Books on my Mind

My Mom left early this morning for the long drive from Salt Lake City to Kansas City for Quilt Market.  She is helping her dear friends, Norma and Joyce of Geoff’s Mom’s Pattern Co. with their booth at the show.

In preparation for the hours in the car, she called last week to get some ideas for books.  We ended up talking about a long list of books we’ve both loved and books on our to read lists…

I just finished Gift from the Sea, one of my Mom’s favorite books.  It’s a very short read, but I took it slow and sweet, reading only a few pages a night right before bed.  It was that kind of book, one I needed to read and then think about.  Even though it was written over 50 years ago, it is still pertinent to my life.

I suggested Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg.  Which, unfortunately or fortunately, they had already read…  If you haven’t, it’s treat.  It’s a book full of lots of humor and wisdom.

This is the next book on my listening reading list: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking.  My husband just finished it and we’ve talked a lot about it.  He put in on my iPod so I’ve got something to do while I work in the yard.

She ended up loading a range of books for their drive from Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese to In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson, the same author who wrote Devil in the White City, which we both thought was riveting.

After Quiet, I’m looking forward to rereading The Scarlet Pimpernel which I read many years ago… so it will be like reading for the first time.

Since Summer is just around the corner and I’d love hear what’s on your favorite read list or to read list.  With weeds that always seem to be popping up in my yard, I know I’ll get in lots of quality time for listening to good books.