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The Final Month of Reading

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This is an iphone photo I took of our front yard yesterday when we returned from our morning walk. With everything in bloom you can barely see our house. I love this time of year with palo verde wearing yellow flowers.

I’ve reached the last two pages of my DIL’s syllabus for her AP English Class. I will confess that as the literature moved back decades in time, my reading fell off. I did a bit, but not all. I wonder if her students had a difficult time with these last few months of readings, too? I posted the syllabus at the beginning of each month if you want to take a look.

April Reading List

I’ve been more focused on photography than reading and writing. Here are a few photos from the past week:

A beavertail cactus in bloom with two flowers. There are more buds so more flowers to come!

Red hanging out under the birdbath.

I ordered a large canvas print of Red for our living room. For the five years we’ve been in this house, there is a blank spot to the right of our fireplace. I’ve been looking for art for that space, but never found anything I was crazy about. Red will go nicely there! A neighbor is coming over Friday to help me hang the print. She’s an artist who paints large canvases and an expert at hanging art.

What does April have in store for you?

Happy April First!

December’s Reading List

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We were treated to a beautiful sunset the other night.

Today is December 1. Happy December First! On the first day of each month, my mom and I would rush to be the first one to call on the phone with that greeting.

It’s time for a new reading list from my DIL’s AP English syllabus. I didn’t complete November’s reading because of two trips to help my kids post surgeries. I did enjoy “The Stranger” by Camus and Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” It was my first time reading “The Stranger.”

Here’s December’s Reading List:

Have you read any of the short fiction or novel from the syllabus? If so, what have your read?

OCTOBER TBR and Red

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Red decided the flamingo made a nice perch, too!

Then Red went for the Beavertail Cactus artwork.

Happy October!

Here’s the new month’s syllabus for my DIL’s high school senior’s AP English class. I’m posting the reading assignment on the first of each month, in case you’re interested in adding to your TBR list. October covers the ’60s, ’50’s and ’40’s. There’s some good stuff here including Albert Camus, Eudora Welty and Tennessee Williams.

I’m participating by reading along with them — but not doing the writing assignments. I’m a little bit behind schedule and need to finish Toni Morrison’s “Beloved.”

HERE’s OCTOBER’S READING ASSIGNMENT:

If you’re interested in reading the poetry or short stories, my son sent me a packet of the material for October. If you send me an email to eawickham31@gmail.com, I’ll be happy to email you the pdf.

Have you read any of the authors or books, poems and short stories on October’s syllabus?
If so, which ones?