The Serum Run #SundaySalon
Happy Sunday! Sunday Salon is hosted by Deb at ReaderBuzz. Check out her post and the links to see what other bloggers have been up to in the last week.
How’s the weather?
We still have white stuff on the ground. I’m not sure that the crusty frozen mix deserves the name “snow” but if you don’t look to close, it can pass for that. Between that and cold temperatures, we’re experiencing a real winter this year. The last of it will surely disappear next week with a couple of days in the 50s and a couple of nights above freezing.
What are you reading?
I’m enjoying the pure goofiness of Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall. It’s set in Bath, England during the Regency — one of my favorite settings. But, with a supernatural twist.
Burns Night is celebrated in many places around the world on 25 January, the birthday of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. I celebrated with a fantasy visit to Dumfries, Scotland, a town where Burns lived the last few years of his life.
What are you watching?
I’m rewatching The Diplomat on Netflix with Rick. As you can see from my review, I enjoyed it enough in the fall to watch it again, getting a deeper understanding of the intrigue on the second round.
What are you doing?
I’m learning about the 1925 serum run to Nome as we approach its 100th anniversary next week. Nome experienced a diphtheria outbreak in 1925 at a time when it was only accessible by dog sled in the winter. Diphtheria antitoxin was needed both to cure patients and to stop the spread of the disease. The relay of dog sled teams racing to Nome to save children and families drew the attention of the national media at the time. The weather was harsh, even for Alaska, with extreme subzero temperatures, near-blizzard conditions, and hurricane-force winds. Check out the Wikipedia article — it’s one of the more exciting stories you’ll read in an encyclopedia.
One of the Serum Run teams was led by Togo and his handler Leonhard Seppala.
How are you this fine Sunday?