On Thursday, I had my last meeting ever of an executive committee that I’ve been on for almost 7 years, shared governance at the University. I’ve hit term limits, so couldn’t stand for re-election in the spring. Since it was my last meeting, at the end we went around the zoom and everyone said something … [Read more…]
This week things started getting busier again, with in-person stuff I had to do, on top of online meetings. I went to Memorial Library twice for Friends of the Libraries book donations, and on Friday I went over to Goodman and volunteered at the food pantry. I took hardly any pictures of food or flowers … [Read more…]
One of the books I’m reading for the Wisconsin Library Association awards is Tomboyland, by Melissa Faliveno. I read the first essay, The Finger of God, that’s partially about the tornado that clobbered Barneveld in 1984. The sirens didn’t go off, and the tornado killed 9 people and destroyed 90% of the structures in the … [Read more…]
I, like everyone else, am feeling uncertain about how to emerge from isolation and rejoin un-masked society, as the pandemic seems to be ending. The last couple weeks I’ve been feeling really awkward – like heading out for a walk in the morning thinking, “is it OK I’m doing this? I must look weird … … [Read more…]
I made two Gabrielle Hamilton recipes today, and defrosted my upright deep freezer. Usually I do that Memorial Day weekend, but this year it was too cold, so I waited until this weekend, when it’s actually a little too hot. About 90° out there now. One of the Gabrielle Hamilton recipes was Hamilton via Smitten … [Read more…]
I took Friday off to get an extra long weekend for Memorial Day, and have been doing pretty good at not working, although I did check email everyday, and did reply to few messages on Friday and today (Sunday). Saturday we had friends over for a driveway cookout. I kept thinking there were going to … [Read more…]
Even though it’s getting summer-y. Or maybe because it’s getting summer-y; too much time spent at the WFH office computer feeling like I’m too hot, and I have a headache, and it’s nice outside, “Do I have to do this now?” Although there was a lot of time this week when it hasn’t been so … [Read more…]
With apologies to Jane, who gave him to me years ago, I threw away the terribly dusty Jerry Garcia doll. I kept the Smithsonian commemorative miniature Teddy Bear that sat in Jerry’s lap, that Al had wanted one of desperately at one point, but couldn’t have cared less about when I bought this one and … [Read more…]
Once, years ago, when I hadn’t posted anything to my blog in about 2 weeks, my brother called me to make sure I was still alive. We’re getting close to there now. Last week Tuesday we left for vacation – right after I had been up against deadlines, deadlines, deadlines – grading, online graduation, starting … [Read more…]
It’s been the long, lost week that ended with Mother’s Day. I was so busy grading with work work work, emailing students & sites about summer practicums, meetings, other administrivia, and moderating sessions at the Wisconsin Library Association Public Libraries conference that I didn’t take very many walks or bike rides – with the stunning … [Read more…]