Here are my (not) Ten Things of Thankfulness for my week ending Thursday Oct 23 2025.
- I found a new shop selling delicious boiled chicken. Its a short walk away.
2. My plumber may have identified the origin of a leak. This is a big gratitude although the cost of repair isn’t. Its to be a large bill with hacking, pipe replacement and re-tiling the hacked portions.
3. We discovered a new mall in another neighborhood. It has a supermarket but no bookstore. We can’t have everything.
4. We visited a textile store which was celebrating its anniversary so we enjoyed nearly 50% discount on the final bill and received a souvenir canvas shopping bag.
5. I found some suggestions on books to be read.
6. Rain. I’m always thankful for saved rain water, to water plants on dry days.
7. Thankful a book was in stock so that I didn’t need to order online and saved shipping cost. The novel is The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai. I’m only about 202 pages in and I don’t expect it to win the Booker Prize 2025 for Ms Desai.
If anyone is interested, here are the feedback/ reviews:
- https://artmater.com/explaining-the-loneliness-of-sonia-and-sunny/ (This is the main review webpage with links to other reviews)
I don’t have exactly Ten Things but its all right. You can join us if you have a shorter list too.
Bloggers wanted! Readers wanted! This is a weekly blog prompt. The link party starts from every Thursday. You’ll get backlinks and comments to improve your blog’s SEO. You can also compile stacks of your TToT posts to make a book.
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