So Beer Farmer and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary this weekend. We chose to do this by trekking out into the greatest wilds of Illinois for a few days. A whopping hour away from Chicago, our route took us due West. The journey was hard. But we survived to tell the tales of crackling fires, cool breezes, huge birds of prey, tiny little friends, and of course at least one other campsite who refused to realise why we were all there and insisted on playing their heavy metal bands (loudly) late into the night while glued to their laptops, ipods and car stereo systems. It was pretty funny when you stop to think about it.
Despite "those damn teenagers" it was a lovely though short weekend. Pictures can be found here.
I love you, Beer Farmer - here's to many more camping trips!
Monday, August 14, 2006
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
books
I KNEW as I came to the end of KaiNYC's post I would be tagged!
1. One Book That Changed Your Life: Do I have to pick one? The Mary Stewart romance novels when I was younger - thriller type books with just the right dash of romance and intrigue set in an era I never knew.
2. One Book That You've Read More Than Once: Do I have to list just one? I've read a lot of books twice. Anything ranging from Harry Potter to any of Jane Austen's books to Mary Stewart's books to Phillipa Gregory's books... I could go on and on...
3. One Book You'd Want on a Desert Island: Arthur Ransome's Swallows & Amazons series... it's a childhood read of mine and I loved it so much.
4. One Book That Made You Laugh: There are so many... can you guess what I'm going to say? I can't pick one! I'd have to think about it some more.
5. One Book That Made You Cry: I'm such a sap - I'll confess that Harry Potter has made me cry. The Mermaid's Chair is currently choking me up right now - I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact it deals with marraige and infidelity, and now being married I can identify how it might feel to be cheated on and the impact of this on a relationship.
6. One Book That You Wish Had Been Written: No matter what I say, I am sure there is a book out there for whatever I need. How about one that keeps me focused on the job at hand?!
7. One Book That You Wish Had Never Been Written:The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl. By far one of the worst written stories I have ever come across - disjointed and poorly written, it is one of the few books I have ever had to force myself to keep turning the pages. I actually regret buying it. And I never regret buying books.
8. The Book That You Are Currently Reading: The Mermaid's Chair by Sue Monk Kidd. I gave this book to my mother for her birthday and she's kindly loaned it back to me for my enjoyment.
9. One Book That You've Been Meaning to Read: Witness to AIDS by Edwin Cameron and Nelson Mandela. Mr. Cameron is brother to an old family friend and a prominent public figure in South Africa, and I am intrigued by his story.
KaiNYC - I am sure this is not as inspiring as you would like! I would like to tag fat little pug for this!
1. One Book That Changed Your Life: Do I have to pick one? The Mary Stewart romance novels when I was younger - thriller type books with just the right dash of romance and intrigue set in an era I never knew.
2. One Book That You've Read More Than Once: Do I have to list just one? I've read a lot of books twice. Anything ranging from Harry Potter to any of Jane Austen's books to Mary Stewart's books to Phillipa Gregory's books... I could go on and on...
3. One Book You'd Want on a Desert Island: Arthur Ransome's Swallows & Amazons series... it's a childhood read of mine and I loved it so much.
4. One Book That Made You Laugh: There are so many... can you guess what I'm going to say? I can't pick one! I'd have to think about it some more.
5. One Book That Made You Cry: I'm such a sap - I'll confess that Harry Potter has made me cry. The Mermaid's Chair is currently choking me up right now - I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact it deals with marraige and infidelity, and now being married I can identify how it might feel to be cheated on and the impact of this on a relationship.
6. One Book That You Wish Had Been Written: No matter what I say, I am sure there is a book out there for whatever I need. How about one that keeps me focused on the job at hand?!
7. One Book That You Wish Had Never Been Written:The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl. By far one of the worst written stories I have ever come across - disjointed and poorly written, it is one of the few books I have ever had to force myself to keep turning the pages. I actually regret buying it. And I never regret buying books.
8. The Book That You Are Currently Reading: The Mermaid's Chair by Sue Monk Kidd. I gave this book to my mother for her birthday and she's kindly loaned it back to me for my enjoyment.
9. One Book That You've Been Meaning to Read: Witness to AIDS by Edwin Cameron and Nelson Mandela. Mr. Cameron is brother to an old family friend and a prominent public figure in South Africa, and I am intrigued by his story.
KaiNYC - I am sure this is not as inspiring as you would like! I would like to tag fat little pug for this!
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