3 Quick Thoughts on Sunday, September 17, 2017

1. I’m beginning to think we should just take up residence at Lowe’s. I’ve lost track of the number of times we’ve been there this month. Today we went back, again, to get more pieces and parts in the effort to remove tree roots from the water feature of the pool AND to scope out … Read more

Book Review of Push Not The River, by James Conroyd Martin

I read this book as part of the 2017 European Reading Challenge. Push Not The River*, by James Conroyd Martin (The Polish Trilogy, Book 1) (*Amazon Affiliate link) Push Not The River is the first book in The Poland Trilogy.  This novel is based upon a real diary of a Polish countess, Anna Berezowska, who lived … Read more

The Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan Book Review

I read this book as part of the 2017 European Reading Challenge.   The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became An American Hero* by Timothy Egan (*Amazon Affiliate link)  Ireland Years Thomas Francis Meagher (pronounced “Mar”) was born in 1823 into a wealthy merchant family in Waterford, Ireland. His father was a member of … Read more