setting sail

i have actually been doing some summer reading, books finished in small bites here and there:  a chapter over an italian sandwich, a few pages from my camp bunk, paragraphs while waiting for jury duty orientation at the county courthouse.  it's amazing how much 10 minutes here or 15 minutes there can actually accomplish. 

in this manner i finished robin lee graham's novel "dove" about his 5 year sailing adventure around the world (he started at age 16 and returned at 21 married and starting a family) complete with shark scares, romance, and storms.  and i'm now happily savoring "on rue tatin" by susan herrmann loomis, her tales of living and cooking in a french town, complete with recipes.  gateaux chocolat, anyone!?