Finally the Humidity is Gone

It's a beautiful Sunday morning here in my world. The husband and I are relaxing  and not rushing anyplace. I should have gone for an early morning walk, but being lazy seemed much more appealing. :)

I thought I'd start out and share some of my favorite reads as of late since lazy mornings are good times to read (or to talk about books at least).

A playful cozy mystery set in Oxford and Cotswolds. Nice writing and not too much brain power needed on a warm summer afternoon. 

A little classic literature so my brain doesn't turn into mush. It may not be one of Jane Austen's most popular stories but did she really write any bad books?

OK, I loved this book. Talk about great characters and a story that ends up making you feel so good inside. I couldn't put it down and read it on the plane trip home from Canada. Eleanor may be quirky-with good reason you discover, but she is completely fine in the end.

I read a book a few years ago about Tombstone and the 'old west" days by this author and decided to read something else by her because I enjoyed her writing. I chose this one because the cover looked exotic and it was set right after the first world war and into the 1920's, a period I hadn't read much about. I really enjoyed it. There were some famous characters in it too like Winston Churchill and Lawrence of Arabia.  But all in all it was an interesting read with good characters.

 This is book 3 of a mystery trilogy. You really need to read them in order starting with the Vistant and then the Summoning God. I liked how they jumped back and forth between the Anasazi, a Native American culture that disappear many hundreds of years agos, and the present day archeologists who were finding info about them. The authors are archeologists (and they cite sources in the back)  so I am guessing that the info is pretty accurate.They were really enjoyable fiction reads with some memorable characters.

 And last of my summer reading was something a little more educational but this was a cool story about a couple of men (but really one in particular) who brought us Americans fruits and vegetables. I didn't know that we really were a culture that for the most part ate only  meat and starch before the late 1800. Lots of things we now see commonly, peaches, navel oranges, avocados, nectarines, mangoes, were brought into this country during end end of the 1800's and into the early 1900's. 

And before I sign off, how about 3  pages I recently made in my Newfoundland travel journal.

This first one included a hand carved maple leaf stamp since I wanted something that matched the one in the Canadian flag and I didn't have any images that did.

You might notice the stamp doesn't say Canada but says Newfoundland. That's because until the late 1940's Newfoundland was its own country, not part of Canada. 

 And this next one to remember the name of the road we traveled on our trip, one of the top 10 scenic routes in Canada. The Viking ship is colored die cut.

 And finally this page because we spent several days exploring Gros Morne National Park, which was beautiful with mountains, coastal beaches and some beautiful fjords too.

 And yes,  I will show you some photos soon.  Today's post is a little long already for much more. photos

The tree in the page above is so bent over because of the strong ocean winds. It is hard for these evergreen to grow straight and tall. Locally they are called tuckamores. 

I am linking up to Chris's challenge of Art For Art's Sake over at Art Journal Journey. Hard to believe there is only a couple of days left to this month.

That's all for me today. Think we'll head out for a little boat adventure as it's a gorgeous day.

Enjoy what's left of your weekend.

And thanks for visiting.