Hey Iza, great to hear from you. These were halfway decent reads. The first one is not exactly a fast-paced thriller but a bit more of a look at a homeless girl’s coming of age & a slight mystery too. But I was curious to find out what happens at the end. The 2nd book was very interesting so I was glad to read that one. Hope your week is going well. Stay safe.

Hi Deb, you’re like a fish out of water where you live with all those T flags and no-maskers, Ugh. It must be hard to take. Not sure I could do it. Now we have Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio …. good grief scraping the bottom of the barrel. But I think the Inauguration honeymoon can last awhile longer!
You’d like The Moth & the Mountain book — it’s a quick read and quite fascinating. I kept wondering if this man – who it’s about – was delusional or what? He seemed determined beyond anything. And he got far despite everything. Have a great week.

I’m still feeling the afterglow of the inauguration.

I wish you success in your upcoming trip to the US. Just because the leader has retreated doesn’t mean the crazies have all gone away…I still see T flags flying in my town, and it’s sad to see people still refusing to wear masks. I wait eagerly for my turn in line for the vaccine. Hopefully by the end of summer….

Hey Susie, thanks for your input. Yeah I agree with you … and I’m glad I read it …. as homelessness has become so major in cities along the West Coast … I feel it should be addressed in various ways. The portrait of it in the book was handled pretty sensitively etc. Have a great week.

Ha Ti — that book you’re reading must be good! I look forward to hearing about it. You must tell us if you get snow there! I heard parts of Malibu had some snow the other day. Hmm how unusual. I’m just glad SoCal is getting rain for once. There’s talk of more travel restrictions – so now I’m worrying about my flight and we will see if I can go at the last minute. Not sure what will happen.
I agree Amanda Gorman’s poem really was a bright spot at the Inauguration. I’m sure we’ll hear more from her this year. take care & enjoy your week!

Thanks Heather, I’m looking forward to the trip. The Haight novel seemed a quick read to me but it has stayed with me a bit … The Everest book was good too. Hope you like the Haight one. I plan to stop by your site soon. Have a great week.

So you are coming to California soon. Very good. I hope you have no issues with all the prep work involved and that you can spend some quality time here with your folks. DO be very careful. I know you will be but I feel the need to stress it because so many have it now.

Tomorrow, we are actually expecting snow at our elevation which doesn’t happen too often. It’s going to be pretty wild if it happens. Luckily, I’ve no place to go. The pup won’t be happy about missing a walk but she would freeze if I tried to take her out in temps below 40.

I am about to start my youth group meeting. Shhhh, but I started The Wife Upstairs and I am already nearly done with it. It’s so so good. I just want to skip the meeting and go right back to the book.

Glad you are able to visit your parents! I hope your travels are safe and so are your parents.