Book Corner 2026.34-35

Horse

by Geraldine Brooks

This was a really dull book. Through all the different strands of plot, I kept wondering why I should care, who I should be rooting for, and what exactly was at stake. That was really the issue – nothing really seemed to be at stake.

Romancing Mr. Bridgerton

by Julia Quinn

I watch this TV series for the dresses and the jewelry. This was my first time reading one of the novels. Jane Austen it’s not. My biggest complaint is the pages and pages devoted to conversations where the same point is kind of made over and over. E.g. “Penelope you are very clever!”… “Penelope/Colin how could you invade my privacy!” – pages and pages. Leaves less room for actual action. And the book is over 400 pages.

Ghent City Museum

This is a sign that hung outside a barber shop. I don’t remember what time period it dates from. But it had some rhyme in Flemish that translated to something like “come in and we’ll take off your hair.” I wish I’d done a better job of capturing the sheep’s expression, which looked very annoyed.

Gravensteen

Gravensteen, Ghent, 6/26/2026

“The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. It was subsequently re-purposed as a court, prison, mint, and even as a cotton mill. It was restored over 1893–1903 and is now a museum and a major landmark in the city.”