Thursday, July 25, 2024

Thunderstruck

For the past several days, we've had wonderful thunder-rumbling rain, usually in the afternoon.  You know already that I love that.  It's cozy and comfortable and perfect for reading, cross-stitching and, instead of wearing one, knitting a comfy sweater.  (Which I am, by the way.)

On the reading front, I recently found, after a long search, this book:

Elizabeth Keckley, as the subtitle says, was Mary Lincoln's seamstress.  She is also a personal heroine of mine.  I'm anxious to read this, though I started another book today.  This is a slim little volume: 156 pages, so it'll likely be a one day's read once I start.







3 comments:

Kim in Oregon said...

that sounds like an interesting book!

Delighted Hands said...

Yes, we are in our rainy season and almost a t-storm every day. The new book looks very interesting! I will look forward to your book report!

Araignee said...

I love a good thunderstorm as long as the wind doesn't kick up. We've had too much damage from all these trees that surround our house as it is. One murdered my beloved Mini Cooper last year.

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