Angela's Ashes

Frank McCourt has written this book (in 1996) about his early life as a desperately poor existence in Ireland.  He treats the topic with accuracy and detail.  And a certain acceptance of the way it was.  No whining.  I found it a bit depressing but in the end  I admired his ability to portray a segment of his personal life in a fairly objective way.

Better with Buttermilk

The subtitle of Lee Edwards Benning's informative book is 'the Secret Ingredient in old-fashioned cooking'.  What an eye opener.  As a lover of real, simple ingredient cooking and old fashioned tasty products, this book is amazing.  There is even a recipe for making your own butter extender using buttermilk.

My Passion for Design

This beautiful book by Barbra Streisand is a great lazy afternoon curled up on the couch read.  Loads of pictures and lots of back story on her collecting and travels.  And of course she had a beautiful house (or houses I should say) to work on.  And she is very fond of roses hence the rose picture from my garden.