Mine started out normally – that is, I really didn't want to
get up. Stayed up a little later than
usual Sunday evening in order to watch the première of Louise Penny’s “Still Life”. Quite enjoyed it, although it’s
always a challenge to condense a book with multi-faceted characters into a set
time limit. And I think the Quebec
atmosphere was downplayed somewhat, perhaps for future consideration to the
American market. The setting could pass
for New England, but was filmed in Quebec, which is where the story plays
out. Loved Inspector Gamache, played by
Nathaniel Parker and hope that there will be subsequent episodes based on the
rest of the Gamache/Three Pines series.
Back to Monday morning.
Left at the usual time, and began my 40 minute or so trip to work. Hadn’t gone but five minutes when my car
started chugging and no amount of pressure on the accelerator would get it
going beyond a crawl. This as I’m
entering a fast paced express-way! With
hazards flashing I managed to creep to the next exit and limp my baby back
home. Nerve wracking with other
commuters buzzing past and I’m sure muttering a few comments at my turtle pace.
She’s now been towed to my local garage, where I received
the verdict about an hour ago. Because I’d
googled for the meaning of the dashboard
warning light I wasn’t surprised to learn I need a new throttle assembly, along
with a fistful of dollars! Make that a
trunkload of dollars. Now I
wait to see if a) the part is available today, and b) if it can be repaired
today. Yes, a day off is nice, but this
is not the way I would have chosen it.
I’ll be making up lost hours for the time over the next week or so as
well.
However I’m very grateful this didn’t happen right on the
401 Highway, or at the end of the day coming home. So there’s always a somewhat
of a bright side I suppose. And while I’m
waiting for an update on my car I can spend some time reading. Right now, I’m enjoying Barbara Fradkin’s “The Whisper of Legends”.
Last Monday’s work day ended with a gas leak in my
neighbourhood, here’s hoping by the end of today, THIS Monday will have settled
into something resembling normal!
Cheers!
Liz
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