Friday, November 14, 2008

A few matters of business (and pleasure)...


One of our favorite poems from a Breath of Home graces our pages at The Requiem Reader . It is quite appropriate for this time of year. Go check it out.

A week or so ago I posted a prospective cover (here) to our next release which will be out in time for Christmas (hint), in fact I am doing some final work on it today and next week. We have taken suggestions and worked a bit on it. I present it below. I am still concerned about the white print over portions of the painting, but feel overall this is a great improvement. More suggestions highly welcome.

I will be posting more about the book's contents and an excerpt over at the other site in a week or so. Get ready!


Finally, I mentioned in my last post getting abook via inter-library loan. There is another book I really crave, but am told books less than 2 years old can't be gotten via inter-library loan. I wanted to see if it was worth the $$ before purchasing as a reference book. It is Dirt Hog-A Hands On Guide to Raising Pigs Outdoors by Kelley Klober. I have his "Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs", which is the best I have on the subject. I think this new book-while I am sure contains much of the same information- is geared specifically towards the kind of pig raising we are engaged in. So I am just going to have to buy it myself. (I never knew about the "2-year" rule.)

As the rain pours down today, I am reminded how it wasn't just the pig manure that made our fall crop so good this year-it was God's rain more than anything.


Oremus pro invicem!

3 comments:

Long-Skirts said...

Brother Madden's other book, "Giving Up Stealing for Lent" was wonderful so I am anxious to read his next one. I like the cover but I tend to agree with you that the white print gets lost. What about trying the darker blue, which I notice stands out more. It seems to be an almost navy blue. Just a suggestion. White always stands out on a solid color better IMHO. I think the dark blue would stand out against the business of the other colors. God bless.

Jim Curley said...

Thanks for the suggestions. Best assured that when its available, I'll let everyone know.

Jim Curley said...

Thanks for the suggestions. Best assured that when its available, I'll let everyone know.