.295/365.

I really need to take a break from these books.
They are starting to freak me out.

.284/365.

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes, and ships, and sealing-wax,
Of cabbages, and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot,
And whether pigs have wings."

--Lewis Carroll

.268/365.

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.165/365.

I can't wait to read these books

.128/365.

The Village Blacksmith
.:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:.

Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.

His hair is crisp, and black, and long,
His face is like the tan;
His brow is wet with honest sweat,
He earns whate'er he can,
And looks the whole world in the face,
For he owes not any man.

Week in, week out, from morn till night,
You can hear his bellows blow;
You can hear him swing his heavy sledge,
With measured beat and slow,
Like a sexton ringing the village bell,
When the evening sun is low.

And children coming home from school
Look in at the open door;
They love to see the flaming forge,
And hear the bellows roar,
And catch the burning sparks that fly
Like chaff from a threshing-floor.

He goes on Sunday to the church,
And sits among his boys;
He hears the parson pray and preach,
He hears his daughter's voice,
Singing in the village choir,
And it makes his heart rejoice.

It sounds to him like her mother's voice,
Singing in Paradise!
He needs must think of her once more,
How in the grave she lies;
And with his haul, rough hand he wipes
A tear out of his eyes.

Toiling,--rejoicing,--sorrowing,
Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night's repose.

Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,
For the lesson thou hast taught!
Thus at the flaming forge of life
Our fortunes must be wrought;
Thus on its sounding anvil shaped
Each burning deed and thought.

.101/365.

If you read any book about our Government, read this one.
I was lucky enough to first read this book in High School
(as part of my home school curriculum)
and it taught me more about our country and it's foundation
then any Government class that I took in college.
It's a book that you can apply to your everyday life,
and one I will read and re-read, again and again.

.73/365.

For as long as I can remember,
my family has had a copy of grimms' fairy tales that belonged to my mom.
Calista used to read it to Jorja and I at night before bedtime when we were little.
This copy is one of my most cherished belongings, and one of the most thoughtful gifts that I have ever received.
(besides U2 tickets C.)
It's a book I will read to our children.

.42/365.

pocket size
p&p