Well, it’s been a better week this week! My allergies are still awful, but I’m dealing with them. We had a great weekend – it’s finally sunny here, so we all got out into the garden and worked on tidying it up, planting a few things and adding some fresh compost to the soil in READ MORE
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY – KELLY RIMMER
To continue my WWII-related reading streak, I decided to try a book that’s been on my TBR for quite some time. It’s a dual story that takes place in the present day(ish) and in the middle of WWII – 1942. The book bounces back and forth between two generations of a family that was irreparably READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE ME TO FINISH A BOOK?
This week’s prompt: How many days does it usually take you to finish reading a book? Well that’s me put on the spot! I’d say this varies a lot. There are some books that I read in print and only get to occasionally. Sometimes I’ll read a few pages a night, others a few pages READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | 10 UNUSUAL THINGS ABOUT ME
I have been putting this one off for so long that it’s now overdue! Unusual things about me? Ten?? I don’t think so. I’m a fairly ordinary person in my estimation! Hmmmm. Let’s see what I can come up with. I have ADHD, which is not at all uncommon, but does lead to some interesting READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH SPRINGY COVERS
I love this time of year. Well, to be more accurate, I would love it unreservedly if it weren’t for pollen and allergic asthma. But as it is, if my meds are working it’s a wonderful time of the year because it is the beginning of things growing and life coming out of nothing. It READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I know this is a post about reading, but first I’ve got a story to tell, but feel free to skip straight to the books if you want! Well, as seems to be the theme around here lately, it’s been another helluva week! Spring break ended, which is always bittersweet – I have a bit READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | FAVOURITE HOBBIT
This week’s prompt: Who is your favorite “hobbit” from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth books? You know, it has literally been decades since I read any of Tolkien’s work. I remember the films, and I vaguely remember bits of the novels (mostly the bits that seemed to go on forrrrreeeeevvveeeerrrrrrrrrr), but I don’t really remember READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CHARACTERS I NEVER WANT TO MEET
Oh, man, there are so many answers to this question! The baddies in any book that has them – the murderers, psychopaths, abusers, con artists, manipulators, power-crazy narcissists… etc. None of whom I’d enjoy being in the vicinity of. But that’s sort of the obvious answer, and while true, there are others I’d prefer not READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS YOU’D BE A FOOL NOT TO READ
This is a tricky one. Not because I don’t have an endless list of books I wholeheartedly recommend, but the phrasing…. I don’t think there are really any books someone would be a “fool” not to read – what each reader should pick up depends on their interests, the writing styles they like, even things READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It has been quite the week this week! I had two visits from family members, which was wonderful. I especially loved seeing my kiddo enjoy spending time with grandparents and watching how beautifully close those relationships are, despite physical distance. We also had our pond drainage fixed, so our koi and goldfish are finally back READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WE WERE NEVER HERE – ANDREA BARTZ
I knew nothing about this book going in, other than that it had the Reese’s Book Club badge on the cover, and I enjoyed Wrong Place Wrong Time last year that I went into with similarly scant information. This is a thriller, a story about two young women, Emily and Kristen, who have been fast READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | DO I JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS AUTHOR?
This week’s prompt: Do you judge an author’s works based on their political stances? This is an interesting one. First of all, I guess I don’t really know the definition of politics. For me, politics is which party you support, how you vote and what form of government you support. But I suspect that this READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVE COMFORT FOODS AND WHY
I’m not much of a culinary wizard, so I’m not big on cooking. I occasionally dabble in baking, mostly cookies at Christmas time and occasionally something my kid wants to try. So my comfort foods are generally ones I can buy store-made, because that’s more enjoyable than trying (and usually failing) to make something delicious! READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I DNFED
It’s hard for me to answer this prompt, because I almost never officially DNF a book. Let me explain. As anyone who knows me is aware, I’m very easily distracted. It’s very common for me to be reading three or four books at the same time, and I’m constantly finding new ones I want to READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s been another busy week – spring break is in full swing, in addition to which our fish pond that we inherited when we moved stopped draining – just in time for absolutely torrential downpours that had it overflowing into the yard. So we spent the weekend trying to pump the water out of the READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WE SOLVE MURDERS – RICHARD OSMAN
I am a huge fan of The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. I’ve read three of them so far, and each one has been just as good as the last. I love that the main characters are seniors, but they’re not doddering or sedentary. They’re cunningly smart, have amazing skills and knowledge and READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | HOW DO I HANDLE READING FUNKS?
This week’s prompt: Sometimes, readers get into funks and maybe stop reading or feel like reading is work. What do you do to get yourself out of a reading funk? You know, I used to really worry when this happened. I’d think, “that’s it, my reading days are over. What if I never read another READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVE WEBSITES/PODCASTS/BLOGS
I have a list of some of the sites I have followed or enjoyed over the years here. Currently I don’t spent a lot of time online, because I just don’t have that time to spend. But I do occasionally listen to podcasts. Some I’ve enjoyed recently are: Sue Perkins Dilemma: The READ MORE