I don't know where this week went. I remember it was cold and windy, and it snowed for two days straight, but otherwise? No clue. It went into the file of 'lost weeks', I suppose. And yet, for all that, I got a lot of reading and whatnot done. I did a bit of baking, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 02/10/2019
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May Summary and June Preview
And like that, we're almost halfway through the year! It already feels like summer outside, with it being in the 90s for the past week. And that after a cold, cold April! Thanks in great part to the return of my health after two months of being sick with one cold or another, May was … Continue reading May Summary and June Preview
April Summary and May Preview
By the time April rolls around, we're usually well into spring. The birds are singing in the mornings, and the trees are just starting to bud. Early flowers are blooming, and people are clearing winter's detritus from their yards and gardens in preparation for spring planting. Not this year. This year, April opened with a … Continue reading April Summary and May Preview
Sunday Sum-Up
We're expecting snow again. Just about everyone around here is saying, "But it's April! Why are we getting snow?!", but I'm remembering how we've gotten blizzards in the first week of May for the past few years. I'm just keeping my scarf and hat nearby. That said, I am looking forward to some warmer weather … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
March Summary and April Preview
Just call March 'Vorkosigan Month', because while I did read a few other books, most of what I read was Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga. In case you couldn't tell from the past few weeks' worth of gushing posts about it, I was completely hooked and was reading or listening to them obsessively. I'm nearly … Continue reading March Summary and April Preview
August Summary and September Preview
I would say, 'where did August go?', but 1) I know exactly where it went-- August went to Iceland-- and 2) I prefer autumn to summer, so I'm not sad to see August go. Quick review of last month: Iceland: Waterfalls! A cute hotel! Bookshops with gorgeous books in languages I don't understand! Interesting new … Continue reading August Summary and September Preview
July Summary and August Preview
I survived July! The heatwave left me tired and a bit stupid and I didn't finish many of the books I intended to, but oh well. I do not do well in the heat. My face tries to melt off, I have no energy, I can't sleep, and my Snow White-worthy skin sunburns in ten … Continue reading July Summary and August Preview
Sunday Sum-Up
It's almost Independence Day here in the US and when night falls, the firecrackers start going off all across the city. It doesn't bother me as much this year as the pyromaniacs who used to live across the street have moved away, but my cat and my friends' pets are definitely not fans of the … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
March Sum-Up
It's felt a little like London here for the past week- cloudy skies and a light, off and on again rain. I don't mind it. This winter was very dry so the rain is good for us; the trees are blossoming, and the birds are singing outside my window. Well, most of the birds are … Continue reading March Sum-Up
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