Reading has been a huge part of my life for at least 77 Years, but somehow this illness interrupted that. I have had a hard time concentrating on anything, much less following a story in a book. I suppose sever pain can do that. Finally I tried re-reading the Anne Perry books about Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. Success! Maybe because the characters are familiar to me and I didn't have to concentrate on keeping them separate. I read through #6 in the series. Then I tried " Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantell, the first of a trilogy about Thomas Cromwell. That proved to be too heavy. So, I pulled out "Euphoria" by Lilly King. It is fiction based on the early explorations of anthropologist Margaret Mead and her fellow workers Reo Fortune and Gregory Bateson, In real life she was marred to each of them. The book was a best seller in 2015 and won a number of prestigious awards. I am enjoying it. I also started reading Mary Trump's "Too Much and Never Enough" about her uncle Donald Trump and her disfunctional family that created him. I had to remove the cover since I can't bear to look at his picture. I think I will need to take it in small sections. I'm sure it will raise my blood pressure, but I am curious what made such a vile creature and how he gets away with his tricks.
I am feeling better, but am very weak from spending so much time off my feet for the last month and a half. KoKo and I are walking twice a day as we did in the past. Not as far and I use a walker because my legs sort of give out on me periodically and I have to sit down for a few minutes. But we both need the exercise, so we try to add a few "house lengths" each time. Tonight it was down six house, cross the street, bac toward home and around the cul de sac, cross the street and home. For a little rest before dinner time. So far, so good.
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Wonderful news Del. I am so pleased to hear KoKo is home and you have both reverted back to your old routines. That is good for the soul! I have been also having trouble concentrating and/or just staying with anything I may be doing! I chalk it up to the emotional environment we are living in these days....since the election I believe my thinking as eased, but there are still so many questions to be answered. I've decided to take just one step at a time and not beat up on myself for not staying with anything I may be doing -- included laundry! Take care, stay well and a pat for KoKo!
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