August

August 1, 2018 (213/365)

“This morning, I realize that it is August: the summer's last stand.” - Sara Baume

July in Pictures

"...the heavy perfume of wild roses in early July and the song of crickets on summer humid nights and the rivers that run and the stars that rise and the rain that falls and all the good things that a good God gives."

- Ann Voskamp

Week 31 - Wildcard

July 31, 2018 (211/365) • Tempus fugit | Time flies -- How can tomorrow be August already?

Week 31 - Wildcard: Photographer's Choice #dogwoodweek31, #dogwood52, #dogwood2018

Measurement

July 30, 2018 (211/365) "The true measure of a summer well-spent is how many books you've read (and how many empty bottles are in your recycle bin)!" - N.C.

"How's your summer going?" --  It's a question that is often posed to educators who are "off" in the summertime. I have spent a lot of time at school, so one could argue that this hasn't been the greatest summer for me. However, a very wise friend has developed her own measure of a successful summer "break" that involves books and wine. By her accounting, 2018 has been quite a good summer for me. There has been a respectable quantity of rosé, unoaked Chardonnay, and lavender cider bottles in our bin throughout the summer and I have read several books -- so many that the "To Read" shelf of my Goodreads account is dwindling fast.

Here's the rundown of what I've read so far:

• Historical Fiction: Call Me Zelda (Zelda Fitzgerald), The Aviator's Wife (Anne Morrow Lindbergh), Love and Ruin (Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gelhorn), My Salinger Year

• Literary Fiction: The Lost Vintage, Paris by the Book, Currently Reading: Rules of Civility

• Biography: The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal that Rocked Paris, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (Sorry, Walter Isaacson, but I had to add the Oxford Comma missing in your title!), Leonardo da Vinci, Jackie, Janet, and Lee: The Other Side of Camelot

• Short Stories: Uncommon Type (Tom Hanks)

• Self-Improvement/Awareness: The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t, Home Sweet Maison

• Pewaukee High School Summer Reading Books: A List of Cages andThe Power of Moments

Any suggestions -- wine or books -- to make my summer even better?

Kermit

July 29, 2018 (210/365)

“Frog in a little pond can be much happier than fish in a vast ocean!" - Mehmet Murat ildan

...especially when his "pad" is decorated with beautiful water lilies!

The X Factor

July 28, 2018 (209/365) • ILYA X Championship Regatta hosted by the Pewaukee Yacht Club

"Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford." - George Matthew Adams