Summer Reading and Stuff...

Well I hope everyone has had a great summer and enjoyed a few good books!  I intended to read MANY more Rivier library books than I have actually made it through BUT I did read the next (4th?) in the Gone  series.  This one is called Plague and oh my goodness things are not improving in the FAYZ!  Those of you who are following this series will be anxious to get your hands on this one when we get back to school!  And once again, sadly, no resolution - but this time I was prepared as I knew I wasn't reading the final book.  (Remember last time I thought I was reading the last book of a trilogy and was waiting expectantly for the story to neatly wrap up!)

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!"