Yeah I don’t think it is alas. It’s becoming the opposite.

I’m not sure how America is becoming great again.

Thanks Jillann, I appreciate your thoughts. Ugh it’s so bad right now. And thx for the link to the Haskell library story …. it is very disturbing and so petty. I had seen that story from Louise Penny who mentioned it on her Instagram. So infuriating. The current regime is a danger to us all.
Glad that you liked the novel My Friends. Sounds really good and I need to pick it up again. I didn’t get far enough into it. Interesting to hear you lived in London at that event mentioned in the book. I didn’t realize you had lived there. But I’m sure it gives more interest for you about the book. I’m curious and will get to it.
Keep reading! And let me know if there’s others I should get to. Cheers.

Thanks JoAnn about the photos. And I’m sorry to hear your local library is cutting back on ebooks etc. I think ours is as well. This de-funding libraries makes no sense of course. I agree so many daily outrages regarding the current regime. I hope they’re held accountable now and at the mid-terms.
Keep reading and your beach walks. We need to keep our sanity amid this.

I thought “My Friends” was beautifully written. Not a plot-driven novel, but a meditation on friendship, exile from one’s country of birth, and how one event can shape a life. I lived in London at the time of the key event, but was completely unaware as a kid. I think it made the book especially interesting to me.

Thanks for posting lovely photos in this anxious time.

Hi Olivia, thanks for your input. I agree. And I’m ticked off with the funding cuts going on and the axing for the Dept of Education. I hope there will be a lot of backlash. People need to wake up, though half the country voted for this person. Have you decided your destination move yet? I hope you will keep book blogging from there or wherever you go.
I agree that reading some of these epic historical fiction reads have taken me a while to get through. I could use something lighter to mix in. Light would help me right now. Enjoy your books.

Hi Tracy, good to hear what you’re reading. Kate Atkinson, nice! I have not read either of those but I remember they were highly praised. I’ll look forward to seeing your review.
And now that you mention it … I recall that both authors of The Riveter and Crow Mary are originally Canadian. Both live in the U.S. right now but were raised in Canada — so that’s cool. I had forgotten that. I like trying to find Canadian authors to read too.
I hope we can get back the library funding, so I will keep investigating this.
The eagles were a big plus last week … I hope they are still around.
Have a good week there & happy spring.

Thanks Rachel. Yep Crow Mary is pretty epic … and it is a marvel how she managed and later succeeded to some extent. It seems like The Frozen River has been everywhere lately so I hope to eventually get to it.
I didn’t get too good a picture of the eagle and his head so I will keep on the lookout for more. They are neat to see.
The library de-funding news is alarming and we might see consequences of that in the coming months. Ugh. I might try for a nonresident card thru the L.A. public library system. We’ll see. Hope you have a good reading week.

Hi David, thanks for your input. I agree with you totally — libraries are so important to communities. It is a very sad day … and I’m very ticked off. I’m hoping there’s enough backlash against the de-funding to stop it. But nothing surprises me this regime. Wishing you a good week.