Paris apartments, The Rosie Project, Valentine’s Day finds and lots more on Monday Musings.
MONDAY MUSINGS NO. 105
Good morning friends! How was your weekend? Was it cold in your neck of the woods? It looked bitter cold in many areas of the country and sadly many were without power because of the weather. -12 and temperatures like that are nothing to mess with so if you find yourself outside just remember that you can get frostbite within 15 minutes so be careful.
There is more cold weather on the way this week I believe, we will be in the teens overnight for a couple of days. That will be the coldest it has been here this winter.
It was a pretty low key, lazy weekend. We went for several long walks, dinner with friends, lunch another day with my brother and lots of football. Bill is a die hard KC Chiefs fan, so he watched the game and I just sat there are read a book.
Is anyone else still cleaning, organizing and purging? Me too. I started in December and am now going drawer by drawer, closet by closet and I am being ruthless. At this rate I will be cleaning and purging until next January, the good news is that it will be done.
Ok, on to +5 Things.
1.READ~The Rosie Project
The Rosie Project
The art of love is never a science: Meet Don Tillman, a brilliant yet socially inept professor of genetics, who’s decided it’s time he found a wife. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which Don approaches all things, he designs the Wife Project to find his perfect partner: a sixteen-page, scientifically valid survey to filter out the drinkers, the smokers, the late arrivers.
Rosie Jarman possesses all these qualities. Don easily disqualifies her as a candidate for The Wife Project (even if she is “quite intelligent for a barmaid”). But Don is intrigued by Rosie’s own quest to identify her biological father. When an unlikely relationship develops as they collaborate on The Father Project, Don is forced to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie―and the realization that, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love, it finds you.
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2. WATCHED~Homeworthy
Let’s go to Paris today on Homeworthy! Settle in and enjoy these beautiful apartments, there is so much to see, the furniture, the accessories, books and of course the details of the apartments.
3. LINKS: READ+WATCH+LISTEN
Christine Granville: The Polish aristocrat who was Churchill’s favourite spy
The President’s Men Don’t Go AWOL
The 10 Ways We Sabotage Workouts
10 Enchanting Castles In The Loire Valley France, I have been to 7 of them, my favorites are Château de Chenonceau and Château d’Azay-le-Rideau.
The former owner of Farrow & Ball’s remote Scottish country house
Don’t Toss Your Cardboard Drink Holder—Here Are 4 Ways to Reuse It
25 Five-Minute Tasks That Will Make You Healthier and Happier Today
How Covid-19’s symptoms have changed with each new variant
Does double dipping really spread germs?
Authors discuss how it feel to have their books banned.
Will reusable cups become as common as grocery totes?
4. SHOPPING BREAK~FINDS & SALES
Valentine’s Day Mugs
Valetine’s in the Kitchen
Valentin’s Gifts
5. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
This weekend I joined Kim and Juliet for weekend meanderings, I shared one to follow Kristy Woodson Harvey, her new book a A Happier Life, Monsieur Spade, and more on Weekend Meanderings.
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
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What book are you currently reading? Are you binge watching a favorite show or listening to a good podcast? Have you seen any good movies lately?
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Those castles in the Loire Valley have me wanting to go. Where did you stay when you were there? Did you go on a tour or drive yourself?
Nanci, I was traveling with French friends and we stayed with people that they knew. There are a lot of great places to stay and if I may recommend Shannon from SLL wrote a great post about her experience traveling and staying alone there. https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/city-detail/?city=Loire%20Valley
There are also day trips from Paris to some of the major chateaux, link below.
https://linkparis.com/loire-valley-tour-chambord-and-more/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=751105856&utm_content=151944290095&utm_term=day%20trip%20to%20loire%20valley%20from%20paris&gclid=CjwKCAiAzJOtBhALEiwAtwj8tgGOjtnSBaijPwdZXMJEW9E2oHuqnz19ZZpQwRtqL0VnYemQdLHJEBoCg_gQAvD_BwE
Great. Thanks for your kind reply!
You are very welcome Nancy. Can I ask, are you planning a trip to France or England? I have several friends that organize women trips and you might enjoy them.
I read The Rosie Project when it was first written. . The main character Don, has a very unique personality. His different way of thinking is never labeled, which is as it should be.
For me, reading this novel was very mind opening. There are many members of my community, both young and old, who think and behave differently than me. Some of them are younger, with specific labels. Some are older, and I may have thought of them as odd, or shy, or rude. It was really great for me to see them in a very different way. Really, because of this book, I make every effort to be more accepting of people who think, and act differently than I do.
Thank you for recommending this book!
Lisa, thank you for sharing that perspective. I too read this when it first came out and think it is a wonderful book. My niece has Rhetts syndrome and it is always interesting to be out with her and to see how people treat her. Luckily we live in a small town that she has grown up and so for the most part it is always a pleasant experience but sometimes it isn’t.
Have a wonderful week!