Update on Summer Reading List

Earlier in the summer I posted two list about books I planned to read over the warm months (You can see those post here and here.) I thought I would give an update on my progress:

Key: Finished; In Progress; Not Started

• the Songlines - As I mentioned when I started the list in June, I had already finished this book.
• the Namesake - Have not read this one yet.
• Breakfast with Buddha -Just finished it! I had been reading this one for quite a bit of the summer. I finished it when we were in Hawaii.
• Fifty Years on the Old Frontier -Have not read this one yet.
• Everett Ruess: A Vagabond for Beauty - Have not read this one either.....I think I am behind.
• Cinema Southwest - I have read parts of it, but not all of it.
• Wishful Drinking - John and I read this one on our way back from the Grand Canyon in July. It was a great, funny, quick read.
• The Road to Woodstock - We read this one while on our trip to Canada/Montana back in August, and actually finished it before the 40th anniversary of Woodstock! At least I completed that goal! It was an interesting book and I really enjoyed reading all the history.
• Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods - Check! I have read this one, although none of the recipes have been anything I have wanted to try yet. It did help me with techniques however and I discovered she has a blog that I subscribe to now.
• Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving - Wow, I have really used this book quite a bit over the last two months! It is a great book with lots of recipes and ideas. I also like the tips it gives in sidebars and the easy to understand techniques chapter/introductions.

The only non-book-list book I am reading is one I was loaned by our friend Vaia - The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan. I have really enjoyed it so far, although it is not a quick read. I really need to get my own copy and return this one to Vaia! It might take me a while to finish it. My husband also just gave me a copy of Hawaii: A Novel by James A. Michener this past Sunday. He thought after our trip a little over a week ago that I might enjoy it. I look forward to reading it!