I’ve been captivated by the Apple TV show TED LASSO. I’ve almost finished the second season, and the third is streaming week by week now. I find myself laughing belly laughs outlaid somewhat frequently. The show is very different and I’m finding it refreshing. Lots of verbal nuggets to think about, for one thing. The characters are engaging and interesting.
Mike and Tami kept saying how much they liked this show. I have a new iPhone, so I get 3 months of Apple TV for free, and then it is about $7 a month. That’s a good deal, but there is, also, some good content there. I tend to switch out these streaming apps frequently, but I keep Amazon Prime and Netflix all the time.
Saturday saw me accompanying my 12-year old granddaughter to the finals of the Charleston County’s Battle of the Books–held at the new Wando Public Library, which is less than about 10 minutes north from me, depending on traffic lights.
Wow. That event was an eye-opener–in lots of ways. First, this library is awesome! It’s big, and it lends all sorts of items, among them sewing machines. A kiosk right up front had books for $1 that looked new–among them were 6 or 7 intriguing books on quilting. I came home with a new library card and directions of how to download the online app, “Libby,” which has awesome features. I can download audible books if I like.
The “battle” had 4 teams of 4 students who made it to the finals. Each team read 24 books, so each team member read 6 books. (I don’t know if the whole contest had the same books or if new books got added at different levels of the competition.). The librarians asked VERY specific questions about the books during 4 rounds–and the specific book for a question was not identified until the correct answer was posted to the big screen.
I listened and knitted. This project is my last ball of cotton yarn, which is a good thing as my pile of finished “towels” is overflowing its container.
The winning team answered something like 43 questions, out of a potential of 44. My granddaughters team answered 38 questions correctly. So I’d say all of these teams made a really good showing.
Dinner was at my oldest son’s house as they were leaving early Sunday morning for a college visit, and I was spending the night with them as I’ll be there for their two daughters and two dogs until Tuesday afternoon some time.
I have hand sewing to do while away from home. Yes, the quilt from hell.
And now it is Monday–and the start of a fairly busy week for me–with the possibility of the arrival of the longarm Friday.
One can hope, LOL.
But it’s all good.
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Louisa so happy you are enjoying your new house (and new state) and enjoying your family! It’s great to be able to watch all the grandkids activities! I have 9 grands ranging from 27 to 5 and one great granddaughter that just turned 1.
And so happy they are all here in the area! Love reading your posts!
I’m happy for you, too. Nine grandchildren and a great granddaughter. That is AWESOME. We are so lucky, aren’t we?
Wow that sounds like an awesome library!! My local branch is pretty nice but I’ve not seen any sewing machines for lending 😯 (not that I need one!). Battle of the Books sounds like a really cool challenge, I’ll bet it was fun to watch!