February


John Steinbeck: "What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?"
               

As promised, February arrived with a snow storm in tow. The snow is still coming down, halfway into the day. I imagine that my neighbors are evenly divided - half of them hunkered down in front of a fire waiting for the Super Bowl to begin, and the other half outside with their dogs, cavorting and laughing in the heavy wet flakes. I'm somewhere in between, happy to stand on my front porch, breathe the crisp air and admire the white blanket that has transformed trees and houses into works of art. I can almost hear the jingling of bells on a horse drawn sleigh. Or smell the rich aroma of hot chocolate. I may be dreaming (a little) of Florida, but also feeling captivated by the snow. Winter has settled in. 

Welcome to February!

                                      February Days


February is American Heart Month, Library Lovers Month, and National Haiku Writing Month.


1 - Birth of Langston Hughes,1902 (The Weary Blues). Death of Mary Shelley, 1851 (Frankenstein).

1-7 - Children's Authors and Illustrators Week.

2 - Birth of James Joyce, 1882 (Dubliners).

2 - Groundhog Day.

4 - Birth of Betty Friedan, 1921 (The Feminine Mystique).

6 - Death of Barbara Tuchman, 1989 (Guns of August).

7 - Take Your Child to the Library Day.

7 - Beatles first visited the United States, 1964.

8 - Birth of Kate Chopin, 1850 (The Awakening).

8-14 Freelance Writers Appreciation Week.

9 - Read in the Bathtub Day.

9-15 Random Acts of Kindness Week.

10 - Birth of Bertolt Brecht, 1898 (Threepenny Opera); Birth of E.L. Konigsburg, 1930 (From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler).

12 - Birth of Charles Darwin, 1809 (On the Origin of the Species).

14 - Library Lovers Day. Happy Valentine's Day!

16 - Birth of Richard Ford, 1944 (The Sportswriter).

17 - Mardi Gras.

20 - Birth of Richard Matheson, 1926 (The Shrinking Man).

21 - Birth of David Foster Wallace, 1962 (Consider the Lobster).

22 - World Thinking Day.

25 - Death of Tennessee Williams, 1983 (A Streetcar Named Desire).

27 - "Read To Me Day" is sponsored by the group, Book 'Em. The goal is to get books into the hands and lives of underprivileged children.

27 - Birth of John Steinbeck, 1902 (The Winter Of Our Discontent).

28 - Birth of Lemony Snicket, 1970 (A Series of Unfortunate Events).

Look for new books by Anne Tyler, Steve Lehto, Lisa Gardner, Jeffrey Archer, Kristin Hannah, Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Kellerman, Michio Kaku and Daniel Silva.

                                 
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