ABC WEDNESDAY brought to you by the letter "N"

ABC Wednesdays is brought to you today by the letter N and Mrs. Nesbitt.

When I woke up this morning and started checking my favourite blogs, I suddenly realized that it's Wednesday and I'd completely forgotten to do my "N" post. That is NOT like me because normally I have my idea a week ahead. Anyway, this is what I quickly put together to share.

N is for Newspaper. I cannot live without my daily dose of the news and first thing I do every morning is grab the paper and have it ready to read as soon as the coffee is made. My favourite parts are the front page with all the world's highlights along with the "letters to the editor" section. I enjoy reading what other people have to say about world, community, or social issues of the day. Then I read the Arts and Entertainment section, mostly to get to the crossword, that MUST be done before much else can happen during the day. However, if I have an early appointment (like today), it has to wait until I get home. But it's the first thing I do.

My other N is for Novels. I'm an avid reader and save the novels that I truly enjoy and will some day read again. In this photo you'll see Anita Diamant's "The Red Tent," "Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood" by Rebecca Wells, Barbara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood Bible," Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren, Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones," "Charlotte Gray" by Sebastian Faulkes, "The Stone Diaries" by Carol Shields, Michael Ondaatje's "The English Patient," "Chocolate For a Woman's Soul" by Kay Allenbaugh, Pearl Buck's "The Good People," John Irving's "Until I Find You," Ann-Marie MacDonald's "The Way the Crow Flies," and Marion Zimmer Bradley's "The Mists of Avalon." Oh, and in the front is "Atonement" by Ian McEwan, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith, and "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer.

Does anyone see something green in the middle of all the books? I didn't even realize it was there until I looked at the photo. Can you guess what it might be? Here's a hint: It's something I had when I was a teacher and now keep it for my grandson to use when he's over.