Tuesday

I started another of the book festival books last night; this one is a nonfiction book about communism in the 1920/30's northeastern Montana. It is actually rather interesting. It mentions a Madsen who immigrated to that area so I asked Steve about it and he asked his mom but they don't know names of other generations but they do come from that area.

I also started THE ABBOT'S GIBBET by Michael Jecks. This is 5th of 30 in series featuring Simon Puttock, medieval West County bailiff, and Sir Baldwin Furnshill, ex-Templar Knight, in Devon, England. (told you I had a lot to catch up on in this series). Here is a description:

With scores of merchants streaming into Devon to participate in the Tavistock fair of 1319, a goodly amount of unlawful activity is expected. No one, however, anticipates a murder. The guests of Abbot Robert Champeaux, former Knight Templar Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Simon Puttock, bailiff of Lydford, have been asked by their host to investigate the grisly discovery of a headless corpse by a local butcher. Hunting a killer in the din and bustle of the fair could prove a daunting task, especially with the victim's identity a mystery. But Sir Baldwin and Simon are determined to unravel the complex weave of intrigue, rage, and violence that has brought death to Tavistock -- even if it means courting their own destruction.

It was published in 1998 and has 336 pages.

Steve has a board meeting tonight. I have to prep for an interview for an article tomorrow and then keep reading the communism book. It rained most of the day and dark but now the sun has broken through.

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster