My other hobby besides cooking is reading. Here is my current reading list:
Graced by Pines-The Ponderosa Pine in the American West by Alexandra Murphy (Pines are living constants in the landscape. They hold the West's history, both in the rings of their heartwood, hidden with like human memory, and in the outward manifestations of their daily living--in their blackened fire scars, the borings of beetles and woodpeckers, the goshawk nests high in their wolfy crowns, the wind-sculpted drape of their branches, and the stumps, smooth as tables, left by logging. By apprehending this history, we come to know the pines, and in turn, to know the West.) This is my favorite paragraph of the book. It is so true, pines and other trees are the living history of an area.
Eldest by Christopher Paolini (Darkness falls....Swords clash....Evil reigns.)
The Birds of America by John James Audubon (My mom gave me this book. It was given to her by my great great aunt. It was printed in 1946.)
What are you reading?