Happy Friday!
Today I'm participating in five blog hops. (One of the six I usually link up with is taking a week off.) You can click on the host links below to find the blogs of others who are participating in each blog hop. If you're a blogger, feel free to join through the host links.
Question: Can you suggest a book that you think is inspiring and that examines concepts like freedom, liberty, or individual independence?
recommend Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir , by Judith Heumann. The author became paralyzed from polio at a young age. In this book, she discusses how she and many other disabled individuals fought for basic human rights. They fought for their freedom to live productively in world that hasn't always been made for disabled individuals. They fought for their independence. There was no Americans with Disabilities Act when this group of people was growing up. It's because of them, I have the rights I do today.
Today's excerpts are from the audiobook format of Sticks and Stones and a Bag of Bones (Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mystery 1), by Heather Weidner.
Escaping for a few minutes from the constant grind of living and working in a beach community, Jade Hicks and Chloe, her French bulldog, walked near the water's edge and breathed in the tangy, salt air.
And here is an excerpt from 56%:
"I know my rights. Something is fishy here and I want it exposed. Now, are you getting all this?" The reporter stood at the edge of the stage recording the drama.
That first line sets the stage for a peaceful walk. However, I can tell you that things change very quickly. The author does not waste any time diving into a perplexing mystery. This book is set in the summer and takes place around a Christmas in July celebration. It's perfect for this time of year, which is why I chose to listen it now. If you like clean, but complex cozy mysteries with a side of humor, you will enjoy this one.
Tinker Bell and Fiona celebrated their Gotcha Day on Tuesday, July 2nd. The pictures on the left were taken at the rescue when they were 10 weeks old. It was the day before they came here to live in their furever home. The pictures on the right were taken recently, two years after the first set of pictures. It's fun to look back and see how much they're grown. They were so tiny at ten weeks old!
Black vultures are common in my neighborhood and I love them. The ones in my neighborhood do not bother people and I've never heard of them attacking other live animals around here. I live next door to a shopping center and they tend to rummage through trash in the dumpsters there (when they're not sitting on rooftops or lamp posts looking handsome and beautiful as ever). I'm not going to lie, though. I do hold my breath whenever I walk near them!
Happy Gotcha Day! They were beautiful babies and are now beautiful young ladies :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Yvonne! :-)
DeleteI don't know for certain, of course, but I think that is entirely the type of book they had in mind when the question was posted.
ReplyDeleteThe mystery sounds excellent.
I wish Tinker Bell and Fiona many happy returns of their Gotcha Day.
What you call a vulture we'd call a turkey buzzard, and they are amazing creatures although if all they are eating is carrion and trash, yes, they do stink.
Thank you for linking up with Feline Friday!
This is definitely a black vulture. We also have turkey buzzards in the area. They are larger and less abundant around here. Thank you for the Gotcha Day wishes! :)
DeleteIn response to this week's question, I would recommend Brotherless Night. It is the civil war in Sri Lanka in the 1980s. The whole family gets caught up in the quest for freedom, with different results.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the recommendation, Anne! :)
DeleteYeah, peaceful walks at the beginning of a book never stay peaceful for long. Glad you enjoyed the book. Christmas in July? Perfect time to read it.
ReplyDeleteExactly on all points, Mark! :)
DeleteHappy Gotcha Day, Bell and Fiona! They were such sweet little kittens, and beautiful ladies now.
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
DeleteHappy Gotcha Day to your adorable kitties!
ReplyDeleteI really like the way the sun is reflecting off of the vultures feathers! Not a flamingo, but beautiful in its own way!
Thank you! And I agree about the beauty of the vulture. :-)
DeleteTinker Bell and Fiona look so good! <3 :) Their current pictures definitely look calmer and super elegant. Love that for you guys. :D
ReplyDeleteThey were just waking up in those current pictures. That's why they look so calm. Don't let it fool you. LOL. :-)
DeleteI think Being Heumann is a great choice for the BBHOP question. I will have to check it out myself!
ReplyDeleteI like the opening you shared--I would love to experience that.
Happy belated Gotcha Day to Bell and Fiona! They've grown from adorably cute to adorably lovely. :-)
That's a great photo of the vulture. Mostly we see crows around here. Lots of crows.
Happy Reading!
I'm glad you're interested in Being Heumann! Thank you for the Gotcha Day wishes and kind words. We have lots of crows around here, too. They're much more aggressive than the vultures are. I never walk where I see the crows hanging around! :-)
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