A walk

Ended up craving more time walking, so I headed down the Greenway toward the swing where I used to walk every morning.

It was just over 2 miles to the swing, 4.25 round trip, and the bath afterward was exactly right. There is a little free library at the sidewalk near the swing, and I might have to make more use of it. The selection wasn't great, so that's all the more reason to put better books in there.

That's probably a walk that needs to happen again in my life, possibly often.

After the bath, I headed to the library to renew a book, print some stuff and basically recharge my library batteries. I suppose other folks might not have those, but I certainly do. The project for the library school class has entered the next phase, round 3 of 4, and life is good. I like my team.

Tonight is As You Like It at the Lime Kiln, and I'm looking forward to a play. La Boheme was nice, but opera is different, and Charlotte's Web was excellent, but not quite the same thing at all. I know I know: I'm splitting hairs.

Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to it.

Library day

Library visit

With the cold and dark days, we spent Sunday afternoon in the library instead of the garden. Winter is coming indeed.

Saturday in the park

Saturday movie at the Grandin Theatre in the Village and then a tour through the furniture store where we found a super cool tic tac toe set. We dropped by Linda's used bookstore and then went to a puzzle room put on by the library. 

A good time was had by all.

Library Day

We love the expanded visiting time.
Friday afternoon in the library is always a treat, and she checked out three books. I'm really impressed with her ability and interest in keeping up with the due dates.

Libraries, Adaptations, and Books to Read

The local library continues to have great works available -- and new stuff! -- all over town. I picked up a copy of Rick Riordan’s newest this year and have had a great time reading along as he takes me all over the spectrum of mythology; it’s a lovely ride. The library has multiple copies of The Name of the Wind and Wise Man’s Fear, which are getting ready to be made into a television series and film (and, since Lin-Manuel is involved in the ultimate act of fanboy energy, there could even be a play or musical or something -- who knows? I’m certainly not going to limit the man) despite the fact that Rothfuss hasn’t written the the third volume yet. [No. I’m not upset. Nope. Not me. Not. At. All.]

In my reading journey this year at the library, I’ve picked up a couple really delightful works, most notably Crow Lake which has written its words on my heart, and How to Survive a Crash Landing which made me laugh out loud more than once.

Those last two titles aren’t in our personal kindle library, but we have a ton of others -- well, okay, maybe not a ton, but we have however much 642 digital kindle titles would weigh. Also, we have access to kindle unlimited, which gives a bunch that aren’t available through amazon prime, and of course we have prime. And kindle first. Let me know if you need the login information, since you don’t need a kindle device to read the stuff or to listen to our ever-growing audible collection.

The brick-and-mortar local library has preloaded kindles that can be checked out (at least at the South County location). But leaving aside digital formats, there are two paper format books that I’m particularly interested in checking out (see what I did there?): Rogues, a collection of short stories by a ton of different wonderful authors -- including George R. R. Martin and Neil Gaiman -- and Half A King, the first of the new-to-me Shattered Seas trilogy which just looks great. SciFi Now liked it too, saying the series is “[t]remendously entertaining . . . lightning-fast and filled with a wonderful collection of rogues, villains and two-faced bastards . . . From the first chapter [Joe Abercrombie] wastes no time as the reader is swept up in a gripping tale of betrayal and revenge.”

Thanksgiving Break

Trimming the crust

Filling the pies

Making a fire

At home workout, because the gym was closed.

Playtime

Playtime

The Bird (note the pie)

Dinner

The face of defeat

At the Co-op

Library Day

The explosion of personal effects happened over the course of two days.

Making plans, writing letters, and being art

Making poundcake

Family Movie: A Bug's Life

(Do not tell anyone that I was barefoot in the kitchen) making frosting.

Morning After: French Toast

Planning with the first seed catalog of the year

French Toast

In the village

Measuring her dress-in-progress (beginning of skein 3)