XingfuMama hosts the Whatsoever Is Lovely Photo Challenge. Thinking back over the past week, self thought of the last time she was in one of her favorite…… Read more “Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge: Bookshelves”
Month: January 2022
On Writing: Michael Connelly’s Introduction to Thomas Perry’s The Butcher’s Boy
One of my most enjoyable reads of 2021 were bookends: The Butcher’s Boy, published 1982 and, forty years later, Eddie’s Boy. Michael Connolly wrote the Introduction to…… Read more “On Writing: Michael Connelly’s Introduction to Thomas Perry’s The Butcher’s Boy”
Water, Water Everywhere (WWE) Challenge: The Mighty Pacific
Still reading Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery, by Andrés Reséndez. p. 174: On the morning of…… Read more “Water, Water Everywhere (WWE) Challenge: The Mighty Pacific”
What Tree Are You?
Self found this Buzzfeed Quiz via Cee Neuner who found it on Jake Kuyser’s blog. Very interesting, self is an OAK. According to the quiz, she is…… Read more “What Tree Are You?”
Poetry Sunday: Louise Gluck
It is true there is not enough beauty in the world.It is also true that I am not competent to restore it.Neither is there candor, and here…… Read more “Poetry Sunday: Louise Gluck”
Legazpi’s Flagship, the San Pedro
Of course the San Lucas made it to Navidad, in Nueva España, or we wouldn’t be reading a book about it today. The second ship from the…… Read more “Legazpi’s Flagship, the San Pedro”
The Vuelta of the San Lucas
The voyage of the San Lucas is turning out to be epic in so many ways. Not only was this 40-ton vessel (with a skeleton crew of…… Read more “The Vuelta of the San Lucas”
Weekend Sky: 7 a.m., Mendocino Headlands
Thanks to Hammad Rais for hosting the Weekend Sky Challenge! I believe I read somewhere that it’s also his birthday? Happy Birthday, Hammad! Took this picture yesterday…… Read more “Weekend Sky: 7 a.m., Mendocino Headlands”
A Revolt on the San Lucas
When word about re-crossing the Pacific spread through the San Lucas, however, several crew members revolted. The San Lucas was a dispatch boat meant to explore coves…… Read more “A Revolt on the San Lucas”
The Return, Vuelta
Are dear blog readers suffering from whiplash, yet? Self is back to reading Conquering the Pacific. It is not enough to get to one’s destination, the more…… Read more “The Return, Vuelta”
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