Wednesday, January 23, 2019

The workers continue to hammer and saw and use loud machinery right outside my bedroom window.  Maybe 30 feet away.  I am becoming acclimated to the sounds. We can’t improve our homes without a bit of noise.  When I make noise I forget others can hear me.

I email the absent neighbor about his dangerous tree.  I make an appointment with the dryer repair person. I wash dishes.  I don’t fold my clothes or make my bed.  Still need to go to the grocery store for supplies.

THE GREAT BELIEVERS a novel by Rebecca Makkai is the story of AIDS in Chicago.  It is more about loss and grief and joy all mixed together.  I get stuck in the sadness of life. The book was compelling and I stayed up late to continue reading.