Having lived there, I can say that Montgomery County MD is, by and large, pretty liberal. I suspect you would see different results in, say, a rural county in Tennessee or Utah.

An absolutely gorgeous book. I am due for a reread… or rather, a relisten.

It is! Wrap-ups are a great source for book discovery, too.

I’m so happy for you, and for all the children who will be introduced to wonderful books and the joys of reading!

To clarify—we got the Covid vaccine. We usually get the flu shot in early October.

Got ours yesterday, and currently “enjoying” the post-vaccine fatigue and aches—which are totally worth it! I am so glad we were able to get the vaccine; I worry about all the people that want to, but can’t get one in the current situation.

For me it’s books. And fiber (yarn and spinning fiber.) But the books come first.

Interesting! I’m trying to approach my first weaving project with that attitude: that my mistakes are opportunities to learn, and at the end product doesn’t have to be perfect (which it certainly won’t be!) I think I will go ahead and finish it, and even keep it so that I can see how far I’ve come.

I saw several things I would like to try once I’m better with the basic technique.

That’s what I thought; it’s a book I can grow with as a weaver.

I live half an hour away from the regional library where I get most of my library books, so even when it’s in the branch I go to, I usually put it on hold.

2/2 Names are important. It’s simply basic respect and courtesy to pronounce them correctly. And very disrespectful not to put in the effort to get people’s names right, in any situation. Especially when you have advance warning and should have prepared.