bailedBailed at 29%. There were just too many little nagging annoyances, and they were preventing me from getting invested in the story.
#hailthebail #sorrynotsorry
1. North Carolina, 1895. But right now we're on a train from NYC to NC.
2. There's so, so, so many! I'll go with the small island in the Gulf of Finland in Tove Jansson's The Summer Book. Her descriptions were beautiful.
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs
#wondrouswednesday
pickThe son of a sealing captain in Newfoundland, Landish is more interested in the written word and wordplay, finding a friendship at Princeton with an extremely wealthy American. The book focuses on Landish‘s arc, as he moves forward while being mistreated by almost everyone around him. A melancholy story, but certainly well written.
(Bindi didn‘t really want to be in this photo, but she‘s a good sport. 😆)
George Vanderbilt‘s personal library! The Biltmore Estate was just incredible. #fallbreak
An ornament with an animal on it for the #ornamenthunt! This is one of my favorites on the tree. We got this the year we visited the Biltmore estate jn Asheville, NC. It was a wonderful day of Segway tours, wine, and excellent food. #wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs
pickI am obsessed with learning about Biltmore House and George Vanderbilt‘s family. This book provides an extremely detailed and thorough history of both. The family suffered so much tragedy while making it a priority to help others less fortunate. Biltmore is such an amazing place to me and I‘m awestruck every time I visit. The author also writes about Asheville, NC, famous visitors, and well known businesses. #MountTBR
This is the #library in the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C. My dream job is to be a living history reenactor here in this room, but in my imagination I‘d just dress up and read on one of the couches. #LitsySpringBreak
so-soA bit ho- hum about the history of the building of the Biltmore in Asheville by the grandson of the original robber baron. Won‘t recommend this book but it has set me off on a search for why the Vanderbilts lost all their money. I suspect it has something to do with house envy: 10 mansions on 5th ave, the Breakers and this - sheesh!
