Week went by

Ate: Squid, lamb, celery, carrots, croissant, licorice, bread, cheese, apricot jam

Drank: Tonic water with lime

Laughed at: Jar of peanut butter that warned “this product contains nuts”

Realized: Books are the best bug-killers

Disliked: Carrying my 50 lb. dog up the street to the vet. She refused to budge, realizing our destination.

Liked: Mom arrived for a visit

Watched: Maleficent, which my husband hated

Saw: The Würzburg fortress

Reading: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 

Listened to: Hair soundtrack

Received: A compliment on my headphones (“Coole Kopfhörer!)

Threw out: Hoarded postcards

Learned: Coeval

Bought: Chocolate cake mix

Fail: Over-explained

Victory: Established proper antecedent, pre-publication!