in praise of wondrous stuff

[skellorg]

i am: procrastinating
listening to: blessed silence
drinking: cup of brown joy
After a cup of tea (two spoonsful for each cup, and don't let it stand more than three minutes,) it says to the brain, "Now, rise, and show your strength. Be eloquent, and deep, and tender; see, with a clear eye, into Nature and into life; spread your white wings of

Comments

[zcat_abroad]

Three Men in a Boat is fantastic, isn't it? Once you've read that, there's also Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of a Dog if you like time-travel and sci-fi.

[skellorg]

I'm reading them backward. ;) I first read Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog a couple of years ago, soon after discovering her Doomsday Book, and have enjoyed it several times. I thought it was about time to read the "original," and am finding just as enjoyable, if not more enjoyable. I can't remember the last time a book made me laugh aloud on almost every page.

I hope you have a great time on your trip, and very much look forward to hearing about it on your return. :)