I have some photos!
Like this one on the way to last week's track meet.
And a very unflattering selfie at the track meet. It was sunny and windy, hence the dorky Mom hat.
We know a very well-read 17-year-old boy who said he hadn't read very much American fiction. Despite being American. Well! I have several American boys who are happy to recommend books to remedy that.
Here's what we gave him to start. (Desmond Bagley was actually British, but he did write excellent adventure stories.)
My family is here for Poppy's First Communion today. They're staying at a place in the village that has lovely New Mexican furnishings. Unfortunately, it also has things like this chair.
I am not a fan of Frida Kahlo, so this is really not to my taste.
Also some impressive orchids. (Apologies for the blurry picture.)
I was sitting outside with Poppy while she was playing, and I was amused when she started playing with good ole Dumpy.
We've had this little dump truck for fourteen years, unbelievably.
There you have it! My life, snapshotted.
Every once in a while, I have to use my LA driving skills. When I visit you all, not so much! The orchids are great, and it is excellent to have a place like that for guests. Yay for Poppy's big day! MIL
ReplyDeleteYou can't get more American than Jack London for adventure! I just read My Side of the Mountain myself- somehow missed it in all my years of reading. Great choice!
ReplyDeleteMany blessings to Poppy on this special day!!
Yay! for first communion. What a special time! Also, for boys (and girls, says one of mine), Louis L'Amour was prolific. Some might argue it's not "literature," but at worst, it's good reads. I read his _Education of a Wandering Man_, and I was surprised by his own self-education. That L'Amour-loving girls also is quite into Zane Grey and Earl Stanley Gardner. Again, not "literature," but there are lots of books in those series.
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