Thanks Rachel, the flowers seemed to be a real hit with my mom. We’re hoping later this week the restrictions will be lifted here … but we’re still waiting. It’s been our third wave of Covid restrictions …. and the natives are getting restless. Cheers.

Thanks Heather. Good to hear your son can now have his vaccine! It seems so positive that young people are getting protected now. The restrictions here are still terrible … but we are hopeful about June? We did a lot of gardening today and the weather is close to 70 degrees! Enjoy it where you are ….

Hi Lesley, we are about to reach 70 degrees this weekend! Wow it’s gone from snow last weekend straight into summer. We are enjoying the warmth & have been working in the yard. Glad you got some flowers for Mom’s Day. I think my Mom is still liking hers. I got major points for the bouquet apparently. Big success. The Rachel Joyce books are a bit sentimental which is not my thing, but my book group wanted something not depressing which is sometimes tough to find. I hope you have a great weekend too. I will follow your RV trips vicariously.

I just got my son an appointment for his covid jab next week! I hope you have a lovely weekend and that your week went well.

I’m so sorry that the pandemic isn’t under better control in Canada! It must be terribly frustrating. We are finally beginning to see a significant drop in the numbers in Oregon and our county is beginning to open up, which is good for tourism, but still makes me a little anxious. My heart is breaking for the citizens of India. What an awful situation.

I’ve only read one book by Rachel Joyce (Harold Fry), which I thought was good but not great. Maybe a little too sentimental for my taste.

I remember hearing about Bobbie Ann Mason’s book (In Country) many years ago, but never did read it. I might have seen the movie, but if I did, I don’t remember a thing about it. This new book sounds promising.

I hope you have a good weekend and that you’ve seen the last of wintery weather. I just went outside to get the mail and it feels like December! Overcast, breezy and damp. I think it might be 50 degrees. Sigh. I’m sure summer will eventually arrive. Probably when we’re in Escondido, sweltering in our RV. 🙂

Hi Ti, I’ll stop by to see what your summer books will be; it’s exciting to have a list! It’s been awhile but I’m sure I read the epilogue of the Beetle novel … I agree it wasn’t the ending I was hoping for either. And doesn’t Enid pass? Gosh my memory!
It seems the States are really opening back up now … but we are in the strictest restrictions for the next few weeks, Ugh! I’m glad California is doing well. India looks dire. I hope the vaccines get spread to other countries …
Enjoy your week.

Wow. So the restrictions are increasing by you. We have dropped into another tier, the least restrictive one. So far, so good. California is doing well with vaccines. I think they said 75% of Ca is vaccinated but the rest of the country will not reach herd immunity levels. Also, India. All those bodies washed ashore, over 100. My VP has family in India and although our campus is to begin re-population in phases beginning in June (too early if you ask me), he said to be cautiously optimistic because what his family is telling him in India won’t bode well for the rest of the world. I think they shut the country down too late.

In other news, I posted my wishful thinking list, summer reading plans on the blog today. I think my summer will be occupied with moving between the two kids but I shall give it a go.

Hi JoAnn: yeah we are trying to stay patient here with more restrictions … after 1.5 years of this it is difficult. The vaccine supply & distribution are not as big as the States … which can be frustrating when things are opening up down there. Still we plug on! I will cope by gardening. And I hope you can stay safe in restaurants etc. It feels weird without a mask, eh?
I’ll probably add an update next week about Stella, who has her bandage taken off today – still rehab ahead, argh. So we will see. Have a great week.

My mother enjoyed Miss Benson, but I’ve not read it. I did enjoy Harold Fry… not sure why I haven’t picked up her other books.

I’m not familiar with Bobbie Ann Mason, but am curious now.

Sure hope Covid rates begin to decline in your area soon. Very sorry you have to go through another round of restrictions. All restrictions have been lifted in FL, but most businesses are still requiring masks to enter. We’ve made the choice to only eat outdoors at restaurants… most have added back the indoor tables they took away for social distancing and some no longer require servers to wear masks. Sigh.