Wingnut can read.

I just finished reading Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.

I picked it up because I really enjoyed Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (now a major motion picture). I haven't seen the movie yet..but I read the book a few years ago.

Snowflower and the Secret Fan takes place in the late 1800s in China. Being ignorant in most of our world's history, I learned a lot about the Chinese society of that time. The way women were only viewed as a means of producing sons. If there were too many daughters in a family they were just extra mouths to feed in a man's world. But, if a women, after suffering the awful foot binding process at the age of 6, could marry into a good family (because of her "beautiful feet") and produce sons, she could up her status in society. Otherwise, they were just useless. Basically, it's a wonderfully written book, but depressing to those of us who were ignorant of these happenings before reading the book. I recommend it to those of you who like the girly stuff.

With my Boston library card, I'm planning to conquer many books... I'm on to Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella.

Happy reading to you!

Thank goodness for hot cups of tea!

Cold and Blustery. That’s today in Boston. I love walking through the park in the morning, so I figured a hot chocolate purchased at one end would keep me warm through the park. The wind was sooo strong I thought I was going to blow away! I didn’t freeze though. Almost, but didn’t.

Bulbs are popping up in the Public Garden…a sure sign that spring is near!

Chewing dark blue gum today.

I miss A. I miss him loads. No, I miss him a ton. No, I miss him two tons. No, I miss him three tons. No, I miss him a gazillion tons! Wait…is missing him “loads” more than missing him a “gazillion tons”? Well, you get the point.

M & D are super! They’re totally accommodating and fun to live with. Boston living is great!

It’s sad that Sis can’t pop in for a weekend visit…I’ll see her soon (never soon enough) but, it’s good to talk on the phone, and I know she’s doing grand, working hard and resting when she can. Love you Sis!

California Girl

I live in Boston now...well Quincy, MA actually. I lived in Boston before, so the place is not new, just the "right now" part is new. It still hasn't sunk in that I don't have a return flight home..weird. It feels normal here, since I know the area, and have friends already. YIPPEE! Aren't I lucky that they still like me despite my moving back to CA for a few years. For some reason they are all telling me that they knew I'd come back to Boston. I guess I can tell them they were right.

I walked through the Boston Common today on my way to work, watched people ice skating at Frog Pond, and watched ducks splashing around in the unfrozen part of the pond in the Public Garden. It's such a glorious city!

I'm settled in with M & D for a while....we ran several errands this weekend. M picked up a make up mirror, one that magnifies your face about a gazillion times and lights up so you can't miss a thing! Well, let me tell you, it certainly provides a completely different perspective on plucking one's eyebrows. Do you realize how many little hairs are on your face?

Also, I'm a podder now. A set me up with an iPod. I listened a little on the plane, but mostly today on the train. Haven't hit a bus yet... He put 2,000 songs on there which is approximately 7 days worth of music! I've got it set to shuffle and we'll see how long it actually takes me to hear all 2,000 songs. I must say, I was one of the cool kids on the train today..with earbuds in my ears and a pod in my pocket. Yeah, that's me, the epitome of cool!

Zzzz...

Wingnut is in flight today. The next post will be from Boston, her new place of residence!

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