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It's snowing again this evening. I'll be so happy when Spring comes and stays. Week's Highlight: Saturday was our high school's Solo and Ensemble. Of the 8 kids I accompanied, 6 got 1s, which is pretty great. I had a break in the middle of the day and David and I went to lunch at the Breakfast Club. I had delicious Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jelly French toast that was delicious! https://www.instagram.com/p/Btq5pzyHljJ/ Watching: We've been watching The ABC Murders on Amazon Prime Video. I don't love it, but we've only got one episode left. Reading: I was reading a chapter a day in Don Quixote, but the last couple chapters have been sooooo long. I'm also currently in the middle of The Stranger Diaries on my Kindles and The World Beneath on audio. I posted a couple reviews this week: Voice of the Violin by Andrea CamilleriThe 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonMurder at Larkfield Barn by Betty Rowlands Looking forward to: Valentine's Day is this week. I...

It's Super Bowl Sunday, which means I'm sitting on the couch and reading while my husband watches the game. At least we have snacks. I am participating in The Big Game's On Read-a-thon hosted by Jenn at Jenn's Bookshelves. Celebrating: This week we celebrated Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. Yum! https://www.instagram.com/p/BtY2uoAHK-2/ Reading: I’m reading about a chapter a day of Don Quixote. I still don't love it. Maybe I should be reading it faster, keeping a continuity? I finished The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Murder at Larkfield Barn - my comments should be up in the next few days. I posted a couple reviews this week: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Playing: We played Roll for the Galaxy with the Ambition expansion Friday. I enjoy the base game and the expansion adds some variety. Planning Ahead: We're starting to think about where we want to go for our anniversary. We're thinking a week-ish in mid-October or early November. Our current idea is to do a couple...

24 in 48 ends tonight at 11:59 pm. Of course, I'll be asleep long before that. As always, I didn't get in as much reading as I'd hoped, but had a lot of fun. I still have a couple of hours left too. Week’s Highlight: We went to see The Tempest today in Pittsburgh. It wasn't what I had expected when we first got the tickets, but it was really good. It's an all-female production. It started with a silent scene in a Pittsburgh hospital room in the oncology ward. Prospero is in the bed, dealing with breast cancer. Prospero begins to dream, and in the dream she is transported to a magical island full of fairies and sprites. The turmoil of the story stems from Prospero feeling abandoned by her family during her illness. Tamara Tunie was a grand Prospero and Ariel was perfect. I would have preferred just the straight play, I think, without the cancer framing, but I...

Well, our snowstorm was nowhere near as bad as predicted which makes me happy. Week’s Highlight: We went to the Cirque du Soleil's Corteo in Pittsburgh today. It was really fabulous. The acrobats are amazingly talented, but it's also a gorgeous and the music is beautiful. I borrowed the photo below, but it shows my favorite act of the show. photo from thebuzzmagazines,com Reading: I'm on page 319 of  The Three Musketeers. I really love how the three Musketeer's and D'Artagnan's characters are taking shape. I love how they turn situations to their advantage. Some parts are downright funny too. I've read 20 chapters Don Quixote, on track with Silvia Cachia’s read-a-long. I think Don Quixote's supposed to be funny, but most of the time I find myself feeling sorry for him. I've been listening to Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. It covers a lot of ground and is really interesting. I just wish I could remember more of it. I know, I could...

It snowed yesterday. I'm really not a fan of winter. Week’s Highlight: I'm not sure if it's exactly a highlight, but David started taking down the wall between on our dining and living rooms. We had an arch there, but we're replacing it with antique pocket doors we salvaged from a house that was being torn down. Celebrating: Amber's 19th birthday was Friday, so we went out to eat at a restaurant of her choice. She went with a local Italian place - yum! Reading: I'm already one book behind on my Goodreads goal, but I did post my reivew of Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny the other day. You can find it here. I'm on page 289 of  The Three Musketeers. My copy has 704 pages, but it's flying by. It's pretty close to what I was expecting. I'm reading about a chapter a day of Don Quixote, which should keep me on track with Silvia Cachia’s read-a-long. I'm not in love with...

It's a new year with new books and new adventures. Week's Highlight: We went to see Hamilton in Pittsburgh yesterday. It was fabulous! My mom got us the tickets for Christmas. Celebrating: Monday was New Year's Eve and we had some friends over to our house for board games and food. It was fun, if unexciting. We got two new board games for Christmas, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig and Spirit Island. They're both fun and neither are too heavy. Reading: My first print book of the year is The Three Musketeers. My copy has 704 pages; I'm currently on page 102. So far I'm enjoying it. I also want to join in with Silvia Cachia's read-a-long of Don Quixote, another long classic, but at 7 chapters a week I think I can keep up. My first audio is The Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny. Fitness: One of my unstated goals for 2019 is getting back to running. I've been on the treadmill...