Summer Reading

Reading is our number one activity while vacationing. Well it just might be tied with floating on the lake and eating huge s'mores. All of us brought our favourite novels and oh what a treat to finish a book in a day! :) Such a small but sweet success! The cottage we stayed at had a really cute sun porch that was screened in, so even during our no power day (a big thunderstorm knocked out the electricity) we could read all comfy and cozy.

 

Here's the titles we all perused last week:

The Search Angel by Trish Cohen: My mom and I read this one this past week and LOVED it! If you need a great summer read that is quick, insightful and pulls at your heartstrings then this is the one. It is the story of Eleanor Sweet, a woman about to adopt and in need of finding her own birth mother. It is full of relationships, people, babies and lots of love. 

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillip Sendker. The title and the beautiful cover stole our reading hearts before we even cracked the pages. Charlotte is currently reading this fabulously written novel. It is a love story set in Burma, so think of fantasy escape novel-and also deals with father/daughter relationships. It is a gem and we will probably be quoting a few lines soon! 

Runaway Jury by John Grisham. We found this cheapie but classic oldie at Costco and Leah is reading it away. It is her first taste of John Grisham, and so far she is enjoying learning all about the law and the jury process. Our mom is a John Grisham fan and loves A Time to Kill-it is her number one fave. (and mine too:)

The House that Love Built by Beth Wiseman: Okay now this one is a super cheesy title, but actually a fun and enjoyable read. It is the story of a woman dealing with grief, of moving on and growing in faith. Add a mystery and romance and you have it all.

We also brought a few cookbooks:
We like to use a lot of vegan recipes as they are dairy free!

Vegan Cooking for Carnivores: by Roberto Martin.  Ellen and Portia's chef explains his secrets of how to make delicious vegan meals! He does use a lot of processed simulated meat products (which often contain wheat filler), so we haven't made tons of his reciepes yet..but Charlotte did make his Chocolate Chip Magic bars that are dairy and wheat free...and they were delicious! So yummy.

Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. This book is our number one fall back on vegan cookbook. These two chefs have created a huge plethora of vegan recipes that are hearty and actually taste really, really good.

our little brother was busy reading:

Eragon: A fantasy novel about dragon riders, elves and an evil king..not as good as Lord of the Rings, but still entertaining.




























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