Recuperating: ...from a visit to my parents in Manitoba over (Canadian) Thanksgiving (hence, the lack of recent posting/commenting...!). ;) Got back home last night.
Reading: Finished: "Fear: Trump in the White House" by Bob Woodward while I was away. Review to come, eventually. ;) Year-to-date, I've finished 20 books (out of my Goodreads 2018 Reading Challenge goal of 24 books (83%), and 2 ahead of "schedule," so far!).
Currently reading: Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chelmaly. Extremely timely! ;)
Recent purchases:
- Conceivability: What I Learned Exploring the Frontiers of Fertility by Elizabeth L. Katkin
- Women Talking by Miriam Toews
Most recent big-screen movie: Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9." (More of the same, if you've ever seen any of his stuff.)
Listening: To stories (& reading them too) from women I know about long-ago ...., in the wake of Christine Blasey Ford's courageous testimony before the Senate committee recently. During my visit "home," I heard an almost 40-year-old story for the first time from my own sister about an experience she had during her first month of dorm living at university in the early 1980s. It wasn't rape, and I suppose back then we had no idea what to call it, but these days it would definitely be classified as sexual assault. :(
Drinking/Eating: Still recuperating from the great eating while I was at Mom & Dad's ;) including Thanksgiving dinner, with all the trimmings, on Saturday night. :) Turkey with mashed potatos, stuffing & gravy; mashed turnip, peas, coleslaw, buns and a cottage cheese salad my mom has made since we were kids (that's really almost more of a dessert). And apple & pumpkin pies for dessert.
Wearing: I had to borrow my mother's winter jacket while we were out west, since it was pretty chilly the entire time we were there (including some SNOW!!). I had only brought my denim jacket and a slightly warmer fall jacket. It was 5C when we left Winnipeg yesterday; 27C/36C humidex when we arrived in Toronto. (Somewhere, there has to be a happy medium...!) The forecast for today is similar (although it will chill out again after that). Guess my capris & sandals will get one more wear today, before they're washed/put away for the season...!
Buying (besides books, lol): Groceries, later this morning. We always try to leave the cupboards & especially the refrigerator as empty as possible whenever we got away, and they are both pretty bare at the moment!
Wanting: A good night's sleep. :p I was hoping I would sleep better, being back in my own bed again, but (despite being exhausted last night) I was awake before 4 & up before 5. :p
Feeling: Sad to say goodbye to my parents again, but happy to be back in my own little condo. (And looking forward to returning at Christmastime!)
Loving: Going to a concert again after so many years -- with my sister again, like when we were teenagers - AND that the concert was Paul McCartney, to boot...! (I wrote about the experience here!)
Thinking ahead: To October 2019. My sister just got two tickets to Elton John's farewell tour for October 5th. (I really think it's ridiculous to have to buy concert tickets a WHOLE YEAR AHEAD, but, whatever...!). SIL & I tried and failed to get tickets to his recent farewell concerts here -- and I/we could stay for Thanksgiving again too ;) -- so it's a very tempting prospect...!
Playing: A lot of cards while we were at my parents' house :) -- mostly a rummy game we've played since I was a kid, for quarters.
One amazing covered, and another planned! You should definitely go.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home. It's nice to have you back.