Cherish all your happy moments:
they make a fine cushion for old age.
[Booth Tarkington]
I’ve been scouring Project Gutenberg (source of the bookplate above) in my ongoing quest for free (or really inexpensive) eBooks. I’ve rediscovered an old favorite, Booth Tarkington. As a child, I read Tarkington’s Penrod and Penrod and Sam— stories about the adventures of little boys growing up around 1900. This time, I started with Tarkington’s first book, The Gentleman from Indiana. I enjoyed it and have now launched into reading his two Pulitzer Prize winning novels, The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. I’ll have plenty to read if I simply stick with Hoosier authors. A few of these include:
- Lloyd C. Douglas, (Magnificent Obsession)
- Ross Lockridge, Jr (Raintree County)
- Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe series)
- Kurt Vonnegut,Jr (Slaughterhouse Five)
- Jessamyn West (Friendly Persuasion)
- Lew Wallace (Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ)
- Gene Stratton-Porter (Girl of the Limberlost)
- James Whitcomb Riley (children’s poetry)
Knitting, writing and other joys 
I loved the Penrod books. Wasn’t there a dog called Walter John Cunningham, or something like that, because the boys couldn’t agree on a name? I have a sudden desire to read it again. Thanks for reminding me.
Whitcomb’s “The Prayer Perfect” was sung at my wedding. It’s a beautiful poem and song.