Hi! Hi!

 Been a while, I know. I've been a little down, a little depressed. Then a week ago, we had a huge family get-together. Six surviving sisters and a brother, spouses, nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews - 22 in all. I brought photos of Sister 10 to pass around and another sister made a video that ran on the TV. Best surprise was that her husband came in from Arizona! First time he's been back to the East Coast in 7 years. It was really great to see them all. Lots of good conversations and food.

It's been really hot here. With the smoke and humidity, I've been staying inside and reading. Three books by Ruth Reichl, the food writer and editor. Her novel Delicious had everything - history, food, romance, a secret library. The other two books were her memoirs, up to her first child. Also included recipes. The others have been an odd mix of fiction and nonfiction but I was into variety. I'm behind on my Goodreads challenge, but it was no hardship trying to catch up.

Hope everyone is good out there.