Painting, mulching and other excuses for not writing
Well, that was a long time. Since I last posted something, I decided to give up on my one computer account that I've had forever because my ability to write or process any online material was taking        way            too        long. Numerous contacts with my cable provider convinced me that I couldn't blame them, so I decided to start with a new gmail account and, thanks to my daughters, a new computer, which has taken a little getting used to.

Along the way, I helped my mom through a short, albeit still concerning, hospital visit, worked on some decorating projects at home and then painted, painted, painted, and painted some more at my daughter's home, along with some always-anticipated babysitting, or should I say toddler sitting. The baby has been replaced by a much more verbal and I-want-to-do-it-myself model.

Now, hopefully, the lawnmower has replaced the snowblower and the new topic of conversation is where to find the latest deal on mulch -- nearly 40 bags used so far. Ibuprofen and a heating pad are my new best friends for muscles that have come out of hibernation and are protesting

Then, I couldn't figure out how to get back into this blog. The more I tried, the more frustrating it became and frankly, I don't know how I even found it to write this post. So it may be awhile before there is another one.

Here is a not-comprehensive list of books read and reading in the meantime:
- Savvy chic: the art of more for less.
- Life is short (no pun intended): love, laughter, and learning to enjoy every moment.
- V is for vengeance
- Hiding from reality: my story of love, loss and finding the courage within.
- Been there, done that: family wisdom for modern times.
- Called for life: how loving our neighbor led us into the heart of the Ebola epidemic.
- G is for gumshoe.
- X.
- The Paris wife: a novel.
- A year in the life of a duchess: Catherine HRH the Duchess of Cambridge. 

   

Just read: Books to help escape the snow, the wind chill and the post-holiday doldrums
- Going Off Script: how I survived a crazy childhood, cancer, and Clooney's 32 on-screen rejections, by Guliana Rancic
- My Journey, by Donna Karan
- Tales from the Back Row: an outsider's view from inside the fashion industry, by Amy Odell

- W is for Wasted and G is for Gumshoe, by Sue Grafton

- Happily Ali After, by Ali Wentworth

- Is This Thing On?: a computer handbook for late bloomers, technophobes and the kicking & screaming, by Abby Stokes

- William's Princess, by Robert Jobson

- William & Catherine, their story, by Andrew Morton