I was surprised to find myself watching "One Day on Netflix and even more surprised to find myself enjoying it.
I've just started reading Hester by Margaret Oliphant and am enjoying it so far. And I've just finished reading a wonderful book called Enchantment, which I loved 😊
Enjoy Japan! the weather here in Tokyo's going to be pretty good for cherry blossom viewing. 🌸
Reading - Talking to Women by Nell Dunn. She wrote it "because I felt so lost, I wanted to know how other people were doing, and most of them were equally lost, really."
We are savoring the final season of Vera on Britbox. Huge Brenda Blethyn fan and sad that this is the final season. Hoping they’ll do a spinoff with her “partner,” Joe. Just finished Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros) as I’m writing epic fantasy with dragons so it’s keeping me in the right mindset. Also must plug the new Broadway show based on Sarah Gruen’s “Water for Elephants.” Saw the first preview because my grad school roommate is having his Broadway debut at age 60, originating the role of Camel. 🤩👏 The show is all kinds of circus-y magical. I plan to see it again this coming weekend!🐘💜
Have developed a binge for Whitstable Pearl with Kerry Godliman. Based in your part of the world, Katherine, so you might spot it's inaccuracies, but I love it.
I’m reading and loving The Comfort of Crows, the writing and art are absolutely gorgeous! Dipping in and out of Ross Gay’s Book of Delights as well. And in my volunteer gig in dog rescue I’m supervising foster homes and madly searching for 15 adopters of infant Goldendoodle puppies in mid-April …literally dreaming about puppies. Or having nightmares…
Winter is my favorite season so I’m trying to seek “Spring Hygge” ahead of the spring equinox when light and energy shifts. Have a journal just for spring season and reading books on nature & resiliency. Raynor Winn’s “The Wild Silence” & “The Salt Path” are incredible. ❤️
I am reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano and it is riveting. For TV watching, Endeavor on PBS, is gripping. We have watched and rewatched all the Morse and the Vera mysteries on Britbox. We live in USA but enjoy British shows more than American mysteries. Less blood and gore plus anything filmed at Oxford University (which is another character albeit without speaking part) captivates us. Have a great trip and be enchanted with Japan.
Just began reading You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Also started reading (because why just start one) Trauma Stewardship - a guide for caring for self while caring for others.
My daughter is home from college for a few days and so that has my delightful attention.
Currently about two-thirds of the way through Let Us Descend, by Jesmyn Ward. It’s written in the voice of an enslaved girl in the 19th century. It is searingly, painfully brilliant. I often read things too fast, in a rush to gobble up the pages. This is a book I’ll definitely be reading again. So much horror, so much cruelty, but so much beauty too in the character of Annis/Arese.
Why have I only recently discovered Benjamin Myers wonderful writing?! I recently finished The Perfect Golden Circle, which is about two friends making crop circles in the summer of 1989. It really evoked that period in time and an English summer for me. I’ve also enjoyed A Marvellous Light, the first book in Freya Marske’s The Last Binding fantasy trilogy, and am piling up parts two and three.
I just finished “Go as a River” by Shelley Read. It came out a year ago, so I’m guessing I’m behind on this one, but it was an absolutely beautiful look on loss, grief, and motherhood❤️❤️one of the few books I couldn’t put down but I also didn’t want to finish because the experience of reading was so beautiful ❤️
I have been reading the new book by Michele Norris on her experiences running The Race Cars Project. It is a fascinating look into how Americans feel about race, in their own words. It has some unsettling elements to it, but I think it explains some of the conflict in American society.
I saw Patti Smith the other night performing with Soundwalk Collective and I was blown away. Still am.
I am reading "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer and I really don't want it to end.
Enjoy your moveable feast with your boys!
I was surprised to find myself watching "One Day on Netflix and even more surprised to find myself enjoying it.
I've just started reading Hester by Margaret Oliphant and am enjoying it so far. And I've just finished reading a wonderful book called Enchantment, which I loved 😊
Enjoy Japan! the weather here in Tokyo's going to be pretty good for cherry blossom viewing. 🌸
I've just finished reading Between Two Kingdoms: A Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad. In awe of her courage, strength, determination, and writing.
Reading - Talking to Women by Nell Dunn. She wrote it "because I felt so lost, I wanted to know how other people were doing, and most of them were equally lost, really."
We are savoring the final season of Vera on Britbox. Huge Brenda Blethyn fan and sad that this is the final season. Hoping they’ll do a spinoff with her “partner,” Joe. Just finished Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros) as I’m writing epic fantasy with dragons so it’s keeping me in the right mindset. Also must plug the new Broadway show based on Sarah Gruen’s “Water for Elephants.” Saw the first preview because my grad school roommate is having his Broadway debut at age 60, originating the role of Camel. 🤩👏 The show is all kinds of circus-y magical. I plan to see it again this coming weekend!🐘💜
Have developed a binge for Whitstable Pearl with Kerry Godliman. Based in your part of the world, Katherine, so you might spot it's inaccuracies, but I love it.
I’m reading and loving The Comfort of Crows, the writing and art are absolutely gorgeous! Dipping in and out of Ross Gay’s Book of Delights as well. And in my volunteer gig in dog rescue I’m supervising foster homes and madly searching for 15 adopters of infant Goldendoodle puppies in mid-April …literally dreaming about puppies. Or having nightmares…
Winter is my favorite season so I’m trying to seek “Spring Hygge” ahead of the spring equinox when light and energy shifts. Have a journal just for spring season and reading books on nature & resiliency. Raynor Winn’s “The Wild Silence” & “The Salt Path” are incredible. ❤️
I am reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano and it is riveting. For TV watching, Endeavor on PBS, is gripping. We have watched and rewatched all the Morse and the Vera mysteries on Britbox. We live in USA but enjoy British shows more than American mysteries. Less blood and gore plus anything filmed at Oxford University (which is another character albeit without speaking part) captivates us. Have a great trip and be enchanted with Japan.
My partner and I are obsessed with The Dog House. This week's episode was especially heart melting - Harriet meeting Lottie and her family 🥰
Just began reading You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Also started reading (because why just start one) Trauma Stewardship - a guide for caring for self while caring for others.
My daughter is home from college for a few days and so that has my delightful attention.
Currently about two-thirds of the way through Let Us Descend, by Jesmyn Ward. It’s written in the voice of an enslaved girl in the 19th century. It is searingly, painfully brilliant. I often read things too fast, in a rush to gobble up the pages. This is a book I’ll definitely be reading again. So much horror, so much cruelty, but so much beauty too in the character of Annis/Arese.
Why have I only recently discovered Benjamin Myers wonderful writing?! I recently finished The Perfect Golden Circle, which is about two friends making crop circles in the summer of 1989. It really evoked that period in time and an English summer for me. I’ve also enjoyed A Marvellous Light, the first book in Freya Marske’s The Last Binding fantasy trilogy, and am piling up parts two and three.
I just finished “Go as a River” by Shelley Read. It came out a year ago, so I’m guessing I’m behind on this one, but it was an absolutely beautiful look on loss, grief, and motherhood❤️❤️one of the few books I couldn’t put down but I also didn’t want to finish because the experience of reading was so beautiful ❤️
I've gone down the Rabbit Hole into so many beautiful stories on Substack.
I have been reading the new book by Michele Norris on her experiences running The Race Cars Project. It is a fascinating look into how Americans feel about race, in their own words. It has some unsettling elements to it, but I think it explains some of the conflict in American society.