Tuesday 4~ Autumn Reading

 

Autumn Reading

 Happy September friends and welcome once again to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.

The Autumnal Equinox is September 22 and it is the actual beginning of Autumn. Many, however, consider Labor Day as the unofficial opening of the Autumn season of the "Ber" Month

1. What's on your reading list for September?

So far nothing!  I've been on the waiting list at the library for "Hillbilly Elegy" by our hopefully new Vice President elect J.D. Vance.  Apparently the book became quite popular once he was announced as Trump's VP pick, and so the waiting list to read it became rather long. I've been waiting a while. The lady at the library assured me I was next in line.  Meanwhile, I really haven't been doing much reading this summer.  When we had Covid in July I kind of lost my reading mojo and haven't gotten it back yet.  Usually I do most of my reading in the fall and winter months anyway, when it gets dark earlier and we have those "long winter nights" with nothing to do. LOL.

2. Does your favorite reading nook look anything like the one in the picture or do you wish it did?

Here is my reading chair, and you can read more about this on a previous Tuesday 4 post back in January!

And here is a picture of our "fireplace", when it is lit up, which won't be for a while yet. Although I can turn this beauty on without the heat and just enjoy the ambience of the firelight, which I often do once the days get shorter with the fall time change.  And yes, I can see this from my reading chair, which does make for a cozy place to sit and read!

3. Can you name some books you've read many times? Do you recommend them?

I have to think about that.  I enjoyed the Jan Karon Mitford series, and would read them all again if I hadn't have given my copies away! I guess I could check them out from the library.  I do have a collection of very old books, which I have shared before, and I've read many of them over and over again through the years. But they are VERY old, and some are getting too fragile to even try to read anymore, which makes me sad. They are all out of print and you would never find them in a library today either, but I did love them so much.Here is a link to more about those collections of books.

Also included above was Anne of Green Gables, which I love dearly.

4. Which of the classics have you read? Good Reads offer a list of classics they recommend here.

Oh, I'd forgotten to include "Little Women"  in my thoughts above about books I've read over and over...and yes, I've read quite a few of those books on the list, but probably not as many as I should have read!  I do remember reading 1984 by George Orwell, in 12th grade. It was required reading, and I took it home with me and my father picked it up and turned to a page that had a curse word on it and threw it in the trash and said he didn't want me reading such garbage!  I tearfully explained to him that it was required reading by Mrs. Hudson, the English teacher, whom he knew quite well as she was a member of our church.  He "harrumphed" and reluctantly let me pull the book back out of the wastebasket and finish my book report, but I think he had a talk with Mrs. Hudson about his feelings.  Oh Daddy, if you could see what kids are told to read today, you would turn over in your grave.  It's really sad what kids are exposed to in school today.  And we are actually living in the 1984 scenario pretty much now!   

Thank you, Annie, for these questions today.  

Of course, the most important book that should be on that list is the Bible!  And yes, that one I do read and recommend to others to read every day!

Psalm 19:7-12  English Standard Version

7 "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;

the testimony of the Lord is sure,

making wise the simple;

8 the precepts of the Lord are right,

rejoicing the heart;

the commandment of the Lord is pure,

enlightening the eyes;

9 the fear of the Lord is clean,

enduring forever;

the rules of the Lord are true,

and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold,

even much fine gold;

sweeter also than honey

and drippings of the honeycomb.

11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;

in keeping them there is great reward."