pickThis is not an authoritarian creed on the evils of smartphones. What this book addresses is the next seemingly obvious question - if you detox from screens, how are you entertaining yourself? You probably don't have a great answer and neither did I. This is one reason kids refuse to leave their screens. This is at the core of why adults are often worse than kids with their screen addictions. People just don't know what to do with their free time.
I am in India with the (now late) Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama.
#WhereAreYouMonday.
@Cupcake12
Rec'd for Christmas. I have run into people reading it everywhere.
#FiveJoysFriday!
Some joys this week:
🎄 Christmas decorations!
🐻❄️ This illustration from Tolkien‘s Letters from Father Christmas yesterday
☕️ A mug of tea from my tea Advent calendar every night
🍽️ Tasty Korean BBQ and good conversation last night with one of my best friends
🎁 My husband went Christmas shopping today (unheard of—he usually waits until at least the week of Christmas 😆)
#5JoysFriday!
The ginkgo trees at church have turned golden and I love seeing their leaves against the bright blue sky
My favorite roses in the garden are STILL blooming in December (welcome to Los Angeles!)
I went to a beautiful lunchtime Advent retreat on Tuesday
Daily joys: poetry & tea advent calendars, plus reading LMM‘s Christmas stories and Tolkien‘s Father Christmas letters
Christmas decorations! An annual tradition at my parents‘ house⤵️
pickI loved this book. I‘ll be making glogg this weekend to enjoy with friends while hunting for a Christmas tree in its honor.
Ebook on sale for $1.99 for a limited time. And you can start planning your reads for #foodandlit2025. This works for #Algeria!! @Catsandbooks
