Wednesday, May 28, 2008

A Gift From the Sea

1. Do you think that Gift From the Sea holds any validity for new generations of Women?

I feel like it does. It is timeless to me. It also shows me that other generations of woman were dealing with what we are still facing as woman.

2. How did reading this make your feel?

For me it always reminds me that I need to slow down and remember to make some time for myself. It also makes me just want to take a deep breath of fresh air and puts me right back on track.

3. Did you relate with the Authors use of Shells?

I love the use of Shells and for me personally right now I love the Oyster Bed.

4. In the Channelled Whelk section I always come back to The Problem is not Woman and Career, Woman and the Home, Woman and Independence. It is more basically: how to remain whole in the midst of the distractions of life; how to remain balanced, no matter what centrifugal forces tend to pull one off center, how to remain strong, no matter what shocks come in that periphery and tend to crack the hub of the wheel.

This right here always hits home personally to me. I am trying to be a wife, mother, friend and yet I am trying to remain whole doing it! Sometimes life is completely insane and then I remember what Anne Lindbergh wrote right here and think yes I am normal and even someone as famous as her was experiencing the same thoughts and feelings that I am going through right now.

5. I am going to end here not really with a question just some personal thoughts. I love the fact that she says it is OK to be CREATIVE, to take time for yourself and that they whole world is not going to stop just because YOU did! I often need to be reminded to take care of myself. For me this book is like an old comfortable blanket and I can sit and CENTER myself after taking time out to read a chapter or two!

I love sharing this book with my friends and often I give this book as a gift to my female friends. I think it is so timeless no matter what generation reads it. I would love to hear your thoughts and if you really did not like it I would love to know those thoughts also.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Zane Grey's cabin


All you Zane Grey fans, there is a story in USA Today about Zane Grey's Oregon cabin becoming preserved. There is an interview with his great grandson, too.

Here is the link: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-05-20-zane-grey-cabin_N.htm

Thursday, May 15, 2008

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

For those of you in our local Savannah chapter of book club, we read The Invention of Hugo Cabret several months ago. It was a very different book as that the illustrations helped to tell the story. It has won tons of awards and I found this little interview with the author, Brian Selznick, on Shannon Hale's blog.

Check it out here.

Monday, May 5, 2008

MAY & JUNE BOOKS



May
"Gift from the Sea," Anne Lindbergh
Discussion led by Tammy on May 29. (**Tammy, does that still work for you?)


JUNE
"The Host," by Stephenie Meyer
Discusion led by Ashley Morrissey (**Ashley, does that work for you?)

Alright everyone, we should be set until July. How do you want to handle the summer? Cat suggested we read the Twilight series and make the new book up for discussion when it comes out. Any other thoughts?