This & That

I cannot recall another month where I actually watched more movies than read books, but this month that is exactly what happened!   Well, ...

In a souvenir shop  We went on a short trip to see our friend (well, he's really family), Samer, for a few days.  He told us t...

The Horizontal World: Growing Up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere by Debra Marquart -- The author tells of her life growing up in...

The Lost Heart of Asia by Colin Thurbron - join the author as he travels through parts of Central Asia. I'm not very familiar wi...

In Search of King Solomon's Mines by Tahir Shah -- After purchasing a treasure map in Jerusalem's Old City, the author se...

All Things New by Lynn Austin -- This is first fiction book I've read in quite some time. My mom picked it up from the library ...

In my last post, I mentioned reading Paul Among the People by Sarah Ruden, and talked about hair and veiling and Paul's instructions ...