Saturday, December 24, 2022

Book Recommendations From The Haysmers

 

We picked the best of 2022 to share with you. Check them out – maybe something will appeal to you – add them to your wish list and enjoy!             Phil and Lunel

 

LIBRARY OF LEGENDS                               Chang

GENTLEMEN IN MOSCOE                        Towles

MERCURY VISIONS                                    Daguerre

WEST WITH GIRAFFES                              Rutledge

NEVER                                                           Follett

RISING MAN                                                Mukherjee

ANATOMIST’S WIFE                                  Huber

LILY AND THE OCTOPUS                          Rowley

SALT – A WORLD HISTORY                      Kulansky

LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD         Preston

WATER FROM MY HEART                       Martin

GIVER OF STARS                                         Moyes

HALF BROKEN THINGS                             Joss

ROSE OF TIBET                                            Davidson

TIDELANDS                                                  Gregory

HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS                            Allende

 

Phil continues to pick selections from two shelves of Hawaiiana (thank you Walt) one current one on Hawaiian wood sculptures, and we are sharing one with legends of Maui. Lunel’s new passion is exploring the many mosses here on our property. She read SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS by Gilbert and GATHERING MOSS by Kimmerer and has two other books that catalog mosses with great photos and drawings.



Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Island of Fire and Snow!!

WOW -- talk about extreme weather -- Just two blogs ago we were extolling the beauty of lava as it flowed down from Mauna Loa (current flow now over) and here's that latest extreme -- SNOW! As we pull out of our driveway the view of our other giant, active volcano Mauna Kea, greets us for each errand we run. How lucky to have this view on the Winter Solstice.  WISHING YOU AND YOURS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON!