Hi Stargazer, great to hear from you. Yeah I get a bit transfixed watching the amount of birds that come to the feeder all from the living room window. No wonder I get so little done!
See what you think about Lessons in Chemistry. It received mixed reviews, but I am enjoying it nonetheless. Happy holiday season to you in London!

Hi AJ: yeah sometimes at the old house we used to get doves pecking at the wood house and maybe flickers too. It can be bad … then I go out and try to shoo them away. Since we moved we have more metal siding and haven’t gotten the pecking. Glad to hear you see the Flickers too; they are pretty. But the pecking on the house can be pretty annoying. Hope it gets better there. Cheers.

Sounds good JoAnn. I’m mostly looking for audios on Hoopla … so I will check for that title. I dont pay attention to the Hoopla ebooks either. I have too many too. Thanks for letting know. Cheers.

Susan – My latest hoopla find is the audio edition of If I Survive You, which Sam (Book Chase) recently reviewed. I’m hoping to listen early next year. I don’t pay as much attention to their ebook offerings because I can’t read them on my kindle. Oh, well…. I have daily deals on it that could keep me busy for years!

Thanks JoAnn. I really appreciate it. This Wednesday is the surgery, so just trying to get things done at the house in time. I’m glad you had a great Thanksgiving, sounds wonderful with everyone there.
The bird feeders have been a lot of fun and we are really enjoying seeing the birds. I hope you get a feeder for 2024.
I’ll be interested to see what We the Animals is about. Have you found any good books on Hulu lately? I wish they had more offerings. Have a great week.

After Blackouts won the award, I borrowed We the Animals from the library… really well written, but a sad, tough read. Torres grew up in my old area of NY. I’m curious about Blackouts, but it’s not a priority right now.

Good luck with your knee surgery this week… will be thinking of you.

Thanks Jinjer. The knee surgery is a worry. sigh. like impending doom.
And because it was a regular work week here — there was no real Thanksgiving (and I didnt motivate to cook a turkey) but we are enjoying it from afar. And the football & black Friday shenanigans.
I hope you still have your copy of The Dog Stars. You must find it! I still have a copy of the blue hardback here. It’s an apocalyptic bible …
Enjoy your holiday weekend there in L.A.

Thanks Rachel. I’m quite chicken about this surgery coming up so I need encouragement. lol.
It sounds like you get various interesting birds there. I looked up the ones you mention to see what they look like and they seem pretty and neat to see I’m sure. I’m hopeless at getting a picture of any. You must be happy to have moved up North near Truckee … very pretty areas around there. And you’re planting trees! I’d like to plant some here too … because the high winds broke a few populars.
Have a great holiday weekend.