This year, I read 131 books (my Goodreads challenge was 110). Included are all 51 books in the Spenser series, which I really enjoyed. Don’t get me wrong, Spenser is a kick-ass private investigator, but none of them stood out for the book year of the year. So, let me glance through my Goodreads list…
Happy New Year
After everything that has happened in the past month (moving and being hospitalized with emergency surgery), I am glad I took time off from work to end the year. I don’t go back till next Thursday. My mother thought my job was closed! I told her my job is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day…
My Friends – by Fredrik Backman
I got this book from Netgalley so I can and review it before it’s published. Now, let me also preface that I really enjoy his style of writing and have read all of his prior books. As I was reading this new one, it reminded a bit of two books: Niko Draws a Feeling (a…
Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches – by Tim Matheson
I only knew of him as being in the movie Animal House. I had no clue he was a child actor and he started work with the greats of Lucille Ball and Dick Van Dyke; just to name a few. I enjoyed reading about his story growing up, his relationships, his stories from television series…
So This Happened…
We accepted an offer for our house a few days before Thanksgiving and moved last Monday to less than a mile away in the same neighborhood. I have to give a lot of thanks to Nina as she did 99.9% of the packing. We are leasing till the end of the school year as Niko…