Today, I took in:

TWO beautiful waterfalls on a hike in a Yorkshire dale

a pint in the smallest pub in North Yorkshire

a swing bridge in action in Whitby

I made:

a good effort on the hike

a respectable showing at the game of Cards Against Humanity we played after dinner

Today, I took in:

“Why Do So Few Blacks Study the Civil War?” in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ We Were Eight Years in Power

I made: 

a train journey to the north for the weekend

Today, I took in:

“This is How We Lost to the White Man” and “American Girl” in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ We Were Eight Years in Power

Section 1 of Upstream by Mary Oliver

I made:

a final catch-up on these Taking and Making entries — not letting myself get behind on these again!

Today, I took in:

Poirot: The Clocks

I made:

great progress on catching up on these Taking and Making posts!

Today, I took in:

Junot Díaz’s “Fiesta” in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories

very funny comedians at a charity night for The Bike Project

I made:

new friends of friends after the show

Today, I took in:

Akhil Sharma’s “If You Sing Like That for Me” in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories

Poirot: Three Act Tragedy

I made:

a very badly done charade that the kids liked at volunteering

up part of a tiny turnout at choir, where we sang a new song

Today, I took in:

an excellent evening of comedy at the Quantum Leopard night

the introduction to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ We Were Eight Years in Power

I made:

a stroll and a loll round a park I haven’t been to in a while

Today, I took in:

BØRNS’ album Dopamine

I made:

the classic British happy mistake of going for “just one” after work

Today, I took in:

Van Morrison’s Moondance 

I made:

a good dinner in a tiny kitchen