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Bookish Talk, Life

Sunday Matters: Who is in Your Circle?

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Sunday Matters, a latte on a wooden tray against greenery.

Hello, friends. From one friend to another, how are you doing? Really. Many of my friends are struggling. This current political climate, personal challenges, health stuff. Not to mention financial struggles and the inability to earn a living wage. I wish I could take it all off your shoulders. But, I know this is temporary and I hope you realize that too.

Who is in your circle? I am far, FAR from being an introvert but if you fall into that category, don’t isolate. Find the good ones and hang on tight.

Right Now:

Hosting an online service this morning and then I’m hanging with the leaders and students. I love our students.

I was supposed to attend a student’s volleyball tournament but it was postponed so my afternoon is free.

This Week:

Looking at my calendar, my week is light. State holiday tomorrow. Yes! Reading, a walk, probably taking something apart and putting it back together again. I get antsy. Oh! Maybe I will paint something.

I do have some things at work that I will be focusing on. All creative projects and design stuff.

Reading:

I finished books and then took a little break and now my reading is up in the air. I’m actively reading:

Watching:

I need recommendations. My attention span is not cooperating.

I did recently rewatch Arthur with Dudley Moore. He was so great.

I also watched a Jack Reacher movie. The one with Tom Cruise. I will say this about Cruise, he makes good movies.

Grateful for:

  • All of you and everyone I meet who sticks with me. You know who you are.
  • A well worn pair of jeans. I have a pair that I just can’t ditch.
  • The Pup. She is a plucky little thing and still hanging on.

Have a good week. Listen to some good music, read, have that second cup of coffee.

Bookish Talk, Life

Sunday Matters: Book Snobbery

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Sunday Matters, a latte on a wooden tray against greenery.

The other morning on my way to work, while listening to an audiobook, it struck me that I was always on the edge of being a book snob but I have fully jumped into that pool and now wear the badge proudly.

I’m not going to lie, sometimes I think it has to do with my brain surgery. Everything seems more fine tuned. Like there is this dialed-in focus that I never had before. Whatever the reason, I am more choosey with what I read and I don’t hesitate to drop a book if it doesn’t hit me within the first chapter. What about you?

The best reads are the ones that I think about even when I am not reading them.

Right Now:

Heading off to student ministry. Those students are the best.

Later, a post-church nap. Please. Haven’t been sleeping great as the pup gets me up between 1-2 a.m. every morning. Nearly 16. I do what she wants.

This Week:

I have to run a relative to the doc Friday afternoon. It’s a bit of work hauling the wheelchair around but these days I have no trouble lifting it beside the awkward way I have to grab it. Six months ago I would not have had the strength. Progress!

To continue on with that progress, I’m upping my walking game this week. Not doing anything too crazy to start but slowly working up to what I was doing before this health crisis that hit three years back. I do enjoy visiting the tiny libraries in my neighborhood while listening to an audio book. I also like to drop off the books I’ve read. Even with the additional walking I have gained two pounds. That blows, honestly.

Reading:

I reviewed Evenings & Weekends and Night Watch. Both were very good but one of you told me how brutal Night Watch was and you weren’t wrong.

What am I reading now:

You can also see what’s coming up in my bookshop. bookshopdotorg

Watching:

  • Still watching The Bob Newhart Show. I find these old shows to be so comforting. The writing is so good.

Grateful for:

English lavender.

  • All the blooming plants on my walk. English lavender? Google lens tells me yes. My star jasmine is beginning to flower too and it smells so lovely when I leave the house.
  • A new set of sheets. Nothing fancy but a fun pattern and who doesn’t like crisp, new sheets?
  • MRI call with neurosurgeon didn’t discuss anything new. It was a one year post op but now they want an MRI of my spine, neck, and brain at my next scan in August to make sure nothing has spread.

That’s all I have. Have a good week.