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Simple Woman's Daybook--January 12, 2009

The Simple Woman's Daybook--January 12, 2009

For MONDAY, January 12, 2009

Outside my window...

it is totally cloudy and there is snow light snow on the ground. It's supposed to get down to -20 this week with the wind. -20. 

I am thinking...

that I can't wait to read my New Duck Cottage Book Club Book!

I am thankful for...

my Parade co-horts

From the kitchen...

I have to figure this out--menu planning later!

To live the liturgy...

Magnificat, daily Bible reading, rosary

I am wearing...

gray socks, gray pants, and a multi-colored striped Boden button-down

I am creating...

Essie!

I am going to breathe deeply ...

and enjoy a night off from rehearsal. 

Bringing beauty to my home ...

Weekly Home Blessing Hour

I am going...

to read and practice, and do some writing. 

I am reading...

The Iliad; Great Expectations; The Commoner

I am hoping...

for a good week

I am hearing...

Renee Fleming, Sacred Songs  (her recording of "Amazing Grace" will give you goose bumps. Guarantee.)

Around the house...

vacuuming, cleaning, etc. 

One of my favorite things...

my Duck's Cottage book, and my Parade vocal score

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:

Wednesday: Factory Girl rehearsal @ JCC

Sunday: Parade rehearsal!

Duck Beaches

Books in Duck

Above: photos of Duck's Cottage:
1) The main section of the store
2) The lounge area; I love the "No laptops until 11 AM sign"
3) Me soaking up the joy

Duck's Cottage was one of the highlights of my vacation, after the beeach. A converted duck-hunting lodge, the small bookstore/ coffee klatch houses a wildly eclectic collection of best sellers (there was Twilight and Scott McClelland's What Happened), as well as plenty of books I had never heard of. These are the ones I quickly snapped up.

My purchases:
--Mediterranean Summer, about a chef's life onboard a private yacht (with recipes!)
--Lost on Planet China--a wonderful, engrossing, and hysterically funny exploration of that country.
--Four Seasons in Rome--a new father of twins wins a fellowship to write in Rome. This is his memoir of the experience, including JPII's funeral and B XVI's election!
--Choosing Happiness
--Duck: An Outer Banks Village
--The Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Outer Banks
--Little Heathens, a memoir about growing up during the Great Depression on an Iowa farm, which I loved.

As you can see, they are mostly travel books or memoirs, since this store had such a great selection. I also bought a hand-made journal by a Maryland artist. The store sells a variety of arts and crafts items from local artisans.

If you're ever in Duck, you must stop here. Or, check them out online.