Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

"To be or not to be....

....that is the question."


To be or not to be busy, is the actual question. And I have been rather busy.




Lily happens to be turning five soon, so we are throwing a small party for the little woman. As small as parties can possibly be, there still is a great deal of preparation.


We have had very slow Internet. Actually, it is pretty much no Internet because it is so slow. I would have been studying, but because of the slowness the pages expire before they download. The only things that do work are my blog, eBay and Yahoo, surprisingly enough =P
I have been reading a bit of Bronte recently.... I read Anne's book 'The Tennant of Wildfell Hall', which was very good. It was different to other books, especially comparing it to Austen, which I've never actually read. The main hero, Gilbert Markham, was far from perfect which is what I like, because it shows realism. Who in this world is perfect? None that I know of.... so yeah, that's what I like in books.
The other book I am in the process of reading: 'Wuthering Heights', by Emily Bronte. I am only up to chapter two, but so far so good.
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There is more to my busyness, but it is getting late - 6:20 pm already. Time seems to fly - I am still getting over the fact that it is November. Shocking!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Sonnet



Books

Shelves and shelves are filled
with books by many authors and of many titles
The musty smell makes my senses build
as I roam through the large aisles

With many choices I stand bewildered
thinking which section to look through
the times seems never to be ended
I pick a book from within to peruse

I curl into a couch
then open the book I have chosen
the pages are smooth to touch
the story predicted is proven

I leave the real world to enter a fake
this is a journey I have longed to take.


Saturday, May 2, 2009

He is well learned...



After seeing Jordan lie in bed and read, Michael seemed very keen to give it a shot! He did well to hold the book up while lying down, but I don't think he realised that it was upside-down!






Isn't he cute?