I have been doing this “I’m-on-sabbatical” thing since mid-August. I go home (“back to normal”) on December 19. While I am excited to be back in my own home, I am not ready for all of the “not-on-sabbatical” stuff that will go along with being home again.
Córdoba. Such a fascinating mix of Roman, Muslim, Jewish, and Christian styles! It was so interesting to see these ideas juxtaposed and cross-pollinated.
I have tried to make Mastodon work for me. Multiple times. But every instance I’ve joined feels so hostile and vitriolic. Never mind that it just feels like shouting into a dark void since I don’t have any “friends” there. Why is the internet like this?
I visited Pennsylvania for the first time last week. In fact, this was the first time had been anywhere with the kind of fall foliage I have seen in photos of New England and other “autumny” places. ‘Twas beautiful!