I was a little social this week, starting with dinner out with John\u2019s 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! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2019ve gone to a market here. It was like those I\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week I finished reading \u201cMatrix,\u201d by Lauren Groff. Although I didn\u2019t think it was a topic that interested me (a twelfth-century nunnery), I found it oddly good. I\u2019m almost finished tearing through Jeff Hiller\u2019s \u201cAn Actress of a Certain Age,\u201d which I am thoroughly enjoying. I loved him in \u201cSomebody Somewhere\u201d (I think he just won an Emmy for it). It\u2019s 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\u2019s \u201cFates and Furies\u201d aside for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
John and I are continuing to enjoy the new \u201cLynley\u201d as well as the older \u201cInspector Lynley\u201d series, as well as \u201cUnforgotten.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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