I've picked up a bit of a chest cold it appears, which kept Trinity up all night. She had to drive down to campus today so I do not envy her in the least. On the other hand, I am not on campus trying to teach as it is spring break for yours truly.
Our party went off well enough though attendance was a bit lower than we thought it would be. Probably just as well as we had the right amount of food for maybe twelve people maximum. Which is about what we had and that, frankly, suits me fine. We started a bit slow but the party went on until about eleven which is not bad for a bunch of college instructors. All in all, a good time had by all.
Trinity did a first class job with her brisket, potato salad and other fixings. She can cook, that is for certain.
We made our way back to Sunset after midnight and went to bed immediately. In the morning I took over in the kitchen and made breakfast. Compared to what is normally offered out here at Sunset with five star elegant morning breakfasts, mine was pretty pedestrian. We had scrambled eggs, bacon, pork sausage with some toast. Not quite french toast or crepes, but it wasn't bad.
Afterwards we spent most of the afternoon sitting around in the living room socializing. Around about four or so in the afternoon, our friends Bill and Jayme had to take leave which left us with one of our adjunct poli-sci peers for movie night.
We were trying to watch The Philadelphia Story but toward the end the disk seized up, which was rather annoying as I was enjoying the film. This seemed like a better way to spend the evening than watching the Oscars. I guess Hepburn got her career back on track with this film. She was known for her dislike of reporters and fans.
Hmm, I like me some fans but I'm not so hot on some reporters.
Unfortunately I seem to have picked up some sort of chest cold after last night's trip to the hot tub. I spent part of the night trying to hack up my right lung. Fortunately I managed to hang onto that lung but I kept Trinity up in the process. I'll have to pamper her when she gets back from campus later today.
We've got a few more days out here at Sunset before the owners, Bill and Brenda, get back from their travels. I'm hoping to get some writing done in the meantime.
The Teaching Front: To Do List
Third Quarter Lectures - American History 120
-The Industrial Revolution, Lowell Mills and the Social Consequences
-The Transportation Revolution, Steam Power and Railroads
-The Women's Movement
-Revise Slavery Lecture
The Writing Front: To Do List
First up, I need to prep A Knitter's Day for the new group of E-Light Reader Volunteers I have assembled. Hopefully I'll get that story out the door here in the next day or so.
Second, I need to look over the other two stories, A Bicycle for Kyle and Reborn for Glory to see what needs doing in both cases.
Third, there is Joint Writing Project - 02.
In other words, I'm going to try and get some writing done over the next few days. My short term goal is to finish one story and have it ready for submission by the end of Spring Break.
Other Doings
Not much else to report. My chest cold will keep me out of the pool for a day or so. Hopefully I can get back at it soon.
Respects,
Steven Francis Murphy
Author of The Limb Knitter and Tearing Down Tuesday
Writing from Sunset Acres Bed and Breakfast
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