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Settling in for some #hygge time. For some reason the only snack that sounded good to me tonight was raisins and water. One of those days when I‘m hungry but I‘m tired of food. Reading tonight is the tagged and a chapter of Extraordinary Insects. I might look through some cookbooks I got for #FoodAndLit too. Enjoy the hour everyone.

Checked out a bunch of books at the library then used the money we saved on brunch.

Just posted our baseball episode! We discuss the sport and why it lends itself to compelling stories. Special shout out to the Litsy folks who pointed me in the direction of some baseball fiction. Oh and I breakdown the plot of my ideal baseball movie. Enjoy!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/baseball-movies-53828717

Day 4 of #adventrecommends ...

Ok, it‘s 736 pages. Don‘t let that deter you. This is about the Chance family as they move through their lives in the 1960s in Washington. I can't even accurately summarize the plot -- it's got baseball, religion, the Vietnam War, draft dodging, India, college campuses, and beautifully written sentences that stopped me in my tracks and enlarged my heart ... basically, it's just a really good book.

I don't believe that there is one Great American Novel. I believe there are many. The Brothers K is, in my opinion, among them.

“The man on the rock had pitched five outs in the losing game, and had given up two runs on a single. But he‘d inherited loaded bases. The story of his life. The story of all our lives.”

#QuotsyFeb19 | 21: #Strike

📷: Made with Typorama

This is a novel about a family named Chance as they moved through life in the 1960s in Camas, Washington. I can't even accurately summarize the plot -- it's got baseball, and religion, and the Vietnam War, and draft dodging, and India, and college campuses, and beautifully written sentences that stopped me in my tracks and enlarged my heart ...basically, it's just a really good book and I can't recommend it enough.

Day 2: #adventrecommends

Rescued from the FREE bin at 2nd & Charles ❤️

Finished one quick vacation (camping) and already prepping for the next adventure (cottage—for a week!). Prepping the book bag is key. Confession: I've started this novel approximately 3 times and somehow never made it beyond page 50 or so. Well no more distractions. This summer I *need* to read this remarkable family saga from start to finish, and a quiet cottage by the lake feels like the right setting. Unless I can't wait a few weeks that is...

This book stole my heart, and I was not expecting that. It is the story of a family with 6 kids navigating their way through the 1960's-70's in Washington state. The story is shaped around the father's religion (baseball), the mother's religion (devout Christian) and the Vietnam war. The first part of the book goes into the weeds a bit about the game of baseball, but it is very endearing (but I am a baseball fan). Then the book takes off. So good!

The #heartshapedbox I own was a gift from a friend when my grandma died.

My grandma loved baseball more than anyone else I know. Her cousin was Ty Cobb so I think it was in her genes (although she was a lovely person, unlike Cobb). Sometimes I would mischievously call her when I knew the Mariners were playing to see how long I could keep her on the phone.

The Brothers K is a brilliant story of #family and baseball; one she would have loved.

#aprilbookshowers Day 17 - #onthenightstand

Here are my stacks that are sitting in my nightstand. These are my TBR stacks - all books I'm planning on getting to soon.

See any favorites? 😁

Earlyish morning read. And a puzzle from Isla. #litsyatoz #baseballislife This one is chunky and/but it reads fast.

One of those books which will be read over and over. The first paragraph had me.

Baseball, brothers, pacific NW. This book was amazing, and I can't believe I don't own a copy! Might need to fix that immediately. Sorry for the lame pic @Liberty ! #funfridayphoto

This 736-page book had been sitting on my bookshelf for 13 years before I finally read it. It's about the lives of the Chance family in the 1960s in Camas, Washington. I can't even accurately summarize the plot -- it's got baseball, and religion, and the Vietnam War, and draft dodging, and India, and college campuses, and beautifully written sentences that stopped me in my tracks and enlarged my heart .. .basically, it's just a really good book.

This made me snort out loud on the commuter train.

This actually stopped me in my tracks like a punch to the stomach.

Been carting this book around through various moves over the past 15 years. Time to finally dive in.

Finally seeing Part 2 of this literary adaptation produced by Book-It Repertory Theater. It is such an epic tale they divide the work into 2 three hour parts. Part 1 left me wanting to reread the book and aching to see how the storylines wrap up.