Category Archives: Books

More Virtual Days

I hope everybody is hanging in there. The number of daily virus cases here has dropped quite a bit, which it seems is due to the two months of lockdown and distancing and hand-washing procedures. But now things are about … Continue reading

Posted in Books | 26 Comments

Spring Cleaning

Well it seems … sadly the news for May is not looking like it’ll be any better than April in terms of the pandemic and some say it will get worse (ugh, I won’t detail the grim projections from an … Continue reading

Posted in Books, TV | 34 Comments

The New Normal

Hi. How is everyone doing?  I think it’s been about a month now that lockdown life started. It was the week around St. Patrick’s Day that things really began shutting down quickly. My husband and I have adjusted fairly well … Continue reading

Posted in Books | 29 Comments

Staying the Course

Greetings. I hope you are all staying well, sheltering in place. It’s not easy, but it’s the best thing we can do for the foreseeable future. Have you been able to concentrate enough to read much, or have you been … Continue reading

Posted in Books | 29 Comments

Hunkering Down

Hi. I’m not sure where to begin but I hope everyone is staying safe and staying put at home. We are holed up here in western Canada and just going out for dog walks a couple times a day and … Continue reading

Posted in Books | 20 Comments

The Second Sleep

Well the news seems pretty dismal these days, but we will continue to hope that the world can get a handle on the virus. Perhaps the coming of spring or summer might help along with all the quarantines. I’m supposed … Continue reading

Posted in Books | 14 Comments

On the Road

We are headed out soon over hill and dale to meet up with my sister’s family for a ski long weekend in Idaho. It should be an adventure to get there in our loaded up car, but there’s a window … Continue reading

Posted in Books | 16 Comments

February Roundup

Greetings. We are mid-way into February and the milder temps are holding here so far, whoopee. Groundhog Phil apparently predicted an early spring, which is good, though we are still getting occasional sprinklings of snow that look pretty outside. More … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Movies | 26 Comments

Sunshine and Backlash

Hi. We’ve had much milder temperatures lately … the weather went from -25F the week before to 40F this past week … Wow what a huge difference it makes. We’re happy here again, see Stella at left with her trusty … Continue reading

Posted in Books | 22 Comments

A January Roundup

Well it’s simply too cold to go outside this week, though I have been out in brief dashes. We’re in a deep freeze up here, which apparently won’t be ending till Sunday. Good grief, I don’t even want to say … Continue reading

Posted in Books | 18 Comments