Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there!

I took Steve out for breakfast at The Beacon, a well-known restaurant on E. Douglas Avenue in Wichita to celebrate his day.  Funny, tho, it was our first time to eat at the Beacon Restaurant.  It's only open daily from 7am-3pm, but serves breakfast all day.  It's been in operation for 40-some years and is located next to the Wichita Eagle Newspaper office.  I had the 'Hungry Man Breakfast' (2 eggs, 3 different meats, hash browns, & biscuits and gravy) and Steve had the 'Ham Steak Breakfast' (ham steak, 2 eggs, hash browns & toast).  And before you think I'm having a heart attack, I brought home the sausage, ham, and biscuits and gravy to eat tomorrow.  Steve is having the left-over ham for his breakfast too.  So there!

"The Beacon is a Wichita icon dating back several years. Located next to the offices of the Wichita Eagle/Beacon newspapers, breakfast & lunch find a full house crowd. Yet, service is efficient and food tasty. Who knows how many business deals take place here."  - from a TripAdvisor review.

The weather here in Wichita has been frightfully HOT!  We were in a heat wave last week and it looks like the temps will be warm again this upcoming week.  We're expecting upper 90's and lower 100's to read out on the thermometer!
I haven't been in the pool because the pump broke/wore out.  Steve is working on that today.  It won't be long until I'm enjoying clear, cool, water all around my body.  AHHHHHHHH.......

I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming weekend!  Not only will June 24th be my "SEXY SIXTY BIRTHDAY" but we will be having guests to help me celebrate!  Scheduled to come are Marie & her family, Lynne & husband, and my sister, Tina, and her daughter, Sadie & fiance. Plus there will be 4 dogs!  We are having a pool-side picnic on Saturday.

In reflecting on my b-day, the first thoughts that come to my mind are ...."How can I be that old?!?" and "Where did those years go?"  I remember when I thought 30 was OLD!  My, my, the years do fly by.

I couldn't end my blog without wishing my son-in-law, Jeff, a Happy Father's Day.  Or my Dad or Steve's Dad the same.  HAPPY FATHER"S DAY!

Jeff & Sam

S. Sherrill

D. Reiter

Have a GREAT day!

LFB's - Little Free Libraries

Hello, Family & Friends,
  It's hard to believe that next week will be mid-June!  Steve arrived yesterday and we're spending our last few days in Colorado together.  The Allen family returns today from their camping trip.

Little Free Library

Have you seen them?  The little boxes full of books that have been popping up around many towns and cities?  They're called Little Free Libraries or LFB's for short.
"The goals are to promote literacy and community for kids and adults, and the take-a-book-leave-a-book program functions on the honor system.  Borrow whatever you like, and return it or leave a favorite book of yours in its place." stated Allison Lecain in her article titled That's So NOCO - Book Lovers in the summer issue of Fort Collins magazine.  This is also a great way to recycle books.
The first Little Free Library was started in Wisconsin by Todd Bol.  He built a tiny model of a one-room schoolhouse, painted it red and hung a sign reading, "Free Books."  Today there are over 36,000 free libraries around the world.

May the Force read with you!

If you would like to know if there's a LFB where you live, check out this website for a searchable map of every LFB:  www.littlefreelibrary.org

There's a reason for me to tell you about LFB's - besides the great way they promote reading.  I've "commissioned" Steve to build me one to place near our house.  There's a little patch of ground in the center of our cul de sac that already has trees and a picnic table.  What an ideal place for a LFB!!!  And I reminded Steve it would be a great way to recycle (read "get rid of") the books I don't want.

If you're looking for a female-centered read for your elementary or older daughter (or son), might I suggest the Enola Holmes Mystery series by Nancy Springer. Enola is the 14-year-old sister to the great detective Sherlock Holmes.  In the first book of the series, The Case of the Missing Marquess (IL: 5-8, RL: 7.1), Enola discovers that her mother is missing. She sets off to find her in London using disguises, deductive reasoning, and her own prior experiences. However, while searching for her mother, Enola becomes involved in a kidnapping of a young marquess and must escape from murderous villains while trying to elude her older brother. Will she piece together the clues to her mother's disappearance? There are currently 6 books in the series.  I enjoyed this book.  It was an easy read and kept my interest.
Nancy Springer also writes the Tales of Rowan Hood series.  Rowan is the daughter of Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest.  Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest is the first book in the series.  There are 5 books in this series.

I'm currently reading Knitting by Anne Bartlett.  From the book backside: A chance meeting sparks a friendship between two very different woman who share a fascination with knitting - Sandra a recently widowed academic and Martha, a self-taught knitter with a secret store of grief who spends her days knitting elaborate projects with personal meaning.  As the two women collaborate on a new project, surprising events help heal them both.
I'm not very far into the story, but I like it so far.  P.S. I don't knit or crochet.


Let's hear it for Little Free Libraries!!
Until next time, Read On!