pickWritten in 1942 during the German occupation of Denmark, Danish writer Dinesen (a nom de plume for Baroness Karen Blixen) weaves beautifully rich tapestries that are her short stories, believing in the power of myth, romance and medieval fable as bulwarks against the bleak “wintry” landscape of WWII. Great contrast with my “summery” reading spot: Standish-Hickey State Park along the beautiful Eel River.
I am having deep longings to travel again. My husband and I are vaccinated now. I am salivating to travel. But I‘m not yet comfortable traveling overseas though I‘m starting to put plans onto paper for fall. Until things improve globally and more vaccines are available to everyone, I will just hunker down and read travel books like this one which looks so interesting!
“The cure for anything is salt water—sweat, tears, or the sea.” – Isak Dinesen
Day 5 #7Covers7Days #CoverCrush
I have lost track of who has been tagged, so see this as an open invitation to join in, and post all your pretty covers for the next week 🙌
#lilithjuly
#dontdreamitsover
Another mini penguin! Not sure about the cover of this one, it‘s a bit weird....
Karen Blixen / Isak Dinesen, the author of Out of Africa, is most definitely an #africanlady.
#wanderingjune
#QuotsyJune19
(Day 8 - #Ocean)
*Quote has been edited from its form in the short story, “The Deluge at Norderney.”
D forgot to give me the mail when we got back from Tulsa yesterday. My purchases from the Folio Society sale finally got here! Happy #bookhaul 📚😊❤️
bailedIt pains me, but I‘m putting this down for now. The writing is lovely, but somehow, I‘m just not that interested. I have to “force” myself to pick it up, and I‘m struggling with staying focused on the text. So I think it is time to realize this just isn‘t working for me at the moment 🤷♀️
#RecommendationsChallenge2018
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