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Books On My Bedside Table
Reading has been one of my daily pleasures for the last few years.
Yesterday, I had a stack of books delivered to my home from Amazon. I can’t wait to dive in. My last order included two books to read on our recent vacation. Both were enjoyed by my husband and me.
Currently, I am reading a Patricia Cornwall mystery that I’m sure I read before, I just didn't realize it until I was more than halfway done with the novel. Rereading books is something I typically do not do unless I’m enthralled with the story and/or author. Oh, well. It’s been an easy read for my few pages at night. I hope to finish it today. The title, you ask. Unnatural Exposure (1997).
I cheated this morning and opened one of the new books. Its title is Wisconsin Day Trips by Theme by Mary M. Bauer, 2005. I started to laugh as I paged through the suggestions for day trips because it reminded me of moving to Wisconsin twenty-four years ago and how we purposely made the rounds to the local tourist attractions and festivals, trying to get to know our “new state.”
Our neighbors, native Wisconsinites, and UW-Madison graduates laughed at us! I remember…