St Viateur is better than Fairmount. You’re in my town! Welcome!

I tried an audiobook, Happy Place. A yawn fest and gave up after 1/2 an hour.

Everything is daunting, but my theory is if you can read, you can learn to do most daily things. Alternately, you are an independent woman with an income and you can afford to pay someone to do it for you. Thank you, Virginia Woolf. 😉

That’s wonderful! Welcome to the fold. I teach 7, 9, 11. This is my 36th year of teaching HS and I’m still happy to do so.

Go you! Welcome to feral “spinsterhood”!

Thank you!

I’d never read her before. Very nicely done! I’ll be back for more.

Stabenow's Harvey Girl is a reading hit, with a wonderful heroine and rich historical detail.

Hear, hear!

I’m watching Desperately Seeking Susan!!!

Novel’s okay, I guess. I didn’t love it. Your life will be just as good having not read it. I’m tired of the woman as earth mother trope. I like cerebral women characters.

I never made it past sex on the table with onions. Your assessment is spot on, “slow and portentous.” Mine was “it’s boring.” 😂

BTW world, it’s not blasphemy, it’s anathema.

Or spines.

It’s worked for me.

Close your eyes and do deep breathing. Then, move your eyes back and forth as in REM sleep. It fools your brain and you’ll fall asleep.

😂Seems to me it could have all been improved with a little amnesia narrative, like the best soap operas. Because everyone was delivering lines with deep, soulful looks and pseudo meaningful pauses.

And the end: Neanderthal trite love with daisy. “As old as time” vibe is what they were going for? It is ever thus. The whole film was icky and I hated them all.

And what about the weird frame?

Cool! I’ll see if available in Canada and if it is, it’s only possible if it’s also available in French.

Thank you! The great love of my life, also the one who got away, brought me that sweater from Scotland for my 50th!

🤔, I need a new profile pic that doesn’t have me encased in woolly-ware.

Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!

Bright blue morning sky with faint striations of wispy white cloud.

Montreal’s Paschal sky.

Feral spinsterhood

I loved Charlotte.

Double thank you! And to @azteclady.bsky.social many thanks as well!

They’re always a fun read. You’ll enjoy them.

Raybourn's Veronica and Stoker continue to delight with sleuthing banter and a great ensemble cast.

Delayed, but here's an account of books I read during my March break.