Oops...  Forgot about a heck of a book I read....  The Letters of Abelard and Heloise.  Whoa!  Medieval star crossed lovers.  Oof.  And I finished the book on women of the medieval era.  I am so hooked on this era.  I tried to start Jane Austen's Emma.  I could not get into it at all.  I might try at a later date.

On to finishing a book on transforming teacher unions and trying to decide whether to start a boook on the Musee d'Orsay or one on the Musee de Moyen Age.  Decisions decisions.

And the squash flowers keep blooming, including on the pumpkin vine.  And I picked my first zucchini of the season.  Woo hoo!

I have been doing sooooo much reading, I think I am addicted.  I finished a book on how girls can fight sexism and sexual harassment in and out of school.  I have lots of ideas about how to tackle those things in my classes.  Then I have been reading through some of my magazines.  I get through them in a day or two - The Nation, National Geographic, etc..  I took up a Charlotte Bronte book I picked up for free at the library - "Shirley".  Whoa!  I was so hooked I read the 600+ pages in less than a week.  Have you ever not wanted to go to sleep because a book was that good?  This was that book.  I have been tackling my French magazines too.  Slowly and with the help of a dictionary.  I am nearly done with my book on the Louvre.  And I have been reading various are and political things too.

I have been going on adventures with my friend.  It is so much fun and relaxing.  We take tons of pictures, admire the foliage, architecture, and animals.  This recent spate of rain is putting quite a damper on things.  At least I can't go in the pool have have the hair dye run out of my hair.   We haven't started the Art Days at Casa Vasa yet, but soon.

I seem to now be allergic to either watermelon or cucumber vines.  The rashes and blisters were horrible.  My fingers were swollen so much I could barely type.  They are now hardened hopefully will scab off soon.  Other than that, the garden is amazing.

I have also begun my Hungarian lessons again.  The thing is, I have to record myself for a playback.  I hate my voice.  I will hate it even more if I hear it speaking another language badly.  A conundrum...

And, tonight, I rejoin a group I used to volunteer for.  Oof....