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Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Sunday Post Celebrating Birthdays!
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Quick Trip Before Summer is Over! And A Classic Cozy Mystery!
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Rich People Stuff-- What Do You Think? The Paradise Problem
A couple of weeks ago, I went with my husband to the ER (he is fine.) I brought The Paradise Problem with to read. I should have brought another book along, but silly me didn't think we'd be in the ER for eight hours, I thought we'd be out in two hours. Lesson learned always take two physical books to medical facilities.
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Need Some Witchy Goodness in Your Life? Tik Tok Should Be Talking About This Book!
Saturday, August 3, 2024
The Sunday Post: Birthday Month, The Bridge to Fall, and Back to School All Rolled Into One!
The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly, or for a monthly wrap-up. you can write about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly, or for a monthly wrap-up. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme
How do you feel about August? It's my birthday month, so I'm a fan. August has also always been bittersweet for me. As a kid, I loved summer and once my birthday rolled around, I couldn't ignore the fact that school was right around the corner. When I had kids, same feelings! And now that I work at a school, I'm happy to go back and also I like sleeping in!
Fall was a very busy month, the hubs and I went to Colorado. He had altitude sickness and that put quite the damper on the trip. On the way home, I googled the elevation of my dream vacations, Coastal Maine, Scotland, and South Korea. Thank goodness all of those locations are close to sea level!
Below is a picture from our trip. If you find yourself in Colorado make sure you drink loads of water that helps with the elevation and the fact that Colorado is more desert than you think!
Friday, June 28, 2024
A Mystery in the Agatha Christie Tradition - Patchwork Quilt Murder
I pre-ordered this book at some point earlier this year and forgot all about the pre-ordering. I recently got around to reading it and it is a five-star book for me. The Lucy Stone series is marketed as a cozy mystery series and to be sure there are craft and cooking themes in many of the books, but the series is more in the vein of a classic Agatha Christie-style mystery.
In this book we say goodbye to an old friend, not Ms Tilley, I'm almost certain she is immortal. There are some heavy themes in this book including frank discussions of mental illness. Leslie Meier excels in writing books that address the current moments in society and how that affects the imaginary town of Tinker's Cove. Lucy Stone and the other residents feel like real people and it's very easy to immerse myself in her books. It's like visiting family.
I read the books out of order, there isn't any romantic subplot, Lucy has her same group of friends, and the children grow up. If you prefer romance-free cozies, this could be a good series for you.
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Is There Anything Better Than a Cozy Mystery and Charcuterie?
Even though some tiny bugs are still eating the heck of the leaves on my flowers. Look at this beautiful zinnia!
Sunday, June 16, 2024
The Sunday Post- Have you finished watching Bridgerton yet?
The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news a
The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly, or for a monthly wrap-up. you can write about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly, or for a monthly wrap-up. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme
Having finished my rough draft of Is This Love Fur Real, I watched the second half of Bridgerton yesterday. It was very well done, I thoroughly enjoyed Penelope and Portia coming to a better understanding and healing their relationship. Portia Featherington is one of my favorite characters. I read many a social media post about the season while scrolling and geez Louise people really go overboard on critiques.
Readingwise, I finished The Diva Goes Overboard and am a third of the way through the latest Lucy Stone cozy mystery. I'm also listening to a Kim Harrison audible exclusive. I'll be making a concerted effort to make my posts about these books and more this week.
I've completed the first week of summer school and we only have two weeks left! Summer school is only three and a half hours per day four days a week and we only go through June twenty-seventh, so it's nice. I'm working in a classroom of junior high kids. I was worried they would be a lot to handle, but I have found they are just wonderful and delightful!
In garden news, my zinnias have bloomed and we have cucumbers! How was your week?
Saturday, June 8, 2024
The Sunday Post! Am I Ready For Summer School?
The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly, or for a monthly wrap-up. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
When You Read A Five Star Book and Can Only Hope It's The Start of a Series!