Wednesday, October 6th 11:00am-12:00pm
News Article Readings - 9:00pm-9:30pm, and throughout the week
So, it appears that I have a thing for animal books. I could've told you that before. Next week I'll try to read something a little different!
Casanova's Parrot is a collection of stories about famous people and their pets. I originally purchased this book for my music classroom, as the front cover made it appear that it would be mostly about famous composers. However, the book is actually divided into sections of people such as authors, actors and actresses, and artists. My husband and I have enjoyed reading parts of it throughout the last couple weeks.
This book is very anecdotal in nature, which I like because I feel like I can pick it up at any time. One really learns a lot about the nature of a person by stories of how he or she treated animals. The types of animals in the book are fascinating as well. Let's just say that the rich and famous don't just stick with cats and dogs! Some interesting things I learned were that Mozart's bird learned how to sing part of one of his concertos and that Ibsen had a pet scorpion, which he kept under a glass.
For the rest of my reading time, I tried to become up to date on the current events of our government. Possibly not as "fun" of a read, but one that I found necessary.
Here's to a non-pet book next week!
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