What a surprise, I didn’t read any books this week either! The busy times continue as we had birthdays, mother’s day, and lots more to do in the garden! I snuck in a little more of one of my audiobooks, but that was really it. I have been watching old episodes of Who Do You Think You Are and wondering if the family tree I found online that traces my family back to the 1400s is accurate and considering taking a trip sometime in the future to find out if I’m actually connected to a princess way back in the day and see the part of the world my family lived in for hundreds of years! Who knows, it would be interesting to find out! Mostly, though, I’d like to know how my ancestors lived. What were their jobs? Did any others have wide and varied interests and skillsets? Did anyone else have the same ones I do? Are there any interesting stories lurking in those long-closed closets? Anyway, that’s what has been going through my mind! If you have any interesting family history stories you’d like to share I’d love to hear them!
Just Shelved
Zip. Nada.
Currently Reading
I’m still slowly listening to The Year I Met My Brain. Last week there was a comment about looking for good books about ADHD, so I am planning to put together a post on that topic in the future! I’ve read a few memoirs I’d recommend and have some non-fiction books that have been recommended to me. Luckily there’s a lot more out there these days!
Up Next
I am still hoping to finish both of these in due time, but when? I have no idea.
I will have to come up with a new list at some point, but for now I still do have all of these at the top of my list (I actually listened to a very small bit of Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder this week – not enough to count it as currently reading, but enough to say it is interesting!).
That’s it for me this week! Next week looks a little less busy, so hopefully I’ll finally have time to finish a book! We shall see! I’d love to hear what you guys have been reading!
A weekly post that encourages bloggers to share what they have read in the past week, what they’re currently reading and books they’ve recently added to their TBRs. Originally started by Sheila at Book Journey, it is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.
I’m fascinated with the old family stories. A huge hunk of my dad’s people came from places where careful records were kept, so (assuming the researchers were careful, too) I know a great deal about those folks. I would love to know more.
Sending some strong reading vibes to you…hope you get a little more time to read!
Oh wow! That’s amazing. Even if it’s not 100% accurate, it’s fascinating to see at least some of what life was like – even for others in the same community if not your direct ancestors! Thank you for the reading vibes – they worked! I finished a book! Just one, and I’m not sure if I’m going to manage to keep going, but I’ll take it! 🙂
I love all of the books you have listed here! There are several that I would love to pick up: A Book of Bees, What My Bones Know, and Field Notes of an Unintentional Birder. I’ve read The Nightingale (loved it) and have Mother-Daughter Murder Night in queue.
I hope you have a wonderful week! I’ve been very slow to read lately as it has been so busy! My cousin was working on our family’s ancestry a few years back, and it was so satisfying!
I’m excited about all of them! I started Field Notes of an Unintentional Birder, and so far it’s amusing and interesting. Looking forward to having time to read more! I hope you have a wonderful week as well and that we both manage to find a little bit of time for reading! This time of year is always a whirlwind. That does sound like a wonderful experience! My aunt has done a bit of one branch of my family, and even that has been really interesting, just seeing where people lived. Thanks for stopping by!
I would love to know more about my ancestors, too! My great-grandparents came from the Ukraine in the early 1900’s as teens (actually came from the same area there but met here!), but I know absolutely nothing about who came before them, their siblings and family back in Ukraine.
Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is a beautiful book. The author has the same immune disorder I have, so it’s a very special book for me.
Hope you have time to enjoy your books this week!
Sue
Book By Book
That is amazing about your great grandparents! I find situations like that fascinating. I don’t think my family history is very interesting, but I do like knowing a little bit about where I come from, at least. I love The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating – I remember you saying you have the same condition, and I can imagine how special that makes it. I don’t, but I have been through perplexing medical issues that took a long time to diagnose and even longer to figure out the right treatment for, so I can relate to that feeling of being trapped and helpless in your own body. It’s a really difficult experience that I don’t think people who haven’t been through it can really understand. But books like this are so useful in beginning the process of creating empathy, and I have so much love for it because of that as well as just that feeling of recognition. Brilliant! I hope you have a wonderful week and get some time to read as well!
It’s interesting going back into our families. Even knowing where our families came from in the last couple of hundred years is fun. No princesses though! Oh Miriam should be a fun read.
Isn’t it! I believe my family goes back (on both sides) mostly in one part of the world, with occasional input from another, which is interesting to see. Honestly I don’t really give a monkey’s about royalty – they’re just people at the end of the day. The only benefit I can see to having royal or fancy ancestors is that there would be more about them that still survived as they were documented in a way that regular folk weren’t. I really wish I could find out more about the regular people from the past – I’d love to know what they did, how they lived, where, if they had any adventures, what they enjoyed…. all of that!