Wicked Wednesday- March Madness
Jessie: In Northern New England where the birds are merrily flitting about in the trees!
This month our theme is madness. So, of course, I thought of March Madness and all the sporting fervor that entails. We are also continuing to celebrate Edith’s release yesterday of her latest, A Case for the Ladies. Tell me, ladies, are you a sports fan? If so, what do you love? If not, are there sports lovers in your lives?
Julie: Huge congratulations, Edith! I am so happy that A Case for the Ladies is out in the world. I am a sports fan of sorts. I adore baseball. Especially the Red Sox. I like tennis. I’ll watch basketball and hockey. I don’t mind being in the room when most sports are being played, but baseball is the only game I seek out. Though as a Red Sox fan, this looks like another tough year.
Edith/Maddie: I am an adjunct baseball fan, mostly getting it by osmosis from Hugh, who is an avid Sox fan. I don’t watch any other sports except the Boston Marathon (several years ago we both swore off the madness of professional football with its sanctioned concussions). But with my new book officially out yesterday, I must address the Red Sox in 1926. Dot Henderson spots some men in Red Sox uniforms on the subway platform one morning in A Case for the Ladies, and later in the day she and Amelia Earhart drive by Fenway Park and hear the roar of the crowds. And, yes, I checked the home game schedules for late July that year!
Barb: Congratulations on the release, Edith! I don’t care for sports on TV. I’ll read through games unless something particularly exciting is happening. But I’ll attend almost any kind of game–because I love the spectacle–the stadium or arena, the roar of the crowd, the people-watching, the smells of hot dogs and popcorn. Two favorites are the Red Sox at Fenway Park and the Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field, but really, invite me anywhere, anytime. I love that there is a through line from Amelia Earhart to me on the streets around Fenway Park.
Jessie: Congratulations to you, Edith on the release! As for me, sports are really not an important part of my life. Since I am married to a Brazilian, soccer is acknowledged as existing. Fortunately, we only need to watch any of it every four years when the Brazilian team is playing in the World Cup. For me, the fun is in preparing snacks based on the food cultures of the teams facing off. It can be quite an experience in fusion cooking!
Liz: Congrats on the release, Edith! I am SO not a sports fan. I have no interest whatsoever in watching or going to any games…I know, I’m kind of a wet blanket about this!
Sherry: Edith congratulations. I love how hard you worked on this book! That is so cool that you incorporated Fenway into your book. There’s nothing like watching the Red Sox play at Fenway. My husband is big soccer fan so we watch a lot of soccer.
Edith/Maddie: Thank you, dear Wickeds!
Readers, are you a sports fanatic?
