Books, Screens, and In-Betweens

On By Erin @ Cracker Crumb LifeIn Uncategorized

I am linking up with Deb at Readerbuzz,  Kathryn at Book Date, and  Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Hello everyone! It’s so cold and dreary here today, at least right now. It is supposed to warm up though this afternoon, to 76, but we will see. I am having a hard time believing it!

Books:

Over the last two weeks I read three books.

Heidi is a buddy read with Lisa at Boondock Ramblings. We were going to stretch it out over the month but I accidentally read it all the other day. I think Lisa is pretty close to finishing it as well. I am so glad that we read it; I absolutely adored it!

Marigolds for Malice is part of the Enchanted Garden mystery series, and is book 3 of 3 according to Amazon. It was pretty good and I am bummed the author stopped writing this series. I feel like there was more to tell about Ellie and her garden and the town of Poppyville!

Finally, I finished up Stillmeadow Daybook by Gladys Taber. It is funny that Lisa and I both were reading this at the same time, and didn’t realize it! I loved this one even more than Stillmeadow and Sugarbridge which I read at the beginning of the year. I loved Taber’s voice, and perspective, and so many of her thoughts are valid still today. (although there were some outdated references and signs of this book being of its time) I had so many book tags sticking out of the library copy that I ended up buying my own. That is a sign to me I need to own it! I was lucky enough to find a copy it and also Amber: A Very Personal Cat being sold together for seven dollars on Ebay. They are paperback which is my preference, so even better!

This week, I am visiting my old friends, the rabbits of Watership Down. If I finish, I feel like it will be a good time to also start Raising Hare!

Screens:

Billy and I have been watching Young Sherlock. It took me an episode or two to get into it, but I am really enjoying it now.

I also subjected my family to the original cartoon movie of Watership Down the other day. It wasn’t as bad as I remembered? Wyatt was not traumatized either so I was relieved. Wyatt hasn’t watched much with violence in it, just How to Train Your Dragon and The Mummy, so I was nervous but he did good. He seemed more excited that he was watching a movie version of my favorite book.

In-Betweens:

Do you ever have weird coincidences happen, that are not algorithm related because we know that those are not actual coincidences, but where something pops up where you are not expecting it? This happened to me this week. I had just finished Stillmeadow Daybook, and started Marigolds for Malice, when I encountered a reference to Gladys Taber in the cozy mystery! It was so weird!

I have to agree, reading Taber always relaxes me with tales of her life.

My cousin’s daughter also got her first job! And I was excited to hear that it was at one of my favorite local shops. So of course I had to go and visit, and of course I had to buy something..

I found this distinguished gentleman for half off, and had to bring him home. He is actually a vase, so I need to buy a few flowers to pop into his little ears. Lol. I have named him Hazel. Of course.

Other random photos from the week:

And just a reminder:

Lisa of Boondock Ramblings and I host a monthly bookish link party called A Good Book and A Cup of Tea.  This link-up is for book and reading posts or anything related to books and reading (even movies based on books!). Each link party will be open for a month. You can find that link up for this month here.

And that is it from my corner of the world! I hope that whatever you do today, you do something that makes you smile!

20 thoughts on “Books, Screens, and In-Betweens”

    1. I think it is just one of those books that people either like or hate. Lol. I don’t know if reading it earlier would have made a difference? Maybe? I was maybe like 12 when I read it for the first time.

      I love that cover too! Her covers are all so bright and pretty.

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  3. I looked for the Gladys Taber books at the library, but no go. I’m sad when books are pushed off the shelf for newer titles. Some of the older titles need to stay. I’m happy you are reading Watership Down again, and, I agree, it’s the perfect time to read Raising Hare.

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  7. Not as bad? The beginning is etched into my mind, so are the “rabbit wars”. And of course the end never fails to make cry although it’s so peaceful because I’m just a sentimental wuss. I named several bunnies after the book.
    Enjoy your re-read!

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    1. So your comment made me think. I think there are whole parts of this movie edited out of the version we watched. Was there a scene where the men were destroying the Sandleford Warren in the beginning? Because in this version it wasn’t there. It was Fiver “seeing” what would happen and it was just red across the field. The scene between Woundwort and Bigwig was there but no other scenes of rabbits fighting, except poor Blackavar, who in the movie died but in the book was ok.

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      1. I remember more than just red across the field, but now I really have to check my DVD if the sequence has grown in my head over the years. I wouldn’t put it past my brain to develop its own extras …

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  9. I still think that is so cool we were reading the same Taber book and that you found a copy with another of her books AND that you also saw a reference to her book in that cozy! Just crazy!

    So glad Watership Down didn’t traumatize Wyatt. I need to read that and I think I will this summer.

    The vase is so cute!

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  10. Your new bunny is just the best! I would have snatched him up in a heartbeat. I just recorded the movie of “Watership Down” to share with the boys sometime. I should watch it again because there is so much I’ve forgotten!

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