tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post914769492598217222..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: For the Record: April 2015Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-67236103348234614052015-05-09T20:23:45.394-07:002015-05-09T20:23:45.394-07:00I ended up putting homeschooling on hold until we ...I ended up putting homeschooling on hold until we get settled because it was just too stressful, and I think that my reading is reflecting both an urge to keep learning and the need of stress relief. We'll be doing summer school, but we'll be home so I don't mind so much.<br /><br />The Warmth of Other Suns took me a while to read but it didn't feel like it --I was captivated throughout. It wasn't even a topic that I was drawn to necessarily but the writing and the history/sociology was wonderful. Recommended if you're in the mood for some history about Reconstruction onward.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-41539604897931341832015-05-07T17:12:05.914-07:002015-05-07T17:12:05.914-07:00OOoooo! I guess I need to read Mary Barton.I read ...OOoooo! I guess I need to read Mary Barton.I read the Melville House novella by her--and it didn't seem very Gaskell. <br /><br />You read a ton for moving with a family. Mercy. The Warmth of Other Suns looks good too. I hope the big move back home goes well at the end of May. It's coming quickly!Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.com