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Vacation Eve

 We leave on vacation tomorrow.  I finished up the bulk of my work by 1pm, so we brought the dog to boarding and went to sit at the bar at a neighborhood restaurant. All was ordinary until Susan and Joanne walked in.  We quickly learned they were regulars. Sisters. Susan is 79 and Joanne is 84, They are both divorced and have a chld/nephew getting married in Israel in February. Joanne wanted us to know she was an actress who never wanted to be famous, yet she name dropped the entire time. Susan is a still practicing psychotherapist who seems to tolerate Joanne. They were wonderful and I hope our paths cross again.  The night before vacation is like Christmas Eve to me, but with the awareness of an adult who can really do whatever they want. So...I watched the Astros beat the Phillies and then caught up on Bakeoff while packing and texting with my NYC friends we are headed to see tomorrow...all with a bottle of very good wine. This is the first non-family get away since January 2020 and
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Bouquets of newly sharpened pencils

I love fall. What a cliche, but it's true. I grew up in New England, spent 20 years in the Midwest, and am now in California. Fall looks different, but the vibe is the same. Even at age 49 and no children my brain is stuck on an academic calendar and newly purchased school supplies. I am much more likely to come up with goals and to dos in September than I am in January.  So here I am, starting a blog in 2022. I'm forever several years behind the cool kids.  My intention is to track my reading, but as I tend to remember books I've read in terms of what was happening in my life at the time, it will include tidbits from my day-to-day as well. I know myself well enough to know why I am starting this now: baseball and tennis are basically done for the next couple months so my available reading hours have increased. Thank goodness I don't care about basketball or football or I'd never read another novel again.  For many years I have have been a lurker on book blogs. I tr
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