Saturday, September 11, 2010

     Yes, I do know what today is but I do not want to dwell on the sadness.  My heart goes out to all the people who have suffered because of it and blessings for the future.
        Don't you just love those Saturdays you are able to get everything done you were hoping for done.  Well, I have almost that is.  I do still have a deck that is covered in cobwebs and needs sweeping and another little hideaway in my yard that could use some sweeping but Come ON, everything else is done, well not dinner.  I mean I haven't really thought about dinner so I don't have anything going yet for that.  Oh Well, here I thought I was doing so good.  I know I am tired and my back hurts as well as my feet so I must have done something.  Let me think.....what was it?  Oh, I can't remember, but believe me it was really something and I'm pretty sure very hard so I'm glad I did it.   Tootles
    

The Fall of Giants !

     Have you heard ?  Oh my Word !  Ken Follett has come out with a new book.  No, not just a new book but there will be three.  Yes, that is right. A Trilogy.  The first one which will be available on September 28, 2010 is " The Fall of Giants."  I am so excited about it.  I just wrote about liking his style of writing and the two books  (The Pillars of the Earth, and The World Without End) I read and am now rereading on my kindle.  I went to his site on the web and was able to read the first chapter.  Go there now, just type in his name and you'll get there.  The details in his books are very impressive.  You actually feel you are there with the people and enduring life, especially the hardships.  I tell you the first chapter is something.  I want to tell you about it but I really don't like to do that as I think it is best to start reading blind and draw your own opinion.  I never read the end leafs or the back cover as I want it all to be a surprise.       I was watching an interview of Toni Morrison and she stated, " Start reading a book like  your going to a party and the first page is the front door and each room is a new chapter, you don't know what's inside until you cross that thresh hold.  At the time she was talking about her book "Paradise".  What a book that is, the first line will startle you.  That's all I'm going to say about that.  Anyway getting back to "The Fall of the Giants", I really feel this is going to be big, I mean REEAALLYY big.  The only problem I am having is the price.  It's 19. something, let's just say 20 dollars.  That's a lot of money and it's a little less then that if you get the hard cover.  WHAT!  Hey, what happened to 9.99?  Of course, it says the price is set by the publisher.  What?  I don't know about you but I don't think I like that.  I know it's somewhere around 1,000 pages and believe me I do know this is going to be a great book so I will have to think about this for awhile.  I will let you know what I decide.  I know I will get it, I just have to think about it for awhile to justify it.  Tootles