Before you do anything else, bookmark this recipe. I have renamed them Pandemic Brownies. It's been almost a week since my last post. I made pita bread. I started a new book. I finished reading The Mouse and the Motorcycle to my nephews. I've done laundry, walked the dog, cooked meals, enjoyed some wine, worked Monday … Continue reading I am eating brownies in bed
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Soup and books
Today is day 12 of self-isolation for me. It was a pretty good day, all things considered. I started a new book (The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel), which was in the last delivery I got from my library before they closed the building and stopped circulating items. I'm about a quarter into … Continue reading Soup and books
I almost missed posting today
I’m writing this on my phone in bed. Because today I hit my edge. I couldn’t even talk to M about where my mind was without weeping. And that was before 10 am. I pushed through and worked until mid afternoon and decided that pushing through wasn’t working. I’ve been doing it all week and … Continue reading I almost missed posting today
Okay, So I’m Nosy
I enjoy wondering about the lives of others. I find nothing as entertaining as catching half a conversation when I'm out to dinner or standing in line at the grocery store. I have spent large quantities of my life people watching. When the weather gets warm enough for night-time walking, I like hearing what people … Continue reading Okay, So I’m Nosy
Bad Books
I fully intended to write about a really bad book last night, but I opted instead for a dinner of risotto with asparagus and edamame while watching an episode of Doc Martin (I love BBC television). Then I decided to start a new book, which, in the first 20 pages, was better than the whole … Continue reading Bad Books
Remiss
Negligent. Absent. Inattentive. These words describe more than my behavior here. It is everywhere. I had sinus surgery, and two weeks after caught a cold. I'm just now starting to feel a shade of normal. I have not cleaned or cooked a real meal (last nights dinner was crackers and cheese) in a month. My … Continue reading Remiss
Movie Sets and Postal Poetry
On Movie Sets... I have a lovely little apartment. Only after a long absence or party does it become insanely, out of control, messy. I dislike clutter and mess and, as you may have guessed by my chosen profession, I like to keep things organized. But two weekends ago I invited disorder and utter chaos into my … Continue reading Movie Sets and Postal Poetry
Really Big Books
In the last six months or so I've gotten into the habit of reading really Big Books. I love books of all kinds but the Big Books are starting to take their toll on me. Mostly its because I read on the trains to and from work. I also walk just under a mile to … Continue reading Really Big Books
Alphabetic Fate 