New books

No knitting news today but...

look at what came in the mail yesterday!

I ordered two books from Amazon and it took only 5 days to get here.

 

I listened to doctor William Davis speak about the issues with the wheat that is produced today on the Doctor Oz show a few weeks ago and he convinced me enough to purchase his book and read more about it.

He writes ''Eat more healthy whole grains'' is among the biggest health blunders ever made in the history of nutritional advice.

I'll read this book and try some recipes and let you know how I feel about his claims.

 

But this book is the main reason why I placed an order on Amazon on Christmas Eve. We watched a movie on DVD and like all DVDs it starts off with a whole bunch of soon-to-come-out movie previews. One movie really caught my attention. The movie is called The Intouchables.

 

This memoir, written by Philippe Pozzo di Borgo served as the basis for the film.

(Taken from the back cover)

As the descendant of two prominent French families and director of one of the world's most celebrated champagne houses, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo was not someone in the habit of asking for help. Then, in 1993, right on the heels of his wife being diagnosed with a terminal illness, a paragliding accident left him a quadriplegic.

Passing his days hidden behind the walls of his Paris townhouse, Philippe found himself the modern equivalent of an ''untouchable'' - unable to reach out to others, as others were afraid to reach out to him. The only person who seemed unaffected by Philippe's condition was someone who had been marginalized his entire life - Abdel, the unemployed, uninhibited Algerian immigrant who would become his unlikely caretaker. In between dramas and jokes, he sustained Philippe's life for the next ten years.

I look forward to time spent by the window reading this book, preferably with a cup of tea when there is a huge snowstorm going on outside.
It always seems like such a great time to sit by a window and read.

Then I'll go rent the movie!

 



Awesome!

I enjoy watching Canada AM first thing in the morning. I've been able to do this for the past couple of months since I've retired....awesome!
This morning,they were interviewing Neil Pasricha who was promoting his new book The Book of (Even More) awesome.

The book is a collection of reflections of life's little pleasures. I'm a huge fan of life's little pleasures. For most of my life, I have tried to be aware of those special little moments in my day and to make a point of enjoying them if only for a few seconds.

Neil was saying that he started to write his blog 1000 Awesome Things during a difficult period in his life. He wanted to become more aware of the good moments happening every day that we sometimes overlook. This has led to his blog being chosen as the top blog of the year and to publishing two books on the subject of small pleasures...that's awesome.

Here are a few awesome things that I've felt in the last couple of days:

1. Driving through the city and hitting all the green lights...awesome!
2. Taking care of my orchid plant all year long and notice a flowering stem starting to grow...awesome!
3. Seeing the first hummingbird is back after a long winter absence...awesome!

Over the course of the next few days, I will try to be even more aware of those awesome moments in my day. What are your favorite awesome things?

I leave you with this little promo video.

Have a wonderful day!