The Sesquipedalian Speaks
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December has arrived! A month of goodwill and cheer the world round, this month brings with it excitement for the new year, reflection on the quickly passed year, and many thousands of books on Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Below are recommendations (which may include spoilers) of some of the books I’ve been reading this month:… Read more
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If you’ve been reading along with me, you may remember this post in which I discuss trying to keep my Crassula ovata ‘Gollum’ alive, hoping he would stay around for a long while. You may also recall that the one succulent I had tried to keep alive before him was an ill-fated Aloe vera. I… Read more
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Family, friends, thankfulness, comfort – these are the words that come to mind when I think of November. Lots of baking, lots of cups of hot coffee, lots of reading filled with a sense of calm (because it’s really autumn!) and excitement (because the holidays are upon us!). Below are recommendations (which may include spoilers)… Read more
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When autumn begins, I often take stock of my writings and ask myself a few questions: Am I happy with what I’ve written so far? Is there something I’ve been neglecting that I need to add into my writings (conflict, description, explanation, new characters, references, etc.)? Have I written something I would want to read?… Read more
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I have always enjoyed the month of October. I love that the leaves change colour and the pleasure that comes from drinking hot mugs of tea and diving into the baking season. Below are recommendations (which may include spoilers) of some of the books I’ve been reading this month: Caught Up in a Story: Fostering… Read more
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One of my favourite pastimes is reading through hymns, reading about hymns, listening to hymns. In a previous post I named a few of my favourite hymns, and thought it was time to name a few more. Each time I ponder the words of the following hymns I am reminded from where the Lord has… Read more
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Not quite summer weather but also not quite autumn weather, September reminds me of learning, and insists upon lists being made and projects being tackled. Below are recommendations (which may include spoilers) of some of the books I’ve been reading this month: Amazing Grace: A Country Salute to Great Gospel Hymns, by J. Countryman of… Read more
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You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!” – Gandalf, The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien In early 2019, my friend and I were chatting about all manner of topics (as we are… Read more
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August has always brought to me a sense of excitement that autumn (my favourite season) is on its way, but also a sense of sadness that the long days of sunshine will soon end. Below are recommendations (which may include spoilers) of some of the books I’ve been reading this month, as well as a… Read more
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The saga of this expounder of expressions beginsin the land of sea and sunny skies,when the music-maker and the word-typer becamethe caretakers and faith-growers of the flower-called child.Heritage of music by blood and by mastery.Singer and player of a plethora of instruments. Dragon of numberless tomesSinger of ceaseless songs;Conqueror of countless certifications;Adoration of animals.loyalty. helpfulness.… Read more
