Today, the four of us Josef, Jovy, Mom and I attended the christening of my nephew’s baby. It was a simple but a lovely celebration. Ton’s wife will be leaving for UK this coming Thursday and Ton and Emman will follow in a few months. It’s nice seeing family members again.
This afternoon, Josef tried to sweep the ashes on our rooftop but he isn’t done yet. It’s too big a task for one. If we won’t remove it, it will harden when it rains and becomes lahar. It might destroy our gutter and downspouts.
I am trying to finish a book called Godpretty In The Tobacco Field by Kim Michele Richardson, a new author on my list. It’s a coming of age story that takes place in a fictional rural Appalachian town called Nameless, Kentucky. It’s a home of tobacco farms, crimes and poverty. I love historical stories like this. I get so much joy in knowing a place even if it is fictional but the characters seem real. I’m about done, my 10th read this year. It may be a bit predictable but still a good read.
Do you participate in reading challenges? What books could you recommend for me to read? I love memoirs, fiction, sometimes YA books, a bit of fantasy and a little of classics. Any author I should discover too?
I have two guest posts on my blog this weekend, Arlene. I think you would enjoy the books they feature.
(Guest Post: Maria Holm and Guest Post: Darlene Foster)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete. I will visit their posts soon.
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I had no idea volcanic ash would harden and destroy things. There is an urgency to your cleaning! Thanks for writing about it.
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Hi Anne, you’re welcome. Have a blessed Sunday.
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That hardened ash is a nightmare. I am glad he is trying to deal with it. I just finished a book called “The Long Flight Home” by Alan Hlad which I think you would enjoy. Set in England in World War II it is about the use of pigeons to do espionage. Good characters.
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Hopefully, we could clean it in the next few weeks. Thanks for the recommendation Elizabeth. Will try to look for this one.
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