The kids and I have this Christmas tradition that started entirely by accident. It used to be that we would open presents on Christmas morning, and then they would do their thing, whatever that was (mostly fighting over their new stuff), and I would spend the day playing The Sims. But on Christmas Day 2012, I came downstairs to find a functionally dead computer on my desk. No playtime for me that day (or for nearly a month afterward, as I recall).
Instead we spent part of the day watching...
I just finished reading Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor (2022). *****. So many of the books I’ve read lately have disappointed me in one way or another, so this one was a real breath of fresh air. I guess technically it’s a YA fantasy – the narrator/protagonist is 17 years old – but it could be enjoyed by any fantasy fan as long as they don’t expect something epic. It’s a very confined setting, but one with an expansive variety within. You never know what or who to expect next in this...
Somebody asked me the other day how a person could find time to read more. I told her she should figure out what she likes to read, and go from there.
But I'm not sure that's what she needed to hear. I think I missed part of what she was asking (hey, it was early in the morning and I hadn't eaten for about 10 hours; my brain wasn't what it should be). I was thinking more in terms of not finding enough reading material, rather than not finding enough time. So if I could go back and talk to her...