Ancient Lands

Reading Oxford History of Biblical Lands but I have supplemented it with a fine volume (strange to call it thus when it is an ebook) on ancient Sumeria.

Such scholarly texts are a relief from more ephemeral fare. They require concentration and thought.

I am less pleased with the Biblical characters and society and more inclined to see the larger picture. What defines the bible cast is a book of carefully crafted propaganda, beautifully written about folk more legendary than real.

Looking backward

I have 3 eReader devices,, 2 Kindles and an Kobo, plus 4 desktop applications which also allow me to peruse the world's literature.

My shelves are crowded with books made of paper and I wish there was some way to bequeath them all since my reading lately is electronic through my devices and on my computer desktop

Perversely, I seem to prefer reading material from 1912. I am now reading H.G. Wells' "Lost World", an interesting series on common life in Victorian London and have just purchased a Neal Stephenson book "Quicksilver" set in Colonial times.

Bookworm

Still reading a lot. The 'touch' Kindle is slightly heavier but I'm getting used to it.

I tried the text to speech but found it unsuitable because it did not have the actor's voice that makes listening a pleasure.

Must be a great boon to the blind though.

Fellow I knew in my salad days used to go regularly the the Canadian National Institute for the Blind to read out books and texts.

Now, any book at all can be heard at will.

I see from the CNIB website that "Classic Serbian Literature is coming soon to CNIB Library", so I guess the need is still there for foreign language readers.

Books, Books, Books

Reading so much now that I have become accustomed to my Kindle.

Daily life in Victorian London

The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco

The Oxford History of the Biblical World

I'm taking an NYU free course on Biblical archaeology

Writing Steampunk by Beth Daniels

And on it goes.

After years of reading mainly from my HTML browser I have rediscovered books through my eReader

My secondary wheelchair, which was used mainly in the kitchen and watching TV, broke down and could not be repaired. I need a chair for mobility, due to knee arthritis, so I went on eBay and found an Ontario distributor. My new chair was delivered in 2 days! It's a little smaller but that is no bad thing in an apartment. Made me happy :-)

Stitch and Bitch

My plant groups African Violets and Gesneriad and Cacti and Succulent are signing off for the summer so I revisited Stitch and Bitch with the encouragement of Elsie.

Had a really good time and it's right next the The Big Carrot mall. That's a win-win situation!

Onward

Not doing much in the way of graphics lately, although I've just found out how to do little movies on my iPhone and edit them with QuickTime Pro.

I'm a PC person but I'm sure getting pulled into the Apple world by my iPhone and it's apps.

My favourite apps fall into these broad categories.

• Radio, including BBC Listener
• Reading, including Kindle and Kobo apps.
• Health, including diabetes apps and cooking apps