TV Mini-Series

Going along with yesterday's post, I found out that The Pillars of the Earth is a mini-series on Starz starting tomorrow! So anyone who has access to Starz or Encore and liked The Pillars of the Earth should tune in!

We don't have Starz anymore but I'm hoping it will come out in a DVD form sometime soon so I can catch up!

The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett

is the novel I am currently reading. A copy was given to me by my mother-in-law. Before I decided to read it I started looking it up and noticed that many other people have thought it was one of the best books of this century! Well, obviously that got me intrigued. I'm not quite to the halfway point yet, but it is so intriguing to read about how people lived during the 1100's time period, and yet have it be written in a modern day English way to make it more accessible. So far, I'm hooked and I can't wait to get back to it to find out more!! If you haven't picked up a copy, do yourself a favor and buy, beg, borrow (but don't steal) a copy and get reading today! And if you have already read this wonderful novel, let me know what you think!

Quote of the week . . .

The truth is, part of me is every age.

I'm a 3-year-old,

I'm a 5-year-old,

I'm a 37-year-old,

I'm a 50-year-old.

I've been through them all, and I know what it's like.

I delight in being a child when it's appropriate to be a child.

I delight in being a wise old man when it's appropriate to be a wise old man.

Think of all I can be!

I am every age, up to my own.

-Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

*I recently discovered this one and had to share because I think it is the most true and honest thing I have read in a long time.*

Library closings . . .

In this tough economic time we are facing, I know that some businesses cannot afford to stay open . . . but I never expected local libraries to be closing . . . and not just one but several around Indianapolis. I know that that is just the time we are in right now, but I found this completely sad. All these libraries are in rough areas where they are needed the most. They also bring hope to neighborhoods that otherwise do not have much hope. They also sponsor a lot of after school, and other activities for students and young people in the areas. I find it sad that our government does not bat an eye to bail out big automobile companies and banks that made their own messes . . . and yet no government funding is going to helping institutions like library's stay open during times like these. It's just really sad . . . and in my opinion really wrong.

How many libraries in your area are closing?

Current Book Count . . .

I have read 33 books since January of this year . . .

Last read: The Firm by John Grisham

Currently reading: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Quote of the Week . . .

There's a crack in everyone . . . that's how the light of God gets in.

-Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Question of the week . . .

Who is your favorite book character?

Mine would have to be Scarlett O'Hara. She was a strong-willed, beautiful southern girl who most people believe was just a spoiled, rich brat. But she was much more than that. She was extremely smart, although she played the part of the damsel in distress very well. She was also very determined . . . to come home during the Civil War and find your land barren and dying, she transformed Tara back into the bountiful plantation it once was and saved her family from despair by marrying a man she did not love but knew would give her the financial freedom she needed to save her beloved land and family. What a classic character, and not to mention, how wonderful to see a woman in such a position during a time when women were not even allowed to vote!

Independence Day

To celebrate this Independence Day, in print, look up a copy of our nation's Declaration of Independence and read it! There are sadly too many people in our country that could not even tell you what the Declaration says! So take 20 minutes on this Holiday Weekend and read about what our country stands for!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Happy Independence Day :)