Reading Time!

 After lunch is my FAVORITE time of day. It's reading time! I take off my glasses ( I'm nearsighted), gather my reading materials and phone, get all cozy on the couch with my microfiber throws and sail away! 

   While my body is rejuvenating ( I prefer this to exercising), I check my phone for important updates, read my daily devotional and scripture passage, then pray, play a game of Solitaire, doze a bit, then read the paper, paying close attention to Pickles in the comic section.

At last, just like dessert, I open my latest book in Brian Jacques' Redwall Abbey series. My sweet husband gave me all 22 books for my birthday this year. Take me away! Brian Jacques actually wrote for children but adults love his writing, too. Our daughter collects the hardback editions from Half Priced Books and rereads them like I do. For my birthday, she gave me "The Redwall Cookbook," because she knows I'll lend it to her. 

Brian Jacques

I hope you find time to enjoy the things you love to do. If you like cozy mysteries, you may want to try The Jillian Bradley Mystery Series, the story of a gardening columnist turned amateur sleuth whose Yorkie companion, Teddy, helps her solve murders. Now, I really need to head to the couch!

Cheers!

~Nancy Jill

Top 10 Summer Favorites

It's mid-July and kids are already buying back to school shoes! We grand dog sat in California, had a siblings reunion in Sedona, sang in the Fourth of July God and Country Concert at church with grand kids attending, and celebrated my birthday with family up in Frisco. Things are settling down now so here are my midsummer musings for my Top 10 Summer Favorites.

#1 Warm sun giving longer days and #2 a sense of relaxation are two of my favorite summer things. Not to mention food and drinks more popular now than in other seasons. Here are my favorites:

#3 Cantaloupe-My all time favorite fruit that I wait for all year long!

#4 Watermelon. Make mine seedless!

#5 Fresh Grilled Corn on the Cob with Mexican Topping

#6 BBQ Ribs - Thank you Costco!

#7 Bush's Baked Beans with Bacon and Brown Sugar. Just open the can and heat!

#8 Lemonade. I like the Simply kind.

#9 Getting Together with Family-My birthday is in July so it's a perfect excuse!

#10 Time to read all my favorite books. They are treasured belongings.

What about you? Do you head for the mountains or go to the beach? Do you like to BBQ? ( I made my husband give ours away-too much trouble to clean up!) Do you go on vacation or enjoy staying at home?  What books are you reading this summer?

Hope you're having a wonderful break whatever you're doing.

Cheers! 

~Nancy Jill