Welcome to my weekly update for February 14, 2021! Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve had another busy week so there hasn’t been much going on in my little corner of the blogosphere. We left Joshua Tree National Park and headed to Saguaro National Park, staying as socially distanced as we can by traveling and staying in […]

Welcome to my weekly update for February 7, 2021! The governor lifted Southern California’s stay-at-home orders so my husband and I took the opportunity to drive our RV up to Joshua Tree National Park for a long weekend. We’ve had beautiful weather while we’ve been here. It’s so nice to get out and hike again! […]

Welcome to my weekly update for January 31, 2021! I mentioned the virtual Parade Across America last week and several of you said you missed it as well. I streamed it from the official Biden/Harris inauguration page but that video has been taken down now. This WBUR video appears to contain the whole parade instead. […]

Welcome to my weekly update for January 24, 2021! It’s been a quiet week here. I watched the inauguration ceremonies for at least half a day. I’m relieved that everything went off smoothly. I missed the Virtual Parade Across America because my TV station went to local news but I did stream it later. I […]

Welcome to my weekly update for January 17, 2021! This week we’ll finally be inaugurating Joe Biden as our 46th president here in the US. I pray that this week passes uneventfully and the transfer of power is peaceful. We took the picture on the left at Strand Beach on a walk last week and […]

Welcome to my weekly update for January 10, 2021! Well. This week in the US was more exciting than I would have liked. I don’t even know where to start. My thoughts and prayers are with the family of the Capitol Police officer who was murdered in the line of duty and also the families […]

Welcome to my weekly update for January 3, 2021! Well, here we are in 2021! The year that felt like it might never end is finally behind us. With the arrival of the vaccine, I’m choosing to view the new year with hope that life will return to a new normal. Posted: Top Ten Books […]

Welcome to my weekly update for December 27, 2020! I hope all who celebrate had a merry Christmas and everyone else had a wonderful week! We noticed these beautiful Christmas lights at the San Diego California Temple as we were driving around and had to stop for a few pictures. I received a few bookish/blogging […]

Welcome to my weekly update for December 20, 2020! I hope all who celebrate have a merry Christmas and happy holidays! My husband and I went to a Christmas drive-through light show on Friday night. It was a lot of fun! They even blew soap bubble “snow” on our car as we reached the end. […]

Welcome to my weekly update for December 13, 2020! I believe I finished my Christmas shopping last week! Yay! Now I just hope everything gets delivered on time. Posted: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia–4 Stars My Top Ten Christmas Books Read: I’ve been trying to focus exclusively on A Promised Land (see below) but I […]