Looks like we may have gotten about five inches of snow so far. And it is cold - a high of about 8 with windchills in the negative. I took the boys for a ride this morning and then we romped in the backyard. Now they're napping.
I've got the usual weekend cleaning and laundry to do. I plan to make some soup later using a ham hock I've had in the freezer for a while. Steve doesn't like ham so it will be all mine. We've got football playoffs to watch today and tomorrow. The Steelers play tonight and Dallas' game is tomorrow late afternoon.
I finished the Anderson book so I'm doing well in 2015 in the first couple days. From my TBR pile, I will be starting THE BOY-BISHOP'S GLOVEMAKER by Michael Jecks. This is 10th of 32 in series featuring Simon Puttock, medieval West County bailiff, and Sir Baldwin Furnshill, ex-Templar Knight, in Devon, England. Here's a description:
For Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and Bailiff Simon Puttock, the Christmas of 1321 promises to be one of great festivity. They are to receive the prestigious Gloves of Honor in a ceremony led by the specially elected Boy-Bishop of Exeter. But they soon learn that Ralph, the glovemaker, has been stabbed to death. Then Peter, a Secondary at the cathedral, collapses from poisoning. Sir Baldwin and his colleague must waste no time in solving the riddles surrounding the deaths, but as they dig for the truth, they find that many of Exeter's leading citizens are not what—or whom—they seem to be.
Published in 2000, it has 320 pages.
I also have DREAMERS AND DECEIVERS: True Stories of the Heroes and Villains Who Made America by Glenn Beck. Nonfiction. Here's a description:
Everyone has heard of a "Ponzi scheme," but do you know what Charles Ponzi actually did to make his name synonymous with fraud? Credit for inventing radio usually goes to Marconi or David Sarnoff and RCA--but if you've never heard of Edwin Armstrong or Lee de Forest, you know only half the story. You've probably been to a Disney theme park, but did you know that the park Walt believed would change the world was actually EPCOT? He died before his vision for it could ever be realized. History is about so much more than dates and dead guys; it's the greatest story ever told. Now, in this powerful follow-up to his national bestseller Miracles and Massacres, Glenn Beck brings ten more true and untold stories to life. The people who made America were not always what they seemed. There were entrepreneurs and visionaries whose selflessness propelled us forward, but there were also charlatans and fraudsters whose selfishness nearly derailed us. Dreamers and Deceivers brings both of these groups to life with stories written to put you right in the middle of the action. You know that Woodrow Wilson was a progressive who dramatically changed America, but did you know that he was also involved in one of the most shocking national deceptions of all time? You know I Love Lucy, but the true story of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball is much better than anything they produced for television. You've heard of Upton Sinclair, the socialist author who gained famed with The Jungle, but it was a book he wrote two decades later that proved the depths he was willing to go to maintain his reputation. From the spy Alger Hiss, to the visionary Steve Jobs, to the code-breaker Alan Turing--once you know the full stories behind the half-truths you've been force fed...once you meet the unsung heroes and obscured villains edited from our schoolbooks...once you begin to see these amazing people from our past as people rather than just names--your perspective on today's important issues may forever change. Find out why this series has become America's new go-to history book.
Published 2014, it has 321 pages. This is a digital loan from the library.
Stay warm and cozy.
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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