Amy's flowers would be welcome on a nicho for the ofrenda - but she would have to add some bright colors. I love her watercolor of fireflies - although, I'm not sure I can work them into Day of the Dead.
Luckily, my name came up on the wait list for the book, Mailman. I can't even begin to tell you hoe much I am enjoying it. The author is a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop which is well known in literary circles. He lost his job at the start of the pandemic lockdown - and ended up at the post office - on a rural route. I've just barely started and it's soooooo good.
***Real time add-on: while I loved the book - you might need to know a postal worker to appreciate the in depth details of every single thing there is to know about handling and delivering the mail. It's a lot of detail - and might be too much for some people. But - it's fun to see how the experience gave the author a new perspective on several things.
I am also listening to Brave the Wild River by Melissa Sevigney. I'm not far into it - but it's a very interesting story about the two women, botanists, who decided to travel by boat down the Colorado River all the way to the Grand Canyon. It was in the 30s and they knew how dangerous it was - but they were obsessed with plants.
That is a pitiful description. But, I am in the midst of one of those obsessive *adventures* and the writing for the next few weeks is going to suffer.
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