Shades of Summer

I've yet to start the habit of making new year's resolutions. January doesn't seem like the time to get anything done since its the middle of the school year. The summer, however, become prime time quickly. Thus it is my favorite time to set ideals of accomplishments which are probably too high. Here's my first thoughts on a good list for this summer: -Read, of course, but particularly Flannery O'Connor. I'm beginning with a biography/commentary on her and plan to continue with her collected stories and her novel "Wise Blood". I also hope to tackle "Mystery and Manners", which is a collection of her writings on the creative process. -Eugene Peterson's "The Jesus Way" is what I hope to get into as far as theological reading goes. I've fallen off the path a bit too much in not making such reading a discipline and hope to find my way again. -British history, I've discovered, can be fascinating when entered rightly. Simon Schama is a scholar who introduced me to that fact this past semester. I hope to watch some history documentaries done by him this summer through netflicks. -The summer olympics are wonderful. I hope to find somewhere to watch them a bit, especially gymnastics. -I hope to obtain a bread machine for not too much money and start making my own bread. I also hope to build up a bit more experience with things like the crock pot and the casserole dish as well as learning something about grilling. I want to finish reading a book I started about enjoying cooking, which I do already. More plans are in the making. For now, those are enough of a start for it to feel like summer.