Delving into a Good Book

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. ~Anna Quindlen

I came across this reading nook while playing around on Pinterest one day...and adored it.  How lovely to have a space like this to delve into a good book.  It's the kind of place that you could escape, deep into your book, without all the sound, interruptions and clutter from the outside.  I've started reading Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton and I already feel like this is the kind of book that I could spend an entire Saturday enjoying.

So what good books are you reading?

Fifty Shades of Grey-What's On Your Nightstand?

I'm clearly late to the party, but Greg recently read to me that this book has been referred to as "mommy porn." Hmmm...let's go back there...what? There's such a thing as Mommy Porn? Good grief, I have a plane ride coming up and I needed a book to read. Light bulb!

ABC News reported that Fifty Shades of Grey is "heating up bedrooms across the country." Several women interviewed stated the book was poorly written, but admitted to being on the third book. No surprise it's a trilogy - isn't everything nowadays?!

Not sure it would be appropriate plane reading material, but maybe it would be a nice addition to my Kindle reading list? Hmmm...we'll see.

In the meantime, I'll proudly read Chrissie Wellington's new book. At least I don't have to slide it in a brown paper bag while reading.

I Love My Bike

While spending a little R&R time in Chautauqua this weekend, I found the most wonderful little book called I Love My Bike. Authors Matt Finkle and Brittain Sullivan photograph and provide brief interviews of cyclists all over the United States who love their bikes. I have enjoyed the amazing photographs, as well as where people are from (hometown and current home), and their bike choice. Anyone who has a kinship with their bike could clearly relate to this book. There's no bike snobbery here, either. People are not featured with $10,000 bikes. It's everyday bike owners, which made this book so much more enjoyable. Well, enough about the book. Got a date with Mama Violet (Bridget's bike is Little Violet) and it's time for a ride!

Summer Reading List

I've failed miserably with my read two books per month challenge during these summer months. Maybe it's the great weather, or that I'm spending more time swimming and biking in this heat, or taking my girls to the pool, but whatever it is, it's resulting in zero books read during June and July. I tried reading The Paris Wife, but just couldn't get into it. So I've decided that if I'm going to keep up with the reading, and maybe actually read TWO books during August, then I need to come up with a better summer reading list. Thank goodness there's Harry Potter. With the movie franchise concluding, I realized I had forgotten many important details of the last two books. What better reason to start the series over?! I started Sorcerer's Stone a couple nights ago and I can't put it down. Looks like I've found the magic :)