Well, some time has helped. I will not forget how Joe was treated – that is a given. The media and big money have a lot to answer for. But I’m thrilled with how quickly everyone got on board with Kamala and in my Threads feed, there is an excitement that I haven’t seen for a long while. Let’s go!
I did mow on Monday and ended up mowing the entire front lawn, then up the hill to the side of the house, finishing with the secret garden. I took a long break half-way through. But it was humid and I was really tired at the end. Nevertheless, it was satisfying and I think it did help my mood. Yesterday was spent trying to find small boxes in which to pack a couple of Etsy items, which I then shipped. I had another Etsy sale last night for a vase I’ve had listed since I first reopened the shop. I thought it would never sell. So I will pack it up this morning and send it off. I’m using the money from these sales to buy back my little Wren doll. Hopefully, there will be more sales soon. Fingers crossed!
I finished Bring Up the Bodies, the second book in the Wolf Hall trilogy, last night. Heavens, Hilary Mantel was an exquisite writer – the description of the execution of Anne Boleyn was so gripping. I’ll not soon forget it. I’ve ordered the third and final book, The Mirror and the Light, and it should arrive tomorrow. In the meantime, I was in the queue in our library system for Clete by James Lee Burke, which was published about 6 weeks ago. I put a hold on it early, was #3 in the queue, but for weeks there was no movement whatsoever. I kept thinking something had gone wrong. I could see that it was “on the shelf” in a number of libraries, but there continued to be no movement. Finally, I was #2, then #1, then NOTHING. Over the weekend, I took matters into my hands and scanned the list to see if it was on the shelf in a library relatively close to me. It was – just about 15 minutes south of us. I called them Sunday morning to verify that it was on the shelf – yes – then I drove there and checked it out.
This comes under the heading of “Why didn’t I think of this before??”
So, today I will begin to read Clete, written by one of my favorite authors.
It’s been raining and that will continue through Thursday. (I’m glad I mowed!)
Don just finished a book by Jim Harrison, another favorite author of mine (and a Michigander) who died a couple of years ago. He’s also very much into Walt Whitman at the moment.
Stay safe.
Happy Wednesday.
