tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post4905610313529197622..comments2024-03-28T04:19:41.117-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: A Quarantine Capers Weekly Link Round-UpCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-54738361809843623632020-04-13T23:42:42.499-07:002020-04-13T23:42:42.499-07:00Yes, I love Shaw's series. He's got anothe...Yes, I love Shaw's series. He's got another one coming out in the near future, and I'll be ready for it!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-74367007439547702722020-04-13T15:43:30.544-07:002020-04-13T15:43:30.544-07:00Deadland is very good. A wonderful writer in Derb...Deadland is very good. A wonderful writer in Derbyshire sent it to me and I scarfed it down. Shaw's series is terrific.<br /><br />And now back to Angela Savage's "Mother of Pearl," a complex story about surrogacy in Thailand from three viewpoints. The author does not shy away from tackling the hard issues, including impoverishment in Thailand, the driving force of many fraught situations for woemn.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80811638566720494192020-04-12T15:03:47.297-07:002020-04-12T15:03:47.297-07:00So far, we're both staying healthy, even thoug...So far, we're both staying healthy, even though consulting those-in-the-know didn't help the tax situation any. Oh well, they're filed, paid, and done until next year.<br /><br />I've been working on a new blog post series about my TBR shelves. Didn't realize how reflective book covers are until I tried to get clear photographs of all the shelves. Will continue working on that. <br /><br />And now it's time for me to go curl up with a book. The two books I'm reading now (Sandrone Dazieri's Kill the Father & William Shaw's Deadland) are both excellent so far and may both make my Best Reads list this year.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-67704102627552203772020-04-11T16:57:01.732-07:002020-04-11T16:57:01.732-07:00Ooh, that problem with health insurance and paying...Ooh, that problem with health insurance and paying the government. What a disaster. Sympathy on all counts. Did you consult a tax lawyer about this? It sounds a bit suspicious to me. Outrageous really.<br />During this quarantine, I'm watching lots of news punditry, panel discussions, reading the latest statistics, trying to understand differences in countries. Finished a book, started Angela Savage's "Mother of Pearl." Reading other news about the unemployment and now food scarcity which is horrific.<br /><br />My state has the notoriety of having more cases than any country!<br /><br />Lots of good people out there helping others. I was out the other night looking for one of my three nearby 24/7 stores. None were open. I saw sanitation workers -- the only people I saw that day -- and thanked them for their work. They smiled.<br />That kept me going.<br /><br />I'm having stores deliver food. And when looking forward to going shopping and seeing people is my hit of the day, I see deliveries with a mixed feeling -- relief I don't have to go out but disappointment that I can't get a break from this apartment and see some humans and dogs.<br />The links are good.<br />And hope that you and your spouse stay healthy.<br />Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-24923306317497582002020-04-11T01:39:21.238-07:002020-04-11T01:39:21.238-07:00I like to see what people are coming up with to he...I like to see what people are coming up with to help people during this quarantine period. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-21524099633994504872020-04-10T20:01:54.333-07:002020-04-10T20:01:54.333-07:00Yes,and I think the stores seem too busy too. I ho...Yes,and I think the stores seem too busy too. I hope it helps to have the machine at home. I have watched a couple of the sonnets already, very fun.holdenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563239351498816805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-54021434995566655192020-04-10T12:51:41.737-07:002020-04-10T12:51:41.737-07:00I always enjoy finding lists like that, even thoug...I always enjoy finding lists like that, even though sometimes I grumble because they left some of my favorites out!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-29874055936347732112020-04-10T12:50:37.193-07:002020-04-10T12:50:37.193-07:00Will do, Jenclair!Will do, Jenclair!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-11807520239027304252020-04-10T12:48:26.666-07:002020-04-10T12:48:26.666-07:00I'll second that "noisome pox"!!!
D...I'll second that "noisome pox"!!!<br /><br />Denis was telling me about his co-worker who told him, "I'm 43. I never get sick. Why should I stop doing whatever I want to?" Good thing I wasn't anywhere around when that fool said that!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-26374533899458949922020-04-10T08:40:00.188-07:002020-04-10T08:40:00.188-07:00TG for universal health care! I hope the treatment...TG for universal health care! I hope the treatment has good results, and the insurance issues fall in your favour.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to the female sleuths, discovered two I’d never heard of.shelleyrae @ book'd outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888977858862922561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-27263799658083851742020-04-10T06:01:54.343-07:002020-04-10T06:01:54.343-07:00My husband and I were discussing the heedlessness ...My husband and I were discussing the heedlessness of some people during this time last night. After several days of almost silence from the nearby highway, the returning sound yesterday afternoon was especially noticeable.<br /><br />Dealing with bureaucracy gets more and more difficult, and I wonder how many people give up trying to find solutions. <br /><br />I'd already seen the peacock spiders, and they are marvelous! Now, off to see a few more links. Keep up the good fight on lymphedema, Cathy! jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-12828391176008022482020-04-10T04:37:34.256-07:002020-04-10T04:37:34.256-07:00I couldn't possibly agree with you more about ...I couldn't possibly agree with you more about those who are still traveling, etc... at this time, Cathy. And I agree with Denis, too! People need to know just how dangerous this virus can be, and if they don't, well, I don't feel a lot of sympathy. There aren't many circumstances in which people MUST travel right now. Glad you're still making physical progress, but a noisome pox on all big insurance companies that mess with our lives like that!<br /><br />Now, speaking of travel...I'm off to Heracleion. And then that Maine shipwreck. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com