Finished! "Emma"

Emma by Jane Austen


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This one took a little longer to get into than "Pride & Prejudice", but well worth the effort. I was worried I wouldn't like Emma Woodhouse as much as Elizabeth Bennett, but although she is more quirky, she is still very loveable. Fascinating character development and very satisfactory ending.

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Finished! "Black Ships Before Troy"

Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I knew this book would be good based on all the recommendations I've read, but I didn't know just *how* good. I started it as a read-aloud to my kids during our Ancient Greece history lessons. I have never read "The Iliad", just knew bits and pieces of the storyline. I have been reading a few chapters each day, but ended up finishing up the book on my own because I was so drawn in by it. Now the hard part will be not giving away more details to the kids while I finish reading it. I really loved it! Some of the parts have been a little too gruesome for the girls, but they are *girls*, after all. ;-)

We also have "The Adventures of Odysseus" by Sutcliff and now I'm expecting great things from that book, too!

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Strange Cheese

Last week, I bought some string cheese during my grocery visit.  I hadn't bought it in a long time, but the girls remembered it.  Except Claire, who during lunch today asked me for some "strange cheese."  :-D

Finished "Pride and Prejudice"!

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Fantastic! I'm a late-comer to Austen; this is the first book of hers I've read. Definitely surpassed my expectations.

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Igloo pictures

 

Cold weather and Super Colts

We've been hit with a string of cold days and snow.  On Friday, we got about 8 inches with very strong winds, which out here means BIG drifts!  Mick is literally building an igloo in the biggest one.  I think he's burning off nervous energy before the Colts take on the Saints in the Super Bowl later on this evening.  GO COLTS!!!

Frozen Tundra of Boone County