Although midsummer sounds like July or August in the US, it is celebrated in Scandinavia on the weekend closest to June 24th, the feast day of John the Baptist. It is the time when the days are long and the colors of the sea and forest are vibrant. According to scripture, John the Baptist was Read More →

This is our last gathering before we go on break for the summer. Our book this month is Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger, a “reminder of why we read fiction to begin with” (San Francisco Chronicle). Peace Like a River is Leif Enger’s extraordinary debut novel—a heroic quest, a tragedy, a love Read More →