Today, I took in:
you guessed it, another episode of Endeavour
I made:
a letter to my grandmother
a phone call to my sister
Taking and Making: March 15
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Taking and Making: March 14
Today, I took in:
another episode of Endeavour (just doing the whole series this week, Shaun Evans and Roger Allam are so good)
I made:
a start on a course for a certification that might open up more jobs for me
Taking and Making: March 13
Today, I took in:
an episode of Endeavour
an essay in Nasty Women, edited by Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Kate Harding
I made:
cleaning and neatening efforts to the wonderfully overstuffed bookshelf in my flat
Taking and Making: March 12
Today, I took in:
the rest of The Sellout — really excellent, check it out
an episode of the new season of Endeavour
I made:
a return to volunteering with the kids, which was fun but tiring
a fix on a passage in one of the songs we’re doing in choir that I’ve been messing up for weeks; fixing it felt good
Taking and Making: March 11
Today, I took in:
another amazing storytelling event, this one by Chirine El Ansary at the British Museum, as part of the Crick Crack Club’s Myths Retold series; she told several tales from 1001 Nights, and she did it about a fourth in Arabic and the rest in English — very cool, and really took you deeper into the story, as you paid attention to every movement she made and the inflection of each word she said, to be sure you followed along
“Friends” by Grace Paley
I made:
the beginnings of some ruminations on a story idea
Taking and Making: March 10
Today, I took in:
A couple performances at Vault Festival in the vaults under Waterloo Station: a retelling of the Orpheus myth, which was well done although I thought the music was a bit same-ish; and a couple of stories from the wonderful Irish storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy
I made:
another exciting purchase — tickets to Israel for two weeks!
Taking and Making: March 9
Today, I took in:
the rest of the “Shakespeare and Hathaway” series (British series are short)
I made:
oof not much, some days just take it out of you
Taking and Making: March 8
Today, I took in:
an episode of Person of Interest
“The Princess Myth” by Hilary Mantel
I made:
my first real venture outside after re-injuring my back — success!
Taking and Making: March 7
Today, I took in:
several episodes of a BBC show, Shakespeare & Hathaway, about private detectives in modern-day Stratford, and their fantastic assistant
I made:
a WITWW post
Taking and Making: March 6
Today, I took in:
the rest of Queer Eye (a perfect TV show for when you’re recovering from an injury)
I made:
an exciting purchase — tickets to the Pacific Northwest to visit friends at the end of the summer!
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