Rainy Weekend

“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.” 

...Benjamin Franklin

We are expecting rain later this afternoon or in the early evening.  I actually thought it would start raining early and rain all day; I completed my errands early.   I'm involved with a book I would really love to curl up with and finish.

I picked it up at the library a week or so ago.
The blurb on the cover read
"Like Tracy Chevalier, Wagner imagines how layers of meaning pervade works of art."  Publisher's Weekly


Placing Dancing For Degas in my book bag, I took the bait and headed over to find Tracy Chevalier.  I read The Girl With the Pearl Earring shortly after it was released; I liked it, but it wasn't a favorite.  I read Remarkable Creatures a couple of years ago and loved it.  I found Falling Angels waiting for me to pause and take it from the shelf.   I didn't find it spellbinding. I was, however, drawn in and compelled to continue to turn the page.  It was a good read.

Dancing for Degas, Katheryn Wagner,  has received mixed reviews (from readers).  So far I'm intrigued and look forward to continue reading.  You know I'll share my opinion when I finish.

Here are a few other books I've enjoyed over the past few months.
(I'm not going to try not to repeat any reviewed in earlier posts)

The Judges,  Eli Wiesel
It wasn't what I was expecting, but I found it intriguing.  Mr. Wiesel writes with a message.
The Ponder Heart, Eudora Welty
A story only Eudora Welty could successfully tell.  Loved it.
Daphne, Justine Picardie
Follows Daphne du Maurier's obsession with the Brontes.  It was a great book to read while traveling.  Made me want to pick up and reread something by the Brontes.  I am definitely going to reread Rebecca.
Isaac's Storm,  Erik Larson
This was a book group book and I was not looking forward to it; I had heard it was very technical.  It is an account of the hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas at the turn of the twentieth century.  I didn't find it overly technical at all.  I loved it.
The Gardener's Gripe Book, Abby Adams
An entertaining gardening advice book written by a non-professional.  If you've ever killed a plant,  wondered if growing a lawn is environmentally "green" or wondered why those flower seeds you threw out in you flower bed didn't come up creating the beautiful cutting garden you envisioned, you will love this how-to, or maybe how not to book.  A great book to whet your appetite for spring.


When I finish ".....Degas" I always have an ongoing project in my knitting basket.  Maybe there will be a wonderful movie to watch.....

What do you enjoy doing on a rainy day?