This has been quite a good reading week. I’m quite surprised to discover, at the end of it, that I managed to read three books this week – and that they were all excellent. I’d very much like to have more weeks like this! Here’s the breakdown. Just shelved: READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN – EMMANUEL ACHO
If you’re an American football fan, you might already know who Emmanuel Acho is. Or, as I’ve been told, if you’re a fan of The Bachelor – apparently he was a host. Or maybe you just watch a lot of YouTube and stumbled across his channel of the same name. That’s how I found READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY FAVOURITE INDULGENCE
I’m not sure about this one, because at what point does a thing become a treat? At what point an indulgence? And in times like this, isn’t anything that makes the day feel bearable a necessity? But here are some of the things that bring me the most physical enjoyment, and I guess none READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH NATURE COVERS
This week’s prompt is all about nature. Below I’ve compiled a list of books that either have some form of nature represented on their covers, or are about an element of the natural world, or both: READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
So how was your last few weeks? Mine were…. hmmm. Do you ever have a chunk of time that you immediately forget huge parts of because it was so stressful it causes your brain to short-circuit? That. That was my few weeks. Everything is fine, just a LOT going on. Hopefully things will be READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST – IBRAM X. KENDI
This book has been on my TBR since before it was even released, but I feel like since last summer it has been everywhere. I think the title appeals to people who really just want to be given some answers to a confusing, complex situation, even when they know that there are no easy READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CHARACTERS I WANT TO MEET
It took me a while to find people I connected with when I was a kid. Because I spent so much time alone and so much time reading, I have a very strong sense that some of the characters I read about in books were my friends. Some of the top characters I connected READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I RECENTLY READ
I’m writing this a bit ahead of time because I’m not going to have time to write it when it’s time to post it. So some of this is a bit of guess work based on what I’m reading now, and a few books I have already read that I think will count as READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | LIFE IN PIECES – DAWN O’PORTER
This book was exactly what I needed at the beginning of 2021, when holidays at a distance had been both cosy and pleasant, but also really sad, when the weather was getting me down, and when the prospect of going back to full time duty trying to keep my kid entertained at home without READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVE NATURE/OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Me and the outdoors… it’s complicated. I love getting outside in Spring and early Summer. I love digging in the dirt, I love feeling the breeze on my face, smelling the plants, feeling sun on my face. But nature, it does not like me. I’ve developed increasingly bad allergies, and now those tie into READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | ANIMALS FROM BOOKS
I have to admit that I don’t often read books about animals. Mainly because authors are cruel, and they often end up getting hurt or killed. And when that happens it breaks me. I can handle pretty much anything gruesome happening to grown up people – my favourite show was Criminal Minds – but READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WINTERING – KATHERINE MAY
I stumbled across this book and was intrigued by the idea that maybe someone out there had captured what life feels like when you have a health issue or mental health episode. It wasn’t quite what I expected, but it was close. May talks about periods in her life when something goes wrong – READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CREATIVE OUTLETS
If you’re looking for my main creative outlet, look no further. You’re reading it. But there are a few other hobbies that I do occasionally that are creative, I guess! Knitting. It’s been a while since I’ve done this as it’s hard for me to sit and do repetitive movements for too long, but READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | COLOURFUL BOOK COVERS
This ties in nicely with last week’s post about Crayola colours! I’ve used a couple of the same ones for this post as well, but hey, colour is colour, right? READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | A TINY BIT MARVELLOUS – DAWN FRENCH
I picked this up after reading and (mostly) enjoying French’s newest book, Because of You. I was curious about some of her older books, plus I enjoyed the audiobook and wanted another fun listen. This book is about a woman who is stuck in her marriage and flumoxed by her teenaged kids – which READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | IF I WON THE LOTTERY…
Oh, man. This is such an open-ended prompt, because who couldn’t sit here all day spinning fantasies of the things they would do if they won the lottery? My fantasies have shifted since my medical issues have worsened – at the moment my #1 thing would be to move to a house with no READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOK TITLES THAT SOUND LIKE (ADULT) CRAYOLA COLOURS
I started this post off with the best of intentions, but it kind of slid into the gutter pretty quickly, and there was no getting back on the straight and narrow road once that happened! So these are some actual answers, and then some that would not be appropriate for the age of people READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Oh man, the last week has been an object lesson in when it rains, it pours. But, somehow, I did manage to get some reading in! Here’s what I read this week. Just shelved: I never planned to read A Children’s Bible, but am glad I gave it a try. It’s READ MORE