Ahh. Sounds nice. I have not been to Grand Rapids area but I have been to the Lansing area and Detroit and Grosse Point and Lake St. Clair. It seems beautiful where you are.

I’m in the western part of the state (near Grand Rapids) although I grew up on the eastern side. 🙂

Hi AJ, thanks! Not sure if I’m getting lots read but I hope to reach my reading goal for the year on Goodreads though it will be close! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and lots of books under the tree 🙂

Hi Greg. California was good. What part of Michigan are you in? We have good snow in Alberta now and plan to ski tomorrow. If it’s 30 degrees then it’s pretty warm. I think The Whale will be a sad film so I’m sort of bracing myself. We will see how it goes. Have a great week.

Yeah Harvee : it takes a bit of time to make one’s year-end book lists, but somehow I’m still looking to do it. Usually I’m late with it though. I will look to see the Goodreads choices; I voted for them but haven’t seen what was picked. Have a great week.

Hi Lesley, December is flying by. I need to get on the stick about Christmas. We are staying at the old house & moving mid-January now to the new place.
The clearest times to see Catalina are during Winter — the air is just so clear to see the island. I’ve been there a few times — the last time being about 7 years ago we took my mother there for her 80th birthday and had lunch & a tour of the middle part of the island by golf cart. It was nice but I can’t imagine living there, ha. And I agree The Women Talking movie looks to have a wonderful cast. Might be disturbing but I’ll see it. Hope you have a great week.

Hi Stargazer … thanks I was pleased by the photos and it was a fun trip.
It’s terrific that Ishiguro has written the script for Living … & adapted from the original screenplay. Wow right?! And I hope he’s started writing his next novel too, ha. Have a great week.

Thanks Lark. The photos take me away! Now I’ back in Alberta and we have lots of snow too. Good to hear Utah is getting snow – the ski resorts will be happy. We plan to X-country ski tomorrow … then read afterwards! a perfect combo. Have a great week.

Hi Helen, Yes the winter sunsets in California are amazing! It’s my favorite time of year for seeing the sunsets. And many Christmas lights are up all over. It’s looking nice outside.
The Living movie looks to be a winner! Can’t wait to see it. Happy Holidays!