Penni

“When Mercury is retrograde, stay flexible, allow more time for travel, and don’t sign contracts. Review projects and plans but wait until Mercury is direct again to make final decisions. In 2022, Mercury will be retrograde during January 13–February 3, May 10–June 2, September 9–October 1, and December 28–(January 18, 2023).”
― Old Farmer's Almanac, The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022: America's Most Trusted Reference Since 1792—Your Guide to Gardening, Weather, and Astronomy

“How can foreign strangers love us like this? I wondered, touched by their affection. In this way our arrival in America was warm, amid the loving protection of total strangers.”
― Mae Bunseng Taing, Under the Naga Tail: A True Story of Survival, Bravery, and Escape from the Cambodian Genocide

“No other country but America has ever shown this type of legacy. And it is one the American public should admire and honor. It prevented greater human catastrophe, demonstrating how to deal with conflicts and disaster going forward. When Cold War fighting engulfed one country after another in Southeast Asia, further violence was averted not by bombs and bullets, as has been so common in past policy, but by aid, relief, and compassionate rescue.”
― Mae Bunseng Taing, Under the Naga Tail: A True Story of Survival, Bravery, and Escape from the Cambodian Genocide

“She didn’t come to the hen do even though there was a room free in the villa for her. It did look odd—”
― Lucy Foley, The Guest List