Thursday Musings:
A continued blessed Bright Week to everyone! Our weather was gorgeous on Monday and Tuesday, but not so much yesterday and today. We have a Little League game to attend, so hopefully the rain will hold off until after than.
- On Tuesday, I had the wonderful blessing of meeting Alicia. She was here with her daughter looking at colleges (I told her that her daughter was getting the wrong impression of a Spring in the Northwest). We talked about babies, midwifery, religion, children and parenting (and she was wonderfully calming and helpful on that “how do I parent teens” question), books and all sorts of things. She’s just as warm and welcoming as I expected her to be, and she has this gorgeous long auburn hair she was wearing in kicky braids. I enjoyed every minute of our meeting.
I spaced and didn’t bring my camera, but she had one with her, so I’m sure once she arrives back home, she’ll post the photo.
- I’m making my first foray into Chick Lit. I suspect it may be my last for awhile. It is however, light reading for Bright Week and I’m enjoying that. Next up will be Marley and Me, I've heard good things about it.
- This week marks the Twentieth Anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster It’s been interesting to read articles and rememberances about this milestone. Thanks to Anastasia I found this lovely blog Slavs of New York with many interesting links to articles and commemorations of the anniversary. I capped it off by watching this heartbreaking video essay (warning: it is graphic and difficult to watch). I forgot to add, link from Father Thomas
I am struck by the fact that this anniversary comes during Bright Week. May the Memories of those who lost their lives be Eternal and may God be with those who still suffer the consequences of the disaster each and every day
posted by Mimi @ 4/27/2006 11:55:00 AM
7 Comments
7 Comments:
I read that book--The Second Assistant. Eh. It was okay. If you're looking for books about young women working for unreasonable bosses, The Devil Wears Prada is funnier. And there were too many things I resonated with at one point. Fortunately, though, I didn't work in fashion. Don't think I could have done that.
Bright Week is going so fast!
Oh! I am so jealous. I would LOVE to meet Alicia. And you for that matter. Wow, that is so cool.
I started my first chick-lit just before Lent. I didn't finish it in time, so I need to go crack it open. I was okay... but I do want to find out what happens.
How fun to meet a blog-buddy!
Thanks for the links - I'll have to prepare myself to watch - its one of those "I know exactly where I was when I heard..." moments.
Deb
Oh Mimi, that video essay was so hard to watch, but so well done.
The number of cancer deaths in Greece has risen so much since cherynobel. Petros blames it on his mothers death. She never ate one thing processed in her life. All natural, all from the earth---probably the worst place for things to come from over there now.
IT IS SO SAD!
I have seen that little puppy book everywhere and considered giving a read...you must let me know how it is. The last time I wanted to pick up a good book, it turned out that dude was a big fat liar, good thing I never got around to the book.
Lizzie - My mom left it for me, otherwise I'm not sure I'd pick it up. Although the intervention scene cracked me up when I read it yesterday.
MPNot - Me too, that'd be lovely!
Susan - I'd never thought about the Chernobyl effects reaching down to Greece, how sobering. May your MIL's Memory be Eternal.
Simone - I read that book too. I'll let you know how it goes.
hard to believe chernobyl was 20 years ago. That was the year I first came to Finland and some of the pollution came here. We were forbidden to eat mushrooms that year (they store the poison radioactivity) and parents were told not to allow kids to play in puddles or sandboxes.
scary time
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