So sad right now
#MicroMonday I recommend @mpmilestogo who has been sharing beautiful photos of life in Vietnam
Whew, 48 hour power outage due to about a foot of snow on Saturday. Recognizing how lucky we are to have good electricity 24 hours a day.
Finished reading: Breaking Bread with the Dead by Alan Jacobs 📚I think my favorite thing about this book (thank you @ayjay) is the permission it gives to read old books. If the book is no longer politically correct, that’s OK, accept it and use that for insight into the time when it was written. @ayjay is much more nuanced and this book is definitely worth reading.
Currently reading: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 📚
I have to say that I love working out in my own little office. Total privacy, I can listen to whatever music I want, and if I look silly, I’m the only one who will laugh. I will probably never go back to a gym. #tinypandemicwin
I’m always trying to reinforce good habits and defang bad ones. At 60, I’ve learned this never ends. #mbnov
I’m a dope! Missed my mbnov post for yesterday. I wish I could be a time-traveling pedestrian and walk back to the 28th. Oh, well.
Longest run!🏃♀️4.8 miles in just over an hour. Felt good the whole way. I’m doing 3 minute runs and 30 second walks, over and over. It seems like I could run forever this way.
Finished reading: A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker 📚 I enjoyed this novel a lot, even though it’s about a post-pandemic world. It was written pre-COVID and she got an amazing number of details correct. As an occasional sound tech and concert producer myself, I loved the little snippets about live sound production.
There’s no dilemma here, I’ll have both types of pie please. #mbnov
I’m in the office this morning but gave some thought to the tiny Tgiving dinner for me and hubby tonight. I realized that if I adjust the recipe for the squash/broccolini dish, I can cook the squash first, then the turkey, then add broccolini and all will finish together. #mbnov
Currently reading: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo 📚
Finished reading: The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 📚Another one that I quit reading, it just wasn’t doing it for me.
Currently reading: The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 📚
The word for today brings up strong memories. A call in the early morning, letting me know my father had died suddenly. I had to hang up and lie on the floor to weep. Later, I realized it was an honor to him that I loved him so much. Sixteen years ago, could be yesterday. #mbnov
I’m guilty of laying in the provisions as we head into more of a shut-down, plus Thanksgiving. So we won’t be starving over at my house. #mbnov
I’d love to be the sort of writer that is able to capture people’s attention. I’m reading so much these days and am grateful for writers who write well. One of my big “someday” items is to actually develop a personal writing practice. #mbnov
I was at the COVID-19 border but thankfully was able to step back from the precipice. Both hubby and I tested negative and I do hope my neighbors have learned a lesson about hosting visiting travelers. #mbnov
Finished reading: The Guest Book by Sarah Blake 📚 I loved this book. It’s a good story, with interesting and unexpected plot twists. It’s also a fine history of the changing role of (admittedly, white well-to-do) women over the past 100 years.
Hubby’s COVID-19 test just came back negative, which is good news since he’s the one who was actually exposed. Still waiting for my test results with fingers crossed.
Winter is late in my part of the world. I’d hoped to ski on Thanksgiving Day but it looks unlikely this year. #mbnov
When I was young, I loved to make tie-dyed clothing. The colors were vivid at first, but over time they would fade. #mbnov
It’s possible that I’ve been exposed to COVID-19 (I know, it’s more accurate to say SARS-COV-2 but that’s annoying to type). Someone from NY visited a neighbor last week, my husband was in the room with them, now the NYer has tested positive. #mbnov
Oops, I’m currently reading four books at once, I think that’s a personal record. But pandemic world means I have much more time to read, and even more since I ditched Facebook.