Week #21 started with a bang: Monday, I went downtown to The National Mall – there were people all ages from all over the world – lots of school trips. The weather was lovely, a perfect Spring day! I specifically went to meet Juliann, F2F, who was visiting. We’ve been Zoom and FT and ALP friends for several years; this was our first Face-to-Face meetup, ever. T’was a delightful day, spent mostly at the African American Museum of Art and then a bite to eat afterwards … Visit her blog to see a photo of the two of us … Tuesday, in comparison, quiet time for me. Wednesday, I was in seventh heaven: The London Writers’ Salon sponsored a special interview/chat with Maggie O’Farrell– author of many books, her two most recent: Hamnet and Portrait of A Marriage.Along with all the others in the audience, I was captivated, hang- ing onto her every word. After the session, I promptly checked my two local library systems for her memoir : I Am, I Am, I Am. As luck would have it, both dc public and pgcmls (Prince George’s County, MD) library systems had copies available – one of which I now have in my reading stack, started Thursday night after …
Thursday, I met two friends for breakfast and a long overdue gathering. We were so busy catching up, eating, etc, we forgot to grab a picture to memorialize the event. But, that’s OK; our hearts are warmed and the memory of our gathering, indelibly impressed on our minds…
Friday, I waited all day for a service call re: my washing machine. It walks. The service tech arrived at 5:15 pm. No service performed!Suffice it to say, I was not a happy camper! Second service call scheduled for Wednesday.
Friday’s fiasco not withstanding, in the overall scheme of things, I am more happier – as Gretchen and sister, Liz share on their twice a month Saturday podcast. What’s making you more happier these days? Have a great holiday!
Cheers~
Apologies for the disatrous formatting – last three paragraphs. Word Press strikes again and frankly, I’m too irritated to bother.
Such a beautiful day and a week with a good serving of happiness. I enjoyed I am I am I am so much. And I have enjoyed listening to Maggie O’Farrell speak a number of times. Now, if only WordPress would stop giving you so much trouble!
I am so glad that the two of you were able to meet up in real life, and it sounds like it was a wonderful time. I have enjoyed all of Maggie O’Farrell’s books but haven’t been able to hear her speak live. I’m sure she’s really captivating!
All things considered, it was a fine week! When I read through O’Farrell’s backlist last year, I saved I Am, I Am, I Am for last and it was so fun to see the autobiographical connections across her novels.
I’m always glad to see you here, and your meeting up with a blogging friend brought back fond memories of dinner with you in Washington a few years ago! I was lucky enough to meet up with Alexa (who I “met” through you many years ago) in person in Seville, Spain of all places! The world feels wonderfully small sometimes. There will be a photo up on my blog once I sort through the 100’s of photos we took on our tour of Portugal and Spain.
I am so glad the two of you were able to meet. Your posts on happier make me more happier. I also just returned from a visit to my daughter and family. Those days filled me with happiness.
I’ll bet your meet-up with Juliann was PURE Happiness! Love that you two made that happen.
I’m curious what you thought of I Am, I Am, I Am. I’m a big fan of hers–I think I’ve read everything she’s written now. And Hamnet is one of my favorite reads of this century so far! Which is saying something. But I did not enjoy the memoir…
Hope June is full of Happiness for you.
What a cool idea for the story. That’s a great weekend story, love to read your weekend blog. especially on Wednesday chatting with Hamnet and Portrait of A Marriage.
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Such a beautiful day and a week with a good serving of happiness. I enjoyed I am I am I am so much. And I have enjoyed listening to Maggie O’Farrell speak a number of times. Now, if only WordPress would stop giving you so much trouble!
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I am so glad that the two of you were able to meet up in real life, and it sounds like it was a wonderful time. I have enjoyed all of Maggie O’Farrell’s books but haven’t been able to hear her speak live. I’m sure she’s really captivating!
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All things considered, it was a fine week! When I read through O’Farrell’s backlist last year, I saved I Am, I Am, I Am for last and it was so fun to see the autobiographical connections across her novels.
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Sorry I missed Maggie, I’ve loved her last two books. Soooo happy for you and Juliann!! Maybe all 4 of us next time! 😉
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I’m always glad to see you here, and your meeting up with a blogging friend brought back fond memories of dinner with you in Washington a few years ago! I was lucky enough to meet up with Alexa (who I “met” through you many years ago) in person in Seville, Spain of all places! The world feels wonderfully small sometimes. There will be a photo up on my blog once I sort through the 100’s of photos we took on our tour of Portugal and Spain.
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I am so glad the two of you were able to meet. Your posts on happier make me more happier. I also just returned from a visit to my daughter and family. Those days filled me with happiness.
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I’ll bet your meet-up with Juliann was PURE Happiness! Love that you two made that happen.
I’m curious what you thought of I Am, I Am, I Am. I’m a big fan of hers–I think I’ve read everything she’s written now. And Hamnet is one of my favorite reads of this century so far! Which is saying something. But I did not enjoy the memoir…
Hope June is full of Happiness for you.
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What a cool idea for the story. That’s a great weekend story, love to read your weekend blog. especially on Wednesday chatting with Hamnet and Portrait of A Marriage.
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