Summer is in full swing and that means less time at my desk and more time for fun. We’ve been doing day trips out of town, meeting friends for picnic dinners on the beach, and harvesting masses of raspberries and vegetables from the garden. At the end of the day, once watering is complete and the slugs have been beaten back, we sit on the patio and stargaze. We’re lucky enough to be surrounded by greenspace and on a clear night, if we turn out the patio lights, the stars are particularly vivid. Stargazing doesn’t always leave me much time for reading, but I am dipping into a few books now and then. Here’s what I’m reading this month.
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
The Spanish Promise by Karen Swan
A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci
Books read to date in 2025: 36
We love sitting on the deck star gazing too! We like that there are no streetlights in our neighborhood, although neighbours with bright security lights are getting to be an issue.
It’s definitely one of the perks of living away from a big city. Quite awe-inspiring to sit and contemplate the cosmos on a warm, summer night. If we’re very lucky, we see a shooting star!