Hi Jane, thanks, the puzzle and the view were great and helped me get through long January.
The Irish Goodbye was pretty decent — it’s not my typical read but I got caught up in it. The three sisters narration made it lively.
And yeah I think you’d like Edith’s memoir A Backward Glance. It captures some of her active days traveling and enjoying rides in her “motor car.” She seemed to love her journeys. She was so astute — that she blows the lid off most writers lol. I’m going through an Edith kick. I need to start watching The Gilded Age. thx for reminding me. It looks good & fits Edith’s time frame. perfect. Have a great week.

Hi Joy, thanks. Yes the puzzle was a bright spot in our January. We might need to start another soon.
And I’ve had one Wharton class so far. It was very informative. Did you know her maiden name was Edith Jones? It doesn’t seem to have the same popular ring to it as Wharton right? Much more to read of her debut. Have a great week.

Also, I love the puzzle. I would do that one, for sure!

The Irish Goodbye sounds great–if in the right mood. Family dramas can be absorbing, if they aren’t too close to home.

A Backward Glance sounds fantastic. I know a bit about Wharton–her marriage was very troubled, but at least she found space and time to write. I’m currently watching The Gilded Age about the world in which she was a young woman.

The Wharton book looks interesting. I hope you enjoy the on-line class about her work.

Hi Lesley, thanks glad you like the photo, & good comments. It’s nice to spark a conversation once in a while. I enjoy all the bloggers who stop by … who often leave great insights or thoughts. We have a good group of bookworms, eh?
And sorry to hear about your daughter’s ice storm, wow that’s bad. That can really be dangerous … with all the trees falling. I hope residents are able to recover there.
My knee is doing okay but the recovery has been much slower than the first replacement I had on the other one. Sigh. Still I keep on. Next week will be three months but still have a ways to go. Good you are doing strength training.
I hope you will take a photo of your puzzle once done. We might start another one soon. Though February looks to be busier ahead.
And yeah I think you might like The Irish Goodbye. The audio flows and the three sisters’ perspectives make it a bit interesting.
It’s cool you’ve read many Wharton books … I seem to be on a new kick of hers. A Backward Glance wasn’t as good as I had hoped since it listed most often about her friends’ lives but I got some stuff out of it. It is interesting that Cather and Wharton were contemporaries of one another and had some themes a bit alike though apparently they never met or were affiliated with each other. Maybe they had a bit of a rivalry. I like both authors. They were different in ways.
Wishing you a great week. It’s warm here now and we’re having mud season in January? Crazy.

No snow (or rain) here. We had a little drizzle, but not really a measurable amount. At least I can get my walks in! My poor daughter lives in Franklin (near Nashville) and lost over ten trees from the ice storm. Thankfully, none fell on their roof!

How’s your knee feeling? I’ve been working out with a new app (Ladder) and doing a lot of leg work that seems to be strengthening my quads and glutes. Just need to be careful with my knees, although the squats are getting easier!

Fun puzzle! We’ve done one or two that look a bit like yours. We’re working on one right now that’s pretty challenging. We’d probably get more done if it were raining…

The Irish Goodbye sounds like something I’d enjoy. I didn’t know what the title meant, either, so don’t feel badly! The book brings to mind one I read and enjoyed last year–The Guest Book by Sarah Blake. That was a winner!

I’m sure I’ve read A Backward Glance since I went through a period of reading A LOT of Edith Wharton’s books. Maybe a review will turn up in my book journals when I finally get back to posting my Looking Back posts. Somehow got off that project, but should resume… When I think of Wharton, I lump her in with Cather, another author I’ve enjoyed over the years.

Thanks for the stunning photo. You have a good eye!

Thanks AJ, nice you stopped by. I can relate on it being cold and not too much snow. Sort of what we have. I will stop by your site soon and see what’s up & if you have any good book suggestions. Cheers.

Hi thanks Kathy. The puzzle was a fun one. And not too hard!
You know JoAnn … also told me that the Hermoine Lee biography is the one to get on Wharton. I am interested to read it … though Amazon says it’s 880 pages. So I’ll have to figure out when would be a good time. Thx for letting me know. It seems her life was fascinating with various travels and homes and friends and books! Enjoy your week.

I have heard that the definitive biography of Edith Wharton is by Hermoine Lee. I never read it but it got raves when it was published.