Life of a Renaissance Gal
Reading… The Ruin. I finished this book over the weekend. It’s written by an Irish writer and set in Ireland. I don’t think I’ve consumed enough Irish media to have mastered the Irish voice. For this reason, it took me awhile to get into this mystery. I found myself having a little trouble comprehending and…
Reading… Digital Minimalism. Paula Pant interviewed Cal Newport for the Afford Anything podcast. I was excited to see that his book was available on Scribd and have been devouring it. I have been contemplating my smart phone and digital consumption ever since. He recommends taking a digital media break for approximately one month; I’ve been…
I did not intend to take so much time off. Between being a little under the weather and a weird work schedule at the law office, I’ve had trouble getting my act together. Reading… Lethal White. I’m a big fan of this J.K. Rowling series (written under a pseudonym). At 656 pages, this is a…
Reading… Night of Miracles. I flew through this sequel to The Story of Arthur Truluv. I loved both of these books. I did not realize that Elizabeth Berg had written so many books. I will have to check out her other work. These books are set in a small town in Missouri and have a…
I fully intended to post on Friday but when I went to do so discovered that WordPress had gone and changed things on me. I didn’t have time to figure it all out so I opted not to post. Reading… About My Mother: True Stores of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother. I’m not…
Reading… Priestdaddy. I’ve been on a real memoir kick lately. This one is very different; it’s the story of a poet whose father is a Catholic priest. Parts are laugh-out-loud funny and parts are pretty dark & sad. It was a slow read (took me about a month to make it through). It’s basically a…
Reading… Endurance: My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery. I’ve been reading (listening to) this for book club and am thoroughly enjoying it. I wanted to be an astronaut as a kid – until I realized how much science was involved and that I would probably have to join the military. I definitely suffer…
Watching… Bletchley Circle: San Francisco. I loved the original series about a group of women who were code breakers in England during WWII. This follow up series started off pretty good but became unbelievable to the point of distraction. There were three mysteries told in two episodes each. I felt the last mystery (last two…
Watching… Being Erica. I was looking for a British/Australian show on Amazon Prime and came across this Canadian show. Erica is in her 30’s and in one day, loses her job, gets dumped by the guy she’s been seeing, and goes into anaphylactic shock. A counselor approaches her about helping her get her life together;…
Watching… The Romanoffs. I am taking a break from Acorn and decided to start an Amazon series. I’ve watched one episode so far; it was okay. It was set in Paris and was subtitled through most of the episode. I was working on some mending and was a little annoyed that I couldn’t watch and…
