Dad Reads a Book

Reading in the Wonderful World of WhitewayWho says I can’t read? Here’s the proof! My daughter, Emily (a prolific writer) tells me that in order to write a book (a dream of mine), first I have to read a book.

Well, Emily. I read this book, cover to cover, so I am ready to write my masterpiece. Now I just need to study the best sellers to calculate how many pages my book should be, how many words in the average sentence, and how many of those sentences I need to put into the average paragraph and chapter. I don’t need exact numbers – I am an engineer and approximations are good enough for me!

In all seriousness, Tuesdays with Morrie was a fantastic read, one that The Berry and I both tore through last fall. We’re trying to take the lessons forward with us as our business gets busier with the season. If I manage to get time (not likely!), I might try to give it a second read through, just to keep me on track. It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day and forget what truly matters most – and that’s a lesson that I intend to keep top of mind as we go forward.

Have you read Tuesdays with Morrie? Did you like it as much as we did?

Book Club Road Trip – Ocean Delight Style

The Berry here for a ‘guest blog’ – Jerry passed me the baton so I can share last weekend’s events. Jerry and Murphy had a ‘boys night’, while I hosted my ‘Book Club Ladies’ in the Heart’s Delight cottages (with lots of help from Joe Friday!).

I love my book club and was looking forward to having my friends pay a visit. With a moveable feast of courses, we started in the Osprey for cocktails and appies and book talk, then moved to the Gannet to dine on Joe’s famous cod au gratin. That was followed by a lovely baked salmon with pilaf rice and salad for the main course, and chocolate pavlova with raspberries and cream for dessert.

A great time was had by all, and the ladies all agreed the Long Point Cove cottages were the perfect back-drop for Cheryl Strayed’s powerful memoir, Wild, recounting her 1,100 mile solo hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.

And with lots of creature comforts and comfie beds, good food, wonderful wines and great conversation (and no need for designated drivers this time), it looks like our first ‘Book Club Road Trip’ will be the first of many more to come. Please let me know if you’ve read and enjoyed Wild, too, or if you’re part of your own book club – maybe we can help you arrange your own Book Club Road Trip, too!