A Tiny Silver Book, #3

Upon seeing a Facebook post looking for book recommendations for summer reading, I posted the same and the recommendations came pouring in via Facebook, e-mail, phone calls, texts, etc. I love to hear what other people are reading and while some might not appeal to me, I have gotten some of the best books this way! A friend who I only know through an online game ( yes, it was Mafia Wars) told me about "Same Kind of Different As Me", which I loved and have given to many people. This week I have taken recommendations, gone through the list and here is what I will be reading in June. Well, honestly, this list will most likely take me through July as I have a BIG celebration at the end of the month and will most likely be talking and laughing through mose of the trip! A Week in Winter, Maeve Binchy...The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, Ayana Mathis...Death comes to Pemberly, P.D. James...The Fault in Our Stars, John Green... Incendiary, Chris Cleave... Peace LIke a River, Leif Enger... Sisterland, Curtis Sittenfeld...The Silver Star, Jeannette Walls...Falling Together, Maria de los Santos... Reconstructing Amelia, Kimberly McCreight...The Interestings, Meg Wolitzer...Saving CeeCee Hunnicutt, Beth Hoffman. I hope you all find something great to read this summer!!

A Tiny Silver Pair of Scissors

Yesterday, I did not leave the house. Not one single time. Yesterday, I did not leave the house and no one came over, not the remodeler, the painter, the plumber, the electrician or the drywall person. Not one single person needed my attention, a decision, a missing part, a paint color...nothing. So, what did I do? I got out my handy dandy scissors and I cut up a whole mess of paper. And then I drew on it, glued it, embellished it, coated it, let it dry and did it again and again. Cutting paper into strips, inking designs on it, gluing it down...now that is what I call a peaceful day. I find joy in arranging shapes and colors. I find peace in drawing with my two favorite pens. I find satisfaction in watching the glue dry. And in the end, a bit of fun for a two year old who might enjoy a fun way to learn the alphabet. Or maybe a wall hanging for a special friend who is about to become a grandma and needs to establish some firm rules for her house! I am thankful for my quiet day and that no one in my family cares that I turned our living room into collage central. I am thankful fo time to be creative and just to relax. How would you spend a quiet day? Would you read or draw or watch old movies? Would you bake or sew or paint a picture? Whatever it is, find a day and do just what you want!

"Alligators All Around" from The Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak
"Grandparents Rules"