading. I'm in!
6benitastrnad
I will be participating again this weekend. I am going to take it easy and do more reading this weekend. It is too hot to do anything else, unless I get up really early in the morning and I want to sleep in tomorrow.
7nrmay
I’m in.
I’ll start reading soon as l get home.
I’ve been to my fav used bk store where l sold some back, and then picked out a stack to bring home. Happily they were free as l have a lot of store credit.
Currently reading Those Who Save Us by J Blum.
I’ll start reading soon as l get home.
I’ve been to my fav used bk store where l sold some back, and then picked out a stack to bring home. Happily they were free as l have a lot of store credit.
Currently reading Those Who Save Us by J Blum.
8Carmenere
I’m in. Almost finished with Orbital, listening to the The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and I’ll start Headshot
9ChrisG1
I'm in, too. Currently reading Hadji Murad by Leo Tolstoy, and Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose.
10Carmenere
Friday update:
Books read from: Orbital, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Headshot
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 4 hours
Time posting: 10:10pm
Snacks: chex mix
Thoughts: Feels fall like, which makes me sad
Non-book activities: you tube
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 4 hours
Books read from: Orbital, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Headshot
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 4 hours
Time posting: 10:10pm
Snacks: chex mix
Thoughts: Feels fall like, which makes me sad
Non-book activities: you tube
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 4 hours
11benitastrnad
Friday startup
Books read from: Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason. For the Good of All, Do Not Destroy the Birds: Essays by Jennifer Moxley. Wandering Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon. I finished listening to Column of Fire by Ken Follett and started listening to The Measure by Nikki Erlick.
Books finished: Column of Fire by Ken Follett. (as long as this book is it should have counted for 2 books. It was 918 pages in length.)
Book Thoughts: I had great fun listening to the behemoth book while driving from Montana to Alabama. 2500 miles and 24 CD's. This was a fairly standard work of historical fiction but it was about a subject that is often covered in works of historical fiction - the reigns of Mary I and Elizabeth I of England. This is a very romantic period for authors, but this book goes a bit deeper into that time and ties the Dutch War of Independence, the Huguenot Wars in France, and the Protestant Reformation all together in one giant book. These separate counties all had active Protestant wars and rebellions going on at the same time and in many ways they were related to each other as events in one country affected the events in another. Added to the religious upheaval were the dynastic struggles for power. Follett ties all of them together in an easy to understand way. Follett doesn't sugar coat any of the religious wars but he adds nuance and layers be bringing in the Humanistic philosophies written by Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, and others that changed the way common people looked at matters of faith. Faith became more personal and more inner and the form of worship changed greatly in this time period. Follett brings all of that into this book and does a good job weaving pieces and parts of all of that into one story. Like all such endeavors there are places where the author succeeds beyond expectations and places were the story becomes sappy and trite, but the overall novel is a great entry point for readers to start studying this time period.
Non-Book Activities: I am back in Alabama and am exhausted. I unloaded the van today. Got rid of all the furniture. Took the books to the Used Bookstore, and put the yarn into the yarn exchange bins at the library. I did all of that in the hottest part of the day and am bow ready for bed. I doubt I will read much tonight. I also called the cable TV company and will not be able to get the TV fixed until late Sunday. That means I will miss my favorite Sunday morning shows - but I also missed the last week of the Olympics and lived so I will survive this as well
Reading Time Today: 2 hour
Time Reading this weekend: 2 hours
Time listening: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: I ate with friends at Full Moon BBQ here in Tuscaloosa and enjoyed every minute of the supper.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 447
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1332 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason. For the Good of All, Do Not Destroy the Birds: Essays by Jennifer Moxley. Wandering Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon. I finished listening to Column of Fire by Ken Follett and started listening to The Measure by Nikki Erlick.
Books finished: Column of Fire by Ken Follett. (as long as this book is it should have counted for 2 books. It was 918 pages in length.)
Book Thoughts: I had great fun listening to the behemoth book while driving from Montana to Alabama. 2500 miles and 24 CD's. This was a fairly standard work of historical fiction but it was about a subject that is often covered in works of historical fiction - the reigns of Mary I and Elizabeth I of England. This is a very romantic period for authors, but this book goes a bit deeper into that time and ties the Dutch War of Independence, the Huguenot Wars in France, and the Protestant Reformation all together in one giant book. These separate counties all had active Protestant wars and rebellions going on at the same time and in many ways they were related to each other as events in one country affected the events in another. Added to the religious upheaval were the dynastic struggles for power. Follett ties all of them together in an easy to understand way. Follett doesn't sugar coat any of the religious wars but he adds nuance and layers be bringing in the Humanistic philosophies written by Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, and others that changed the way common people looked at matters of faith. Faith became more personal and more inner and the form of worship changed greatly in this time period. Follett brings all of that into this book and does a good job weaving pieces and parts of all of that into one story. Like all such endeavors there are places where the author succeeds beyond expectations and places were the story becomes sappy and trite, but the overall novel is a great entry point for readers to start studying this time period.
Non-Book Activities: I am back in Alabama and am exhausted. I unloaded the van today. Got rid of all the furniture. Took the books to the Used Bookstore, and put the yarn into the yarn exchange bins at the library. I did all of that in the hottest part of the day and am bow ready for bed. I doubt I will read much tonight. I also called the cable TV company and will not be able to get the TV fixed until late Sunday. That means I will miss my favorite Sunday morning shows - but I also missed the last week of the Olympics and lived so I will survive this as well
Reading Time Today: 2 hour
Time Reading this weekend: 2 hours
Time listening: 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: I ate with friends at Full Moon BBQ here in Tuscaloosa and enjoyed every minute of the supper.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 447
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1332 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
12alcottacre
Books read from: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey (audiobook), Virginia Woolf in Manhattan by Maggie Gee, The Book-Lovers’ Anthology by R. M. Leonard(editor), A Wild Swan and Other Tales by Michael Cunningham, 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee, Casting Off by Elizabeth Jane Howard, and Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford
Books finished: 2, A Wild Swan and Other Tales and 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster
Time reading: ~3.9 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~3.9 hours + listening to audiobook
Books finished: 2, A Wild Swan and Other Tales and 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster
Time reading: ~3.9 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: ~3.9 hours + listening to audiobook
13Cecilturtle
Saturday morning
Books read from: Germinal by Émile Zola
Le dictionnaire amoureux d'Albert Camus by Mohammed Aïssaoui
Le Code caché de votre destin by James Hillman
La Sorcière moderne du foyer by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Naming Canada by Alan Rayburn
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2
Non-book activities: I'm going to adopt a new cat today! I visited her at the SPCA yesterday and we clicked... I've been mentioning to her "big brother" Set that he's about to have a new playmate but I'm not sure how much he understands :D
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 2
Books read from: Germinal by Émile Zola
Le dictionnaire amoureux d'Albert Camus by Mohammed Aïssaoui
Le Code caché de votre destin by James Hillman
La Sorcière moderne du foyer by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Naming Canada by Alan Rayburn
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2
Non-book activities: I'm going to adopt a new cat today! I visited her at the SPCA yesterday and we clicked... I've been mentioning to her "big brother" Set that he's about to have a new playmate but I'm not sure how much he understands :D
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 2
14The_Hibernator
Books read from:
Behave, by Robert Sapolsky 92 minutes
Super Game Book!, by Thomas Flintham 14 minutes
Bear Country, by Doreen Cronin 21 minutes
Books finished:
Super Game Book!, by Thomas Flintham
Bear Country, by Doreen Cronin
Time reading: 127 minutes
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 127 minutes
Behave, by Robert Sapolsky 92 minutes
Super Game Book!, by Thomas Flintham 14 minutes
Bear Country, by Doreen Cronin 21 minutes
Books finished:
Super Game Book!, by Thomas Flintham
Bear Country, by Doreen Cronin
Time reading: 127 minutes
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 127 minutes
15nrmay
Saturday midnight
Books:
Finished Those Who Save Us
Still reading In Full Bloom: Tales of Women in Their Prime
Dinner: linguini with clam sauce, garden salad. I cooked.
Snack: yogurt covered pretzels
Other activity: sent postcrossing cards,
napped, FaceTime with my son, watched season 3 of Bridgerton
Books:
Finished Those Who Save Us
Still reading In Full Bloom: Tales of Women in Their Prime
Dinner: linguini with clam sauce, garden salad. I cooked.
Snack: yogurt covered pretzels
Other activity: sent postcrossing cards,
napped, FaceTime with my son, watched season 3 of Bridgerton
16alcottacre
Saturday Night Update:
Books read from: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey (audiobook), An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook), Virginia Woolf in Manhattan by Maggie Gee, The Book-Lovers’ Anthology by R. M. Leonard(editor), Casting Off by Elizabeth Jane Howard, Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford, Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, and A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Books finished: 1, The Daughter of Time
Time reading: ~4.1 hours + listening to audiobooks
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: ~8 hours + listening to audiobooks
Books read from: The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey (audiobook), An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook), Virginia Woolf in Manhattan by Maggie Gee, The Book-Lovers’ Anthology by R. M. Leonard(editor), Casting Off by Elizabeth Jane Howard, Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford, Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, and A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Books finished: 1, The Daughter of Time
Time reading: ~4.1 hours + listening to audiobooks
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: ~8 hours + listening to audiobooks
17The_Hibernator
Reading:
The Week: A Good Catch? 23 minutes
Wind Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami 76 minutes
New Scientist: Oceans in Chaos 50 minutes
Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan 33 minutes
Behave, by Robert Sapolsky 31 minutes
Night of the Zombie Zookeeper, by Andres Miedoso 31 minutes
Books finished:
Night of the Zombie Zookeeper, by Andres Miedoso
Time reading: 244 minutes
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 371 minutes
The Week: A Good Catch? 23 minutes
Wind Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami 76 minutes
New Scientist: Oceans in Chaos 50 minutes
Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan 33 minutes
Behave, by Robert Sapolsky 31 minutes
Night of the Zombie Zookeeper, by Andres Miedoso 31 minutes
Books finished:
Night of the Zombie Zookeeper, by Andres Miedoso
Time reading: 244 minutes
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 371 minutes
18Carmenere
Saturday update:
Books read from: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Headshot
Books finished:
Time reading: 2.5 hours
Time posting: 11:00am Sunday
Snacks: brownies
Non-book activities: attended local ox roast with friends
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 6.5 hours
Books read from: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Headshot
Books finished:
Time reading: 2.5 hours
Time posting: 11:00am Sunday
Snacks: brownies
Non-book activities: attended local ox roast with friends
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 6.5 hours
19nrmay
Sunday afternoon
I am enjoying a blissful afternoon on the sun porch reading and watching the birds with the cat on my lap. I saw a hawk a while ago.
>13 Cecilturtle:
Your news of a new cat has me thinking it’s time for me to adopt a new cat. One in my lap belongs to my niece. I’ve had him a couple weeks while she’s on vacation.
Books: After watching Bridgerton on tv last night, l picked up Romancing Mr Bridgerton to re-read for pure fun and escape.
I also started, and was immediately hooked by The Hallowed Hunt, fantasy by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Read Sunday papers.
Breakfast 1 was oatmeal with fruit, nuts and cinnamon.
Breakfast 2 - mini croissants, toasted.
I’m thinking of lunch but it’s already mid-afternoon, plus l can’t disturb cat on my lap. Guess l’ll forget lunch and move straight to happy hour once the cat leaves. .
Other activity: watered plants, filled bird saucers and feeders.
Thoughts: l should be getting ready to leave for a few days. Intending to leave early tomorrow morning to go see my sister in Chapel Hill 2 hrs away.
Sunny and hot, 87 F/31 C.
I am enjoying a blissful afternoon on the sun porch reading and watching the birds with the cat on my lap. I saw a hawk a while ago.
>13 Cecilturtle:
Your news of a new cat has me thinking it’s time for me to adopt a new cat. One in my lap belongs to my niece. I’ve had him a couple weeks while she’s on vacation.
Books: After watching Bridgerton on tv last night, l picked up Romancing Mr Bridgerton to re-read for pure fun and escape.
I also started, and was immediately hooked by The Hallowed Hunt, fantasy by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Read Sunday papers.
Breakfast 1 was oatmeal with fruit, nuts and cinnamon.
Breakfast 2 - mini croissants, toasted.
I’m thinking of lunch but it’s already mid-afternoon, plus l can’t disturb cat on my lap. Guess l’ll forget lunch and move straight to happy hour once the cat leaves. .
Other activity: watered plants, filled bird saucers and feeders.
Thoughts: l should be getting ready to leave for a few days. Intending to leave early tomorrow morning to go see my sister in Chapel Hill 2 hrs away.
Sunny and hot, 87 F/31 C.
20Cecilturtle
>19 nrmay: I hope you find your furry soulmate! I brought Éclair home yesterday; she's shy as can be but so affectionate. The tough part will be getting my big old gentleman cat to accept her: he seems to think the whole idea is ludicrous.
Sunday afternoon
Books read from: Germinal by Émile Zola
Le dictionnaire amoureux d'Albert Camus by Mohammed Aïssaoui
La Sorcière moderne du foyer by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Naming Canada by Alan Rayburn
Books finished: Le Code caché de votre destin by James Hillman
Time reading: 4
Non-book activities: I celebrated my best friend's 40th birthday. It was a lot of fun!
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 4
Sunday afternoon
Books read from: Germinal by Émile Zola
Le dictionnaire amoureux d'Albert Camus by Mohammed Aïssaoui
La Sorcière moderne du foyer by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Naming Canada by Alan Rayburn
Books finished: Le Code caché de votre destin by James Hillman
Time reading: 4
Non-book activities: I celebrated my best friend's 40th birthday. It was a lot of fun!
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 4
21benitastrnad
Sunday Report
Books read from: Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason. For the Good of All, Do Not Destroy the Birds: Essays by Jennifer Moxley. Wandering Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon. I am listening to The Measure by Nikki Erlick.
Books finished: Column of Fire by Ken Follett. (as long as this book is it should have counted for 2 books. It was 918 pages in length.)
Book Thoughts: I am over the halfway point in Winter Soldier. I am reading it slowly because it offends my sensibilities. It is extremely grizzly and that is disturbing to me. The writing is lyrical and I love that but it is a real emotional roller-coaster for me. I hope it is a bit smoother reading now that I am getting to the end of the battle scenes. The book of essays about bird poems continues to interest me and I find it much more relaxing to read that the novel. The Measure by Nikki Erlick has proven to be a very interesting book and it is more than holding my interest. This one might be a 5 star read - my second for the year.
Non-Book Activities: I thought I would take a day to myself on Friday but that didn't happen. My TV didn't work so I spent time on the phone, then on Saturday morning I spent time at the Xfinity store. When that didn't work I was back on the phone. I did learn that if you want prompt service from Xfinity Tech call about 7 AM on a Sunday morning. I didn't have nearly as long of a wait time as I did on Friday. I went to Gadsden and knitted on Saturday and I finished my sweater! Yeah! Now all I have to do is block it and then I can wear it this winter. I started on a matching hat and the lady at the knit shop took back the unused ball of yarn I had. I purchased some yarn for a cowl for Christmas and that won't be delivered until October, so it won't county against my pledge to stop purchasing yarn until after my move.
Reading Time Today: 2 hour & 1 on Saturday
Time Reading this weekend: 3 hours
Time listening: 4 hours
Time posting:
Food: I had Sunday lunch with friends. It will be my last one with some people who proved to be good friends for many years.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 447
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1339 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason. For the Good of All, Do Not Destroy the Birds: Essays by Jennifer Moxley. Wandering Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon. I am listening to The Measure by Nikki Erlick.
Books finished: Column of Fire by Ken Follett. (as long as this book is it should have counted for 2 books. It was 918 pages in length.)
Book Thoughts: I am over the halfway point in Winter Soldier. I am reading it slowly because it offends my sensibilities. It is extremely grizzly and that is disturbing to me. The writing is lyrical and I love that but it is a real emotional roller-coaster for me. I hope it is a bit smoother reading now that I am getting to the end of the battle scenes. The book of essays about bird poems continues to interest me and I find it much more relaxing to read that the novel. The Measure by Nikki Erlick has proven to be a very interesting book and it is more than holding my interest. This one might be a 5 star read - my second for the year.
Non-Book Activities: I thought I would take a day to myself on Friday but that didn't happen. My TV didn't work so I spent time on the phone, then on Saturday morning I spent time at the Xfinity store. When that didn't work I was back on the phone. I did learn that if you want prompt service from Xfinity Tech call about 7 AM on a Sunday morning. I didn't have nearly as long of a wait time as I did on Friday. I went to Gadsden and knitted on Saturday and I finished my sweater! Yeah! Now all I have to do is block it and then I can wear it this winter. I started on a matching hat and the lady at the knit shop took back the unused ball of yarn I had. I purchased some yarn for a cowl for Christmas and that won't be delivered until October, so it won't county against my pledge to stop purchasing yarn until after my move.
Reading Time Today: 2 hour & 1 on Saturday
Time Reading this weekend: 3 hours
Time listening: 4 hours
Time posting:
Food: I had Sunday lunch with friends. It will be my last one with some people who proved to be good friends for many years.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 447
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1339 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
22Carmenere
Sunday Summary:
Friday update:
Books read from: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Headshot
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 8:05am Monday
Snacks: Blueberry pound cake
Non-book activities: Neighborhood book discussion of The Berry Pickers
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 9.5 hours
Friday update:
Books read from: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Headshot
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 8:05am Monday
Snacks: Blueberry pound cake
Non-book activities: Neighborhood book discussion of The Berry Pickers
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 9.5 hours
23The_Hibernator
Books read from:
The Week: A Good Catch? 33 minutes
New Scientist: Oceans in Chaos 46 minutes
Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami 58 minutes
Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan 55 minutes
Behave, by Robert Sapolsky 31 minutes
Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles: Into the Game!, by Nick Eliopulos 27 minutes
Books finished: none
Time reading: 250 minutes
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: 621 minutes (10.5 hours)
The Week: A Good Catch? 33 minutes
New Scientist: Oceans in Chaos 46 minutes
Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami 58 minutes
Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan 55 minutes
Behave, by Robert Sapolsky 31 minutes
Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles: Into the Game!, by Nick Eliopulos 27 minutes
Books finished: none
Time reading: 250 minutes
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 9
Total time reading: 621 minutes (10.5 hours)
24Cecilturtle
Final Report
Books read from: Germinal by Émile Zola
Le dictionnaire amoureux d'Albert Camus by Mohammed Aïssaoui
La Sorcière moderne du foyer by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Naming Canada by Alan Rayburn
Beneath the Sands of Egypt by Donald P. Ryan
Books finished: Le Code caché de votre destin by James Hillman
Time reading: 2
Non-book activities: I didn't read as much as I wanted: playing with the new cat and making sure my old mister cat doesn't feel too left out: what a balance! I made good headway with Germinal which is indeed grim.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 6
Books read from: Germinal by Émile Zola
Le dictionnaire amoureux d'Albert Camus by Mohammed Aïssaoui
La Sorcière moderne du foyer by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Naming Canada by Alan Rayburn
Beneath the Sands of Egypt by Donald P. Ryan
Books finished: Le Code caché de votre destin by James Hillman
Time reading: 2
Non-book activities: I didn't read as much as I wanted: playing with the new cat and making sure my old mister cat doesn't feel too left out: what a balance! I made good headway with Germinal which is indeed grim.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 6
25ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: Hadji Murad by Leo Tolstoy, The Reversal by Michael Connelly, and Band of Brothers, by Stephen E. Ambrose
Books finished: Hadji Murad and The Reversal
Pages read: 500-ish
Non-reading activities: My barbershop quartet sang at a picnic in the park show hosted by a local barbershop chapter. Great fun!
Books read from: Hadji Murad by Leo Tolstoy, The Reversal by Michael Connelly, and Band of Brothers, by Stephen E. Ambrose
Books finished: Hadji Murad and The Reversal
Pages read: 500-ish
Non-reading activities: My barbershop quartet sang at a picnic in the park show hosted by a local barbershop chapter. Great fun!
26benitastrnad
>25 ChrisG1:
Singing in the park sounds like great fun. For the singers and for those sung to. That is just the kind of thing I would like to attend.
Singing in the park sounds like great fun. For the singers and for those sung to. That is just the kind of thing I would like to attend.
27benitastrnad
Weekend Wrapup
Books read from: Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason. For the Good of All, Do Not Destroy the Birds: Essays by Jennifer Moxley. Wandering Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon. I am listening to The Measure by Nikki Erlick.
Books finished: Column of Fire by Ken Follett. (as long as this book is it should have counted for 2 books. It was 918 pages in length.)
Book Thoughts: Without TV or radio my downtime (while I cooled off) was totally done with reading and knitting. I didn't finish any books on Sunday and I ended up going to my local Starbucks to cool off with a Frappuccino. I didn't sit there and read. Instead I sat there and looked at LT.
Non-Book Activities: I did more reading today than I thought I would. The lack of TV or radio has really crimped my style. I did pack a box of knitting patterns and books. I also packed three boxes of yarn and got them into the van. I worked a bit in the yard this morning and got some more pots ready to put into the van. It was so hot that when I came in a drank an entire bottle of water! The cable TV won't be hooked up until Wednesday, so I am missing most of the Democratic convention. Then to add to my misery on Friday the transmitter for the local NPR station went down and it went silent. So no TV. No radio. That leaves books and packing.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 5 hours
Time listening: 4 hours
Time posting:
Food: a caramel frappuccino and then an egg sandwich for supper.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 447
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1341 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason. For the Good of All, Do Not Destroy the Birds: Essays by Jennifer Moxley. Wandering Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon. I am listening to The Measure by Nikki Erlick.
Books finished: Column of Fire by Ken Follett. (as long as this book is it should have counted for 2 books. It was 918 pages in length.)
Book Thoughts: Without TV or radio my downtime (while I cooled off) was totally done with reading and knitting. I didn't finish any books on Sunday and I ended up going to my local Starbucks to cool off with a Frappuccino. I didn't sit there and read. Instead I sat there and looked at LT.
Non-Book Activities: I did more reading today than I thought I would. The lack of TV or radio has really crimped my style. I did pack a box of knitting patterns and books. I also packed three boxes of yarn and got them into the van. I worked a bit in the yard this morning and got some more pots ready to put into the van. It was so hot that when I came in a drank an entire bottle of water! The cable TV won't be hooked up until Wednesday, so I am missing most of the Democratic convention. Then to add to my misery on Friday the transmitter for the local NPR station went down and it went silent. So no TV. No radio. That leaves books and packing.
Reading Time Today: 2 hours
Time Reading this weekend: 5 hours
Time listening: 4 hours
Time posting:
Food: a caramel frappuccino and then an egg sandwich for supper.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 447
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1341 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
28Cecilturtle
>25 ChrisG1:: The barbershop quartet must have been lovely!
The most unusual concert I've ever listened to was a harp-voice duo on a pirate ship :D
>27 benitastrnad:: sounds very Victorian with no mass media; I hope you have at least the radio back now!
The most unusual concert I've ever listened to was a harp-voice duo on a pirate ship :D
>27 benitastrnad:: sounds very Victorian with no mass media; I hope you have at least the radio back now!
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>28 Cecilturtle:
Still no radio. I should have TV tomorrow. I got my appointment moved up because somebody canceled.
Still no radio. I should have TV tomorrow. I got my appointment moved up because somebody canceled.
