Things I Love Lately

Uniqlo long underwear – In the winter I’m always cold.  There are two major places that I experience this, and I have finally fixed one!  I bought several long-underwear shirts by Uniqlo that are thin and soft and comfortable, and I wear them under sweaters.  Huge improvement.  Next stop: my feet.  Any suggestions?

A Mother’s Wish for Down Under – I read Lee Wooduff’s piece with tears literally pouring down my cheeks. “But I got what I asked for. His leave-taking, his curiosity about the greater world was my job. He is doing exactly what I raised him to do – to go pursue his own life.”  Yes.  Yes, yes, and yes.  I’m on the doorstep of some of this leave-taking, and wow, it’s beautiful and painful in equal measure.

Holiday Book Suggestions – I shared this list of the books I am buying for the holidays this year last week, but am sharing it again in case it got lost in the Thanksgiving shuffle.

Exit West– I read Mohsin Hamid’s book over Thanksgiving on Grace’s recommendation and wow.  It took me a little while to get into it, but once I did, I was awestruck by Hamid’s beautiful prose, by his observations, both lyrical and brutal, on being an immigrant, on the fluidity of the world’s population.  It feels incredibly, prophetically germane to this exact moment, too.

Homecoming – I watched the first season of this Amazon series, starting Julia Roberts, a few weeks ago.  It’s hypnotically interesting, full of confusing time jumps and wonderful acting performances, and as my sister and I recently discussed, the 30 minute format is just great.  I highly recommend it.

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