Happy Sunday! It's been a good weekend here at Chez Shepp. Much has been accomplished, we've watched some good movies, got to spend some time with all five of us together, and The Big Guy and I once again had a marvelous evening with my parents watching the folk music duo, Neal and Leandra, perform. Today I'm planning on having lunch with Miss H, my sister and my niece.
We call ourselves Musketeers (it's a long story having to do with steak knives and the whole "all of one and one for all" thing) and whenever one of us needs a pick me up, we're there for each other. There is bound to be plenty of laughter and I'm once again reminded of why I live where I live. Would I love to be someplace where the temperatures never dip to 3 degrees below zero (this morning's temperature) and I never had to drive on icy roads? Absolutely! But when the various branches of my family came to this country, this is where they settled and this is where my family remains. There is nothing more important to me.
Speaking of the Musketeers, have any of you read Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers? I've only every read the abridged version of his The Count of Monte Cristo. I found that to be thoroughly entertaining so I might just have to pick up the tale of the Musketeers one of these days.
This week on the blog will be all about love, in its many incarnations. I've got two book reviews scheduled this week, American Eve and Rules of Civility, which both deal with different kinds of love to some extent, a Valentine's Day post showcasing an author it had never occurred to me to think of as romantic, and a Fairy Tale Fridays post about love. As for my reading, it's also going to deal with love. Right now I'm reading The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton and will follow that up with, I think, P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern.
I hope none of you get too wrapped up in the commercialization of the day and take some time this week to tell someone that you love them!
Family is such an important and great thing. Most of my family lives in MA, while we're down here in SC :[
ReplyDeleteI've never read either of those books, though they've been on my TBR forever. And I have seen the movie version of The Count of Monte Cristo with Jim Caveziel (sp?) and loved that.
Happy Sunday and enjoy your lunch! :]
Can't wait to read your review of The Rules of Civility. I enjoyed this one. Original and set in NYC back when my grandparents were the same age (or about). I was able to reflect on stories I've heard many times. I wonder how it reads if you don't have this history.
ReplyDeletePs: I love you... hmmm, what has you reading chick-lit? And two back to back.
I hope you have a wonderful lunch!
I would love to read Three Muskateers one day! If you ever get to it, let me know and I might read-along with you.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm with you on the family. My mom lives less than a mile and my sister a mile. My dad about 20 minutes. I would love to live somewhere else where we could be more outdoorsy (maybe Colorado?) but would only go if my family went, too. I have my sister on board so am just trying to talk my mom into it. Ha!! And steak knives?!?
Have a wonderful week Lisa!!
A Rosy Thornton book! I don't run across too many bloggers who read her. I've got a couple of her books In my reading queue.
ReplyDeleteA Rosy Thornton! I don't come across too many bloggers who read her. I've got a couple of her books in my reading queue.
ReplyDeleteNo I haven't read the book, but my daughter and I love the old Charlie Sheen version of it!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping you enjoyed Rules of Civility...I have a copy of that one I should read soon!! I really enjoyed Tapestry of Love and the P.S. movie was very good!! I don't buy into the V-day hype so I'm good there. I wish I lived right next door to my new daughter-in-law, and my brother and his family. I miss them so much...family is the most important thing!
ReplyDeleteIt's so wonderful to live close to people you love. I haven't read Rules of Civility, but I have heard good things about it. Will be looking for your review!
ReplyDeleteVery nice post, Lisa! Family is the reason we live where we do, too... nothing is more important! I loved The Count of Monte Cristo, but have never read The Three Musketeers. Can only imagine your musketeer story, but it's making me smile.
ReplyDeleteI didn't plan any themed reading around Valentine's Day. I typically don't but I just started Revolutionary Road (not very romantic!) and I saw two movies on DVD...Dinner with Schmucks (not romantic either) and Black Swan (really, really not romantic). LOL.
ReplyDeleteI have read and loved The Three Musketeers. Do read it! And The Tapestry of Love has been on my stack forever. Ugh, will I ever get to it?
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