Thanks Tracy, Willow enjoyed her birthday. I can’t believe she’s 4 already. And that’s too bad the rain missed you in S.B. My sister was awash in the San Fran area. But I think they cyclone bomb might have hit Vancouver Island the worst … where power might still be out in places. You could’ve used the rain I know!
I’ve also heard very mixed things about the novel Held, so my expectations on it are sort of low. I might even skip it … but the good news is I loved Pearly Everlasting and think Tammy Armstrong is a Canadian writer to watch! I will review Pearly next week (I think). So nice to see you reading Canadian authors! That’s wonderful.

Now that Held by Ann Michaels has won the Giller Prize I am going to have to consider reading it. Some reviews had convinced me to skip it, but I recently read other good reviews. I am also interested in Pearly Everlasting also, but don’t know whether I will wait a while to read it or not. I always want to try books by Canadian authors.

Hi Olivia, thanks. I was very lucky to get a last minute ticket a half hour before the show to see Bruce — whoa. And on the floor too. The stars must have been aligned that day. Willow had a good birthday and the dogs are happy to see snow. It’s quite pretty outside with everything white.
I’m midway into three books but haven’t finished any lately. But I hope to finish something soon. Good luck with your reading.

Oh good, see what you think of the Leif Enger novel. I read it not too long ago. It had some vivid scenes and I could picture Rainy on Lake Superior. A bit sad though.
And yeah I’m keeping it light on Bluesky — just book friends and links. No political news! It’s nice so far.
I’m impressed by the bands you saw in your youth. Those are great ones. I still listen to those classic tunes. Way better than much of today’s music.
We’re gearing up for our road trip — one more week. I have not heard of that Orwell title you mention … and now you have me interested. Enjoy your week.

Those are such good memories of the Springstein concerts. I never got to see him but i have seen some good legendary bands in my youth 🙂 Crosby, Stills and Nash, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney and Wings to name some of the bigger ones.

Glad to see you on Bluesky. Twitter was a favorite in the day but got too toxic so, I deleted that account. Starting over with book friends and loads of animal pictures too. Love when Willow and Stella are in your posts.

I started I Cheerfully Refuse, a dystopian book, and am waiting on Shelleyrae to post her nonfiction challenge so I can see which books will fit specific categories. One of my classics is a nonfiction so that will do for both lists – The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell.

Hi Deb, I hope it cools off there soon. It is not good that it’s so hot there when it’s almost Thanksgiving. I will send you some snow. We got about a foot, lol.
I agree with you about the concert & Bruce. It’s really helped me get through some tough weeks post-election. And I think he understands that people need a pick-me-up now. He delivered some old & new favorite songs & that is what he does best. Thanks for understanding. Wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.

When I see someone doing something that person seems born to do, like Bruce Springsteen in concert, it makes the whole world feel right again. I’m glad you got to enjoy that concert, Susan.

Thanks Shelleyrae, ha, Springsteen is doing quite well … better than the rest of us it appears. He sang so many songs.
And I agree: why target a library system in a cyberattack? It’s crazy, the world is really losing it. I wonder if we’ll ever know more about what happened. But I’m really glad it’s back. (Apparently the Toronto library system also had a cyberattack sometime awhile back … and it was closed for 5 months! Good grief!)
I hope you’re beginning to feel better. Take it slow. Have a good week too.

Thanks Rachel. SoCal is a different world than here, lol. But we’ll head to the (inland) empire and then the beach on the jungle of highways. Good luck with soaking up that rain … gosh that’s a lot to take all at once.
Bruce is getting up there — though it’s hard to tell with his energy & tunes. He was fun to see. And the Kate McKinnon talk near the beginning of the NBA made me laugh. Funny. Post-election I’m looking for levity. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!