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In celebration of getting my second vaccine dose, here’s a tribute to four public figures who brought me some joy throughout this long, ongoing quarantine.

Nadiya Hussain of baking show fame for giving me and my kids tons of new ideas to try in the kitchen.

Adriene Mishler and her dog Benji of Yoga With Adriene for filling the void of in-person classes and designing workouts for every possible mood, ache, and occasion.

Alan Doyle for seeing me through those awful early days of lockdown with his kitchen concerts, which helped raise money for kids suffering from mental illnesses via A Dollar A Day.

Nevada Barr of the Ranger Anna Pigeon mysteries for lending me strength through her gritty heroine while I was missing my summer job the most.

Anna Pigeon #13

by Nevada Barr

Ranger Anna Pigeon has transferred to Rocky Mountain National Park and after working in the Mississippi mud, the fresh air of the Rockies is a relief.  A few weeks before she arrived, three young girls had disappeared in the park and an extensive search had failed to find them. When two of them turn up at Heath’s handicamp thoroughly traumatized and claiming to remember nothing of their ordeal, the search for the third girl intensifies.  Then things get a little weird.  The book begins a little slow, but then I could hardly put it down.

Nevada Barr is always good, and this book is no exception.  However, the psychological aspect in the last several chapters struck me as a bit over-the-top.