Solito and How to Live

 

Two weeks ago I was in Chicago visiting family and last week I was in North Texas visiting family. Whew. A lot of traveling.

A story: I raced home last Monday so I'd make it to hear author Javier Zamora speak about his new memoir, Solito, that night. I got home after driving for five hours, rested for a bit, and then drove into Houston to hear Zamora. Just as I was about to arrive at the venue, my husband called. "I think you better come home," he told me. I left immediately for home. His blood pressure had been a little high when he visited the doctor while I was gone, and, after I left for the Zamora event, he went to Walgreen's and bought a blood pressure monitor. He took his blood pressure and it was over 200! So he called me to come home and then he called his sister, a nurse. Chris immediately recognized that he was taking his blood pressure wrong and showed him how to take the pressure correctly. His blood pressure, when taken correctly, was a little elevated, but nowhere near 200! By that time, I was home. 

So that's why I missed the Zamora event. But, hey, I'd much rather come home to a husband with a red face than one that had dangerously high blood pressure.

And here's Zamora's interview on the Today show:

It's a fantastic read. I encourage you to look for Solito.

What I Read:

How to Live: What the Rule of St. Benedict Teaches Us About Happiness, Meaning, and Community by Judith Valence 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

The links will take you to my reviews.

What I Am Reading:

Villette by Charlotte Bronte (Chapter-a-Day)

Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (Classic)

Bake: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics by Paul Hollywood (Cookbook)

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (Author Event)

Last week I posted here at Readerbuzz:

Wrigley Field in Chicago: My First Real, Outdoor Baseball Game!
Bookstores I've Visited
The Sunday Salon: Other Birds and Lucy by the Sea

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Good Thing #1, 2, and 3

I spent a week with these lovely family members in the wilds of North Texas.

I slept in a little cabin my son has down the hill from his house.

The kids and I did some drawing and I read a million books to them

and I helped my daughter-in-law sell her art at Canton.

Great fun!

I'm happy you joined us here at the Sunday Salon. Sunday Salon is a place to link up and to share what we have been doing during the week. It's a great way to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there. 

Some of the things we often talk about at the Sunday Salon:

• What was your week like?
• Read any good books? Tell us about them.
• What other bookish things did you do? 
• What else is going on in your life?

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