Maya Angelou, 1928-2014

My two favorite Maya Angelou quotations:

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." 

"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."

Have you read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?

Metaphorical Death = Metaphorical Fertilizer

I have read and enjoyed "Free Will Astrology" since I was a college student in Chicago. Rob Brezny's horoscope for me for this week, beginning May 29, once again reflects my current circumstances. While the prediction may seem bleak, I am comforted by the thought of future growth.

I am going to try to concentrate on the flowers, not the cowpie.

Home Composting in Roubaix (Nord, France) by F Moreau Lille3

Children of the World

When I was little, my mother took me to the First Christian Church of Ardmore. As churches in southern Oklahoma go, it was fairly liberal, and I am so grateful that the family's church home wasn't a Southern Baptist congregation.

Although I am no longer associated with the church, I have fond memories of the fellowship and the friends I had in my Sunday School classes and at church camp.

I also enjoy memories of the songs, which were a part of youth groups, church services, vacation bible school, and camp. Sometimes, one of these songs will pop into my head for no apparent reason.

First Christian Church Vacation Bible School
circa 1981

Lazy Pugs

You'd think these pugs had been performing hard labor out in the high noon sun the way they are splayed out on the couch. They rarely cuddle together like this; Walter usually likes to keep his distance from the youngsters. It's a shame they have such a hard life!

Quotation of the Day: Books Edition

"I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves."

~Anna Quindlen, 

"Enough Bookshelves," 

New York Times, 7 August 1991

I am a voracious reader, and we have books everywhere in our house.

I must admit that most of my recent reading has been done on the Kindle app for the iPad. I feel like I'm betraying the gods of reading. Right now, though, I'm reading a paperback (Authority) which I bought instead of the Kindle version so that George can read it when I'm done. It's nice to have the weight and smell of the book in my hands. I will still be happy to go back to my eBooks. I like to be able to search and have a built-in dictionary.

How do you read books these days? And are there any books you'd recommend?