Sunday Ramble: Travels, Art and Jane Austen Challenge

C.J. and I visited Los Angeles this past week to see the James Kerry Marshall retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the same show we saw last summer in Chicago.  We’ve become big fans of Mr. Marshall’s work. It was a mad-cap three-day trip–drive down, day in L.A. and drive home–but we managed to visit three bookstores while we were there.  We stayed in … Continue reading Sunday Ramble: Travels, Art and Jane Austen Challenge

My Very First Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Books I’d Buy Right Now If I Had All the Money In The World

Well, just an unlimited gift card. I’ve been reading various Top Ten Tuesday lists–and enjoying them ’cause who doesn’t like a list of books?–for years but for some reason have never joined in.  Today, since I have a few hours before my day really begins and it’s too early to do any serious Pokemon Go hunting, I thought I’d give it a try. You can … Continue reading My Very First Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Books I’d Buy Right Now If I Had All the Money In The World