Friday, November 08, 2019

The Have To, Not Want To, Weekly Link Round-Up




The weather is absolutely gorgeous, and I'm still being good. What a pain in the neck! The only time I get out is to go to a doctor's appointment, and it seems that there has been a steady stream of home healthcare nurses coming here to the house to draw blood, check to see that I'm giving myself antibiotics the way I should be, and monitor my leg to see how well it's healing.

My leg is showing daily improvement, and it looks as though I may be entering the homestretch. I know that following doctor's orders is the major reason for this, but the sun is shining, the birdies are singing, the butterflies are fluttering, and the hummingbirds are chasing each other around and around and around. And there are gardens and zoos to visit, author events to go to...

Not all of them will still be there when I am finally sprung from house arrest, but since I don't want a repeat of this thing, books, movies, and knitting will have to do. I don't remember ever saying that I was tired of reading, but...

Heavens! What a thing to even think about saying! Let's get to the links fast!




►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄


►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄


►Channeling My Inner Elly Mae Clampett◄


►Fascinating Folk◄
  • Susanna Bauer, a crocheter who uses her skills to turn dried leaves into works of art.
  • A new Monopoly game celebrates women... but what about Lizzie Magie, the game's own overlooked inventor?
  • Wisconsin resident Julie Buckles headed to town and impulse-bought an entire bookstore.
  • Attica Locke left Hollywood to write novels. Now she's found success in both worlds. 
  • Kym Worthy, a Wayne County Michigan prosecutor, has fought for justice after discovering thousands of abandoned rape kits. (I watched a documentary about this and was so angry I think the lights dimmed in the house.)


►The Happy Wanderer◄
  • For decades, the Mississippi River town of Muscatine, Iowa was the pearl-button capital of the world.
  • The Biblioteca Palafoxiana, the first public library in the Americas, has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

►I ♥ Lists◄



That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.

Have a great weekend, and read something fabulous!


12 comments:

  1. So glad to see you here, Cathy, and even more glad that you're making progress. That's the main thing, and I hope it won't be long at all before you're up, around, and back to normal life. Thinking of you! Now, off to check out what the DNA studies have found about that ancient culture...

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    1. I'm able to sit here at my desktop computer for short periods of time, so I'm looking forward to getting caught up!

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  2. I'm glad you are continuing to follow the doctor's orders and hope you will be back in business, doing all that you want to do.

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    1. My course of antibiotics is done. Just have to get my leg completely healed. I'm looking forward to my prison break! LOL

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  3. Very good news about your 'prison term'! I do understand about choice. It sounds fun to have the time to read all the time - literally. But....I've been there and tried that and I concur. Maybe not quite as fun as you might imagine, especially if you are used to being out in the lovely weather. It will still be there. Isn't it nice that your area does have more temperate weather all winter - than some places anyway. Take care.

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    1. Yes, I am lucky with the weather, but I want to be out in it goofing off NOW! *whine* LOL

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  4. Very relieved to hear that you're on the mend. Hope you're back to the gardens and zoos and book events--anything you enjoy away from home, really--soon.

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  5. So glad to read that your leg is improving and it sounds like you are well on your way to a jail break!

    And, in addition, to your other destinations, I know you can't wait to get back to the Poisoned Pen. Living without trips to that great bookstore must be difficult, but it seems you'll be able to get there soon. (And I will be glad to read your write-ups.)

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    1. I'm slowly-- very slowly-- getting back to normal. You never know how much you miss normal until it's gone!

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  6. So glad to hear of the positive progress!

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    1. So am I. It's helping my patience last longer than it normally would! LOL

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