My son Charlie has devoured the entire (9 book) Ranger's Apprentice series and forced me to order the tenth book. He assures me that it was a satisfying conclusion to that epic adventure, although I have not read those books myself. Book club students will be happy to have that one available immediately upon our return in August.
I have been busy working on flowers for my cousin's wedding in September. She has chosen to have a bouquet of brooches- some from family, some new, some from garage sales - and I've mixed them in with silk flowers. I think it turned out kind of cool (see photo below).
She's going to have a gorgeous, sparkling wedding! I should have made Quinn change into a coordinating shirt to model the bouquet!
Speaking of kind of crafty stuff, I noticed on facebook that Caitlin actually made one of the recycled book purses - way to go! Quinn and I tried it out too as a keepsake for Yuki and Hiroko and it was a fun project. Savour the last couple of weeks of holidays - think back to the end of June when the whole summer was stretched out in front of us - WHERE HAS IT GONE?!!! Ah well, as Douglas Adams advises in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, "Above all don't panic!"
