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Catie, dear friend, what a wonderful and thoughtful package! I saw the book was one you posted about some years ago, that changed or inspired you, so I‘m really looking forward to it. I have a growing collection of Michigan shirts so this is perfect 😁 #Nunlit folks, please note the prayerful pretzels. I will snack on them while reading my nun books. The tea looks delicious. Everything is lovely - thank you so much Catie! I hope you are well!

#7books7days

Day 1

Books that have made a deep impression and/or changed me

Basho‘s moon-viewing journey to the Kashima Shine only to be disappointed by cloudy weather.

“It was really regrettable that I had come such a long way only to look at the dark shadow of the moon, but I consoled myself by remembering the famous lady who had returned without composing a single poem from the long walk she had taken to hear a cuckoo.”

#BookNDinner! I won a big #TexasRoadhouse gift card, so here I be ☺️! Accompaniment this warm and calm evening: medium 12 oz. t-bone with sautéed mushrooms, loaded baked potato, fried pickles, rolls, and unsweetened iced tea. MMMmmm ?! The book is a book club read. Happy reads & happy eats! ???

I so wanted to love this combination travelogue/poetry collection but got bogged down by the 45-page intro. A few great passages also super dense. Really highlighted my ignorance of Japanese history...