Recent content by Gracewings

an old apartment building modern-day Berlin

Love Remains the Same ~Gavin Rossdale

I have reread an entire but only once and am in the process of doing so the second time. Both times were to refresh my memory so I could participate in a book discussion. There are just too many books still unread for me to do this on a regular basis.

I hope you have plenty of water for your canoe trip. We once did an overnight trip on the Brazos River in Texas and had to carry the canoe several times due to shallow water. All in all it was a great trip with lots of good memories. I've been doing a lot of hiking since moving to AZ. I...

This one's been sitting on my shelf for nearly half that long, however, I haven't given it an honest try. The Brothers Karamazov is one I haven't managed to get through yet, I think I got bogged down somewhere in the first 100 pages.

Yes, I love reading books that have settings in familiar locales. This is not just in different states that I've lived but places I've visited, too. Since moving to AZ, I've read several different books that take place here such as a Zane Grey book, Nancy Turner's These Is My Words and a few...

I didn't realize there was a special format for the post titles but thanks for editing it. :) Reading about Weiner's search for bliss introduced me to many places I hadn't given much thought to (bliss or not). Although the chapter titles were somewhat telling in retrospect, he didn't...

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Geography of Bliss is one of the best books I've read this year. Anyone else read it?

In Austria, waiting outside Maria Theresa's room -- her labor has ended with the birth of her 15th child, Marie Antoinette.

"Petrograd smelt of carbolic acid." We the Living, Ayn Rand

I Wish It Would Rain Down, Phil Collins

...because I made a decision to be. At least for today. ;)

Thanks, I'm glad to be here!

Hello! :) Just thought I should reintroduce myself since it has been a long time since I was last active on the site. Guess I lost the addy after one of my big moves. Nice to see how well the site has grown.