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March (Entry #10)
Apr. 7th, 2018 12:53 pm Sheesh, I hardly even remember March. I suppose the big new is our well had to be repaired, so we were without water for a bit (twice). So the pump itself was repaired, plus the (old, rotting, termite riddled, falling apart) wellhouse itself was demolished, and the new one erected two days ago. That's about as exciting as it gets around here, folks.
My brother calls me almost every Saturday evening. I look forward to it all week, despite how awkward it is. We will probably go to Florida in May to meet him and the family. This is an absolutely terrifying proposition.
We are stalled out on Prague planning - in order to apply for our long term visas (required for a stay of more than 3 months), E's employer, the Czech Academy of Sciences, has to send several forms, including a hosting agreement. Once we have the forms, then we have obtain international health insurance and a place to stay. Once we have all that, we can fill out a zillion more forms, send it all to the Czech embassy, and wait three months and hope they grant the visas. Well we are supposed to be there in August, but it's already April, so we're not really sure what is going to happen. The Czechs say they are working on the forms, but they have yet to send them. We will definitely go to Europe in general and Prague in specific, but the details are up in the air. Perhaps we only go to Prague for three months and then spend some time in Germany. Or Switzerland. Don't really know yet.
April books:
17 & 18 Seraphina and The Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman - at the heart, these two books are about a halfbreed finding her way in the world - so a big thumb up from me. But I also see why they are so highly rated/reviewed - I mean, come on, dragons and music and romance? Sign me up.
19 & 20 Clockwork Boys and The Wonder Engine by T Kingfisher - A very enjoyable set of steampunky novels.
21 The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds by Leigh Calvez - one of these books that is more about how the author feels about the topic than the actual topic.
22 The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel - I was fascinated by this tale when it broke in the news a few years ago, and so I devoured the book, which also fascinated me, but also kind of repelled me. But I haven't been able to stop thinking about it for weeks.
23 Return to Summerhouse by Jude Devereaux - romance, moving right along.
24 The Great Passage by Shion Miura - a Japanese novel about a group writing a new dictionary. Quietly enjoyable.
25 The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in teh Amazon by David Grann - We read this because this is the guy who wrote The Osage Murders book, and it was pretty good, but the hero of the book really annoyed me.
26 Serafina and hte Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty - kids book, my least favorite of this series, glad there are no more.
My brother calls me almost every Saturday evening. I look forward to it all week, despite how awkward it is. We will probably go to Florida in May to meet him and the family. This is an absolutely terrifying proposition.
We are stalled out on Prague planning - in order to apply for our long term visas (required for a stay of more than 3 months), E's employer, the Czech Academy of Sciences, has to send several forms, including a hosting agreement. Once we have the forms, then we have obtain international health insurance and a place to stay. Once we have all that, we can fill out a zillion more forms, send it all to the Czech embassy, and wait three months and hope they grant the visas. Well we are supposed to be there in August, but it's already April, so we're not really sure what is going to happen. The Czechs say they are working on the forms, but they have yet to send them. We will definitely go to Europe in general and Prague in specific, but the details are up in the air. Perhaps we only go to Prague for three months and then spend some time in Germany. Or Switzerland. Don't really know yet.
April books:
17 & 18 Seraphina and The Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman - at the heart, these two books are about a halfbreed finding her way in the world - so a big thumb up from me. But I also see why they are so highly rated/reviewed - I mean, come on, dragons and music and romance? Sign me up.
19 & 20 Clockwork Boys and The Wonder Engine by T Kingfisher - A very enjoyable set of steampunky novels.
21 The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds by Leigh Calvez - one of these books that is more about how the author feels about the topic than the actual topic.
22 The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel - I was fascinated by this tale when it broke in the news a few years ago, and so I devoured the book, which also fascinated me, but also kind of repelled me. But I haven't been able to stop thinking about it for weeks.
23 Return to Summerhouse by Jude Devereaux - romance, moving right along.
24 The Great Passage by Shion Miura - a Japanese novel about a group writing a new dictionary. Quietly enjoyable.
25 The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in teh Amazon by David Grann - We read this because this is the guy who wrote The Osage Murders book, and it was pretty good, but the hero of the book really annoyed me.
26 Serafina and hte Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty - kids book, my least favorite of this series, glad there are no more.
