That photo has nothing to do with anything, except that we (Dave and I) had eye exams a month ago. (And still haven't received the glasses (Dave) or contacts (me) that we ordered that day because the place where (the insurance dictates that) we go sucks.)
And speaking of sucks: It was a sucky past week, weather-wise. Lots of rain (which is good, yes) and wind and thunder and lightning. And it was cold enough that I actually wore my new jean jacket when we went out for dinner one evening and I once or twice entertained the idea of going without the air conditioner. So the rain is good, yes, but, man, I do not own an umbrella or waterproof shoes and I walked Crunch all weekend. Soggy times, man.
I finished up Jeanette Winterson's memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? and a quick sociological study called Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox. I blazed my way through all of my beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, which I try to do every year or two. What next? I'm wading into Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine--it's been on my shelf for about a year--but that's more of a long-term project. I need a new novel or something more distracting. I put Hanna Craft's The Bondwoman's Narrative in my Amazon basket, but that hardly seems light reading.
What else is going on?
Well, boring stuff, like getting new tires put on the car and grocery shopping and toilet scrubbing. That kind of thing. I'd like to give the casita a fall scrub down, but I can't seem to muster the motivation to get into that. I mean, I just barely unpacked from our trip to Chicago last month. (And our suitcases are still sitting out!)
Yawn!
3 comments:
How was the Kate Fox book? I've seen it on bookstore shelves here, but haven't bought it. Not sure if it is one to buy or one to borrow/mooch from someone.
I've only read a few of the Laura Ingalls novels. They were okay....On the other hand, as a child/teen I devoured the L.M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables novels. Haven't reread them since though.
Hi Helen! I'm not sure I would recommend the Fox book to any but the most hardcore Anglophile or if you find it at a discount price. It did explain a minor thing or two about an English movie/TV show, but otherwise I don't think you need 300 pages to tell you that the English are a bit uptight and have bad food but excellent table manners! I Kindled my copy, otherwise I'd've sent it along to you.
I haven't ever read the L.M. Montgomery novels. I should though, shouldn't I?
Honestly, no Anne of Green Gables? I would recommend them...especially if you liked any of the movies/mini-series made from the works. You aren't Canadian, so it's not required or anything (!), but they are quite good. Anne is a good place to start...the novels follow her life from childhood to well into adulthood. Anne is a great character.
I like a non-Anne book by Montgomery personally, it's called The Blue Castle. It's one of my favourite books...a bit "romance-y" but sweet. Colleen McCullough (The Thorn Birds) got into trouble way back when for writing a novel that seemed to borrow heavily from the plot of The Blue Castle.
And I am a bit of an Anglophile, so I'd probably enjoy the Kate Fox :-) I'll keep an eye out for it.
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