dinelikequeens:

“The eight soon-to-be brothers feasted on rack of lamb baked in a crust of garlic and herbs, garnished with sprigs of mint, and surrounded by mashed yellow turnips swimming in butter.” - A Game of Thrones

For my first meal, I decided I would try a recipe from the new official companion…

Yum … food and books.

wendyse:

Art

Watching the series “John Adams” with Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney as John and Abigail Adams made me interested in the book by David McCullough. The book is a historical narrative based on the letters of John and Abigail Adams.

My favorite part was reading Adams’ description of crossing the Atlantic-very vivid-it shows just how far we’ve come since the time of our forefathers.

For the Mac & Cheese Society! Bacon.

sabelmouse:

this has made it onto my list of favourite books.

This is the next book I plan on getting.

bookmania:

“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” ― C.S. Lewis

Feeling restless

A quick stop at Half Price Books

Thirty minutes later, the swipe of a card

My library happily expands, making room for new friends

• The cloth bound 1921 copy of E.M. Hull’s The Sheik.
• A 1960s copy of The Works of Guy de Maupassant.
• The Fortunes of Fifi by Molly Elliott Seawell, copy-right 1903.
• As published in 1902, Maurine by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
• Sir Walter Scott’s Guy Mannering, no copy-right date.
• The Light Operas of W.S. Gilbert, 1932.

All in better shape than hardcovers printed today and each awaiting my leisure.

shyfawkes:

Harriet the Spy, written & illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh, 1964. 

*love*