{"id":1464,"date":"2010-01-15T11:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:32:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:32:26","slug":"slouching-toward-blogging-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=1464","title":{"rendered":"Slouching Toward Blogging Again"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Glasgow<\/a>
Winter = Dark + Cold<\/div>\n

Because our boiler is out, and it is in the low thirties and high twenties and I have very little creativity in my head when I have to type wearing gloves, this is going to be a short post! <\/p>\n

I am happy to be back in my own little Glasgow home, frozen as it is; six weeks spending time with friends and family is both too short and too long. Too short, as I have tons of people who tried to make time to see me — and I just didn’t have the ability to schedule any more people. Too long, in that optimally, a guest should stay three days in someone’s home, not six weeks. We tried to stay out of our host\/hostesses’ hair as much as possible, but even in a big house, it’s not easy. Add to that the solitude needs of a true introvert, and you know that I just need a few days OFF before I’m back to my usual self. Perhaps a few WEEKS.<\/p>\n

One nice thing about the trip to California – besides the lovely green grass and trees and blue sky and visible moon and temperatures above freezing — was hanging with A.F. — twice — and The Artist, R., who looks relaxed and artistic as everyone on sabbatical is supposed to look. I enjoyed getting to know my nephews, age 2 and 8 months, I enjoyed messing around in museums with my 13 and 18 year old sibs and my niece who is 20 (!), and I read happily to my heart’s content. I got two copies of 8th Grade SuperZero<\/b><\/i> — two, because I was reading it, my aunt picked it up and read it, and then loaned it to a nephew in Southern California. Sooo, I went out and bought<\/u> a second copy, and told her to stay out of my books.<\/p>\n

Actually I can’t say I minded her loaning it out too much. It just reiterates for me what an awesome debut book this is, and I’ll be reviewing it here, soon.<\/p>\n

So – more reviews, more books, more comments. Soon. As soon as a.) the heat is back on (and the toilet seat thawed) and b.) my brain is back on.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, you can vicariously enjoy the fruits of A.F.’s Christmas gift to me. <\/p>\n

\"Pleasant<\/a><\/div>\n

Trust me, they were tasty, headless, armless, legless and all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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