Deprecated: Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; plgSystemNiceGoogleAnalytics has a deprecated constructor in /home1/greatbe8/public_html/plugins/system/nicegoogleanalytics/nicegoogleanalytics.php on line 26 Bloghttps://greatbeachbooks.com/index.php/blog2024-04-28T02:49:48+00:00My CMSvirginiahume@gmail.comJoomla! - Open Source Content ManagementEnd of Daylight Savings2015-10-31T08:28:38+00:002015-10-31T08:28:38+00:00https://greatbeachbooks.com/index.php/blog/986-end-of-daylight-savingsSuper Uservirginiahume@gmail.com<p>I'm not sure I understand why we end daylight savings time. I'm trying to imagine the conversation that led to it.</p>
<p>"Ah, look! The days are getting shorter! That's so sad." </p>
<p>"I agree. We should do something about that. Any ideas?" </p>
<p>"I've got one! Let's make the days even shorter!"</p>
<p>"Bloody brilliant!"</p>
<p>Anyway, we're stuck with it. I'm glad for the extra hour of sleep, I suppose. And here are a few book suggestions. Not for the beach, perhaps. But for reading by lamplight under a warm blanket.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345533755/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345533755&linkCode=as2&tag=beach0c-20&linkId=HU7TPE2NE6YZVVND" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0345533755&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=beach0c-20" alt="" border="0" /></a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=beach0c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0345533755" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> Talking to the Dead by Henry Bingham. After reading JK Rowling's</p><p>I'm not sure I understand why we end daylight savings time. I'm trying to imagine the conversation that led to it.</p>
<p>"Ah, look! The days are getting shorter! That's so sad." </p>
<p>"I agree. We should do something about that. Any ideas?" </p>
<p>"I've got one! Let's make the days even shorter!"</p>
<p>"Bloody brilliant!"</p>
<p>Anyway, we're stuck with it. I'm glad for the extra hour of sleep, I suppose. And here are a few book suggestions. Not for the beach, perhaps. But for reading by lamplight under a warm blanket.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345533755/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345533755&linkCode=as2&tag=beach0c-20&linkId=HU7TPE2NE6YZVVND" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0345533755&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=beach0c-20" alt="" border="0" /></a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=beach0c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0345533755" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /> Talking to the Dead by Henry Bingham. After reading JK Rowling's</p>What I'm Reading2015-07-29T01:29:00+00:002015-07-29T01:29:00+00:00https://greatbeachbooks.com/index.php/blog/984-what-i-m-readingSuper Uservirginiahume@gmail.com
<p>I've read some great books this summer. Below are some of the most beach-worthy:</p>
<p>Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life by Nina Stibbe. I’m not entirely certain why I am loving this book so much. It is a series of letters from the 1980s that the author, Nina Stibbe, wrote to her sister. Nina is from rural Leicestershire, and is working as a nanny for the deputy editor of the London Review of Books, Mary Kay Wilmers. Mary Kay has the British-est humor, as does her young son, Will. And while Nina may not be as well-known or educated as her boss and the other members of the literati (e.g., playwright Alan Bennett) who are hanging about all the time, she has a terrific sense of humor and a wonderful ear for the “telling detail.” She shares the randomest snatches of conversation from the family’s dinner table.</p>
<p>The Bullet by Mary Louise Kelly. See Carrington Tarr's review above. She says it better than I can.</p>
<p>To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It's science fiction, which is so NOT my thing. </p>
<p>Ordinary Grace</p>
<p>Luckiest Girl Alive</p>
<p>In the Unlikely Event</p>
<p>Big Little Lies</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Here are a couple in the "everyone else loved them, but I didn't" category:</p>
<p>Me Before You - I was annoyed by it. The Hundred Foot Journey. I thought it was kind of boring. </p>
<p>I didn't like The Invention of Wings, either, so whatevs ...</p>
<p>I've read some great books this summer. Below are some of the most beach-worthy:</p>
<p>Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life by Nina Stibbe. I’m not entirely certain why I am loving this book so much. It is a series of letters from the 1980s that the author, Nina Stibbe, wrote to her sister. Nina is from rural Leicestershire, and is working as a nanny for the deputy editor of the London Review of Books, Mary Kay Wilmers. Mary Kay has the British-est humor, as does her young son, Will. And while Nina may not be as well-known or educated as her boss and the other members of the literati (e.g., playwright Alan Bennett) who are hanging about all the time, she has a terrific sense of humor and a wonderful ear for the “telling detail.” She shares the randomest snatches of conversation from the family’s dinner table.</p>
<p>The Bullet by Mary Louise Kelly. See Carrington Tarr's review above. She says it better than I can.</p>
<p>To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It's science fiction, which is so NOT my thing. </p>
<p>Ordinary Grace</p>
<p>Luckiest Girl Alive</p>
<p>In the Unlikely Event</p>
<p>Big Little Lies</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Here are a couple in the "everyone else loved them, but I didn't" category:</p>
<p>Me Before You - I was annoyed by it. The Hundred Foot Journey. I thought it was kind of boring. </p>
<p>I didn't like The Invention of Wings, either, so whatevs ...</p>