Books for Deep Winter
Books for Deep Winter. January 3, 2025. The last page falls off the calendar hanging on the wall and floats to the floor in silence. A fresh new year is…
-
-
Reading the Chronicles of Barsetshire
Every day or two, I strolled to the village to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there, circulating either from mouth to mouth, or from newspaper…
-
Gardening Books for going Deeper
Gardening Books for going Deeper. June 24, 2025. It has been a while since I shared some book selections, but lately I have stumbled onto some gardening books put out…
-
Pastoral Books for Spring
Pastoral Books for Spring. March 1, 2025. Fresh air flows from an door opening out back reviving the soul with fresh new life. It is invigorating to breathe in the…
-
Spending Quiet Winter Days
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it…
-
Christmas Reads at Hidden Bluff 2024
Christmas Reads at Hidden Bluff 2024. December 13, 2024. Crawling under the blankets in the evening while listening to the wind whipping through the climbing roses just outside our bedroom…
-
Cozy Reads for those Dark & Stormy Nights
“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” Humbert Wolfe Cozy Reads for Those Dark & Stormy…
-
Books on my Nightstand June 2024.
“The scent of a flower is a very close and intimate thing, she thought. It can seem to be a part of your body and blood.” Elizabeth Goudge, The Dean’s…
-
Spring Book Picks 2024
Spring Book Picks 2024. April 2, 2024. My book picks this month stemmed from purely aesthetic reasons. Because some algorithm decided to place an adorable set of Jane Austen across…
-
Vintage Garden Books that are Fun to Read
Vintage Garden Books that are Fun to Read. March 1, 2024. Lately I have been reading books on gardening history. After wandering down the rabbit hole I began looking at…
