A sudden pile of books
Hey everybody! I disappeared for a while there, and I'm not quite sure what I am going to do, but I'll tell you about it. My reading mojo disappeared; I mean, it took a long vacation and I wondered if it was coming back. I think it had mostly to do with my husband's layoff back in January; worry took up most of my brainspace and there was not much left over. I could read the fluffiest mysteries, and Diana Wynne Jones. I read something like eight of Anne McCaffrey's Pern novels, would you believe -- I liked those when I was around 13. But I couldn't seem to keep up with blogging, or anyone else's blogs, or read anything new or in the least challenging. I saw the CC Spin and I just couldn't do it! Instead I embroidered things and played too much on my phone. A couple of weeks ago, my husband got a nice contracting gig, and I instantly felt much better. Pretty soon my reading came back, and with renewed energy -- I read two Shakespeare plays yesterday