December 18, 2020 WINTER WONDERLAND

First snow fall of the season. It's always kind of exciting--until the shoveling starts. Shoveling is hard work. I don't shovel much anymore--but I spent many years shoveling our REALLY WIDE-LONG driveway. And then the plow would go by and BOX ME IN AGAIN. So frustrating. We also have to shovel part of our roof. Sounds weird I know. But a section of our roof is flat-- and if we don't shovel it--we tend to get leaks when it melts. It's a ridiculous problem. Who would ever build a house in New England with a flat roof??? Search me. Who would live in their house 27  years and do nothing about it?? Maybe that's the more important question??? Every year it's the same thing---then we conveniently forget about it until the next year...........Hell......remember...I still DON'T have air conditioning. Yup--And I conveniently forget about that when it's time to shovel the roof  again. UGH. YOU CAN'T MAKE IT UP. Just finished the perfect book to read during a snowstorm, Ruth Ware's brand new thriller One by One. 

In this suspense filled novel, the cofounders of  SNOOP organize a corporate retreat for their employees at a lovely Chalet in the French Alps. Danny is the chef at the chalet while Erin is the housekeeper/jack of all trades. When the group arrives,  it's clear that the employees aren't getting along. Things only get worse when Eva, one of the owners, announces plans for a major buy out. When a snowstorm begins, the group decides to forgo work in order to ski before the weather gets worse. By the end of the day, Eva is missing and an avalanche has left the  rest of the group cut off from the outside world. As the  hours tick by, theories become accusations and one by one members of the group start to die. This is a good who-done-it that is obviously paying homage to Agatha Christie. Interestingly enough, Ruth Ware is now being touted as the Agatha Christie of our generation, a title well earned. If you like a good mystery, with many twists and turns then this is the book for you. It's about 380 pages or a 3.5 mile run that will keep you guessing until the end.