Now What? #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 continue to have a remarkably windy spring, but no more tornadoes in our area. I drove by one of the more dramatic scenes — the Burger King mentioned in this video from local news:
I passed other buildings that were mostly blown away, but fortunately didn’t have people in them at the time. I also saw damaged signs, billboards, and trees. I stayed away from the neighborhood with damaged houses. Fortunately, no one was killed in this event.
What are you reading?
I read The Guncle in two days to finish before our book group meeting. We were a little worried about whether we would have enough to talk about, but it’s not a lightweight book, even though it’s delightful and funny. We discussed relationships, grief, and the problematic sister, among other things.
What are you watching?
I wrote about The Jetty for British Isles Friday. It’s set in northwest England and stars Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, Victoria).
We just started The Residence on Netflix, an eight-part detective series on Netflix about a murder in the White House. As unlikely as it sounds, this show is very funny.
What are you doing?
I gave a presentation in a small town in the rural county where I grew up. I put the virtual handout with my resources on my blog: Now What? Steps for Sustainable Action from a Community Activist.
Yikes! I remember living in tornado alley. Glad you are tornado free at the moment. The Jetty was very good. I enjoy Jenna Coleman’s work. Thanks for the heads up about The Residence. It sounds like something I may need to watch.
My sister school got hit with a tornado earlier this year and it was destroyed. It’s been very windy here this March.
I’m glad The Guncle unexpectedly offered a lot to talk about.
Ugh tornado season! We just had some severe weather but no tornadoes. I had just gone over severe weather safety guides with our Cub Scouts though so I felt like they and their families had a good refresher right before the season started!
It must be very stressful to live in a place that experiences tornados. I live in an earthquake zone but have only actually felt 2 earthquakes in my lifetime (neither created any local damage). I hope you have a great week ahead Joy.
We had a tornado warning earlier in the week, but fortunately we didn’t get one. Now hurricane season is coming up here. What terrible damage your area had.
Guncle looks good. I have The Residence on my list to watch. Sounds good.
Hope you have a great week!
Yikes, I do not like tornadoes, but glad that is behind you for now. I hope you have a great week!
That is some video of the tonado aftermath.
Have not read any Rowley yet but I know he’s popular. Still hoping on getting The Jetty. Our library has it for EVideo only so I am out of luck.
Happy to hear you weren’t in the path of the tornado! Hope the winds die down. I haven’t read The Guncle, but I’ve seen a lot of praise for it. I’ll have to look up The Jetty. I’ve still been binging Downton Abbey when I have time. Then we’ll watch the movies. Have a lovely week, Joy!
We’ve had a lot of windy days over the past month, but nothing like this! I hope your week is a good one!
Most of my life I’ve lived in a tornado-prone area. Some years ago, my sister-in-law’s neighborhood in Creve Coeur, MO, was badly hit by one, including a child’s death. Scary! I hope you don’t see any more.
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Way to go with the presentation. I think it’s great to be activist and fight against what’s happening these days and for the common good. I’m impressed with what you’re doing. And I’m glad the tornado didn’t kill anyone. The damage looks scary.
It’s been an exceptionally windy late winter/spring even in Florida. The tornado video is just devastating, but I’m glad nobody was killed. The Guncle was excellent on audio, too, and now I want to read The Guncle Abroad.
The author, Steven Rowley, is coming to our town and we’ll get free copies of The Guncle Abroad if we attend. I’m looking forward to it!