Weekly
Update 8/18/2019
I
gave myself a couple of weeks to pout and feel sorry for myself (and
the society in which we must live), but I’ve climbed out of it now.
Part
of what I felt was important was to get back into my routine. While
I never did give up on the obligations I have already set on my
schedule, like DH and BC, I got back to the pool this week, I went
back to the lecture series at TLC, and back to The 90. And I did a
lot of online shopping for the upcoming travels.
On
Friday, I went to Conrad Aiken’s birthday party (he wasn’t there;
he died in 1973) at The Book Lady, a wonderful used book store that
is my go-to book place, particularly for local books. I have been to
a couple of lectures on Aiken’s life, but this was a reading from
his novel Ushant. Zip – right over my head. I cannot
understand anything he writes (he rates up there with Flannery
O’Connor as local authors I just do not get). But I sat there and
listened and tried to act as if I actually belonged with this group
of intellectuals. I think I fooled no one, but it was an interesting
evening. And they had wine.
On
my way home after closing BC on Sunday evening, I stopped at a
chicken restaurant for take out. It has gotten great reviews and is
close by, so naturally I wanted to try it out. It was very tasty,
but too greasy. I’ve been eating Lean Cuisine for too long!
Glad you got out and about more - staying busy keeps me from thinking too much about the sad situations in my family and in our world. Been busy since we got back on Monday evening - cleaned out RV and stored it Tues, dr appt for Fred (follow up next Thursday), supper with different groups of friends Wed and again Fri, $20 tickets for Orange Beach concert on Sat night (Little Big Town with opener by Midland)- hot but fun, took myself to The Lion King Sunday afternoon, worked on photos most of today, Monday. Nothing as educational as you did, but kept me busy.
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