Category Archives: books

The Yak by Theodore RoethkeThere was a most odious yak Who took only toads on his back If you asked for a ride He would act very snide And go humping off yickety yak

. Dogs and Weather Winifred Welles I’d like a different dog For every kind of weather – A narrow greyhound for a fog, A wolfhound strange and white, With a tail like a silver feather To run with in the … Continue reading →

There was an Old Man in a Boat by Edward Lear There was an Old Man in a boat, Who said, “I’m afloat! I’m afloat!” When they said, “No you ain’t” He was ready to faint, That unhappy old man … Continue reading →

Nik and I are always looking for recommendations for good books to read.  Nik particularly enjoys good non-fiction while I tend towards the fictional side, although I enjoy non-fiction too.  So, here’s what I’m proposing.  Join Goodreads.  Put on your … Continue reading →

I’m fresh out of poems for this week (unlike Mom who has a beautiful fall poem up) but here’s a link to a very interesting story by Dana Stabenow, who is a nationally known Alaska author.  It’s a pretty interesting … Continue reading →

Fall Song by Mary Oliver Another year gone, leaving everywhere its rich spiced residues: vines, leaves, the uneaten fruits crumbling damply in the shadows, unmattering back from the particular island of this summer, this NOW, that now is nowhere except … Continue reading →

Don the Dragon’s Birthday by Shel SilversteinHere he comes across the lake. He’s comin’ for his birthday cake. Sing “Happy Birthday, Dragon Don,” And watch him blow his candles…on.

The driveways are done We thought they would never end. Nik is my hero.

I should probably save this for Valentine’s Day but we just went to the wedding of our friends Drew and Kelly and so I feel like posting this now!   The Bargain Sir Philip Sidney My true love hath my … Continue reading →