M. gave me a $25.00 gift certificate to the Concord Bookshop, and I decided to use it on Friday.  I was going to be good and buy something erudite and grownup, but when I got to the store there was only one book that I wanted:  Rumors: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen.  Total trash, I admit it, but who can resist the flowing red dress on the cover? 

And then with the rest of the gift certificate I got a book by one of my all-time favorite authors:  A Thief in the House of Memory by Tim Wynne-Jones.

Once I read them, I’ll be sure to post my opiniated opinions about them.  For now, I’m being distracted by a certain husband playing “Maurice” on the bass.  Time to stop writing for today.