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Finished Puzzle, Books, and Warm Temps

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The latest finished puzzle – this one of a Christmas Market in Dresden. It was very challenging.

Just the way I like it.

I’ve already started the next one, which is Times Square. Thankfully, Times Square without the Disneyfication that permeates it nowadays. This one, if it’s at all possible, has even more little people to search for, all the while hoping for something that differentiates one from another. I like a challenge – at least this kind of challenge – and it keeps me sane.

I’m immersed in John Connolly’s The Furies  and loving every bit of it. The book is two novels in one and I’m on the second one. Later today, I’m going to pick up Jussi Adler-Olsen’s newest, The Shadow Murders, from the library.

We’re in for 4 days of temps in the 70s, which will be nice change before we head into true late fall/winter temperatures. I’ve been feeling under the weather for the past two days. If I didn’t know better, I’d say I have a cold. But since I don’t go out that much and when I do, I’m masked, it’s unlikely I magically caught a cold. I guess it’s sinus. Anyway, today I’m feeling a bit better though I woke up way too early for the third day in a row. Sigh. I have a lot on my mind, so when I do wake up early, my mind gets busy and I can’t get back to sleep.

Thankfully, I can grab a nap this afternoon.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

Need a Calendar?

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Confession: Remember those extra Mary Stewart books I was going to give away? I never followed through because I spilled coffee one morning and they were in the line of fire. No one asked about them here in the comments, so I assume you forgot about the giveaway. But in the interest of transparency, I’ve ‘fessed up.

I bring this up because today I am announcing another giveaway. This one is due to the kindness of reader Elaine, who lives in Toronto, Canada. She approached me about it and I thought it was a great idea. Elaine mistakenly ordered two Susan Branch 2023 wall calendars instead of one. She sent the extra calendar to me, thinking that a giveaway would be fun.

I think she’s right!

So, if you’re interested in your own copy of Susan’s newest calendar, leave a comment on this post and this post only. Only comments will be counted, so don’t email me telling me you want to be entered. I will not answer the comments because it mucks up my comment count. When the deadline has passed, I will enter all the comments in the Random Number Generator and I’ll pick a winner.

Let’s see…today is Thursday, so I’m going to make the deadline Monday evening. That gives you 5 days in which to leave your comment. Good luck, everyone!

Stay safe.

Surprise Flower

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A pansy emerged from the urn that is currently full of dead leaves. I noticed it yesterday. I love these late in the season surprises. I planted these in the early spring and there haven’t been any flowers for quite a while. That made my day yesterday.

We have yet to get our flu shots. We saw a sign in the grocery store pharmacy the other day saying they were currently overwhelmed by prescriptions, vaccinations, etc. So we held off. We’ll call today and see if anything is available.

And speaking of vaccinations, stay safe. More positive cases in the cast. There are understudies, of course, but the key point here is: these people are careful. Unless onstage performing, they’re wearing masks. The audience is required to wear masks. And still…

Covid is very much with us and it remains a threat. So many times when I go out, I am one of a few people, if not the only one, wearing a mask. No one confronts me or anything like that. People around here don’t seem fazed if you’re wearing a mask, thank goodness. I realize I’m preaching to the choir here; nevertheless, be careful out there.

Lots of work on the puzzle yesterday. Don was writing a new song. Both of us were totally immersed in what we were doing for a long time. Then we stayed up too late watching something on tv and Don kept snoring and I woke up coughing and the result is that I’m not feeling very rested today.

This, too, shall pass.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

 

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