{"id":3611,"date":"2014-10-23T01:40:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T01:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=3611"},"modified":"2014-10-23T01:40:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T01:40:49","slug":"what-i-am-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=3611","title":{"rendered":"What I am Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of years back, someone asked me if I read books. \u00a0I immediately knew exactly how Sarah Palin felt when she was asked that inane question by a silly so-called journalist who evidently hadn’t done her homework. \u00a0Of course she reads. How else could she have ever become a governor of a state? \u00a0It was a question posed to make her look stupid, but she is still around and the so-called journalist isn’t. I am sure Sarah Palin felt that was an insulting question because men politicians are never asked a question like that. \u00a0Okay, that’s all the politics for the day. \u00a0 Anyway, when I was asked that question I felt slightly insulted and amazed that there was someone who knew me and didn’t know I loved to read. \u00a0But I nicely told this person, “yes, I do read.”<\/p>\n

I may look like a dumb blonde, and some may think so, but I read incessantly. \u00a0I have to have a book to read at all times. \u00a0I read magazines, books, and Bible studies. \u00a0I read several blogs that are very interesting. \u00a0 There are many talented writers out there who have their little blogs and should be writing novels, I’m telling you.<\/p>\n

Anyway, yes, I do read books and here is what is on my bedside table right now.<\/p>\n

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A wonderful daily devotional that makes one feel that Jesus is actually writing to them. \u00a0It seems each day, the subject covered fits what I am going through at that particular moment.<\/p>\n

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Ahh, Pride and Prejudice. I have had this little paperback book for ages. \u00a0I think I got it at a garage sale once. \u00a0I kept telling myself I should read it. \u00a0I have seen many adaptions of the book in movies. \u00a0The one with Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennett was kind of silly, I thought. But Lawrence Olivier was wonderful as he always was and so handsome as Mr. Darcy. \u00a0 \u00a0Then there was the nightmare that was Keira Knightly as Elizabeth that was made in the last few years. I don’t even remember the Mr. Darcy in that version. \u00a0I am sorry, but I didn’t like that version at all. Maybe it was because I was spoiled by the best version ever. \u00a0My very favorite Elizabeth was Jennifer Ehle in A and E’s adaptation. \u00a0And who could forget Colin Firth? \u00a0Sigh. \u00a0He is the only Mr. Darcy as far as I am concerned. \u00a0I have that version on tape and think I will watch it soon again. \u00a0I finally read the book and just loved it. \u00a0I could see Elizabeth(Jennifer Ehle) and Mr. Darcy(Colin Firth) so vividly in my mind’s eye.<\/p>\n

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The Reader’s Digest. \u00a0My mother use to take it for years and I took it for years also. \u00a0I think I got this particular book at an antique store where I buy a lot of my books now. \u00a0I am reading Fannie Flagg’s “Welcome to the World, Baby Girl.” \u00a0I \u00a0read Norah Robert’s “River’s End” years ago. \u00a0Both very good.<\/p>\n

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Our church has a Christian book library and I get a book out of there once in a while and this is the one I am reading now.<\/p>\n

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Gladys Tabor’s book, “Stillmeadow Calendar.” \u00a0Ms. Tabor use to write for Woman’s Day, I think, and I would read her articles in my mother’s magazine. \u00a0She wrote homey things about keeping house and a farm and doing all the things that come with that. \u00a0I found this book at an antique store and read a little bit from it once in a while.<\/p>\n

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Jan Karon has a new book out about Mitford, hurrah, hurray. \u00a0If you have not read any of her books about the little southern town of Mitford and Father Tim, you have missed something wonderful. \u00a0I have read the whole series three times through and will probably one day read them again as they are so good. \u00a0It’s been a while since Ms. Karon has written about Mitford and I cannot wait to get into this one. \u00a0We visited the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina last fall, which I wrote about in my blog. \u00a0The books were based on a town just like Blowing Rock where Ms. Karon lived for a time.<\/p>\n

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There is always a book on my Kindle. \u00a0I love my Kindle because I can read in the middle of the night without turning any lights on and waking David.<\/p>\n

We did some antiquing Saturday and among the things I bought were some more books.<\/p>\n

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Since Christmas is just around the corner, I thought this book would be nice to read. \u00a0I saw the made for tv movie from it and it was so sad, but good.<\/p>\n

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Some James Patterson’s books I like and some, not so much. \u00a0I hope this will be a good one.<\/p>\n

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Since I am training yet another dog, I thought I could use a refresher course in dog training and bought this book cheap.<\/p>\n

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I have read many of Anne Rivers Siddons’ books, but I had not seen this one before. \u00a0It’s one of her earlier books so I am glad I found it. \u00a0 It’s about the south and how it changed over time. \u00a0I love books about the south. \u00a0I would have made a great southern belle. \u00a0Yet, I would love to live in Alaska. \u00a0Call me crazy.<\/p>\n

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Yes, I love to read. \u00a0I hope you do too. \u00a0Bye.<\/p>\n

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