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Ambleside Online Year 10Winston Churchill, The Great Democracies. This is volume 4 of the series History of the English Speaking Peoples, but each volume is actually three books. I read Book 11 this month. Churchill writes from a British perspective and focuses mainly on British history. When he talks about the United States and the Revolutionary… Continue reading September 2018 Reads
Photo: A peek inside the brewery at the Big House Brew Pub in Walla Walla, WA. August was a different sort of month for reading. Wednesday, the 1st, revolved around 4-H interviews for the county fair and my Dad's arrival on his return trip from South Dakota. Thursday was spent doing fun things with Grandpa.… Continue reading August 2018 Reads
July started out with the finishing of 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson which I read aloud to the kids. Ben was starting detasseling any day so I read longer each morning in hopes that we would get through it while he was with us. This book was previous featured on the Read Aloud Revival. A kid… Continue reading July 2018 Reads
One of the challenges of an avid reading life is not just deciding what to read next but maintaining a good balance so whenever you have a moment to read, you have a book on hand that you want to read. Think David Allen's Getting Things Done and contexts. If it's quiet in the early… Continue reading The Well-Balanced Reading Life: Planning My Reading
As June came to a close, I felt like I hadn't really read that much - five or six books maybe. June was a different month because I got literal time off the clock, so to say, and I let loose with reckless abandon, avoiding anything that might call upon the slightest exertion of self-discipline.… Continue reading June 2018 Reads
Despite the silence since February, I have been reading, albeit slowly. May was once again a more productive month, with more routine, fewer interruptions, and boasted the finishing of longer selections started earlier in the year. Reading ahead for schoolDavid McCullough, John Adams. I read this over three months, enjoying every word. It was a… Continue reading May 2018 Reads
My favorite summer reading spot may be unavailable but the reading goes on. I finished 2017 with over 200 books read. The new year doesn't seem to be bringing a change to that pace. Here's what I read in January. Reading for Challenge The Rights of Man | Thomas Paine This is Paine's response to an… Continue reading January 2018 Reads
Here is my spin on the 18 in 2018 - 18 books I want to read in 2018. These are books I've been meaning to read - seriously - but for whatever reason haven't yet got around to. They're the best of the best, books I'm pretty sure I'll love. They're books I want to… Continue reading 18 in 2018
The Secret History | Donna Tartt was the kind of book that makes you make time for reading. A young man from California goes to a private New England college and becomes part of a close-knit group of students where something bad happens. He's a part of the group but not a part of the group. He… Continue reading November 2017 Reads
November is the last month before the whirlwind of the holidays begins. This year not only do we have family events every weekend in December, the 4th Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve both occur on the same day which means overtime for church musicians. It tires me just thinking about it. Here is what… Continue reading What I’m into… (November edition)