One Woman, One Year, 200 Books
Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville Page: 159
Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm Page: 386 Finished
A sick baby (Alex) meant that I didn’t go into the bookstore today; I stayed home and did five loads of laundry. He’s just running a low fever but is very fussy and wouldn’t have been happy trying to [...]
Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville Page: 107
Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm Page: 314
I just started De Tocqueville’s Democracy in America today and within the first few pages I was struck by how oddly dated it felt after reading the incomparably older Confessions. Certainly the contemporary references enhance the political study in a [...]
Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm Page: 207
The Confessions by St. Augustine Page: 370
Three times in the last few days people have asked me if I remembered such and such that happened yesterday or the day before and I’ve been at a loss for what they were talking about. Now each time after getting impatient [...]
Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm Page: 116
The Confessions by St. Augustine Page: 222
I got much less reading done today than I wanted to. I’m still a couple hundred pages behind and would love to get caught up. While I didn’t fall any further behind I’m still not too happy with my total. I ended [...]
The Confessions by St. Augustine Page: 120
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Page:488 Finished
The Sleeping Beauty by C.S. Evans page: 108 Finished
I had a friend mention the other day that reading about my project (to read a freakin’ lot of books) was making her feel “even worse” about herself. After passing it off with a hopefully [...]
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Page: 441
I enjoyed my heavy dose of Jane Austen today as I knew I would but I have many other things to write about besides the plot of Mansfield Park.
Maybe it’s the cumulative effect of always being at the bookstore and therefore having very little privacy or maybe it’s just [...]
The Confessions by St. Augustine Page: 61
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Page:173
I got more than my allotment of pages done today and I’m happy to say that yesterday’s good mood continued through most of today. I did have a rough late afternoon because Alex was fussy most of the afternoon and Luc was awake, mildly [...]
The Confessions by St. Augustine Page: 13
The Best of Wodehouse Page: 796 Finished
I don’t know whether to credit my vastly improved mood to the last chunk of Wodehouse, the tiny bit of Augustine I read or just to vacillating hormones but whatever the cause I’m feeling a bit more sunshiny today and happy about it [...]
The Best of Wodehouse Page: 537
I’m beginning to wonder if I’m already permanently behind. It seems that every day has it’s excuse. Today it was the combined effect of a chatty Marybeth (thank you for being chatty! I needed a friend today!), my siblings and two fussy babies. I’ve had a rough few days and [...]
The Best of Wodehouse Page: 357
I had a fun morning today. Part of my job is fetching supplies for the coffeehouse. I have to make sure we have change for the cash drawer, ensure that our coffee and food gets ordered and I also have to make sure that we have plenty of cups, syrups [...]