Practicing Social Distancing (which I started before the governor started closing things) should give me more time to read but, as also reported by many others, I'm having my attention span problems. I am rotating through two books of poetry, some books of short stories, and several novels. I seem to be better with finishing biographies and nonfiction than fiction. No duds in what I finished but it's hard to rate anything. In reviewing the list, with the exception of Elderhood, I see lots of escapism.
Self imposed distancing log (thank goodness I'm not totally alone, my daughter lives with me):
Tuesday March 3: last Mahjong game
Friday March 6: last water exercise class (gov closed gyms on March 16)
Sat March 7: last time in a store
Thursday March 12: last library trip (library closed March 15; closed curbside pickup & book drop on March 21)
March 26: A walk in the woods & a trip to Aldi (I stayed in the car while my daughter shopped)
March 29: Short drive around the neighborhood to make sure the car would start.
Other than these activities I've walked around the yard, done a very small bit of weeding (ugh!) and taken some pictures of spring flowers.
What I finished reading:
Night Boat to Tangier by Barry, Kevin
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Glenconner, Anne
My Penguin Year: Life Among the Emperors by McCrae, Lindsay
A Bookshop in Berlin: The Rediscovered Memoir of One Woman's Harrowing Escape from the Nazis by Frenkel, Françoise
If These Walls Could Talk: Boston Red Sox by Remy, Jerry
Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life by Aronson, Louise
Online: I've been online a lot. Besides the news, I've looked at a lot of pictorial stuff for example:
A Solitary Stroll: Paris Under the Lens of Erieta Attali
From the inside out — 10 scenes from the artist’s window
Other stuff:
Although I'm not in the market for real estate I've spent a lot of time on Zillow and Realtor.com. Ditto with fine art at Christies and Sothebys. And then lots of games at Pogo.com and Sporcle.com.
