I am in the chapter 5 of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. The privileged, well-educated and moral-degraded college kids are getting more horrible page by page. I have only read 1/3 of the book, it is still too early to say anything definitive about the book. One thing for sure, Donna Tartt is an extraordinary …
I read Noel Streatfeild’s books in July and in August. I immensely enjoyed the four books I read and my summer 2023 is great because of Noel Streatfeild (1895-1986). Here are the four books I read. Ballet ShoesG.U.M (Great Uncle Matthew) adopted Pauline, Petrova and Posy into his family but he left them to Sylvia …
When I am not reading, I am probably playing organ. One of my various musical engagements is accompanying funeral service at the organ. Some funerals are unforgettable beautiful. Recently, I encountered this kind of funeral again. A man has died, I play organ at his funeral. The atmosphere was calm and peace, the clergy read …
Today was a grey day, however, when evening was approaching, the sky has given up to rain. I visited my friends in vineyard, my friends who are living in the vineyard are the flowers, the apples, the grapes and it was a beautiful surprise to see a bunny (See picture 4)! So tonight’s bedtime story …
I like it when I enter a bookshop, the bestseller books and the latest publications are out of sight. I like it more when I discover beautiful books I have not heard about from The Bookshop’s Recommendation. The calendar planner with my favourite verses from Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Rainer Maria Rilke. The signed books section …
The reading room inside the bookshop Wetzstein. I picked some books and read them on the sofa. I brought the German Children Rhymes book home with me. A bookshop with very fine taste. Location:@buchhandlungzumwetzsteinSalzstr. 31, 79098 Freiburg, Germany. Thank you for being here, I hope you enjoyed my content. The Journey is free for everyone …
This bookshop is one of the most beautiful bookshops I’ve seen in Germany. When a bookshop has a handsome collection of poetry, it will win my heart.What about you? What kind of bookshop will win your heart? Location:Salzstr. 31, 79098 Freiburg, Germany. Note: Thank you for being here, I hope you enjoyed my content. The …
One day, Alex, Penny, Robin and Naomi saw a seal and hoped the seal would stay a little bit longer. Alex remembered what Oonagh said to him and he told them:“She said the way to get them to stay was to sing to them.”“Sing what?” asked Penny. Naomi has a song for the seal, apparently …
Reading the chapter eight to chapter nine of the book The Magician’s Nephew from The Chronicles of Narnia took my breath away. At first, I found myself in the darkness with Digory, Polly, Cabby and Strawberry. “This is an empty world. This is nothing!”“There were no stars. It was so dark that they couldn’t see …
So wherever you are, in whatever life situation, just sing!Happy weekend, see you next week!