Well I appreciate that, it's nice to be missed. We're always here, can't leave the website, even one this well protected, for any length of time.
Barbara, I am so sorry about your hand, how did you break it? A fall? I hope not. Hope it's getting a little more bearable. Nothing like ageing, is there? My sprained knee which I thought was finally healed after 3 months has kicked in again, no fun.
Hello, Bellamarie, nice to see you back.
Frybabe you truly read more than anybody I ever met.
School is out but the work goes on, in preparation for September. I WAS going to say I have nothing to report here about reading but in fact I am reading, translating and writing out a chapter a day from Caesar's Gallic War, Book V, parsing it and illustrating it for a handout for one of the 4 September in person classes. I like to do all the in person classes work before they start. This particular section I'm doing is not in normal textbooks so I have never seen it before and it's jaw dropping. This class meets only 9 times in the semester, I've done 10 for the first class, but they are real go-getters and I probably need 18, so am keeping on. Tell you what, reading that during D Day remembrances really was meaningful this year.
I've found myself gravitating towards a schedule for my lovely quiet days and I think I'll stick to it, you get SO much done while feeling as if you're on vacay. I read an article about the 10 Minute Rule in which you take 10 minutes a day and START on that project you've been putting off forever, and it's amazing how good it makes you feel...progress notwithstanding.
Here is What I am doing so far for a daily schedule, what are you all doing? You can see why I have nothing to report.
I start every morning by reading the BBC news and the Guardian newspaper and then play a lot of games on the ipad (good for the brain cells) and then the translation and because I get up SO early the rest of the day stretches out invitingly. So am scheduling it as well.
I've been reading after lunch the sheer indulgence of Agatha Christie, planning to reread ALL of hers. Those Miss Marple stories are magic. The other day I reread And Then There Were None, and despite having seen the movies100 times and read the book ditto, I was once again transported to the island and the falling little statuettes on the table. At the moment I'm reading a list of HER favorite of all her books and they are magic. No wonder archaeologists love Christie. Some of hers are weaker than others, but I'm happily reading one about every 3 days. (WITH the "fake fire," Tome!)_ hahaha and it's 90 degrees out last week, so a real one would be a bit much.
Am also watching over lunch Escape to the Country which I absolutely love (Jules Rules) hahaha and the original Mapp and Lucia with Nigel Hawthorne on both youtube (free) and Brit Box. They are remastered and sharp as can be, and WHY does the cast look so YOUNG??? They used to look so old. Also yesterday I was shocked to see Season 10 of the Danish program Badehotellet (Seaside Hotel) is now out on PBS, and you can see all previous 9 years if you like. I love that thing, and am thinking I might watch it from the first show. I'm thinking an hour of TV a day won't kill what grey cells are left.
Plus Plus Plus...I'll put the rest in the Books Into Movies thing. Talking about that, have so enjoyed the Jeeves and Wooster episodes on youtube ( and so are the rest of the audience if the comments are right) and now have Wodehouse's books to read in front of the faux fire as well.
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What with the PT guy saying walk every day and the gardens here (I'll report on that, too, in the Gardening by the Book area, the repairs on the house and the purchase of some additional land to end an easement conflict, lawyers and stress everywhere , and lots of happy family events, etc., it's been, so far, a very BUSY promising beginning to the summer. Our sons are SO much help. I figure it will take me about 6 summers to calm down and totally veg out. hahahaa
