How appropriate to read this book while vacationing on a river?!? This was the 5th book in Robert McCammon’s Matthew Corbett series. While it was good, it didn’t really compare to the previous offerings. The story was solid, but really short (around 250 pages). Previous stories clocked in at a …
Not unlike last year’s vacation, this one started off on a bit of a sour note. After we got settled in to camp, Brian decided to take the canoe out and do some fishing. The river was particularly high and swift this year (due to a water release from the …
I was very excited to get this new Stephen King book. It is the second of three in the Mr. Mercedes series. I thought it was going to be a continuation of the first book, but it was a new story (not entirely, though–there were ties to the plot of …
Alice had a large growth removed from her lip a little over a year ago…and now it’s back. It’s like it came out of nowhere. I don’t know how that happens. She has not seen the vet about this yet as we’re not sure what we’re going to do about …
My tomatoes were looking good…until yesterday. The fungal problem I’ve seen (for a number of years running) has returned. It’s no wonder with all of the rain we’ve been getting. So, once again, I won’t be getting many tomatoes from the garden. The good news is that we planted some …