Finally!

I finally made time to read for me. Took me long enough. It's harder than I thought it would be to make the time.
"In the Company of Others" by Jan Karon is a continuation of the Mitford Series that she wrote a few years back. How I have missed Father Tim Kavanaugh and his wife Cynthia. It's funny how I was drawn into these novels. My mom read them and passed them to her sisters. I had heard others talk about them. And finally I read them and was hooked.
This new installment is focused solely on Father Tim and his wife as the main characters. They are still somewhat newlyweds as married only a short eight years in the prime of their lives. He has recently turned 70(or is it 71?) and she has turned 64. Celebrating her birthday by taking a trip to Ireland where his ancestors are from, they have planned this long awaited journey several times but until now something has always hindered the trip. Even this time it has been fraught with long waits, flight delays, bad weather, and now a torrential rain while traveling a one lane road driven by a grouchy, begrudging chauffeur. Through Father Tim's eyes these events only conform why he hates to travel. Thank goodness for his wife who always looks for the brighter side!
Now if I can just get back to reading.....