Reading, Etcetera

Thanks to the suggestion of a friend, I have just finished reading five excellent books...  I read the first three books in the Maisie Dobbs series, by Jacqueline Winspear.  They are very thoughtful, in depth mysteries set in England between the two World Wars.  They are very good.  I was also greatly impressed by two new authors - Julia Keller and Laura McHugh.  Both of their books were set in small, isolated towns - one in West Virginia, one in Missouri - and they were great studies of undercurrents that can be seen and felt in any small inclusive community.  I'm looking forward to reading more by all three authors...  (Cousin Sarah, the one set in Missouri mentions Springfield and Howell County several times!)
   Saturday is International Archaeology Day - dig in and learn something about your past!

  

   Today marks two weeks from the Breeders Cup Races - they will be held on 31 October and 1 November this year at Santa Anita Racetrack in Los Angeles, California.  NBC Sports Network will have three hours of coverage on Friday, and four and a half hours on Saturday.  This leads up to the "main broadcast" from 8 to 9 p.m. (Eastern Time) of the final two races of the Breeders Cup on NBC.  It's your chance to see some of the best racing thoroughbreds in the world.

  And, wow, I really could not have guessed what Viola Davis' last nine lines on How To Get Away With Murder would be - definitely not what they were!