Eric's party was a big hit. All the kids were absorbed in making elaborate Lego creations. There was a separate room with food and wine for the parents. They loved this. (Some of them loved it a little too much.)

I woke up with a crusty swollen eye. So I went to a local drugstore that has a doctor present. They gave me some eye drops.

I started reading a book by Ken Bruen, called The Guards. Irish crime fiction, recommended by a friend. Not my usual genre, but I like it. Sometimes it's fun to step outside your habits.

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judy in ky said…
The party sounds great. No wonder it was so popular!
10:24 AM
Rachel Federman said…
have we ever talked about Joyce? Irish writers...just re-read Portrait - got more out of it this time but still didn't love it...lots of beautiful writing but doesn't hold together...now trying to plough through Finnegans Wake
1:14 PM
Bearette said…
Wow! I never read Finnegans. I read Ulysses back in the day. I decided to be ok with not understanding all of it. I thought Dubliners was his most accessible.
1:22 PM
Rachel Federman said…
Dubliners is by far the most
7:17 PM
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