The view from my burrow on the couch
As the weather turns chilly here in the Mid-Atlantic, a crackling fire calls me to slow down, curl up and settle in to read a good book or two. As a huge fan of secondhand bookstores, I spent some of my Thanksgiving vacation combing through a few to stock up for winter nesting. (You can read more about how my vacation adventures led me to do some mindful reflection here.) I love nothing more than to get lost among the bookshelves - a place where I never fail to effortlessly become lost in the moment.
I have a nice stack of books to explore, and although some have been out for awhile, you may have missed them the first time around as I did. Here is what my late fall season into winter reading looks like at the moment:
- Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson) - I'm in the middle of this one and am finding it fascinating.
- Your Ultimate Calling: 365 Ways to Bring Inspiration into Your Life (Dr. Wayne W. Dyer)
- A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told Through Food, Recipes, and Remembrances (Laura Schenone) - a tour guide from an historic house tour recommended this one to me because of all the questions I asked her during the kitchen part of the tour.
- Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World (Gary Vaynerchuk) - Aurora and I heard a recent interview by Marie Forleo with the author that was thought provoking and I can't wait to dive in
- Living Big: Embrace Your Passion and Leap Into an Extraordinary Life (Grout, Pam) - I found this on fellow Zen Gypsy Aurora's bookshelf and was so immediately engrossed that I had to get a copy for myself
I'm really looking forward to burrowing under the covers and diving into this material. I'm sure the list isn't complete and I'll be adding more soon.
What's on your reading list? Share your list in the comment section below.
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Thanks for these! I love reading at night; we live on our sailboat, have a new propane furnace, so its kind of like reading next to a fireplace. Ahhhhh.
ReplyDeleteAhh! Reading on a rocking boat would be delicious as well :o) Let us know if you come across any good reads to add to my stack.
DeleteI love your suggestions. I made the mistake of checking out "The Best of James Herriot," probably a contender for most gentle, comforting book. I love cozy reads and am enjoying it very much. So what's the problem?
ReplyDeleteIt's 537 pages!
I'll add your suggestions to my "To Read" list. Thank you!
It looks like you're in for some serious nesting with that selection! But one can never have too much of your favorites around and ready for the odd spare moment of downtime.
DeleteA book on quilting. I kid you not Melinda. Friends bookshelves are the VERY best library huh? :-))
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