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Christmastime
Christmastime | Alison Jay
507 posts | 6 read | 2 to read
Illustrations and single words present different aspects of Christmas, and the pictures hide links to Christmas songs and carols.
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Booksnchill
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Once again the Littens from Nashville (and surrounds) had our Christmas IRL meetup! We always end up with inadvertant themes and this year seemed to be Mothman, Trader Joe‘s treats and TSwift! Love all these ladies and so glad to have this friendship!

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LiseWorks
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii I only have one photo for this this week.
1. My Amaralis flower is ready to bloom
2. The post office went back to work. But no mail yet. They told us not to mail anything yet!
3. My daughter is going g to spend Christmas with us
4. All my Markets are done. It's time for a break.
5. #WinterGames24 is going well. Go Team @HolidayBookDragons

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bookish_wookish
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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It‘s here!! @OndinetheSea #littlechristmasswap 🎄

Im so excited to open it!! Now to stash it away until January!

michellelav Your nails 😍🤩 so fun and cool!! 1w
bookish_wookish Thanks! I love having funky nails! @michellelav 🎄☃️ 1w
OndinetheSea Oh wow, it got there fast! I hadn't even posted that I shipped it yet because my current state of being is in chaos 😅 I'm so glad it's made it safely ❤️ 1w
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bookish_wookish
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Its here!!! @candc320 Let the waiting begin!! 🎄

#jolabokaflodswap24

candc320 Yay!!! I‘m excited for you to open it!‘ 2w
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bookish_wookish
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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I finally got my tree up! I didn‘t put the ornaments on it yet but it‘s up! 🎄

Kshakal It is beautiful!!! 2w
bookish_wookish Thank you! I was going for a vintage look! @Kshakal 2w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w
MemoirsForMe Beautiful! 😍🎄 2w
Tamra Love it! 🎄You are ahead of us!! 👍🏾 2w
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bookish_wookish
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Swaps are headed out today!
My #LCS is on the way to @CSeydel and my #jolabokaflodswap is on its way to @MittenGirlPeach @MaleficentBookDragon

MittenGirlPeach Yay! I‘ll look for it! 2w
CSeydel Oh lol - I just posted about a mysterious package I received! I tagged you because I thought it was my swap box, but I hadn‘t seen this post yet! what on earth could it be! 2w
bookish_wookish Too funny! @CSeydel I always do that! 2w
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CSeydel It arrived today! So excited 🎄 7d
bookish_wookish Yay! @CSeydel 🎄🎄 7d
MittenGirlPeach My package safely arrived a few days ago! Very excited. 6d
bookish_wookish Perfect!! @MittenGirlPeach 🎄🎄 6d
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jhod
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Thank you #jolabokaflodswap - both arrived today! I know one is from @BarbaraBB as Netherlands post are very good at updating their customers 🤣. Thanks @MaleficentBookDragon for organising again! Mine should go out Monday, will take a pic!

BarbaraBB That is so fast, glad it arrived safely 🩷 2w
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Ellie_H
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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What‘s your favorite holiday songs??

My favorite is Christmas in the Sand by Colbie Cahillat .

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ShananigansReads
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Celebrating Cousinmas tonight and I just really love my table scape.

bookwyrm7 Those plates are gorgeous! 3w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3w
willaful It's so darling! A giant present dinner! 3w
bthegood beautiful! 3w
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PathfinderNicole
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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1. Both? I really only like Anderson-Erickson Dairy‘s egg nog but I can‘t get that here in Michigan.
2. Christmas Day with the exception of a book exchange that my aunt, grandma, and I do and then my son gets a box that has his matching pjs, a book, and a dvd in it.
3. A star (though I grew up with an angel)
4. Prime rib!!
5. Stay home. My husband usually works Christmas so we stay close to home for him
#xmaschacha @StayCurious

StayCurious This is great! Thanks 😊 1mo
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BarkingMadRead
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Reading a Christmas book at Starbucks (that isn‘t in the Litsy library) and just had to buy a cup and a cookie 🤷🏻‍♀️

Avanders Of course you did. 😉 1mo
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TheLudicReader
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Here‘s a fun, low-key swap….and can‘t we all use a little fun in our lives these days? Visit @bookish_wookish for sign up details.

bookish_wookish Thanks for sharing! 🎄 1mo
dabbe 🩵❄️🩵 1mo
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bookandbedandtea
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Here are the gift tags I just finished #litsycrafters @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Oh wow those are beautiful! Keepsakes for sure! 🎄 3mo
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mcipher
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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1. Who can ever pick?? I read so many good ones this year… I guess Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe
2. Probably When I‘m Dead by Hannah Morrissey
3. Just hanging out with the (adult) kids, maybe we‘ll go to a bar and maybe we‘ll stay in
4. We do not! It‘s mostly a pajama day here
5. Green and brown, we have tons of lovely evergreens! And it doesn‘t snow here but it did get chilly.
#wintergames #SantasBookShELVES

Andrew65 So difficult to choose just one book. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 12mo
peanutnine Ooh I've heard good things about Ink Blood Sister Scribe 12mo
mcipher @peanutnine I loved it! Definitely worth checking out 12mo
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Merry Christmas, Litsy friends! Hope you‘re having a wonderful day! 🎄🎅🎁

AnnR Merry Christmas. 🙂🎄☃️ 12mo
LeahBergen Merry Christmas!! 🎄 12mo
wanderinglynn Merry Christmas 🎄 12mo
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monalyisha Your tree looks so cheery! Merry Christmas! 12mo
Ruthiella Merry Christmas!🎄 12mo
Gissy Merry Christmas 🎄💚❤️💚 12mo
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robinb
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Thanks so much @Jadams1776 for the book and yummy chocolate! Merry Christmas!

#jolabokaflodswap

@MaleficentBookDragon

tpixie @Jadams1776 @robinb I‘ve just started this book. It‘s so good! I love Molly!! 12mo
Jadams89 Glad you like it! I browsed the bookstore forever for the books on your wishlist, but no luck. Merry Christmas!!! 12mo
robinb @tpixie I love her too! 😊 12mo
tpixie @robinb 🌺 12mo
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robinb
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Thank you so much for the book and yummy chocolate @faelinwolf ! I‘ll look forward to reading the book since it comes highly recommended. 😉😉 Merry Christmas!

Thanks for hosting again @MaleficentBookDragon ! Merry Christmas!

#JolabokaflodSwap

wanderinglynn I really enjoyed that series! I especially love Atticus‘s dog, Oberon. 12mo
robinb @wanderinglynn it sounds like a hoot! Looking forward to it. Merry Christmas! 12mo
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Julsmarshall
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Team #RestingGrinchFace Posting this today for #WinterGames because tomorrow is Christmas, and we might be busy. The #WinterGames week 4 is given today. Enjoy this one, and don't forget week 3 is still going on until Jan 1. @AmandaBlaze @Airykah13 @Coueriamb @katiekat311 @tdrosebud @RedxoHearts @Sarahreadstoomuch @Bookworm54

AmandaBlaze Chris Van Allsburg 12mo
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AmandaBlaze Margery Williams 12mo
AmandaBlaze Maeve Binchy 12mo
Julsmarshall Great job, @AmandaBlaze ! 12mo
AmandaBlaze Sue Ann Jaffarian (20 points) (edited) 12mo
AmandaBlaze Roald Dahl (10 points) (edited) 12mo
AmandaBlaze Bram Stoker (10 points) 12mo
AmandaBlaze Christopher Moore (20 points) 12mo
AmandaBlaze Julie Murphy (20 points) 12mo
AmandaBlaze John Gray (20 points) 12mo
AmandaBlaze Kristin Cashore (10 points) 12mo
AmandaBlaze Janice Hallett (20 points) 12mo
AmandaBlaze Peter Swanson (20 points) 12mo
Julsmarshall Well done, @AmandaBlaze ! 12mo
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LiseWorks
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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#TeamReindeerGamers #WinterGames because tomorrow is Christmas, and we might be busy. The #WinterGames week 4 is given today. Enjoy this one, and don't forget week 3 is still going on until Jan 1 @annahenke @kezzlou85 @JessClark78 @Karons1 @MatchlessMarie @aperfectmjk @TorieStorieS @Bluebird

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Kappadeemom
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Thank you for Christmas card, @Librarybelle Enjoy your holiday!!

Librarybelle Yay…so glad it arrived! Have a good holiday! 12mo
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melissajayne
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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I‘m kinda feeling meh about Christmas this year and it feels as though I am going through the motions at the moment.

thebacklistbook I don't know if this will help or not: I highly recommend watching Christmas on Cherry Lane, or Everything Christmas. Also it might really help to give yourself permission to just feel blah, and ignore the holiday altogether if possible. In which case I recommend a steady diet of your favorite movies and TV shows. 12mo
BethM I am totally in the same boat. 12mo
dabbe I know the feeling, too. I love the advice given by @thebacklistbook. Don't be hard on yourself. Do what does make you feel good--even if it has NOTHING to do with the holiday season. Hang in there. You, too @BethM. 💙💙💙 12mo
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candc320
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Thanks for the tag, @peanutnine !!

1. While it doesn‘t get very cold here in Florida, when it does my favorite wintery beverage is a hot chai latte

2. It changes but the most prevalent one is 🎶Rockin Around the Christmas Tree🎶 or whatever it‘s called 🤣

3. I love getting under double blankets, putting on some fireplace ASMR on YouTube, and reading before the (fake) fire

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs Thanks for the great responses 🙌🏻🎄❤️ 12mo
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TheDaysGoBy
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Hey #GhostsofXmas team! I‘ve been seeing you tagging me in posts for the last week and I‘ve wanted to participate but I was in Disney World last week - absolute blast (though the Christmas party could‘ve been warmer 😂)! Just didn‘t want anyone to think I was ignoring you!

But I‘m home now and getting back into reading. I‘m excited to start posting all the time and wrack up some points with games and of course reading!

@BookwormAHN #wintergames

BookwormAHN Yay, I hope you had a blast 🤍 13mo
peaKnit I‘m a Disney maniac, love this!! 13mo
TheDaysGoBy @BookwormAHN it was the absolute best time! We were kinda sad to come home 😂 13mo
TheDaysGoBy @peaKnit Me too! This was actually our second trip for the year. The other was in August - just me and mom melting. My dad had serious regrets and joined us on this one lol. I should‘ve really gotten an annual pass at this point, though I do live in PA 13mo
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Judybskt
Christmas Time | Alison Jay
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🎄The angel on top of the tree!
🎄My mom - she left us way too soon (1939 - 1991)
🎄Usually the outside lights. The indoor tree goes up last because we like to keep it up at least until 1/5.

@Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Lovely- thanks for joining in 🩵 13mo
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WildAlaskaBibliophile
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Eggs 💚🎄🥰 13mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙💙💙 13mo
WildAlaskaBibliophile Andrew (@tiedyedude) says I'm not allowed to pick him, that I have to choose someone hypothetically, so I choose Neil Gaiman. 13mo
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Texreader
Christmas Time | Alison Jay
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🎅 Annual dr checkup then to work. Then hopefully pouring into #wintergames

🤶 I need to finish Us Against You (which will be helpful for my atoz bingo board), Homecoming, and No Time Like the Past. My first Christmas read will probably be A Christmas Carol because I ❤️ it.

#Snowangels

@emilymdxn @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @Nessavamusic @sblbooks @MsRadioSilence @CogsOfEncouragement

kwmg40 I‘ve been doing some planning for my AtoZ board too! 13mo
Texreader @kwmg40 Yay!! 13mo
Emilymdxn I‘m in the exact same position finishing off a couple things then go go going on Christmas reads! 13mo
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Nessavamusic
Christmas Time | Alison Jay
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❄️Tomorrow I‘ll be working, then I plan on getting some Christmas decorations up, I‘m not doing everything as we won‘t be home for Christmas, but I want some holiday cheer!
❄️ I‘ll be finishing up Kindred by Octavia Butler and starting up The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose and maybe some other reads too!
#WinterGames #SnowAngels

@emilymdxn @kwmg40 @texreader @5feet.of.fury @sblbooks @msradiosilence @CogsOfEncouragement

kwmg40 I have The Maid on my TBR this month. I‘ll be interested in seeing what you think of The Mystery Guest. 13mo
Emilymdxn I love kindred!! 13mo
Nessavamusic @kwmg40 I loved The Maid! 13mo
kwmg40 Good to know. I‘m looking forward to it! 13mo
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Julsmarshall
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Last day to get those early bird points Team #restinggrinchface ! #WinterGames Please tag me in your posts so I can cheer you on! Please keep track of your points, we‘ll have check ins where I‘ll tally points. @Airykah13 @katiekat311 @Bookworm54 @AmandaBlaze @tdrosebud @Coueriamb @Sarahreadstoomuch

AmandaBlaze 58 Early Bird Points. Some points were from participation posts. 13mo
tdrosebud Most anticipated read is the tagged. It is the latest in a cozy series I love and I've been waiting on reading it for about a month. 13mo
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Traci1
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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1. Yes, just a tree (due to laziness - I'd love to have Grizwald level home decor).
2. The tree. I turn it on in the morning, and it sits by the fireplace. It makes me happy just being in the same room with it.
3. Do They Know It's Christmas - I had that one as one of those tiny record singles when I was a kid. Also, Christmas in Dixie is a sentimental favorite, and I love Pentatonix Christmas songs.

#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs

Eggs Griswolds 😂🤣 Thanks for this delightful post! 13mo
bthegood a couple of people have named Christmas in Dixie - hadn't heard it - so I played it - love it - thanks for sharing☃️ 13mo
Traci1 @bthegood my husband and I got married just before Christmas, 27 years ago today actually. We spent part of our honeymoon in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and the only stations we could pick up on the radio were country stations. We heard that song over and over, and so now when I hear it, it always takes me back there. It's a sweet little song. 13mo
JessieKB Great picks🎄❤️ 13mo
bthegood @Traci1 💕 13mo
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Charityann
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Here‘s my TBR for #wintergames 😄📚🎄 So excited for December!! @BookwormAHN

BookwormAHN Yay 🩶🎄🩶 13mo
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teebe
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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💚 Terry‘s Chocolate orange but I also love ginger snaps. Peppermint bark too!
❤️Christmas movie marathons
💚 I like the games
❤️ Oh there‘s a lot, half the year is winter😂 Maybe snowmobiling or going to the sugar bush every year. For some reason I have a lot of fun memories of jumping into snowbanks.

#WinterGames #GingerbreadGems

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JamieArc
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Putting together my December #bookspin list full of holiday books and realized that instead of green and read, it‘s I retesting that they tend to have a blue color palette. Also just noticed the type of “read” instead of red but it feels totally appropriate so I‘m keeping it 😂

Ladygodiva7 Blue for snow or ice?? 13mo
JamieArc @Ladygodiva7 Yes, that‘s what I‘m thinking ❄️ ❄️ 13mo
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DHill
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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And just like that, it‘s Christmastime. LOL 🎄

Happy Black Friday to all who observe. I‘ll be on my couch reading.

ChaoticMissAdventures For years I have refused to leave my house on Black Friday, I wonder if it is still the same madhouse out there now that a lot of the sales are online? 13mo
dabbe Hello there, adorable pup! 🖤🐾🎄🐾🖤 13mo
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Scochrane26
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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I need some recommendations! For my church book club, I want to use a Christmas-themed book next month. I need something light-hearted, maybe a cozy mystery (like 12 Slays of Christmas), not too long, and no spicy romance. Please help!

jdiehr A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg 13mo
jlhammar I adored this charming, cozy middle-grade read. Has some lovely Christmas scenes 13mo
jlhammar I listened to this several years back in December and it was fantastic! Might not seem it, but turned out to be a perfect December read as it is set at Christmastime. 13mo
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jlhammar I loved this wintry read (inspired by the Russian fairy tale The Snow Maiden). A good one for discussion. 13mo
jlhammar My book club read this a few years back and we all loved it 13mo
jlhammar Oh, and this one is also wonderful! 13mo
CogsOfEncouragement This was very funny, and for some reason I didn‘t expect that. 13mo
Scochrane26 @jdiehr Thanks! I forgot about that one but have read it. 13mo
Scochrane26 @jlhammar @CogsOfEncouragement Thanks for the recs! Don‘t think my group would like Dash & Lily (too old of a group), but a lot of these look like good options. 13mo
CogsOfEncouragement I read it at about age 50 and loved it. lol 13mo
Scochrane26 @CogsOfEncouragement I watched the tv series last year at 46ish & also loved it. My group just isn‘t that into YA, except for me. 13mo
CogsOfEncouragement My daughter and I love the series too. I‘ll definitely rewatch this year. 13mo
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thebacklistbook
Christmas Time | Alison Jay

Are there any christmas card swaps on this year? #cardswaps #litsyevents

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Scochrane26
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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I haven‘t done a swap all year, mostly because of finances, but I can‘t pass up my favorite one. Already signed up—you all should sign up, too! See @MaleficentBookDragon for sign-ups

Karisa Thank you! I love this swap too! 💗 14mo
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Roary47
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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I just signed up! Hoping to lower my TBR and have a lot of holiday fun! 🥰💛. Check the sign up link on @StayCurious or @Clwojick page.

Clwojick Thanks for sharing! Glad to have you with us! 14mo
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BethM
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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We are in it right now. Wes is still not sleeping in his bed and just endlessly screaming. We don‘t know what to do anymore.

We have one more Christmas to go, but here are my favorite bookish Christmas presents so far! I thought the bag would be bigger but it should still be ok for our library trips. The pouch is for my kindle to go in my purse bc I have a book cover on it and it gets a little banged up sometimes.

Bookwormjillk Poor Wes and poor Mom. I hope you all get some rest soon. 2y
AmyG If I learned anything from being a Mom…..nothing lasts forever. May things get easier for you sooner than later. Great gifts! (edited) 2y
Chrissyreadit How is sleeping going? Let me know if you ever want to chat about it! ❤️ maybe I can think of some strategies for you. 😘 (edited) 2y
BethM @Chrissyreadit it‘s not. We‘ve tried cry it out, put back in bed, add the dog- nothing is working. We‘re at a loss. 2y
Chrissyreadit Do you want to call? Email me at chrissyreadit@gmail.com and I will send you my number. We can talk and/or text. Let me know when. 2y
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Cathythoughts
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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These 3 lovely cards arrived today ! Thank you Carolyn and Paula , and thank you Jessie. What a dotey little bookmark Jessie 🥰 Thankyou All for thinking of me XXX

CarolynM 😘 2y
Centique 😘 2y
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mom2bugnbee
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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My newest t-shirt - Christmas gift from my mom. ☺

TNbookworm Love it😍 2y
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RosePressedPages
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Hey everyone, I graduated from college! I got a BA in history and I‘m now applying to graduate school in political science. I also finished my senior thesis, which ended up being 78 pages long… It‘s titled, In the Shadows of Brotherhood: Analyzing Three Women‘s Gendered Political Roles, Contributions, and Alternative Discourses in the Club of Great Powers During the Late Bronze Age (1500-1200 BC). I start a new job at Barnes and Noble tomorrow!

TheSpineView Congratulations!🥳🥳🥳 2y
CaitZ Congratulations! 2y
GondorGirl Wonderful work! 🎉🎉🎉 2y
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Graywacke Awesome. Congrats! And quite a senior thesis! 2y
RosePressedPages @GondorGirl Thanks! I‘m glad to be done! 2y
Librarybelle Congratulations! 2y
IndoorDame Congratulations!!! 2y
Deblovestoread Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 2y
Chrissyreadit Congratulations!!! Also that must have been tough to research! 2y
RowReads1 Woot! Congrats! 2y
Ruthiella Congratulations! 👩‍🎓 🥂🥳 2y
NovelGirl82 Congratulations!!!🍾🎊🎈 2y
AnnR Congratulations and best of luck with grad school. 2y
TheLudicReader How exciting. Congratulations! 2y
RebL w00t! Congratulations & best of luck! 🎉 2y
Hooked_on_books That‘s awesome! 🍾👩‍🎓 2y
Christine Congrats!! 2y
bthegood Congratulations - 2y
LiseWorks Wow! How awesome is that 👏 😍 2y
BkClubCare Congratulations 🍾🎉 👏 2y
Zuhkeeyah Congratulations!! 🎊 Good luck with all your future endeavors. 2y
MaureenMc Congratulations! 2y
BookNAround Huge congratulations to you! 2y
MemoirsForMe Way to go! 🤗👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉📚📚 2y
thegreensofa Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 2y
eeclayton Congrats! 🎉🎉🎉 2y
cant_i'm_booked That's amazing! Your thesis sounds really interesting! 2y
kwmg40 Congratulations! I hope your new job is going well. 2y
bnp Congratulations!🥳💖 2y
BiblioLitten Congratulations! I love the picture 2y
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Magpiegem
Christmastime | Alison Jay
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Merry Christmas from me and these little monsters. I hope all my litten friends have had a wonderful Christmas full of fun and books. My hubby got me invisible book shelves for Christmas. I‘m very excited to put them up! 🎄❄️❤️

wanderinglynn Merry Christmas! 💚🎄❤️ 2y
Bookzombie Merry Christmas! 🎄 2y
tpixie Invisible bookshelves?! I‘ve got to ‘ see ‘ these!! 2y
Eggs Merry Christmas ❤️ 2y
tpixie Adorable children. They are bursting with joy!! 2y
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