another book review

I was just re-reading my last blog and decided that I should say something more about Mary Wesley's books. They aren't full of sex scenes, like many modern romances. Her books aren't romances at all. The characters are mostly not particularly pleasant or beautiful. Many unpleasant things happen, although the two I read did have 'happy endings'. (I find enough unpleasant stories in the newspapers, so when I read for pleasure, I want happy endings.) Anyway, I will read more Mary Wesley books the next time I go to Kate's.

Here is a book that I took with me and read on the plane coming home. The trip was VERY LONG and boring. I read three books - two of which were good and one which will be discarded (to thrift store), as it was really stupid. The best one is called 'The Wedding Officer' by Anthony Capella. It wasn't at all what I expected from the title. (I thought it was just another romance.) It is a romance, or rather it has a romance at the center of it, but it is much more. Takes place in Italy during WWII. As far as I could tell, the author did a lot of research and included many events that were true. I highly recommend it. Not always pleasant reading, but the kind you want to just keep on reading and not put down.

Ok, enough about books. I got home last night at 9 PM Eastern Standard Time, after a long flight, with many delays and irritations. My carry-on luggage was searched before I could board the plane. The lines for that were very long and slow. We were only allowed one carry-on, but at least the airline didn't charge me for the second bag to be checked through. None of my stuff was damaged or stolen and my luggage arrived at the same airport and same time as I did. So I guess it was a pretty good flight. However, US Airways does NOT impress me as an airline. They seemed rather disorganized, although some of the problems were not their fault.

I was exhausted when I got home, as my body was saying it was 2 AM and I had been awake for 19 hours. I walked in the door, dropped the suitcases in the living room and went to bed! This morning, I did manage to sleep until 5:30, so I had enough sleep. However, I am getting tired already (at 8 AM), so I know that by late afternoon, I will crash again. It always takes me three or four days to recover from the return flight.

We still have snow on the ground! I was amazed to see it. Of course, my deck never gets any direct sun in the winter. The front yard is snow-free. My Christmas lights outside are still working just fine. I would like to get them down this weekend, but that will depend on the weather.

Today, I may do some laundry (I have tons to do) and am meeting a friend for lunch. That's all I expect to get done. At least the post office is closed, so I cannot pick up my mail. I will have a huge pile of mail, but at least some of it will be enjoyable - Christmas cards!