Blades upon Books - Traditionals

[Gevonovich]

 

[Peregrin]

Random pick from the downstairs bookshelf. I might start a new wintertime trend! I'm finding I don't like the cold weather as much as I used to.
It's becoming increasingly likely that the Eureka Jack will be on my person.

We watch our 2 year old granddaughter and 4 year old grandson twice a week. It's a lot of work, but I'm not sure I'd trade it for anything. This is where we hang out. We try not to let them loose upstairs!

 

[Peregrin]

Just started this one. Coon fingering my EJ as I read.

 

[Markeologist]

From a few days ago…

 

[black mamba]

 

[bigfish64]

Sweet knife Jeff, and an even sweeter photo next to it.

 

[Jolipapa]

 

[5K Qs]

Another Jack Reacher novel that I read last summer and "stockpiled" the photo to post here later. The book is a continuation of Worth Dying For (and IIRC it may actually be the third of 3 or 4 books that continue the same story arc, or at least what happens to Reacher at the end of one book is picked up as the start of the next book). Reacher wants to hitchhike out of Nebraska and eventually gets picked up by 3 people in a car. It turns out that none of them are who they claim to be, and many complications ensue involving bad guys, undercover and in-the-open good guys (some live, some don't), terrorists, snipers, old nukes, you name it!


Spring break for me next week. Maybe I'll actually get a chance to do some recreational reading and post a "current" book!

- GT

 

[screened porch]

or at least what happens to Reacher at the end of one book is picked up as the start of the next book)

Ian Fleming used to do that with Bond. After every book he could have left Bond dead.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[screened porch]

I hope this doesn't shatter all my rootin' tootin' illusions.

 

[Will Power]

With the exciting discovery this month of the wreck of Endurance and the pictures of it in astounding condition, I bought this book.

 

[redsparrow]

With the exciting discovery this month of the wreck of Endurance and the pictures of it in astounding condition, I bought this book.

Put an extra sweater on when reading Will, it was a long cold voyage. Good book, enjoy.

 

[Hammer67]

With the exciting discovery this month of the wreck of Endurance and the pictures of it in astounding condition, I bought this book.

Too funny, Will - I was all set to post this this morning (and yes, the footage of the discovered wreck of the Endurance is amazing!):

 

[Will Power]

Hammer67 More the merrier and I have a time advantage being in Europe, 8 hrs ahead of N.York. Super knife that one you show and the discovery is really interesting, the wreck is mesmerising.

 

[Jolipapa]

 

[Hammer67]

 

[dantzk8]

One of my favorite jokes.
"How is such a thing possible, nowadays, in 1984?"

Dan.

 

[DKIN]

It's not half as morbid as it sounds. But it's twice as pink as it looks!

 

[Will Power]

Despite three gruelling years solo sailing, Capt.Slocum never mentions even using a knife still less what type was on board. He talks of a very modest set of carpenter's tools and his whole ethos seems to be like the French chef Escoffier "faites simple" keep it simple. So a simple CASE Penknife type likely sufficed, or none at all