One of the things Dale and I put on our list of 18 in 2018 was to travel somewhere new. Yesterday we flew to Nashville and that means we can check that item off our list!
It also means we can eat and drink our way from one end of this awesome town to the next!
I’ll catch y’all later!
Last Friday was a weird day. It was right before the election but everything was pretty much done and I was unsettled and anxious. I went and picked up Jack, figuring that his cute little face would be a good distraction. He and I were standing in the kitchen, looking out the window at the birds, when I saw the truck from my favorite florist pull into my driveway. At first I thought they had the wrong address. And then I thought, Dale? Sending me flowers? Nah. Not his style, he’s a do-it-yourself-er and brings flowers to me himself.
And then the delivery man came to the door and handing me this gorgeous arrangement. Aren’t they lovely? They are from Kym and Tom and the card was the absolute best. It read, “whatever the outcome, you are the winner.” I cried some happy tears, sent Kym a text, and counted my blessings for the good and wonderful people in my life.
I hope you find yourself counting your blessings this weekend.
The other day I was listening to All The Books, a Book Riot podcast that I listen to weekly for book recommendations. It’s a pretty decent book podcast although I still miss Book on the Nightstand terribly. Anyway, one of the podcasters, instead of talking about books she had recently read, answered some questions about books she had read in the past. I have stolen three of them to use for this week’s Three on Thursday.
Three Book Related Questions:
What’s the first adult book you ever read?
It was The Thornbirds by Colleen McCullough and I remember it distinctly because I had to get special permission from my mom to check a book out of the adult fiction section. I was 12 and this was probably way racier than my mom realized but I loved it so much!
What’s your Swiss Army Knife recommendation?
A Swiss Army Knife recommendation is the book you have read that you would recommend to anyone because you believe it’s universally enjoyable. For me this would be Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow. Or, as we fondly call it, Jesuits in Space. It’s an incredible story that is beautifully written and utterly compelling.
What book do you wish you could read again for the first time?
Without hesitation I wish I could read The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. It’s heartbreaking and wonderful and tragic and I’d love to experience it again for the first time. I’d also like to erase the movie from my memory because it’s just not at all how I pictured Henry and Clare.
I’d love to hear your answers to these questions – either in the comments or in a blog post of your own.
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A couple of years ago I started a pair of socks. They were meant to be a birthday gift but I missed the deadline. And then I realized they were too small for the recipient anyway. I set them aside. And, you know how this story goes, right? I forgot all about them.
A few weeks ago I was straightening up my craft room (not well, mind you, because at the moment that room is a disaster) but in the midst of moving things around I found the socks. One was completed and one was about 25% done. And I thought, geeez, I really should finish these but they are so small and they won’t fit me and . . . who can I give them to . . . and then I thought . . . Jessica has small feet!
I had her try the finished one on that night when they came for dinner and it fit like a charm.
I haven’t finished the second one yet but I’m getting closer. Maybe by next Wednesday?
I can only hope!
Yesterday I was sworn in as the 4th woman to serve on the Board of Selectmen in my town. It was a tiny moment, for sure, lasting only about 30 seconds. But it was witnessed by my husband, my best friend, my sister-in-law and my new friends that serve on other boards in town.
I guess what I’m saying is, even though it was a tiny moment, it was also momentous.
