March 2026 Books

Strange Things Happen ¹ by Stewart Copeland - Oh my gosh, I so wanted to like this book since Jackson and I are seeing Mr. Copeland speak at The Colonial Theatre later this year, but it was kind of a drag.

* Too Much Money by Dominick Dunne - The last Dunne novel was good, even though it didn't have me as hooked as his others. But it did have some laugh out loud moments and revealed what Dominick was thinking and feeling toward the end of his life. I'm gonna be so sad when I reach the last page of the final new-for-me Dominick Dunne. Thankfully menopause destroyed my memory so I can pretty much re-read all the others and be surprised and intrigued all over again!

** On Tyranny ¹ by Timothy Snyder - Recommended by Kathleen Hanna, I fully expected to go into it not understanding a single sentence, but Snyder is so clear in his writing and I intend to buy a physical copy and go through it with a highlighter. 

♥ The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass - Holy macaroni and cheese, this book was so stinkin' wonderful! Best book of the month. I think I got this in October while book-shopping with Autumn. I read the little blurbby summary on the jacket flap that began with "When a mysterious little free library..." and closed the cover. I was sold. Lisa loves a Little Free Library. I will definitely be looking for more from these authors.

¹ - audiobook
² - abridged version
* - liked
♥ - loved
Any unmarked titles were, in my opinion, so-so.

Oh my gosh, THIS!

Whispered Nights

The Alchemy - Taylor Swift

Venus - Frankie Avalon

Fascination - Nat King Cole

Back to the Old House - The Smiths

Woman - Matt Berry

Alaska - Maggie Rogers

Chattanooga Choo Choo - Andrews Sisters

Ordinary - Alex Warren

Perry Mason - Ozzy Osbourne

Dream a Little Dream of Me - Mamas & the Papas

La Mentira - Luis Miguel

Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis

No Good - Joint Operation

Kiss of Life - Sade

Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller Orchestra

Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues

The Giver - Chappell Roan

The Blob - The Five Blobs

- July 2025 Playlist

9 November 2020

So many years later and this is still absolutely hysterical. It will never not be funny.

Rolling Down Hills

While going through the videos on my cell, I found two clips of Jackson rolling down hills when we went to local gardens. He's such a boy.

1 Sept 2023 - Chanticleer Gardens

24 November 2023 - Grounds for Sculpture with Lucy

February 2026 Books

* Hamnet ¹ by Maggie O'Farrell - Autumn had been telling me how much she loved this book ever since it first came out. It took a bit for me to get into it, but Hamnet was such a lovable character and his parents devastation at his passing was overwhelming. I'll need to prepare myself if I ever decide to see the film version, because the audiobook had me in tears.

¹ - audiobook
² - abridged version
* - liked
♥ - loved
Any unmarked titles were, in my opinion, so-so.

Eric Jussiaux

Before leaving Instagram for good at the end of February, I went through all my "saved" folders and took screenshots and videos of posts that I wanted to remember. The longest list to go through was all the ones I saved from The Aids Memorial. There were so many touching stories that I didn't want to forget. Out of the hundreds I had saved, I selected a small group of ones that stood out most for me. Here's one of them.