Three things from DAH.

DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. I write, organize, plan, produce, manage, direct, act, sing, promote, and make change (not the coin kind).​

First up this week, Quarantine Book Club … 
This is a cool thing. Online video-conference book discussions with authors. As of this morning, there were nine scheduled on the website. Tickets are $5 each, but they don't want to turn anyone away; there's a code for those who can't afford the ticket: ALLAREWELCOME. 
https://www.quarantinebookclub.com/

Second up this week, Quilts … 
Christine Hance finished a quilt this past week. It hangs over the head of our bed. It hung there before, but then it was unfinished. It's been a long labor of love for Christine, and I delight in her accomplishment and our lovely wall hanging. I'm reminded of an exchange I had with our dear friend Joyce, a skilled quilter. 
Joyce: "I don't get the big deal about wine. They either taste good or they don't."
DAH: "I don't get the big deal about quilts. They either keep you warm or they don't."

Third up this week, Queequeg … 
"Queequeg was a native of Kokovoko, an island far away to the West and South. It is not down in any map; true places never are." Herman Melville wrote that in "Moby-Dick," a long and challenging read worthy of your current isolation time. Not convinced? Then maybe read Nathaniel Philbrick's "Why Read Moby-Dick?" to see why he calls "Moby-Dick" the "one book that deserves to be called our American Bible."

That's all for this week. 
From Mary Oliver's poem "Sometimes" …  

Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it. 
 

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