Month: January 2009

Well I have three new books to play with.  Two are on Ancient Egypt and one is on the Aztecs and Maya. These will go nicely with the few books I have on the Pre-Colombian Mesoamerican cultures. It’s hard to get books that are written for the dedicated amateur. If you are a professional there are books, if your a “New Age” kook there are books, but not many for people like me who are genuinely interested but don’t have the resources to be archaeologists.

Amateurs interested in Egypt are well served,  so I have quite a collection. The latest ones are an encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt and is pretty good. The other is on Egyptian Art, architecture in all its forms and the decorative arts.   It is very well organized and the illustrations are lovely and clear. My family knows to wait until I look up before they talk to me. Like my Dad did, I get totally lost in a good book.

Happy New Year to all!

Well New the Year has  come and we survived it. A small party was held, good food, good wine, and most importantly good friends.  Snow fell and was cleared (thank goodness for snow blowers) so no one was snowed in. Most friends stayed over so that breakfast was unusually chatty and bright. I woke up much later than usual and the coffee was hot and welcomed.

Bright sunlight today. No clouds but it is cold and windy, perfect excuse to stay in doors and light another fire. Mulled apple juice is tasty and just the thing to give the kids when they come in from playing. Is there anything cuter than little ones playing in the snow? Some of our guests decided to go shopping at Tangers outlet today. Fine for them I’ll stay indoors until dinner. We Will be out for dinner tonight! Best way to start the New Year.