The concert I attended last night was packed. And not just with the gray-haired. They have made these concerts very affordable and pleasant. ($25)
Enjoying PLURIBUS. Also THE ASSET.
Reading THE PECULIAR LIFE OF A LONELY POSTMAN. But not enough to know if I am going to like it yet. Still hammering away at the Hammerstein book. Onto the Mary Rogers bio next.
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A mother of two teenage sons is having a bathroom added to her house. She's taking her elderly dog for a walk when she spots a man who has been stalking her off and on for years. The police claim there is nothing they can do until he commits a crime. Her house is particularly vulnerable right now since it has a hole where work is proceeding. One night he enters the house and she finds him in her fridge. Luckily her son handles him in a very mature way. This was a scary story. The idea that a stalker can keep returning year after year and the police (Florida) don't help. Her husband isn't much help either. Groff has a new collection coming out next year called BRAWLERS. Looks like she has violence on her mind.
Watching PLURIBUS on APPLE, which is terrific. Finished the latest season of the British competition show on PORTRAIT PAINTING. Midway through ALL HER FAULT (Peacock), which is pretty mediocre.
Reading HOTEL DU LAC, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN AND THE INVENTION OF THE MUSICAL and PERPLEXING PLOTS, which Tracy recommended.
Heard a lecture on India at my senior center.
Going to the DSO today to hear CARMINA BURANO although it is snowing. EEK.
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This has been sitting on my bookshelf for years and I didn't realize it was a collection of short stories, nor did I realize they were linked and leading up to Montana 1948. I have read two of the seven stories so far. The first entitled "Julian Hayden" tells the story of a very young man who pulls up stakes and moves with his mother to Montana because land is cheap and he is not thriving in Iowa. He leaves his sister behind because he doesn't feel she is up to frontier life. He makes arrangements with a minister that his sister will tutor his daughters but will not do any manual labor. Guess what? The ending is surprising and somewhat violent. The second story, "Enid Garling" tells the story of Julian's marriage.
I like Watson's writing so much. He is direct and seldom uses an unnecessary word. I don 't know why I am so drawn to stories set in the West but I am. Perhaps this is the style of writing I read most as a kid.
Finished THE DIPLOMAT. She certainly makes time for romance amidst saving the world. SLOW HORSES ended well too. So too MAIGRET.
Going to see ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER again. It really needs the big screen.
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