Nancy Drew Addendum

My goal is to write a blog post about once a week. I try not to write TOO often because I know people are busy and too posts many might get annoying. Although I’ve been very slack about writing over the last year. It’s not because I having nothing to say–I write blog posts in my head all the time–but I have been too busy or too unmotivated. However, I’m writing a post today because I have an addendum to yesterday’s post about books. Besides, autumn and winter are cozy seasons and there’s always a strong inclination to cuddle up with a pet and a hot drink to read or write. So bear with me.

This morning when I came into the house after feeding the chickens and letting them out of their coop, I spotted a beautiful large apple sitting upright in the exact middle of one of the couch cushions. My brain kind of glitched as it tried to process the odd sight. Although I’m not Nancy Drew, I deduced that the only possible culprit was Hannah Joy. I certainly didn’t put it there and EJ was still sleeping in bed. The apple was not eaten or chewed. Only tiny shallow tooth marks were made when the culprit–Hannah–gently carried it from the basket on the kitchen table to the couch. I have no idea why she would do it and, being a dog, she’s not talking. Nancy Drew would undoubtedly have been able to get to the bottom of this mystery, but I’m not Nancy Drew so I merely cut out the tooth marks, sliced the apple, melted some peanut butter to dip the slices in, and ate the apple for breakfast.

This morning five chickadees and one nuthatch took seeds from my hand. I could easily have enticed more, but the temperature was in the low 30s and my stretched-out hand was getting cold. I’m going to have to figure out a way to continue hand-feeding the wild birds through the winter without getting frostbite.

The temperature rose to near 60 degrees through the morning. After lunch I walked Hannah Joy down the driveway for the mail. I wore a warm jacket because, for some reason, 60 degrees in the autumn feels cooler than 60 degrees in the spring and summer. I felt comfortable walking down the driveway but began to feel too warm on the walk up it so I unzipped my jacket. Even then I felt too warm and I would have taken my jacket off except that I held Hannah’s leash in one hand and a pile of mail in the other and it was easier just to keep the jacket on. I shed it as soon as I entered the house.

I forgot to look for Theo while Hannah and I were walking today. A couple of weeks ago I discovered from my trail cam that Theo sometimes stalks us when we go for walks down the driveway. Here is one of those times:

No matter how careful we try to be, autumn leaves stick to our shoes when we come into the house. I try to keep them swept up but it’s a useless endeavor. I put away the broom, turn around, and find more leaves scattered across the floor. So sometimes I just pretend they are intentional autumn decorations.

I’m continuing to read The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell. I enjoy it so much that I’m reading it slowly so I can savor it like a glass of fine wine. Although, to be honest, I loathe the taste of wine so it’s more like savoring it like a cup of hot coffee on a cold day.

I remember reading in the book that there was a possibility of The Diary of a Bookseller being made into a television series, which I think would be awesome. This afternoon I wondered, “Hmmm. I wonder if it has already been done?” I searched online and found that Hollywood has bought the option to make it into a series but it doesn’t look as if it had been completed yet.

As I searched online for the series, I discovered that the author has a Twitter account. I went to Twitter and clicked “follow” when I had found his page. Here is a link to his Twitter account: Wigtown Book Shop

The author also has a Youtube channel with videos of his shop. I LOVE seeing places that I’m reading about. Here is a link to one of his videos: The Bookshop, Wigtown. The music in this video is by The Bookshop Band, a group he mentions in his book, which holds performances in bookshops and sings songs about books.

I might soon explore Wigtown, the town in Scotland where the bookshop is located. I love exploring the world but I’m such a Hobbit that I prefer to do so in the comfort of my own home where I can avoid airports, hotels, and other hassles of travel. I explore via Google Maps Streetview. I call myself an “armchair traveler.”

Tomorrow is “Pizza Day.” I make yummy homemade pizza every Friday. We eat half of it on Friday and the remainder on Saturday. I also usually do laundry on Fridays and we run errands if we need to. Fridays are quite busy.