The Girdle of Melian

ew books! I'm still struggling to keep up with Books Read list . This is the latest post with photos; let me at least try to separate the ones I've read from the ones the kiddos have read, and the overlaps... Read by Miss E Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones Read by Master D Kidnapped by Jeremy Strong Read by Master D and me Montgomery Schnauzer P.I. and The Case of the Stealthy Cat Burglar by Timothy Forner Montgomery P. Schnauzer uses the wisdom of his favorite storybook detectives to find his place in a strange new world. In his first children’s book ‘The Case of the Stealthy Cat Burglar’, Monty’s antics uncover a mystery and draw the attention of a Bulldog femme fatale. Suddenly he has a real client and a case to solve. Read the book to follow Monty’s journey as he moves from the animal shelter to life in the big city, with his new human – who knows nothing at all about dogs! Phew! That’s a lot for one little Schnauzer, even one that believes he’s a...

rtemis II screenshots! The Integrity capsule on the Orion spacecraft was home to four astronauts during the Artemis II mission. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen (go, Canada, go!) travelled further than any human has gone before (yet!) and were the first humans to fly past the Moon in over 50 years. Their mission incorporated many scientific studies , and they shared their journey with us, with humour, compassion, enthusiasm, and eloquence. I kept thinking of all the many people who worked on every aspect of this mission, from the artists who designed patches, to those who created Rise (including the young designer!), to the engineers, mathematicians, software designers, trainers, and more and more (even divers!), from at least three different national space agencies (among other public and private entities). The entire mission was an example of the wonderful, beautiful endeavours humans can achieve when working together and helping each oth...

ibrary book sale!   I've blogged about the sale since we arrived in Geneva ! More recently in 2020, about the 2019 sale , and in 2021 . I'm not sure why I haven't blogged about since 2022, we've definitely been attending at least twice a year! Here's what we found this time: Not from the book sale -- these are commemorative stamps for the tenth anniversary of the brilliant film Hunt for the Wilderpeople There were ten Agatha Christie first editions for sale!  I couldn't afford them all, so I took a photo of the foreword in this one...  Cross stitch!  Lady Mary Wortley Montagu  ...and I bought the oldest Agatha Christie first edition of the collection  1934!  Baedeker!  Sultan S ü leyman's poetry... ...with photos by Ara G ü ler   The rest of the purchases!   Have you found any interesting secondhand books lately?