John has had us on a great Dickens kick – we finished watching Andrew Davies\u2019 \u201cBleak House\u201d and then \u201cLittle Dorrit\u201d – both excellent. We also watched \u201cIn the Heart of the Sea\u201d as a follow-up to John\u2019s reading it and \u201cMoby Dick\u201d recently. I\u2019m definitely benefiting from his current reading list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The summer transition season has begun in earnest – last week one of my new deputies arrived to replace Jill, who left this week. I\u2019m in denial that she is gone \u2014 to be followed soon by her co-deputy. They have been my right and left hands for the last two years. Lea, Marko, and I took Jill out for drinks this week at the same sweet little wine bar where we all met two years ago to start getting to know each other – a nice bookend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday was Memorial Day and John and I attended the ceremony to commemorate it at the Embassy. Several older veterans were there, along with a few visiting members of Congress. I always enjoy the remembrance. Afterward, Lea took me for a delicious and enjoyable late birthday lunch at Roux and today we went for sushi at Osaka. Also on Friday, I went to the DEIA happy hour to kick off Pride Month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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