in the past year.  Oh well, I did a lot of tax returns and read even more books, so I did accomplish something.  Bee tries to assist with selecting the next read from the "to be read" piles scattered about the house, but alas, I still make the final decision.  I'm in the middle of reading The Long Paw of the Law by Diane Kelly. Quite good - Officer Megan Luz and her police dog, Brigit, fighting crime in Fort Worth, Texas.  I've read the earlier books in the series, so we're catching up on the latest.  One of the things I want to do this year is add a book review section to the blog.  I read so many books and have given out so many recommendations, I sometimes forget whether I've read something or not.  I end up with duplicates, but they find their way to my reader friends, so I guess it's not really a big deal.


I'm also trying to embrace technology.  I've finally gotten the hang of most of the myriad functions of my iPad - so we splurged on an Alexa for the desk.  It will eventually be connected to a doorbell camera - so it's not only fun (Alexa knows a lot of useless facts!), it will be useful as a security device.  Okay, I admit I can also watch stuff on Amazon Prime while I work - and listen to all kinds of oddball music.  She can also meow like a cat and bark like a dog, functions I'm not sure that as an AI she is actually proud of, but I digress.   Alexa could probably also read to me, but that's taking multi-tasking too far to suit me.  I prefer setting down with a book.  Speaking of which...