What Next? So Many Choices

I've had both of my shots.  COVID cases are decreasing.  Freedom!

Now what?  So many people to see, so many places to go, so many wishes to fulfill.

First and foremost:  I want to get together with my children.  Not on Zoom.  In person.

I want to see the latest exhibit of Hockley and Van Gogh at the Museum of Fine Arts

I want to go to a restaurant with friends, go to the theater.

I want to visit the Cistern an amazing place discovered underground near downtown Houston.

I want to see the sculptures and murals in the Heights.

I want to go back to Angela's House, where I was leading a writing group.

I want to see the bluebonnets.

I want to drive to Galveston, where I was doing volunteer work at Shriners Burn Hospital for Children.

I want to go to Austin, where I spent my childhood.

I want to visit my sister in Atlanta.

I want to visit my late husband's family in Iowa and Wisconsin.

I want to vacation in New York, Maine, New Mexico.

I want to celebrate my freedom!

March Madness

 It's March Madness time and I have been watching basketball all weekend, not the lousy Houston Rockets but the NCAA tournament.

I love sports--watching them, not playing them.  I am tooo clumsy to engage in any sport but I love being a spectator.  This year Texas had 8 teams in the tournament.  The University of Texas, my alma mater seeded #3, lost in the first round to little known Abilene Christian.  The University of Houston, my second alma mater, played poorly but managed to get it together in the second half and made it to the Sweet Sixteen.  I was on campus in the heady Phi Slamma Jama days and this team is almost as good.  Baylor, a number 1 seed also advanced.  Tomorrow I'll have to decide between watching basketball or The Voice.  Hard choice.  If none of the Texas teams gets to the finals, I'll be cheering for little Gonzaga which always has a great team but has never made it all the way.

Go Coogs!

Books of February

 Blood and Money.  A friend reminded me of an old Houston scandal so I read the book about it.  I'd forgotten many of the details--the possibility that the wife was poisoned with cream puffs, the dead woman's father (supposedly) having the husband murdered.  I read it all in two nights.  Engrossing, plus if you know Houston, you'd find it especially interesting.

The Sanitorium.  This has been on the best seller list for several weeks.  Strange things are happening at a resort high in the mountains where all the guests and staff are trapped by an avalanche. The author does a great job of making the building a character in the story, but the heroine keeps venturing into places alone where she's clearly in danger of being murdered herself.  It's just like the scary movies where the young girl goes into the house where she knows the killer is hiding.  This character is a police officer but still...

Books of January

Late this month--just getting to January.  Here we go.

 Hidden Sins by Selena  Montgomery aka Stacy Abrams.  Yes, that Stacy  Abrams.  She wrote this romantic suspense while she was a student at Yale Law School.  Impressive.  She did a good job.  You just have to suspend your disbelief, but, don't you have to do when reading any fiction?  

War:  How Conflict Shaped Us.  Written by a prominent historian.  About how and why wars begin, how they are fought, the aftermath of war.  Interesting reading.

The Price of Time,  What would be the consequences of discovering a drug that could give you eternal life? 

The Storm Ended!

 Last week we thought the storm would never end, but it did and now it looks like spring.  Here are some quotes to keep in mind:

Writing Legacy Letters: How to Express Your Love for a Family Member, Friend, Mentor or Those You Leave Behind

 I'm going to be teaching a  three-session course on writing legacy letters for Story Circle Network starting the first Monday in March.  I'm very passionate about the importance of sharing your love, wisdom, expreience, thanks, or hopes for the future with those you care about.  That night be for a special occasion--wedding, birth, graduation, retirement, etc--or you may want to leave this as a special, lasting gift to those who come after you.    If you'd like to enroll in this course--and I hope you will--you can check with Story Circle at  www.storycircle.org (Sorry, couldn't get the link to show up).  I've presented this course at senior loiving facilities, women's organizations and my Zoom group and I'm looking forward to my class at Story Cricle.

 

Living on COVID Time

 

 We've all lived on COVID time.  Will it ever end?  I hope so, but meanwhile, enjoy this anthology from women around the world about their COVID experiences.  Mine are included, so I'm especially pleased to publicize this book.  It begins with a COVID fairy tale, (not my piece).  

This book is published by Story Circle Network.  It's an organozation for women writers and would-be writers at any of experience.  There are classes, writing circles, opportunities for publication and more.  See the logo below and check them out.