My recent holiday took me away from my blog for longer than I'd expected! It was a great holiday and I wasn't around the computer much. So of course I have many reviews to catch up on, because the actual reading of books didn't really cease at the same time ;)
This is what I have to inspire me to get back into blogging: a lovely tote and Simon Van Booy's newest, Everything Beautiful Began After, from Harper Perennial (they're thematically linked as well; there's a quote from Van Booy on the other side of the bag). What a great pair of bookish delights!
As for the holiday, well, I was all over the place. For example, in the Rockies of Alberta:
And then closer to home, I visited "Castle Kilbride", an 1877 mansion restored to glory -- and museum status -- by the town of Baden. It was quite lovely.
In fact, when it was built it was so fancy that it even had a proverbially-constructed double privy out back. Pretty fancy stuff! (no longer in use, of course...)
There were a few more outings but now it is back to the old routine: work and read and work again. Hopefully the relaxation effect will last as long as possible!
Looks like a great trip! I keep hearing good things about Simon van Booy. I must read him at some point...
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun vacation: thanks for sharing a couple photos! And pretty tote bag. :D
ReplyDeleteKailana & Eva - glad to see someone is still reading my poor neglected blog ;) Yes, you should read Van Booy as well - he's charming.
ReplyDeleteOh man, what luxury! Even the privy is classy, hee! It sounds like you had a great holiday. I'm kind of envious about the Rockies. I haven't been there since the mid-80s, even though I lived back home in Calgary through the entire 90s. (I guess I just wanted the Rockies to be there on the horizon, even if I didn't visit.)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, glad to see you active again!
So pleased to see pictures! (And having recently read Thomas Wharton's Icefields was particularly happy to see the shot of the Rockies.)
ReplyDeletePhyl - isn't it great? I found it amusing. It was lovely to see the Rockies again...lucky for me my parents are in that part of the world so I have an excuse to visit fairly regularly though I've never lived in Alberta.
ReplyDeleteBIP - I loved Icefields! I often think of that book when I'm out there and driving about in the mountains :)
Ahhh -- such lovely photos. You make me pine away for my own holiday I had in Vernon and Kelowna and Nanaimo B.C. this summer. It was so glorious.
ReplyDeleteCanada is so beautiful.
Now, it is SO back to reality!
Cheers!