It is the eve of New Year’s Eve and I am in Shepherdstown, WV with my childhood friend Sarah and we are prepping for the return of Sarah’s son, Kevin and his wife, Michelle Melton. Her husband Jim has gone on to Alabama to see his parents.
The balmy weather has passed and we are in a string of grey, chill days. I have been a bit under the weather today; some small stomach bug has bitten me and I have had only tea and dry toast.
It has been a pleasant day though. I am prepping my mushroom soup and a salad for dinner while doing my best to take it easy. We went to the store, Sarah and I, and picked up some foodstuffs and wine for tomorrow.
Mary Clare, Sarah’s older sister, and her husband Jim own the house we have been occupying for the Christmas party. Tonight they are returning from New York, with their son Michael and we’ll all toast the New Year in tomorrow.
My eyes have been turned from the world while watching movies, including “Steve Jobs” with a wonderful turn by Kate Winslet as well as Michael Fassbinder. Today, Sarah and I were watching “Suffragette” with Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep. It is about the struggle for women in Britain to get the vote.
The hard life of lower class women of the time, both in Britain and America, is almost unimaginable yet it was…
I remarked that it was the other side of “Downton Abbey.”
We have come a long way since then but not nearly far enough.
The rest of the world has remained away because I have not turned to face it. I’m not eager to right now though it will need to be faced when this respite is over.
I’ve been ploughing through my textbook for “Media and Society” and beginning to organize the class.
Checking my emails, there is almost NO business going on in my world. I am assuming that everyone, like me, has retreated into the Christmas Week mode.
The stomach bug has made me a bit weary so I am going to sign off. But not before wishing all and any who read this, a very, very Happy New Year!
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Letter From Shepherdstown 12 30 15 The eve of New Year’s Eve…
It is the eve of New Year’s Eve and I am in Shepherdstown, WV with my childhood friend Sarah and we are prepping for the return of Sarah’s son, Kevin and his wife, Michelle Melton. Her husband Jim has gone on to Alabama to see his parents.
The balmy weather has passed and we are in a string of grey, chill days. I have been a bit under the weather today; some small stomach bug has bitten me and I have had only tea and dry toast.
It has been a pleasant day though. I am prepping my mushroom soup and a salad for dinner while doing my best to take it easy. We went to the store, Sarah and I, and picked up some foodstuffs and wine for tomorrow.
Mary Clare, Sarah’s older sister, and her husband Jim own the house we have been occupying for the Christmas party. Tonight they are returning from New York, with their son Michael and we’ll all toast the New Year in tomorrow.
My eyes have been turned from the world while watching movies, including “Steve Jobs” with a wonderful turn by Kate Winslet as well as Michael Fassbinder. Today, Sarah and I were watching “Suffragette” with Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep. It is about the struggle for women in Britain to get the vote.
The hard life of lower class women of the time, both in Britain and America, is almost unimaginable yet it was…
I remarked that it was the other side of “Downton Abbey.”
We have come a long way since then but not nearly far enough.
The rest of the world has remained away because I have not turned to face it. I’m not eager to right now though it will need to be faced when this respite is over.
I’ve been ploughing through my textbook for “Media and Society” and beginning to organize the class.
Checking my emails, there is almost NO business going on in my world. I am assuming that everyone, like me, has retreated into the Christmas Week mode.
The stomach bug has made me a bit weary so I am going to sign off. But not before wishing all and any who read this, a very, very Happy New Year!
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