Living A Quiet Simple Life
The bookish life is the life for me. Welcome to all my bookish friends!. Feel free to explore any of the categories below or keep scrolling to read everything.
Caroline did a swap with another creative woman at our church earlier this summer. For her part of the swap, Caroline painted a brick to look like a book of The Hobbit. Here’s the book cover she …
Last evening David and Caroline picked up a copy of Late Bloomers – The Hidden Strengths of Learning and Succeeding at Your Own Pace for me at Barnes and Noble. This is a subject I’ve been …
The inside page of my copy of The Complete Tightwad Gazette says I purchased it in 1999. That sounds about right. That was around the time I had begun to read as much as I could about simple living. …
Here’s a peek at what I’m currently reading or about to start. This list includes books by Jane Austen, Doug Wilson, Sun Tzu, and Dr. Michael Heiser. Persuasion by Jane Austen I’m …
Snowed In by Barbara M. Lucas and Catherine Stock is a cozy picture book I happened across at a book sale. I bought a used copy that had been discarded by a school and am so glad I found this sweet …
Over the River and Through the Wood pairs the classic Thanksgiving poem by Lydia Maria Child with gorgeous woodcut illustrations by Christopher Manson. The book includes a page of music so you can …
The Butterfly Alphabet is a lovely book that highlights God’s creativity in just one part of our world. Kjell B. Sandved spent decades traveling the world with the singular goal of finding each …
Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur (illustrated by Leslie Evans) is one of my favorite fall books. It’s a wonderful book for discussing the highlights of the autumn season, acrostics, …
Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington is the delightful story of Annie, a young woman who owns an apple farm and sells her products at the farmer’s market in the city. The book has bright, colorful …
I was a voracious reader as a child. One of my elementary report cards says something like, “Sallie checks many books out of the library. But does she read them?” Yes, I probably read most …
