Musings from the Roost

Today on FB I ran across a mention of a "wind phone" that was recently installed in Joshua Tree, in memory of two teenagers, Ruby ...

I seem to get the idea to make an entry about "my day" once a month, because its been just four weeks since my last such —four wee...

13. Mick Herron, Real Tigers (2016) (6/18/25) The third in the Slow Horses series. Much of what I said in April about the second installment...

David tested positive for Covid this morning, and as he turned in to bed tonight he had a 103° temperature. He says it needs to get to 104° ...

Some photos from my Flickr archive—which, as I've explained elsewhere, I stopped adding to years ago. I always say I should start postin...

Most every morning, I start the day by doing the Wordle (today, got it in four: risky, crave, hoard, board), and eventually during the day I...

12. Elizabeth O'Connor, Whale Fall (2024) (6/4/25) This is a quiet gem of a book, set in the last few months of 1938 on a small (three m...