Happy Easter to those who celebrate. In normal times I'd host a dinner or brunch but, since part of our family hasn't been eligible for vaccination yet (soon though) we will skip the family get-together for one more Easter. I was able to see (2) of my granddaughters at our house earlier in the week to give them their presents so that was a nice treat. Do you have any plans for Easter?
On the vaccination front, both my husband and I are fully vaccinated. I got my second dose of the Moderna vaccine on Friday and the only real side effect has been extreme fatigue but, of course, I just don't sleep well anymore either. Our first real restaurant dining will be in early May for our anniversary which we will be looking forward to. For those of you who are fully vaccinated, did you or your family have any side effects?
Hope you all have a great week - and now for my review of Miss Benson's Beetle which I had finished the end of March.
TITLE/AUTHOR: Miss Benson's Beetle; Rachel Joyce
PUBLISHER: Dial Press
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2020
GENRE: Fiction / Historical / Womens
FORMAT: eGalley /LENGTH: 368 pages
SOURCE: Net Galley
SETTING(s): England; South Pacific (New Caledonia)
ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A lonely woman's quest to find the elusive "golden beetle."
MEMORABLE QUOTES:
"They made a ridiculous pair, as they chased the porter, like a brown ostrich coupled with a pink-hatted canary."
"You might have traveled to the other side of the world, but in the end it made no difference: whatever devastating unhappiness was inside of you would come too."
Happy Easter! And yay for getting your second dose of the vaccine. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks and hope you had a nice Easter too.
DeleteThat's a cute book! I'm glad you're all vaccinated up and Happy Easter from all of us!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian, have a great week.
DeleteHappy Easter and congrats on being fully vaccinated!!! My husband and I were fully vaccinated late February (Pfizer), I had extreme tiredness on the second one too......still haven't been in a restaurant and am still quite nervous about it because Michigan's numbers have skyrocketed (we had over 8000 cases of COVID yesterday) and the vaccine isn't 100% effective. If I go to a restaurant at all will try and eat outside!!! Enjoy your day!!!
ReplyDeleteCaren, we are not going on any planes or staying in hotels etc any time soon but, we will venture out slow and safe.
DeleteGood on your second vax! I had a few hours of chills and brain fog about 24 hours after, then I was fine. It seems so various among different people and harder for the younger ones. The Beetle book sounds kind of good.
ReplyDeleteJudy, I know someone else (late 60s) who claims prolonged "brain fog" since getting the second vaccine? It would seem like a rare side effect to last?
DeleteI'm so happy that you were able to get your second dose of the vaccine. Both my daughters-in-law and my son were able to get their first dose this week, and that makes me very happy. We aren't able to get together yet, but it won't be long.
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes, I thought the characters in Miss Benson's Beetle were delightfully eccentric. I also loved how the two women were able to go after their dreams.
Happy Easter!
I did love the women and the ending was a sad surprise.
DeleteI agree that the male character wasn't really necessary, but I'm glad you enjoyed this book.
ReplyDeleteI had only a sore arm after my first Pfizer shot and after the second this past week I had a few hours of arm/leg muscle fatigue and once that disappeared a slight headache for a couple hours. But, really, not bad at all and I did not take the day off work.
Minor side effects are so worth it, I feel like my joints (knees) hurt a bit more that normal,
DeleteI got my first Pfizer vaccine Friday and the only side effects were a bit of a sore arm. I've heard the reactions for the second one are worse so I'm a little worried but it will be worth it. I've had some family that have had pretty rough side effects (fever, body aches, etc) but they were really short lived and it is absolutely worth it! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteYes, so worth it.
DeleteHappy Easter and congratulations on getting your second vaccine! I've got mine coming up on Thursday. Two weeks later I'll get a haircut and a pedicure... can't wait. Also excited about going out to lunch or dinner. My husband was fatigued after his second dose, but no serious side effects. Hope I'm as lucky.
ReplyDeleteI think fatigue is the #1 side effect of dose 2. It will be nice to venture out slowly.
DeleteHappy Easter!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Greg, hope you had a nice day.
DeleteLate Easter greetings.
ReplyDeleteI had the first vaccine only. Just felt sleepy for 24 hours. After that fine.
Happy you were able to get started with the vaccine process. relief--
DeleteHappy Easter! Like you, we got to see our grandson for the first time since Christmas, so that was wonderful. It was a garden visit as we're not allowed into other people's houses yet, but gardens are now allowed.
ReplyDeleteWe're not fully vaccinated, but we've both had one each. My husband had the Oxford/AZ jab and had no reaction whatsoever apart from a sore arm for a week or so. I had the Pfizer and had no reaction at all. I've read that you're more likely to get reaction from a second Pfizer jab and that people over 70 are the most likely not to get any reaction at all. Whether this is backed up by science is anyone's guess. :-)
I completely agree with you that the antagonistic character in Miss Benson was superfluous, he really jarred with me. The death devastated me at the end, but the photo was wonderful.
So nice that you got to see the grandkids. Yes, I guess the reason many seniors do not have any side effects (my husband) is that some have weaker immune systems.
DeleteYeah, the guy following them around was strange.
ReplyDeleteI love the book and I loved the epilogue.
I was a quirky, clever story with a tender side.
DeleteIt's quirky and serious. A very different kind of story.
ReplyDeleteSo great that you are both vaccinated. We are waiting for our second shot later this month. Really curious about this book. That last quote you posted - oh boy, so true.
ReplyDeleteI had a lot of tiredness the day after the second shot but nothing else. I would so love to eat at a restaurant but with kids not been vaccinated yet, I'm not sure. We'll look for some outdoor dining area that's well spread out - maybe that will help.
ReplyDeleteBeen hearing good things about Miss Benson's Beetle - I'll have to check it out.
Just got my second vaccination today! I'm prepared to take it easy this weekend, but am hopeful that I won't have any adverse side affects. I'll have to check out Miss Benson's Beetle. Sounds like a good read!
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