I recently finished this trilogy and found it to be excellent. I highly recommend it if you enjoy historical fiction. Richter has a unique way of writing. The Awakening Land trilogy by Conrad Richter is a series of three novels that explore the lives of a white American frontier family in the Ohio Valley from the late 18th century to the middle of the 19th.
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February is a strange month situated between the joy of Christmas and the renewal of Lent. It has it’s perks; Groundhog day, Valentine’s Day, and Presidents Day, plus an extra day every Leap Year. Otherwise it just lays there well into the throws of winter. For me it is a time for reading good books, working on jigsaw puzzles, and just being lazy and relaxed. I have plenty of cupboards to be cleaned and so forth but those can wait. By February I am getting fat and out of shape but reversing that can wait until spring. For now I am enjoying what winter has to offer.
BLOOMINGS: Every year February seems to be a time for plants wanting to bloom, even outside.
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Latah and I have been working on puzzles. She and I finished two of them then I started one on my own. I was making great headway but then started a new book which consumes much of my free time. Anne Hillerman has a new book out called, Stargazer, which is the sixth book in a series of stories Anne writes continuing her father’s work after his death about the Navaho police, solving crimes on the reservations of Arizona.
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Sophie finds February a time to relax and try new hair styles. When Sammy tries to share the family pet he is not so well received, poor guy.
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Hey, Moana is my dog, in case you forgot. Give me a chance to pet her.
Mike recently sent a couple photos he took of my brother Dennis and I checking out the Wanzek hunting lodge.
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February hasn’t been all fun and games. One night the furnace quit and we awoke to a cold house. I knew the furnace oil filter and air filter needed changing but had been putting that job off. Well, I could stall no longer, so got to work.
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On a different note: Taylor finds the neatest rocks of all shapes and colors and with holes in them.
From 1 empty nester to another: Jeremy hooked me up with your blog that I lost several years ago when my computer died. Sounds like you’ve been keeping busy in spite of this wretched COVID. He has kept me informed about your snow dealings. I too have increased my reading and now make yogurt and bake my own bread, thanks to YouTube. The LADS arrive home this weekend YEA! Take care!
That’s a nice photo of you and Denny!