Well, here i go. First blog post ever! Not sure what i want to say here.. just signed up, and haven't had a chance to collect my thoughts. Which are many. Have a gazillion thoughts on books, baking, good food & wine, our 4 cats, our home outside of Portland, OR. The list goes on and on and... So this blog will mainly consist of my musings on all manner of subjects. Whatever i feel like writing at any given time. And since i don't think in complete sentences, my writing won't always have proper sentence structure. So there. Take a red pen to my pages all you want. Won't faze me a bit!
More often than not, my posts will be about books. Literary fiction and classics are my favorite reads. Occasionally i enjoy non-fiction or an excellent thriller. Never 'self-help' books. Ever. Not that i don't need help now and then, but i never look in a book for that. I enjoy many first-time novelists, and obscure authors that i'm sure many of you have never heard of. Hardly ever like books from the usual suspect 'best-seller' lists. They annoy me. Sometimes when i'm perusing the shelves in a bookstore or library, and i hear a patron or customer ask for a best seller.. (or a James Patterson or Danielle Steele novel).. wait! those are pretty much 2 and the same, i want to jump up and down and shout..'over here.. over here! This book is AWESOME!' But, since i'm not a lunatic, i remain silent. So i'll be reviewing books often in hopes that someone out there will discover a new author. Books that i feel sad that people are missing out on....
I also enjoy good food, and like to bake. Although i'm making a serious effort to downize, so am not baking nearly as often. Sometimes i use my paternal grandmother's recipes.. or recipes that i've collected myself over the years. Sometimes i follow 'em to the letter. Sometimes i tweak 'em a little. Usually they turn out pretty well, but sometimes my experiments fail miserably. I also enjoy a good wine every so often.. And i must admit, i experiment there sometimes too. I buy a wine if i think it has a cool label. :) Sometimes that turns out well, sometimes, it doesn't. So, anyhoo, more on my 2nd post once i've had a time to gather and organize my thoughts a little better..
Sincerely yours.. M...
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ReplyDeleteMary I found your 1st blog wonderful. It was informative and even made me chuckle which I have been in dire need of this past week.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your blogging about wine and books. Open my eyes to new authors Mary and may I get knowledgeably tipsy sampling some new and sometimes tasty wines!