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Month: February 2014

Book Report: The Army At Dawn by Rick Atkinson

February 21, 2014January 13, 2021 Posted in Reading, Reading: 4 StarsLeave a comment

An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson My rating: 4 of 5 stars A very good history of the campaign in northern Africa. Rick Atkinson does a great job of tracking this portion of World War II from the high command of Eisenhower down to the front line of… Continue reading Book Report: The Army At Dawn by Rick Atkinson

Book Report: Postcards by Annie Proulx

February 21, 2014January 11, 2021 Posted in Reading, Reading: 4 StarsLeave a comment

This is my first attempt at posting a book report from GoodReads.com. Let’s see how it works out. Postcards by Annie Proulx My rating: 4 of 5 stars After finishing The Shipping News I knew I had to read another Annie Proulx book. The protagonist of this story, Loyal Blood, is quite different from Quoyle,… Continue reading Book Report: Postcards by Annie Proulx

Hearty Minestrone

February 16, 2014January 12, 2021 Posted in Cooking, Cooking: 3 StarsLeave a comment

Stormy weather is soup weather. I dusted off an old favorite: Hearty Minnestrone. You can find the original on the Cooks Illustrated web site. I blogged about this back in November 2011. I’m updating now because I got a new external flash for my camera and this was the first time I used it in… Continue reading Hearty Minestrone

Halfway to Spring – February 1, 2014

February 15, 2014May 26, 2018 Posted in Foliage and LandscapeLeave a comment

Less that  a week before snowpocalypse we had a warmish, sunny day. Here are some pictures from along the regular route Carla and I take on our walk. This greenhouse used to be nestled up against a big green space. A big development is going in; just to the left of the picture are graded roads… Continue reading Halfway to Spring – February 1, 2014

Books I Read in 2013

February 14, 2014January 11, 2021 Posted in Reading, Reading: 2 Stars, Reading: 3 Stars, Reading: 4 Stars, Reading: 5 Stars2 Comments

The biggest benefit of commuting on the bus is the time I have to read; I get about 90 minutes of reading time each day. Add that to my semi-retirement and I set a personal best for books read last year. My goal since 2009 has been to read at least 8 books per year… Continue reading Books I Read in 2013

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