French Friday: Joyeux Noël

December 22, 2017

le 22 décembre 2017 (356/365)

« Noël est une autre bonne excuse pour aimer et gâter les gens qu'on aime et qui nous aime. » - Steve Lambert

[Qu'est-ce qu'on donne pour gâter les francophiles qu'on aime?]

Winter Solstice

December 21, 2017

December 21, 2017 (255/365)

"The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time -- a time to contemplate... to make a fresh start... A time to awaken." - Frederick Lenz. Tomorrow the days start getting brighter and longer...

O Christmas Tree

December 20, 2017

December 20, 2017 (354/365)

"And the needles of the pine trees, freshly washed to a deep, rich green, shimmered with droplets that blinked like clear crystals." - Billie Letts

Seeing Double

December 19, 2017

December 19, 2017 (353/365)

"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. The light constantly changes and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute." - Claude Monet

Books

December 18, 2017

December 18, 2017 (351/365) “Sleep is good and books are better.” - George R.R. Martin

And I intend to enjoy plenty of both over winter break. But first, here's a look back at the books I read in 2017. What did you read this year? What are you looking forward to reading?

Book Goal: Initially 20, but reset to 30 in August
Books Read: 30
Books Set in/About Paris: 12
Books Borrowed from the Library: 19
Favorite Book(s): All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and, of course, Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Least Favorite(s): Into the Water by Paula Hawkins and the work-related books
Longest Book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (531 pages)
Shortest Book: I'd Rather Be Reading by Guinevere de la Mar (96 pages)
Funniest Book: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman