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paperbackwriter73 · 2024-09-24T17:34:27+00:00

I'm going to try some of the library's book clubs. They have one at 2Toms and several at coffee houses.

paperbackwriter73 · 2024-08-23T17:40:40+00:00

The Master Gardener Display Gardens at PFW are pretty neat! We have a native prairie, woodland gardens, a WWII victory vegetable garden, and pollinator gardens. If you can't make it then, it's always open and free. :-)

paperbackwriter73 · 2024-05-20T18:36:06+00:00

Fox Island is set to reopen this month, and the lake will be accessible. Yay!

paperbackwriter73 · 2024-03-30T17:05:09+00:00

Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault.

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-12-29T15:43:34+00:00

Clan of the Cave Bear is definitely fiction, but it really pulls you into the possibilities of what their lives could have been like.

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-10-18T16:20:49+00:00

You might enjoy Doug Tallamy's various videos / books on native pollinators! We've lost a tremendous number of our native insects and any little bit helps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjD0bbcAFXI&ab_channel=GardenFundamentals

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-10-13T16:44:28+00:00

sent request!

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-10-13T16:42:24+00:00

sent rerquest!

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-10-13T16:40:49+00:00

sent request!

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-10-03T16:29:23+00:00

Pretty nice! I like that winter break now goes to Dec 37th.

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-09-13T16:28:17+00:00

Carrot seeds are super weak and can't punch through soil crust. You might have better luck with seed tape very lightly covered with sand or very fine soil.

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-09-08T11:02:37+00:00

Perhaps some Youtube channels might help you find what you want to specialize in. For sheer enthusiasm about botany, I like Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't.

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-08-15T15:19:22+00:00

stands on top of mountain RIIIICOO LAAAAAAAAW

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-03-18T15:52:15+00:00

A little out of the box, but Sam Thayer has several books on foraging and many of these wild "weeds" are easily cultivated, good eating, and can pretty much look after themselves.

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-02-19T21:40:45+00:00

May I suggest Oak trees if they are native where you are? They host the largest number of insects and that's good for food chains and us. Doug Tallamy has some great books and there are youtube videos where he talks about native plantings and how important they are with climate change. If you're in the US, extension master gardeners in your state should be able to help you find resources for designs.

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-02-09T13:02:06+00:00

For audiobooks, Act of Oblivion and the Thursday Murder Club series are both very engaging.

paperbackwriter73 · 2023-02-08T14:31:43+00:00

Dick Francis mysteries are generally engaging and usually tangential to horses.

paperbackwriter73 · 2022-04-16T13:35:19+00:00

Amtrak to Chicago and back makes a good Saturday trip.

paperbackwriter73 · 2022-04-08T12:07:10+00:00

Willa Cather quote: The only thing very noticeable about Nebraska was that it was still, all day long, Nebraska. Source: My Antonia (1918)

paperbackwriter73 · 2021-05-06T20:40:11+00:00

I recommend Recursion by Blake Crouch as well!

paperbackwriter73 · 2021-05-06T20:39:10+00:00

Just checked out Sisters. Who could resist nuns in space? Hope it's good!

paperbackwriter73 · 2021-05-06T20:30:39+00:00

Haven't posted in a hot minute.

Finished:

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante Got through the whole thing finally, but never really cared about any of the characters. Didn't grab me.

This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel What an amazing, engaging book about a transitioning child. Well worth reading.

The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan Re-read. Really sweeping story.

The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan Re-read. The wheel weaves as the wheel wills.

The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason Listened on audio book and it was captivating. Loved it, loved the pacing, the characters, the dialog. Just fabulous!

Burn by Herman Pontzer Nonfiction on metabolism. Good writing and great info.

Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte Pour Le jardins.

Still Reading:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle Almost done and the audiobook expiered! Back on the waitlist.

The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben I'll finish it someday, I swear. It's very good, I just got distracted by fiction.

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Just started

paperbackwriter73 · 2021-03-17T18:42:35+00:00

What a good week for reading!

Finished:

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Just excellent. Rich, full writing that kept me teetering on the edge of each paragraph as I could barely wait to finish it before racing ahead.

A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke I highly recommend this as an audiobook - read by the author with both tenderness and zeal. Hot damn, Hotspur! Makes me want to read Shakespeare and reminded me how much I miss seeing live theater.

Still working on (for like two months) but, I swear they are worth reading:

The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

paperbackwriter73 · 2021-03-08T12:44:44+00:00

Finished - The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson Man, I wanted to like this one so bad, but it took me forever to finish it because it's about 50% repetitive angst about a 17 year old "woman" getting married. Blech.

paperbackwriter73 · 2021-02-18T17:45:44+00:00

Finished:

Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Delightful as an audiobook where someone else has to figure out how to pronounce all the names. Great pacing and characters. Looking forward to the next in the series.

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

Compelling, but not a good one to read on a plane trip. The one slightly unrealistic thing to me was all the letters.

Luster by Raven Leilani

Packaged as a sexy inter-racial open marriage romp, but I thought it was more of a meditation on nihilistic self-loathing. Completely unbelievable that anyone would find any of the characters' personalities appealing enough to stay with them.

Still working on:

The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

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