Le Hobbit

As his winter project, Jack decided to catalog our books at LibraryThing. Not much to our surprise, we discovered that we have a lot of really odd books that had not yet been entered into the system.  However, we were surprised that our copy of BILBO LE HOBBIT had cover art which had not yet been uploaded to the system, despite some fifty editions of Tolkien’s book.  I bought that book when I was seventeen.  I have a vague memory that I bought it from a revolving rack in a Marseilles, France train station.  I was desperate for something to read, and figured that I knew the story well enough I could follow it with my rudimentary French.  I can still remember my astonishment when I discovered an English language bookstore my last day in Paris.  What a lost opportunity!

Helen Says “Yes We Did”

Yes. We did. « Margaret and Helen

Today as millions stood on the Mall and millions more sat in front of televisions and computer screens, we watched as Hope and Faith placed its hand on the bible and said:

“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Of course, about that time, I was distracted by a rat terrier and a miniature schnauzer puppy playing tug of war with a braided rope which was just Too. Cute. For. Words.

Stocking Stuffer

This Princeton Tec Tool was in my stocking Thursday, probably so I could wear it out to the barn to feed the horses at night. I was surprised that such a small device could produce such brilliant light: in fact, I ended up using the dimmest of the non-strobe settings. It is very handy to be able to carry buckets in one hand, and open latches with the other, without having to worry about a flash-light. I’ll be interested to see how long it goes on three AAA batteries, and will have to get some more rechargeables in that size. Updated: To point to correct item.