I was a little social this week, starting with dinner out with John’s colleague Chris and his wife Mariella. We went to a nice Italian restaurant on the top floor of a building (around eight stories). There was a big party going on in the outdoor section with lots of very dressed up folks – when we asked the waitress what the occasion was, she said they had come for brunch and just stayed!
Yesterday I went to a morning get-together for EFMs (i.e., spouses). It was fun to meet some new folks. I rode with neighbor Katline and another EFM Annabellee; on the way home we made a quick stop by the Mon Repos market, then did some grocery shopping. This was the first time I’ve gone to a market here. It was like those I’ve seen in a lot of other countries, with a mix of fruits, vegetables, clothes, household goods, etc – plus a big does of raw or smoked meats, including whole ducks and sides of pork, as well as live animals waiting to be slaughtered.
This week I finished reading “Matrix,” by Lauren Groff. Although I didn’t think it was a topic that interested me (a twelfth-century nunnery), I found it oddly good. I’m almost finished tearing through Jeff Hiller’s “An Actress of a Certain Age,” which I am thoroughly enjoying. I loved him in “Somebody Somewhere” (I think he just won an Emmy for it). It’s an easy read that has make me laugh out laugh and tear up a bit, too. I was excited enough when it came into my Libby queue that I set a re-reading of Groff’s “Fates and Furies” aside for it.
John and I are continuing to enjoy the new “Lynley” as well as the older “Inspector Lynley” series, as well as “Unforgotten.”