Recent content by Lucia416

Ho-ho...the folks who are stuck at DIA would certainly benefit from having you with them! I am happily stuck at home ;)

So glad you asked. In Denver we are having a blizzard. Not just a snow storm, a blizzard with lots of snow and wind. The airport is closed. The interstate highway is closed. I heard on the news that British Air is somehow going to land this afternoon (!)

When my big dog lies on my newspaper or book, I accuse him of feline behavior. He looks quite offended at that.:p

My dog Cosmo climbs onto my lap as I am reading the morning newspaper. He rolls onto his back and gazes up at me, making it impossible for me to continue reading....Cosmo weighs 65 pounds! But of course, I enjoy our morning ritual.

All day, the colors had been those of dusk, mist moving like a water creature across the great flanks of mountains possessed of ocean shadows and depths. Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss

Gem's question about Mighty and Almighty In answer to your question, Gem, I found Madeleine Albright's The Mighty and the Almighty quite readable. And I have been known to abandon books on the topic of religion and government that were not. I love Albright's objectivity and her honesty when...

Virginia Woolf: The London Scene, Six Essays on London Life. Anthology: Dog is My Co-Pilot. Barbara Trapido: Brother of the More Famous Jack.Madeline Albright: The Mighty and the Almighty.

Thank you so much Thank you Gem. I appreciately the trouble you took to reply to my question. It was so kind. And I hope to return to London to make my Charing Cross pilgrimage again some time.

Thank you Gem "84" is a favorite of mine and a quick and rewarding read. Also the film of 84 Charing Cross Road with Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft is excellent. It was made in the 80s. Thank you so much for offering to check up on the site.

Can anyone tell me what is happening to the building at 84 Charing Cross Road? When I was in London in '04, I tried to make a pilgrimage and was sent to the wrong building. (I was on the wrong side of Shaftesbury). So this past summer when visiting London again, I found the right building...

I'll keep my books, thank you I don't see books becoming obsolete. They are objets d'art in themselves. And I don't see myself taking an electronic device into the tub for a nice bubble bath "soak and read."