Welcome to Litsy!

1. I renewed my car registration today (as in…I didn‘t forget)
2. Got my mail-in ballot
3. There is snow on the high mountains!
4. I got a surprise package from the lovely @Avanders
5. I got a covid vaccine and the reaction wasn‘t as bad as I thought it might be.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1 Attended a wedding and got see my daughter as bridesmaid. Did I dance? Yes, did it hurt? Yes. Was it worth it? Absolutely.
2 Signs of New England fall 🧡
3 Coffee tastes better now the mornings are cooler
4 Remembered a BBC TV play I watched in the 80s and I found it on Prime!!!! “Abigail‘s Party”
5 Tracking a hawk in the sky.

Today starts the #JoysofJune #readathon with @Andrew65 leading the way! I‘m trying to be conservative in my goals, as we are having some carpet replaced on Monday so our house (and life) is upended (all my poor bedroom books are in boxes!). Today is also my 17th anniversary. With that in mind, I want to keep up Old Friends, New Fancies; read Magic Claims; and start something else from the one stack I didn‘t pack (#bookspin).

High hopes for this readathon especially with the 3 day weekend ahead ❄️⛄️ #JoyousJanuary #WeekendReading

Yay! The #JoyousJanuary #Readathon has started. My goal is to read the 5 books pictured above by next Sunday. Thank you @Andrew65 for hosting! 💕

I am having the hardest time reading. I spent a week with family and friends in Boulder and the Chautauqua cabins at the base of the Flatirons to celebrate the marriage of my son and new daughter-in-law. There are no words to describe the joy and love that surrounded the 150 who attended. I feel as though I was in heaven and have now crashed down to earth. I want to be on permanent vacation with all of my loved ones.

My favorite novel to reread this time of the year. “ May our world inch closer to charity and kindness and peace. To love. Merry Christmas, my friends, Merry Christmas.

#Froedrick #Igor and I just finished off The Joyous Season. It was silly and funny, but not really a holiday story. It‘s a great look at family disfunction from kids point of view. The six year old, Missy, is the funniest, with her sailor‘s language and joking nature. I‘d call this between a pick and a so-so, leaning more towards pick.

I‘m feeling the season today! With all the #ssgp posts and it being the last day of work before the long weekend and Xmas parties at work and this evening, yay!
I‘m looking forward to finishing this book today. It‘s been fun but not quite what I was expecting.
Also I expect to finish Ship of Destiny on audio on my work commute. That‘s been an amazing fantasy trilogy recommended for me by @Liberty and I‘ve loved it!
Happy Friday!

Starting The Joyous Season tonight! I heard about this book at TBF when @ChrisBohjalian recommended it, and have been meaning to get to it for over a year. Well, ‘tis the season!
#Sietje is sleepy after a lunchtime play date with her friend Pippin.

One of my favorite Christmas books from childhood: my lovely bride one year found a first edition and placed it under the tree. Even better than I remembered. Read the whole story of my love for this novel on my blog. #amreading #books #christmastree #christmaspresent #patrickdennis

This story is told by a ten year old boy. His family consists of a younger sister and his parents. They reside in New York City. The parents are headed for divorce. When you add the other family members you have tale that has plenty of things to chuckle about.

Usually I reread this laugh-out-loud funny novel much closer to Christmas. But I could certainly use a few yucks this week, so I am starting to re-read it tonight. (This is the first edition my lovely bride gave me for Christmas one year, knowing my love for the book). Thank you, Patrick Dennis.