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Sunday Sum-Up: January 10, 2020

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 8 Comments

Nine more days until Biden's inauguration. They can't pass quickly enough. Obligatory Mina Photo: My day off started quietly enough. I slept in a little, ran a couple of errands, and was ironing some laundry when there was a resounding crash from the bathroom. I unplugged the iron, then went to see what had happened. … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: January 10, 2020

Sunday Sum-up, January 3, 2020

January 3, 2021January 2, 2021 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 11 Comments

Happy Birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien! The Professor was born on this day in 1892 in Orange Free State in what is now South Africa. Thought I spent yet another holiday at home alone, it was a pretty okay evening. I made plokkfiskur again, watched The Fellowship of the Ring, and finished reading The Return of … Continue reading Sunday Sum-up, January 3, 2020

Sunday Sum-Up: November 22, 2020

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 6 Comments

My car was in the shop basically all week. The check engine light came on, but the car was still running fine, so it took them a couple of days to find the wires that had fried, and then another couple of days to get the parts. In this week of thankfulness, I'm glad to … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: November 22, 2020

Sunday Sum-Up: November 15, 2020

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 4 Comments

I did not, in fact, end up with a hangover after overindulging in wine last weekend. But I was incredibly loopy on Saturday night, and though I was still coherent, I am quite thankful that my friends put up with my crazy texting. Otherwise, it was a decent week. A mix of good and bad … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: November 15, 2020

Sunday Sum-Up: September 27, 2020

September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 7 Comments

The autumnal equinox passed last week, but thanks to an ongoing drought and a brief cold snap, the leaves started turning a few weeks ago, and have been falling every since. Because I live in a neighborhood with a lot of old trees, it's been particularly autumnal every time I look out the window. I … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 27, 2020

Sunday Sum-Up: September 6, 2020

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 9 Comments

After a cold and wet spring that turned into a hot dry summer overnight, I had forgotten that Nebraska enjoys temperature jumps during transitional seasons, so one day it will be 92, and the next it will be 77. The closer we get to the autumnal equinox, the wackier the temperature jumps will be. Today, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 6, 2020

Sunday Sum-Up: August 30, 2020

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 12 Comments

The National Weather Service is considering adjusting the system of warnings, watches, advisories, and statements it uses on the weather map on its website. I hope the go through with this because when you're checking the weather (which I do often, because Nebraska weather changes every ten minutes) and you see an orange advisory for … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: August 30, 2020

Sunday Sum-Up: August 9, 2020

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 15 Comments

The week started out well when my local NPR station was playing Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade on my way to work. It's one of my favorite symphonic pieces, and it was a good omen for what ended up being a pretty good week. My 2021 planner arrived on Wednesday. I use Leuchtturm 1917 notebooks in part because … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: August 9, 2020

Sunday Sum-Up: June 28, 2020

June 28, 2020June 27, 2020 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 11 Comments

So I've had a good week. Nothing mind-blowingly happy happened, but nothing horrible happened, either, and I got a lot of things done on my day off. Work was busy, but not so busy I wanted to scream (although as soon as you notice that a few of the light bulbs have gone out, it's … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: June 28, 2020

Sunday Sum-Up: May 24, 2020

May 24, 2020May 23, 2020 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 9 Comments

Well. This was a weird week. Let's not do all that over again, okay? If I can get a good night's sleep in the next day or so, can we just reset over the long weekend and try that one again? Obligatory Mina Photo: I have two cats as roommates. I know how toys disappear … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: May 24, 2020

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