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Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

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Happy #Chatterday

How's your day going?

All welcome to join in the chitchat. ☕️

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie @sace @Cuilin @dabbe @tpixie @TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie Holding my breath 🎗️… I don‘t say much on this platform because IMTIREDOFHATE but today I‘m just holding my breath waiting to see what happens. Then next week is a whole other story. My brain cannot comprehend I once again need to know the rights of students and if ICE can come into the buildings. RAGE is an appropriate word for the day. I know ppl don‘t like the political for me today this is my reality. So I put a spoiler up. Oy. 2w

tpixie Great! Reading my daily read of Les Misérables for #READLESMIS. I‘m going to finally finish my #AuthorAMonth WhoseBody? ThankGoodness! And I just read JRR Tolkien‘s poem, Errantry which is very lyrical. @Daisey shared it with me! Tonight, I‘m going to a school fundraiser with my daughter. Several men cook samples of food and you go to each table to try them, & then you vote on your favorite. I‘m bringing baggies- it‘s always too much food ? 2w

tpixie @AllDebooks Thanks for the tag! 🩵📘🩵 2w

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TheBookHippie @tpixie Les Mis is such a zen thing everyday. ♥️ 2w

tpixie @TheBookHippie yes! Thanks for hosting!! 2w

Sace I finished my sixth book of the month and I‘m currently staying tuned to the weather in hopes of another bonus day off 🤣 2w

Sace @TheBookHippie I have been thinking about you. I‘m also holding my breath and anxious about next week. 2w

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie I hear you. I‘m dreading going to work in DC on Tuesday. Really relieved that it‘s so cold and apparently they‘re all going to stay inside. 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I fully understand how you're feeling and wish there was something I could do to make you feel better. Just know you're not alone. I think the whole world will be holding its breath on Monday. X 2w

AllDebooks @tpixie I love Les Mis. Tonight's event sounds fun. Enjoy. X 2w

AllDebooks @Sace lol, I get that wish. 🤣 2w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I can't imagine how touh that's gonna be. My thoughts are with you. X 2w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm just finally having my morning coffee. We are heading to Easton, PA today to have a belated holiday with my guy's cousin and her two sons (19 & 16). The father passed about 2 years ago and they all had similar interests. We like to spend time with the boys talking about superheroes and Legos. @TheBookHippie I am not looking forward to this week. You're all in my thoughts. ❤️ 2w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk ugh thankful for small favours of the weather. Sigh. 2w

TheBookHippie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick So sweet. Legos are the best! Hope you all have a wonderful time. ♥️ 2w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks Yup. Just keep swimming!!! 2w

quietlycuriouskate @TheBookHippie I don't know what to say about Monday: still can't quite get my head around the fact that it's for real. 2w

tpixie @Sace snow days are fun! At any age!! 🩵❄️🩵 2w

tpixie @AllDebooks thanks! 😊 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Right there with you, my friend. Living in a border state has me very worried as well. I still can't even wrap my head around it. He loses and there's an almost-insurrection. We lose, and we're supposed to play nice in the sandbox. RAGE is the word. 🩶🖤🩶 2w

TheBookHippie @quietlycuriouskate SAME. 2w

TheBookHippie @dabbe ♥️💯 2w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe 👏👏👏 2w

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie I was talking with my parents yesterday about how no one in my area has thought about those forced to leave the US and the impact this will have on the agriculture here. It‘s so sad. Rage away…I‘m with you! 2w

TheBookHippie @Seabreeze_Reader I‘m doing service for MLK day and not tuning into a thing. I absolutely agree we should speak up. Those who are celebrating would like us not to - and to be quiet, which is not my problem. 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle many have left here (in November -about 60 percent). 2w

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie 😔 So very sad. By the way, have you read this…we‘re discussing it for #LiteraryCrew on Monday, and it‘s been a good read on speaking up in your own way against hate for a YA audience. I‘ve thought of you while reading the stories!

Faranae I'm super sleep-deprived, but also excited because I finally have a fridge in my basement suite, so I can maybe start eating better. Anyone got healthy snack ideas? Nothing crunchy and it's winter here in the far North so produce will cost an arm and a leg. But baking is an option! 😻 2w

AnnCrystal 🫂💝.
@Seabreeze_Reader
@dabbe
@TheBookHippie
@Sace
@Bookwormjillk
@AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate
@Librarybelle

It feels like we're reading an unrealistic sci-fi book...

My mom and I went grocery shopping yesterday. We stocked up a bit in case there's some kind of chaos and we're forced to shelter in place...that sounds ridiculous...this just all feels unsettling.

Keep praying for our wild in the forests, waters, and sky.

🇺🇸🙏🦅🇺🇲.
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TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle yes we did this with young people for a book club ♥️♥️♥️ last go round … 2w

Sace @AllDebooks I love my job and my kids are the BEST, but being at home snuggled in bed reading is even better! 😊 2w

Librarybelle @AnnCrystal ❤️❤️❤️ 2w

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie It‘s a good book club book for teens! 2w

Sace @tpixie they certainly are! 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle they very much liked it. 2w

AllDebooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick lego is the best invention. Have a fun time x 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 💙 2w

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate it's a dystopian nightmare, but unfortunately, irl. I'm still in shock 2w

AllDebooks @dabbe 💙 thinking of you all 💙 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @tpixie @sace @Bookwormjillk @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @quietlycuriouskate @dabbe @Seabreeze_Reader @Librarybelle @Faranae @AnnCrystal And to anyone else who participates in #Chatterday 😊 Thank you for your responses. I started this as an open, safe space to discuss anything. I'm so pleased you all feel able to voice your worries, alongside all the good stuff. X 2w

AllDebooks @Seabreeze_Reader I'm with you 💯 x 2w

AllDebooks I'm changing today's #Chatterday tag to #RAGEaday. X 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle We had this issue after Brexit. No one thought about a ll the EU residents working in the UK that would return to their home countries. Take the mic was the best read. 👌 2w

AllDebooks @Faranae we love flapjacks. Various nice recipes in this article https://www.olivemagazine.com/guides/snacks-winter-walks/ 2w

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal human rights aside, the environment is my biggest fear. It's going to be completely neglected and plundered to the detriment of us all. 2w

Suet624 @TheBookHippie I‘m with you. If folks aren‘t upset about what‘s coming they just aren‘t paying attention or have no compassion. 2w

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks ❤️ 2w

quietlycuriouskate @AllDebooks Thank you for holding the space. Yes, Litsy is a respite from the ongoing crapification of the world BUT at the same time, this mustn't be a place where folk feel they must be silent. I'm scared for the whole damn world and feel helpless, pretty much, but want to show solidarity with our friends in America. God, I never imagined that Brexit was just the warm-up act for this clusterfuck. 2w

TheBookHippie @quietlycuriouskate RIGHT?!?! 2w

TheBookHippie @Suet624 💯 2w

AnnCrystal 🫂👍 @AllDebooks the environmental threat is going to be truly scary 😢🙏. Unimaginable dreadfully nightmarish...thank you for creating this safe space. (edited) 2w

dabbe @AllDebooks 🩶🖤🩶 2w

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What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World�s Ocean

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#Midwintersolace #LitSolace

Happy #Chatterday 😊

Grab a coffee, and let's catch up. 😊

☕️ How has your week been?
☕️ Reading anything interesting?
☕️ Any good recommendations to pass on?

All are welcome to join us.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @kspenmoll @dabbe @Sace @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @mhillis

Bookwormjillk Hello! I just got back from dropping off my son on this snowy Saturday morning. Roads were actually in good shape which was unexpected for this city. My week was fine- work and weather added stress but nothing like others are dealing with. I‘m reading and loving

Mina's Matchbox

AllDebooks It's so cold here in the UK. I'm staying indoors to avoid an asthma flareup. The upside is how pretty the hoar frost looked this morning. I've just started #NaturaLitsy buddyread ❄️💙❄️

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk It's so strange getting back into normal routines. Glad you had a safe journey. I hate driving in snow and ice. I have MM on Kindle. I'll have to bump it up the tbr pile. 3w

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Work has been hectic this week, but it's a good hectic. I'm a Sales Director for 13 hotels, so it is great that they have new accounts for me to prospect & set up on the dead of winter. I did have to wear two pairs of pants most of the week due to the below freezing temps. Not much physical reading was done, but I'm nearly finished with the tagged on audio. I haven't read it since I was a kid, so it's been good to revisit. I forgot most of it.

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

TheBookHippie Snow dumped over night lake effect snow and dropping temps for the 10 day forecast… so winter is here. Exams are next week and every year we get snow days in this week messes with teachers and students, we‘ve asked to do it before holidays to no avail… Mr BookHippie came home from work yesterday sick so avoid him! My son got into Honors College at the university he was early admission to, so exciting. I read the new Danielle Steel last night⬇️ 3w

TheBookHippie No way my grandma would have ever dreamed she‘d still be writing or putting out so many books. This one was like a piece of candy. 😂 I miss gossiping about the characters with her! Book 216 read ✔️ reading this today & Happy Saturday!

The Rose Hotel: A Memoir of Secrets, Loss, and Love From Iran to America

TheBookHippie Daughter is doing well and even driving! ♥️ 3w

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie great news about son & daughter. My son‘s school moved finals before break for that reason! Overall it‘s a good idea but due to scheduling and a storm right after break he ended up not having classes for almost a month and that will be a rude awakening this week 😂 3w

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks I ended up finishing. I loved it. Stay warm! 3w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 😂 yah the reentry is rough!!! 3w

AllDebooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Wow, 12 hotels is a handful. They should keep you busy and out of trouble! I haven't read Anne Frank since my teens. Way, way back in the last century. 3w

DebinHawaii Spending my Saturday morning at the coffee shop before running errands—so nothing unusual. It was a long work week. 😬 Trying to turn it off for the weekend & do some self-care. 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie Congratulations to your son, well done. 👏 I'm so glad your daughter is on the mend and getting about now. I haven't read any Danielle Steel since my teens. I used to gossip with my gran too. They were her books! I miss that so much. 🥹 I had no idea she was still publishing. 3w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk Yikes, he's gonna be in for a shock after a whole month free of classes. 3w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks FOUR BOOKS A YEAR. 🤯🫠🤣 3w

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii I love that you are concentraring on yourself after a busy week. A bit of pampering never goes amiss. X 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie wait, what!!! I didn't even know she was still with us. She's taking over from Barbara Cartland. 👵✒️📚📚📚 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie Idk why, but I thought she was a lot older. 🤔 3w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks she‘s 77. 3w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks I‘ve read every single one 😅😆 with my grandma until 2009 she died at 98. I‘ve been reading them in her honor since. 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie ❤️🥹❤️ 3w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @AllDebooks 12 hotels does keep me busy, but out of trouble? 🙄 Let's say sometimes! 🤣 My guy is going out with his buddies for some late evening pickleball, so I'm excited to have some reading time later. 🕯☕️🐶🛋📚 @TheBookHippie That's great news about both of your children! Perhaps I should pick up a Danielle Steel book for both #192025 and the #52Books challenge. One prompt is for an author who publishes more than 1 book a year. 3w

TheBookHippie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick PURE SACCHARINE! You can read it in about an hour or two 😂💕 3w

kspenmoll Answering late here- my anthem for the week! I rested & read-too cold for a walk. My first 5 day work week in a month haha none of us are used to it! So spoiled! 3w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll ❄️💙❄️ 3w

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📢 Please note that I've dropped the Saturday to make it a simpler hashtag. Saturday shall be known as Chatterday from now. 😅

Our first #Chatterday of 2025.
❄️ How were your holidays?
❄️ What's your mood today?
❄️ How are you coping with the short days?
❄️ Any good recommendations, books, tv, film, etc

@thebookhippie @Chrissyreadit @Sace @Soscha @dabbe @Cuilin @Eggs @TheLudicReader @TheAromaofBooks @Deblovestoread @DebinHawaii

Bookwormjillk Happy #Chatterday Holidays were okay- two weeks of guests made for a lot of work. I wisely took the 2nd and the 3rd off for recovery. A day of errands and prep today and then a mini road trip for my daughter‘s tournament tomorrow. Also my son gets his license so tomorrow so he‘ll be driving us there! 4w

Sace My holidays were nice and low key. Thanksgiving is the big holiday for us. I‘ve been doing pretty well with the shorter days and my mood has been good. I‘m currently reading several books for Litsy challenges and buddy reads, but I‘ve managed to squeeze in a binge watch of The Night Agent on Netflix. It‘s really good! 4w

Cupcake12 Christmas seems ages away! I‘m working 4 days in a row from today and the forecast for snow is 30cm tonight ❄️ 4w

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TheBookHippie Finally snow and a bit of sun. I‘ve seen the sun maybe 3 times since December 🤯 not a fan. Hanukkah and New Years collided and the holidays ended so at last it‘s calm. Taking grandson round the corner today to our favorite thrift store, otherwise it‘s reading and warm beverages! The Six Triple Eight on Netflix is amazing. Daughter is still slow and sore but improves daily. (edited) 4w

dabbe Warm and sunny here. #surprisesurprise Chores today and hopefully lots of reading. I chose too many wonderful buddy reads to be a part of, and I'm truly going to try and keep up. 🤪 4w

Cuilin @dabbe Apart from the sunshine, same. Why do we do this? I just joined another today. 🤦‍♀️ 4w

Cuilin @TheBookHippie Glad to hear your daughter is improving. 😊 4w

Cuilin Indoor day, cleaning, tidying, knitting all while audiobooking. Black Doves on Netflix was excellent. (edited) 4w

TheBookHippie @dabbe 🤣😂🇫🇷♥️😘 4w

Deblovestoread Holidays were different this year and a lot more work. Back home again with a few chores to do and some reading. So far I‘ve kept up on my daily journaling (word for the year is strength), will start Les Mis today and get caught up. On track with Lark Rise to Candleford and looking forward to Sense & Sensibility. No TV lately. 4w

dabbe @Cuilin The #foma phenomenon I believe. At least it is for me. 😂 4w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Glad your daughter is improving. ❣️🇫🇷❣️ 4w

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread are you reading with us? Did I forget you 😵‍💫😬 (edited) 4w

Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie wishing your daughter a complete recovery 🩵 4w

Deblovestoread I am but I don‘t think I decided until the last minute and didn‘t let you know. Plus I chose not to start til today…so you are good and I am slacking 😂 @TheBookHippie 4w

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread 🤣🫠 4w

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread let me know if you want to be tagged. 4w

Deblovestoread Please tag me. I intend to be caught up today. Thank you 😘. @TheBookHippie (edited) 4w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk glad you had a lovely family holiday but a few days to yourself too. Good luck to your new driver x 4w

AllDebooks @Sace Glad you had a good holidays. I'll have to check Netflix out. 4w

AllDebooks @Cupcake12 it really does. We have a snow forecast tonight too. Stay warm ❄️💙❄️ 4w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie we're due snow too. Enjoy your time with grandson. I love a good thrift store find. Wishing your daughter a good recovery, it is going to take time recover from surgery x 4w

AllDebooks @dabbe I hear you on the buddyreads. I've got 14 this month. 😅🫣 4w

AllDebooks @Cuilin lol, I'm just as bad as you and @dabbe I'm too easily bewitched by books and FOMO 😅 4w

AllDebooks @Cuilin I have that on my watchlist. 😊 4w

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread I'm so excited for S & S, my favourite Austen. Love the Dashwoods. 4w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Holidays were fine, but i worked more than usual this year so it didn't quite feel like Xmas. Grandma was able to celebrate at home. They short days luckily don't get me down too much, but I am a fan of cozy twinkle lights over harsh overhead lights. We've been revisiting DCs Legends of Tomorrow, which is now complete, if you enjoy unexpected misfit heroes in bonkers situations who are sometimes morally gray. Otherwise, trying to catch up here. 4w

dabbe @AllDebooks Holy guacamole, Batman! 🤩🤪😂 4w

dabbe @AllDebooks I hear ya! 🤩😂🤗 4w

mhillis I don‘t usually have much time to watch series, but during the vacation I found that Drops of God on AppleTV was very good! And it‘s based on a manga 🙌 4w

AllDebooks @mhillis thanks, I'll check it out. 😊 4w

kspenmoll Its Sunday but - I spent Saturday with my HS best friend. We laugh & laugh! 4w

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Hello #SaturdayChatterday

A check-in for all Littens to share your plans, recommendations, what's on your mind, etc.
All are welcome. ♥️☕️♥️

It's the last one of the year! How have your holidays been? Are you looking forward to a New Year? 🍾🥂🥳

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit #MidwinterSolace #NaturaLitsy #VirginiaBloomsberries

Sace I‘m hoping to finish Morality for Beautiful Girls and start on Clean Sweep. I‘m trying to time my reads so there‘s no overlap into the new year. The holiday has been wonderful and I‘m excited about another year. 1mo

AllDebooks @Sace so glad you've had a wonderful time. Enjoy your books x 1mo

AllDebooks @Read4life hope you and your family are ok. X @dabbe @tpixie @TheLudicReader @Soscha what happened with the 🐶 @kspenmoll @TheSpineView @Eggs @Cuilin @Deblovestoread @DebinHawaii 1mo

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AllDebooks @BethM @willaful @Cupcake12 @Librarybelle @IndoorDame @kspenmoll 1mo

Librarybelle How can this be the last weekend of 2024??? After cleaning this morning, I plan to read—so many books to finish by the end of the year! This has been a good holiday, working a little bit and doing a lot of reading. Wishing everyone a good new year! 1mo

Cupcake12 Had a nice quiet Christmas. I‘ve already been back to work but today I‘m at home catching up on Xmas tv, cuddled up with my fur babies. I have some book store vouchers so I‘m looking at purchasing new books too. Xx 1mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle It's crazy how quick it's gone? My theory is that if you're involved in the academic year, time flies by. I'm hoping time slows down once my beasties are all finished with school and college. I'm planning on much the same as you in the run-up to new year. Enjoy your reading xx 1mo

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 1mo

tpixie @AllDebooks TODAY is our family Christmas- all 4 kids are here with 6 grandkids & a friend. Sadly, my son-in-law just had knee surgery & he tried to wean off his meds too fast & he‘s been in pain so decided to stay at his mother‘s house a little longer instead of being part of our craziness these last couple days.- which is a good decision, but we miss him. Our big dinner is tomorrow! No reading except in the middle of the night! 😝 Wild but fun 1mo

kspenmoll I am so happy- a nice long break from work/ HS-I don‘t go back until 1/2/25. This has been a leisurely time. Today we are having freezing rain so I plan to read! 1mo

Bookwormjillk I‘m in agreement with all of you that it‘s crazy how fast this year went. We still have house guests until the 1st so not a lot of reading time here. It is nice to see everyone but the social batteries of this family of introverts are draining quickly. Hoping to encourage the guests to take an outing today 😂 1mo

Bookwormjillk @tpixie Enjoy! 1mo

Librarybelle Good luck with your reading too, @AllDebooks ! 1mo

TheBookHippie Freezing rain and multiple barometric pressure shifts here -it‘s like a rollercoaster! Yikes. Mr Book Hippie has off until January 6 as does my son -so we‘re huddled in with books movies homework scholarship applying …I‘m trying to stay this side of a migraine. About to make coffee… 1mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1mo

TheBookHippie My daughter is recovering much better now. She goes back to work at school January 13. 1mo

AllDebooks @Cupcake12 I would already have picked out my books, hoping for vouchers. Enjoy your relaxing day with your fuf babies x 1mo

AllDebooks @tpixie Sounds like SO much fun. Wishing you SIL well. Enjoy your family time xx 1mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll how lovely that you both have a nice, long break x 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie oh that weather does sound challenging. Stay warm and well. So glad your daughter is getting better and still has a couple of weeks to recover before back to work. 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk it is lovely to have family visiting but hard work trying to keep everyone happy. I'd be stood at the door like a drill major yelling at everyone to get outside 1mo

tpixie @TheBookHippie great news about your daughter 1mo

TheBookHippie @tpixie so relieved. ♥️ 1mo

dabbe @Sace Keep those books rolling! Happy New Year. 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @Librarybelle I like the “little“ work and the “a lot“ of reading! 🤩🤗🤩 1mo

dabbe @Cupcake12 We had a quiet Christmas, too. Perfect for introverts! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @tpixie Embrace the craziness! Have a wonderful day, and I hope your SIL rests and takes those meds! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @kspenmoll I never understood how important time off was until I taught high school. Enjoy! 🤩😂🤗 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I love @AllDeBook's advice: stand at the door with their coats and shoo them outside! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Hope that migraine stays far away. #huddlesandcuddles 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie And yay for your daughter! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

dabbe Enjoying coffee with Matt and the dogs on the couch with me in front of a fire. I just finished STILL LIFE and am looking for the next book. So many to choose from: the best problem to have ever! Hoping for a quiet day in the den just like we are right now. 🩵💙🩵 1mo

Eggs Raining like crazy here ☔️ . If it stops I‘ll be audio walking and getting rid of useless stuff in garage, so I can make our house sale-ready…😟 1mo

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie so glad she is doing better! What a relief that must be! Re:guests they‘re out for the afternoon and they took the dog! 1mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk It is. Such a tough go at the beginning. I‘m relieved she‘s looking better. 1mo

willaful Time is moving so fast, even my daughter is starting to notice it!
1mo

DebinHawaii I had quiet holidays with lots of naps, was back at work yesterday then it‘s work Monday with Tues/Wed off then back at work again. Just trying to rest up & nip the latest bug to get me. 🤧😷 Currently out running errands & grabbing coffee, then probably heading back home for a nap. 1mo

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Hello #SaturdayChatterday

A check-in for all Littens to share your plans, recommendations, what's on your mind, etc.
All are welcome. ♥️☕️♥️

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Sace @Librarybelle @Soscha @Eggs @Read4life @Cuilin @dabbe @Deblovestoread @tpixie @kspenmoll

BethM Going to be a crazy day. Super early haircuts, errands, two part birthday party for my nephew - swimming and presents. 1mo

Sace I plan to read all day and generally be a lazybones. 1mo

Cupcake12 I‘ve just finished work m, taking the dogs out then having a chilled afternoon at home. 1mo

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Soscha Maybe dog adoption. I think I‘d said we lost the last 3 of our very senior puppies the last 4 months. Dogless presently. So maybe we adopt. My partner is very hesitant about this. He only wants ONE. I told him two, need two to keep each other entertained particularly when they‘re younger. So maybe he adopts a 7 mo. old terrier today. On the Eve, maybe the maltie I particularly like—but the shelter has a 12yr old chi. So old man chi has seniority. 1mo

Soscha IF it were my Xmas & birthday choice, we can bring home the Maltese & the little old man together on Xmas Eve. I don‘t believe prayer works but if you do please pray for us. 🙏🏻 1mo

Librarybelle Lots of cleaning today for me, because the next two days will be busy baking days. I hope this afternoon will be a nice relaxing time with books (and possibly naps). 1mo

TheBookHippie @Soscha sending so much love & light your way!!!! 1mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle ♥️👩🏻‍🍳🍪 1mo

TheBookHippie One holiday party done Thursday night here and it was lovely. Daughter is finally through reaction to anesthesia - took over 72 hours 😝🫣😵‍💫. Tomorrow I have visitation with my parents at my brother‘s Christmas family party.😵‍💫 praying to the gods that they just don‘t speak to me and or I don‘t hear them. But then it‘s a whole other year til I have to do it again. (I see my brother regularly). Today is just coffee, rest, books. 1mo

Cuilin Quiet day, H and I are planning a Yule walk in the woods. Mostly this weekend I will be audiobooking while knitting, baking or wrapping gifts. 1mo

Cuilin @TheBookHippie so glad your daughter is doing better. Good luck with family stuff. Enjoy your coffee, rest, and books. 1mo

Cuilin @Soscha 🤞 hope you get your wish. 1mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle I support the nap choice. Lol 1mo

Cuilin @Sace tough choice but it needs to be done 😆 1mo

Cuilin @Cupcake12 enjoy walk and chill day. 1mo

Cuilin @BethM have a lovely nephew birthday 🎉 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin we are walking as well. 1mo

Deblovestoread For the first time in several years we are spending the holiday at my dad‘s with my brothers and their families including 5 dogs. It‘s going to be a mad house. So today I load up and travel there so we can shop, decorate etc. Hoping it all goes well. 1mo

Deblovestoread @Soscha Hope you get your Christmas wish! 🐾 1mo

Sace @Soscha Prayers are being prayed! Keep us posted please? 1mo

Sace @Librarybelle naps ate important! 1mo

AllDebooks @BethM Have fun at the parties 🥳 1mo

AllDebooks @Sace oh man, that does sound good x 1mo

AllDebooks @Cupcake12 Enjoy your relaxing day 😌 1mo

AllDebooks @Soscha oh this sounds wonderful, and I have everything crossed for you. Good luck with the 🐶 adoption x 💙🐾🐾💙 1mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Bliss 😊 I'm doing this tomorrow before baking Monday and Tuesday x 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie enjoy your rest before the family party. Hope it goes ok. So glad to hear your daughter is recovering. X 1mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin what a fun, relaxing day 😌 1mo

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread I bet it will be lovely. Hopefully, a calm, Christmassy chaos. 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶 will make it a riot. 😅 1mo

dabbe @Soscha It's truly astounding how our hearts simply grow more to allow more pets in. We still love our others as much as we always did, but our heart expands to allow more in. Crossing fingers and toes and wishing you and your hubby the best of luck on this next doggie adventure. 🖤🐾🐾🖤 1mo

dabbe @BethM I got tired just reading this! 🤩😂🤩 1mo

dabbe @Sace I'm with you! 💚❤️💚 1mo

dabbe @Cupcake12 Sounds divine. 💚❤️💚 1mo

dabbe @Librarybelle Books & naps = #bestcomboever! 💚❤️💚 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Holding you in my thoughts. Glad your daughter is okay, too! 💚❤️💚 1mo

dabbe @Cuilin 🌳💚🌳 1mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread Just embrace the madness, right? I bet Pippin will have a ball! 💚❤️💚 1mo

dabbe Should be a quiet day before the busy cooking days tomorrow and Tuesday. We also plan on watching the 3 NCAA college football games for the playoffs! 🏈🏈🏈 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe I have zero f@*ks to give. I do this for my much younger brother whom I love and isn‘t ready to let go yet. I let go at 17. However, I‘m just hoping for quiet for all our sakes. Not realistic. But you never know. As Whitman says miracles are everywhere. 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Your brother is so lucky to have you in his life as you willingly make this sacrifice just for him. #amazingwomanyou 💚❤️💚 1mo

kspenmoll Finished a grocery shop & walk. The rest is reading, watching UConn BB, cooking dinner tonight. 1mo

Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie. The things we do for love. Sending peace your way. 🩵 1mo

willaful I'm taking it super easy. The most work I've done today is updating my points from last night's reading. 😂 1mo

tpixie I‘m with my granddaughters at the kids version of Rocky Horror Picture Show- Frozen 💎 ❄️ 💎

The whole theater is singing when the songs come on

Fox Theater 🎭 💎❄️💎 1mo

tpixie @Soscha 🙏🏻🐶🙏🏻🐶🙏🏻 1mo

tpixie @TheBookHippie 🧡🧡🧡 1mo

tpixie @Deblovestoread safe travels 1mo

tpixie @AllDebooks happy Saturday 💗💗💗 1mo

Deblovestoread @tpixie ill never think of frozen the same way again...🤣 1mo

Read4life @Deblovestoread Safe travels! @TheBookHippie Love hearing your daughter is doing better. Sending love & light to you all and hope the party at your brother‘s is drama free. @dabbe I‘m hoping to catch some football, too. As for me, my father in law passed on Thursday. It‘s been very emotional (edited) 1mo

Deblovestoread @Read4life i am sorry for your loss and the difficulties that lie ahead. Sending love your way to you and your family. 1mo

Read4life Thank you, @Deblovestoread 💙💙💙 1mo

TheLudicReader So sorry to hear about your father in law, @Read4life . 1mo

AllDebooks @dabbe enjoy a calm day before the Christmas cooking storm. I have no doubt you will make it fun 🥘🥨🥓🦐🧀😋 1mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll I hope it was a restful day x 1mo

AllDebooks @willaful lol 😆 enjoy your quiet time x 1mo

AllDebooks @tpixie well that puts a twist on Frozen 🤣 I can't get the image of Kristoff dressed as Frank-N-Furter out of my head now 1mo

AllDebooks @Read4life oh Lynn, I'm so very sorry to hear this. Sending so much love to you and your husband at this sad time. xxx 1mo

dabbe @AllDebooks 💙❄️💙 1mo

tpixie @AllDebooks 😝 1mo

tpixie @Read4life I‘m so sorry for you and your family‘s loss. (edited) 1mo

Read4life Thank you, @TheLudicReader @AllDebooks @tpixie 💙💙💙 1mo

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Hello #SaturdayChatterday

A check-in for all Littens to share your plans, recommendations, what's on your mind, etc.
All are welcome. ♥️☕️♥️

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Tagging all #MidwinterSolace folks 💙❄️💙 @Faranae @Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn @Soscha @Lizpixie

AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheSpineView @Larkken @julieclair @MittenGirlPeach @JamieArc @sebrittainclark @BookwormAHN @MidnightBookGirl @IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk @ChasingOm @Texreader @StaceGhost 2mo

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks @TheDaysGoBy @inthegreensandblues @DogMomIrene @Kenyazero @bookwyrm7 2mo

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Read4life I hope everyone is doing well. Since we won‘t be able to get home for Christmas with everything going on with my FIL (he‘s now in hospice care), we flew my daughter down for her winter break. I‘m so excited she‘s here. 2mo

Avanders So glad you were able to have your daughter join you @Read4life ! As for me, we have our holiday baking extravaganza today. Sister & I bake/make Christmas candies to give away to friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc., all day. ☺️ 2mo

Read4life @Avanders Thank you. The baking extravaganza sounds wonderful!! 2mo

DogMomIrene @Read4life Glad your daughter is with you. And hopefully hospice care is going well for your FIL. My husband was a hospice nurse for a few years. It‘s not an easy time, but sending out positive vibes that it‘s pain free. 2mo

DogMomIrene @Avanders A baking extravaganza sounds like such fun. What‘s your favorite candy to bake? 2mo

Librarybelle So glad your daughter is with you, @Read4life ! And that sounds like fun, @Avanders ! This week has been crazy with meetups with friends, sending out my resume to potential clients, vet visits and checkins (Vladimir had his annual checkup, and Zeke seems to be doing better from his illness), and finishing my holiday cards for the year. I have to plan out what ingredients I need for requested cookies, muffins, and pies for Christmas, which is fun! 2mo

AllDebooks @Read4life must be lovely having your daughter home. I hope FIL is comfortable and painfree x 2mo

AllDebooks @Avanders oh how lovely. I bet your house smells amazing today. 💙❄️💙 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle so glad Zeke is doing better. 💙🐾💙 All sounds very Christmassy. 🎄 2mo

AllDebooks It's my daughters 19th birthday on Monday. There is a lot of tidying and cleaning today, followed by gift wrapping and cake baking tomorrow. 😍 2mo

BethM Like @Avanders it‘s baking weekend! Today is gluten free tomorrow is regular, combined with my nephews song performance at church and spaghetti with Santa tonight. 2mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Today‘s a wee bit busy here. I‘m babysitting my niece in the morning and we‘re taking The Wyrmling bowling for the first time this afternoon. We‘re pretty much ready for the holidays. I‘m still wrapping gifts and need to pick up a few more stocking stuffers for my husband. Hoping everyone is having a stress free weekend! ❤️ 2mo

Cuilin @Read4life so glad your daughter is with you. Hope you find some comfort together at this time. 2mo

Cuilin What a week! My daughter R, had a fire in her apartment and had to move out. It was contained quickly and no one was hurt. They‘re hopping between our house and her boyfriend‘s dad house. They were moving out at the end of December anyway. I‘m going to see “Christmas at Pemberley” in Vermont today. 2mo

Cuilin @Avanders that sounds like fun. Now my daughter is here we may try to do some baking together too. 2mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle busy day! I‘m still working on cards and need to figure out some holiday baking too. 2mo

Cuilin @AllDebooks happy birthday to your daughter!!! 🎂 Have a wonderful festive weekend 🥳 2mo

AllDebooks @BethM sounds a lovely festive weekend 😀 2mo

AllDebooks @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm enjoy the bowling. Have a fun with your niece x 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin Gosh, that's scary. Glad everyone is safe. Enjoy your evening, 2mo

kspenmoll @Read4life So glad your daughter is with you!💕 2mo

kspenmoll I am home nursing a cold, but hope to help my men trim the tree.🎄 2mo

julieclair @kspenmoll Christmas colds are the worst… so inconvenient! Hope your tree trimming goes well! 🎄 2mo

julieclair @Cuilin Gosh, that‘s scary. So glad everyone is safe! Does your daughter need any clothes, home goods, etc. ? 2mo

julieclair @Read4life Sending you hugs as you navigate this very difficult time. So glad your daughter is with you. 💙 2mo

julieclair I am finishing up all the packages that need to be mailed, and then tonight I‘m serving cookies and hot chocolate at our church‘s live nativity event. Fun! (edited) 2mo

thecheckoutstack We got to go snowboarding yesterday at our home mountain for opening day then went to a Christmas party for my husband‘s work. Tonight we go to a Holiday Vaudeville show which I‘m really looking forward to. 2mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll oh no, sending love and get well soon wishes x 2mo

AllDebooks @julieclair you can't get any more festive than that. Enjoy the nativity. 💙❄️💙 2mo

AllDebooks @thecheckoutstack What a fun weekend. Enjoy 💙❄️💙 2mo

Librarybelle Oh my, @Cuilin ! Glad your daughter is okay. 2mo

inthegreensandblues Working on holiday cards today, the past week has been too busy and I'm behind! Tonight I'm going to see my new guy play with his band for the first time and I'm ridiculously nervous about all of the people I'm going to meet 😂 2mo

Soscha Not much feeling it, any holidays save Halloween. No family, no children, no gifts, no holiday meals. Also, praise mercy, in SoCal so no snow. IDK, is what it is in hope I‘ll come into luck at some point. For reference I have lost my last four remaining animal companions to old age in the last 3 months. I‘m just disconnected from life. 2mo

AllDebooks @Soscha 💔 Sending you the biggest of hugs. I'm so sorry you're having such a tough time. I don't want to overload you with helpful suggestions, but PLEASE take care of yourself. Little random acts of kindness to yourself build up over time. You may not get immediate effect, but slowly, as they become routine, you'll come to look forward to them. Love Debs x 2mo

AllDebooks @inthegreensandblues new guy, in a band, exciting!! Have the best time. X 2mo

Bookwormjillk @Soscha it‘s so hard to lose animals. Hang in there. 2mo

Bookwormjillk I had so much going on last week I ended up crashing on the couch after dinner and accidentally taking a 5 hour nap. Oops. Luckily I‘m still feeling tired so I shouldn‘t have trouble sleeping tonight, and hopefully will feel more energized for a busy day tomorrow. I enjoyed reading everyone‘s updates. 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk haha, nap roulette is a dangerous game. Could be 10 minutes cat nap or 5 hours exhaustion coma. You obviously needed it. Hope you feel well rested and energised for today x 2mo

TheAromaofBooks @Cuilin - Oh my! Do let me know if your daughter needs anything. That's so scary. My sister had a fire in her apartment a year and a half ago and she lost pretty much everything (including her cats), so I know how scary and disorienting that can be.

@Read4life - Hope hospice care goes well for your FIL. It's a hard time, but can also be a time of peace and memory-sharing. 💕 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Busy here. We are thinking of selling our house and a realtor is coming to look at it tomorrow, so we have been doing a lot of little clean up, touch up stuff. We've lived here for ten years and completely renovated every aspect of this house, so it kind of feels like we are going up for a final exam to find out how much it's worth 😂 2mo

Cuilin @julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Thank you. We‘re going to the apartment today to pack up some things. My understanding is that the damage was contained to a wall and some cabinets. It was electrical because the landlord plugged the fridge into an extension cord!!! It could have been a worse situation. 2mo

Chrissyreadit @Read4life I love that you get time with your daughter!!! 🎄 2mo

Chrissyreadit @Avanders that‘s sounds amazing and a skill set i do not have but love hearing about ⛄️ 2mo

Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle OMG! Sounds like a total holiday weekend. Lovely! and inspiring me…. 2mo

Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks Happy Birthday to your daughter! 2mo

Chrissyreadit @BethM are you gluten free? do you have a favorite gluten free cookie recipe? 2mo

Chrissyreadit @Cuilin I‘m glad your daughter is ok! that sounds stressful. Also Christmas at Pemberly sounds amazing. Is it a house? a play ? share more info please so i can live vicariously through you! 2mo

Chrissyreadit @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I hope bowling was a blast! 2mo

Chrissyreadit @julieclair That sounds like a scene out of Hallmark! filled with Christmas perfection ❄️🤍❄️ 2mo

Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks good luck! i hope it all goes well! 2mo

Chrissyreadit Obviously i‘m a day late… but really love when i can see what everyone is up to. i love these posts Deb! I‘m trying to clean and hang some greenery today. Recovering from another injury and being grateful it is healing. Trying to get excited and not overwhelmed- I decided to host a cookie exchange and Yule event next Saturday. I will probably buy my cookies- because I cannot bake these days…. and also will not eat cookies 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but miss 2mo

Chrissyreadit having company- i‘m an extrovert and loved hosting when i had strength and energy so am determined to find a way. I also love Yule. 2mo

AllDebooks @TheAromaofBooks ooooh how exciting! I hope the realtor gives you good news x 2mo

Kenyazero @Soscha thanks for sharing what you‘re dealing with. That‘s a lot to be dealing with on your own. I hope you‘re able to find comfort and bursts of joyful feelings in the coming weeks. 2mo

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit it's so exciting reading everyone's preperations for the holidays. I love these posts, too. They bring me so much joy x 😊 2mo

AllDebooks @Soscha I was thinking about you last night. Is there anything we can do to help? I hate to see anyone struggling, so I'm always happy to chat about anything. You're not alone xx 2mo

Kenyazero Thanks @AllDebooks , it was fun reading everyone‘s responses! I‘ve been super stressed and have been having trouble looking forward to holiday season because people are a bit nasty. Just finished a week vacation in a nearby town which I think was relaxing? Helped my mom decorate this weekend. I‘m looking forward to joining a local LGBTQIA+ craft group this week and hoping it‘ll help me feel less stressed too. (edited) 2mo

AllDebooks @Kenyazero 💙❄️💙 2mo

Kenyazero @Chrissyreadit hoping you have a smooth recovery and fully enjoy your Yule event! It sounds like a ton of fun. 2mo

Chrissyreadit @inthegreensandblues I hope you had a blast! It sounds like a great time! 2mo

Chrissyreadit @Soscha I‘m sorry! I know this must be a painful time missing fur family. There are a lot of littens who i think will empathize if you want to grieve out loud and share pictures and stories of them. @TheBookHippie has a running chat on christmas day for anyone who is alone on the holidays or needs a break. I know most days i‘m held together with duct tape and bakery string so am here any time for support and hope. 2mo

Chrissyreadit @Kenyazero I agree there are a lot of awful people being brazen in their awfulness. Glad you found a craft group- that sounds like fun! 2mo

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit 💙❄️💙 2mo

TheBookHippie @Read4life oh I am so sorry…. Sending love & light. 2mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin yikes!!! Glad she‘s okay!!!! 2mo

TheBookHippie My Daughter had a hysterectomy on Friday due to severe endometriosis - she‘s 35 and she has horrific reactions to anesthesia and we are still in that phase along with immense pain. She will not take strong pain meds as I‘m allergic to most and they don‘t agree with her either and she already reacts to anesthesia so… 800 mg Motrin it is. 2mo

TheBookHippie @TheAromaofBooks moving is exciting or I‘m projecting! Hope it all goes well. 2mo

TheBookHippie @Soscha I‘m so very sorry. I‘d love to send you a card if you‘re open to that. My email is social@bookhippie.com ❄️🤍❄️ 2mo

TheBookHippie @Avanders I‘m baking tomorrow!!!! All the holiday breads!!! 2mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle yay for pet wellness!!! Are you making your mint cookies??? 2mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit ❄️🤍❄️ hope you heal and have a good party!! We do store bought cookie exchange and decorate the ziplocks 🤣 with my teen mums. It‘s fun. 2mo

TheBookHippie @Kenyazero glad you found a group!!! Holidays for me are 😵‍💫 because awful nasty people are everywhere and nasty seems to be their theme. Especially some blood relatives of mine… 😬🫣😝 2mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk nap is life!!! 2mo

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie Yes! I‘ve had requests to make 3-4 batches of the cookies for Christmas Eve, so you can probably guess what I will be doing early next week. 😂 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie oh gosh, that's so young! I hope she has a speedy recovery now that it's all over. Sending love and hugs to you all. X 2mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks yes. It‘s young, however with the new president coming in and her unmarried status the doctor was afraid so we got it done. Since the birth of my grandson a copper IUD was helpful but not perfect, with it being likely made illegal it was too great a risk. It‘s a miracle she had my grandson, who will be 11 in February. Her case was very severe. I‘m hoping she‘s free of pain now. 2mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle I bet it smells so good baking!!! 2mo

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie I hope her recovery gets easier ❤️ 2mo

Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie I hope she recovers quickly 2 of my close friends (sisters) had that done in their thirties with zero regrets- neither had children and both wish it could have been done sooner. i‘m happy she had a dr responsive to her medical care. 2mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit oh I‘m so happy to hear that!!! 2mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk me too. ♥️ 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie No doubt she made the right choice for her and hopefully be pain-free. 2mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks ♥️🤞🏻 2mo

Kenyazero @TheBookHippie oh no! I hope you‘re able to find some reprieve from the 😵‍💫 and people (especially relatives) being nasty! 2mo

TheBookHippie @Kenyazero I have an escape plan 😝🤣🫣👀 I primarily go to protect my nieces and nephew who are LGBTQIA+ … 2mo

Kenyazero @TheBookHippie you‘re awesome! 2mo

BethM @Chrissyreadit I‘m not but my sister is, so I‘ll do gf baking for her. Honestly so far all of my baking recipes have worked well. I use Bob‘s all purpose 1:1‘baking flour 1mo

Chrissyreadit @BethM thanks!!!! 1mo

Read4life Thank you, @TheBookHippie 💙❄️💙 I hope your daughter makes a safe and successful recovery. Sending love right back at you. 💙💙💙 1mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie Sending hugs to you and especially your daughter. I‘m so glad she has an understanding, proactive doctor. And I know you are taking good care of her as she heals. 🩵💙🩵 1mo

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

I have recently come into contact with a secret society here on Litsy apparently called #CoffeeBeanBookClub or #CBBC. I am SHOCKED! I'm not quite sure how it works but they seem to prey on victims of both coffee and book addiction and reward their affliction with gifts. It's absolutely wicked! How do I sign up?

Librarybelle I‘m not part of it, but I believe it‘s a yearly activity organized by @Mommamanzi . 2mo

bookwyrm7 @Librarybelle thanks for the tip! 2mo

Avanders 😂 that‘s right - a yearly activity (jail book club) organized by @Mommamanzi — I think we‘re about halfway through the current year. 🤗 2mo

bookwyrm7 @Avanders thanks! I've sent @Mommamanzi an email, just waiting to hear from her 😁 2mo

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Happy #SaturdayChatterday 😊

☕️ Are you having a good weekend?
☕️ What are you up to today?
☕️ Where are you?
☕️ What are your plans for next week?
☕️ Any recommendations - books, places, films/tv shows etc?

Don't forget to tag and share. 😊

@Bookwormjillk @Chrissyreadit @Daisey @Soubhiville @DebinHawaii @Graywacke

AllDebooks I'm at home in Derbyshire. I have a busy day planned, family visits, and prepping for the #VirginiaBloomsberries and #NaturaLitsy #buddyread discussions. I'll check back in throughout the day. I hope you're all well and enjoying a great weekend 😊 5mo

TheSpineView I'm lounging in bed for a little bit before I have to start my day. Headed to the barn for an 11am riding lesson. Lunch with my barn friends, then a quick stop at the grocery store. Shower again, to get rid of the barn smell, a little housework, reading and that is my day. Rinse and repeat on Sunday. 5mo

AllDebooks @TheSpineView reading about your weekends always makes me feel so relaxed, without the effort you put in. 😅 Enjoy your day. X 5mo

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AllDebooks @Faranae @Deblovestoread @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn 7mo

World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

#LitSolace #MidsummerSolace

It's Saturday 💚☕️💚 Grab your coffee and check in for #SaturdayChatterday

☕️ Are you having a good weekend?
☕️ What are you up to today?
☕️ Where are you?
☕️ What are your plans for next week?
☕️ Any recommendations - books, places, films/tv shows etc?

Have a great day 🌞

❓️Would you be interested in this being a weekly event, rather than just at #Litsolace events?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

AllDebooks @Lizpixie @Readergrrl @CrystalE02 @Catsandbooks @Dilara @tdrosebud @AmandaBlaze @Cupcake12 @Gissy @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Cuilin @gossamerchild @TheKidUpstairs @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm 7mo

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AllDebooks @DebinHawaii @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks @TheDaysGoBy @Charityann 7mo

Librarybelle I think this would be a fun weekly checkin! It‘s been very hot in my part of PA, but also sunny. I have a busy week ahead, as I am nearing completion of my coursework in proofreading. I also have a number of library books due that I should read! But, this Sunday is a visit to a winery with a friend for a wine and ice cream pairing. Yum! 7mo

IndoorDame @Librarybelle congrats on coming to the end of your coursework, that‘s big! And wine and ice cream sounds fun, totally a pairing Ive never tried and now want to! 7mo

BethM It is pouring here in WI. Today I need to teach yoga and tomorrow is church, Sam‘s club, and the bookstore! 7mo

IndoorDame I‘m also enjoying our check ins and would be down to continue them. I‘m feeling better than last week. Still nursing the tail end of whatever bug I had, but definitely strong enough to start catching up on the household stuff that fell by the wayside (at least in small bursts) so that‘s probably what my week looks like. But I‘m actually looking forward to it since having my space in balance is one of the things that centers me mentally. 7mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @IndoorDame ! The winery does lots of fun pairings, so it‘ll be a good time, and perfect weather for ice cream. Good luck with your household stuff! 7mo

TheSpineView I like the idea of a weekly check-in. Just my usual plans for the weekend, ride and go to lunch with my barn friends, then home to get some housework done. Hot here so the riding will be short today. Next week it will be hellish hot, in the upper 90s with a heat index well over 100. Just as well that I have to work next week. At the AC in the office works well. 7mo

wanderinglynn I just worked out & did my stretching, so feeling pretty good. It‘s going to be 99/100F in DC this weekend = staying inside with the blinds closed & the fan running on high. I‘m working on updating a paper I wrote about 10 years ago but didn‘t publish. That & reading are my plans. The heat wave is supposed to continue through next week, although this weekend is the peak temps. 🥵 90 is going to feel cool after this weekend. 😆 7mo

IndoorDame @TheSpineView I rode growing up, and I remember at my outdoor stable they used to have us ride bareback when the weather got obscenely hot or obscenely cold (for the horses comfort not ours, though I doubt anyone was actually comfortable 😂) 7mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle 🎉🎉🎉🎉 yay!! Enjoy Sunday! 7mo

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame The nasty viruses of late have been awful! So glad you‘re on the mend! I get it with the house stuff! 7mo

TheBookHippie @wanderinglynn oh a paper! How wonderful to revisit and revise. Why yes I‘m a nerd. 7mo

TheBookHippie @TheSpineView this heat 😵‍💫 7mo

TheBookHippie Sunday is forecasted the last day of miserable heat here. We shall see. I‘m doing chores in the house today, the heat and my RA are NOT friends. I‘m about to make waffles and cut up the oranges and get my pour over coffee going. I finished up most of my Litsy love writing last night so a couple of more letters to write today too. My flare is tapering off thank goodness. Reading to do this afternoon - library books are due! 7mo

TheBookHippie I watched Black Barbie on Netflix and enjoyed it! 7mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @TheBookHippie ! 7mo

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie I‘m so happy to hear your flare is tapering off! That makes everything in life better 💜 7mo

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 7mo

peaKnit Rainy weekend in WI, I need to clean but want to read, I‘ll try to get to both :) 7mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle great job on nearing the end of your course. Your plans sound amazing! 🍷🍧 7mo

AllDebooks @BethM a bookstore visit is always a win, especially on rainy days x 7mo

AllDebooks @IndoorDame so glad you're starting to feel better. X 7mo

AllDebooks @TheSpineView jeez, that's 🥵 Enjoy your ride x 7mo

Cuilin This has been one of my best weeks pain and mobility wise. Almost no stiffness. I met up with friends. Went to a game and I‘m off to a Bridal shower today. I need to watch out for fatigue but so far I feel good. Best week of the year. 7mo

AllDebooks @wanderinglynn I could not cope with these temps! Enjoy your reading x 7mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie So glad you're recovering from your flareup. Take it easy x 7mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie oooh, this does look good. I shall be watching this. Thanks for the recommendation. X https://m.imdb.com/title/tt26593387/ 7mo

AllDebooks @peaKnit rainy days = reading days. It's the law 😊 7mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin That's amazing. Glad you're able to make the most of your time. Sounds a fun weekend x 7mo

Cuilin @TheBookHippie I understand the flair ups and downs. I‘m just coming off a 3+ month PsA or Lupus flare (med team still undecided) I also need to catch up on #LL Enjoy your waffles. 7mo

AllDebooks I'm gardening and catching up on #buddyreads inbetween ferrying my teens around their shenanigans. 😅 7mo

Cuilin @IndoorDame I like everything ordered too. It makes me feel calm. Do you listen to audiobooks or music when you‘re doing housework? 7mo

Cuilin @AllDebooks Gardening sounds lovely. I actually miss the teenagers around. Though I get to see my eldest today as it‘s her friend‘s Bridal shower. 7mo

wanderinglynn @TheBookHippie yay for nerds! 🤓🎉🙌🏻 7mo

mcctrish I love this idea! I slept in, the heat wave is alive and well here & I‘m hoping the humidity does abate a bit too @TheBookHippie I‘m thankful for a/c but I hate having the house closed up after winter. I‘ve got a giant cold brew with foamed milk in front of me and I‘m trying to catch up with Butter for #camplitsy we still have another week of school and last week lasted FOREVER. I am helping serve a meal at a church today, it will be busy 7mo

mcctrish @Cuilin I‘m so happy to hear you are feeling great 7mo

peaKnit @AllDebooks it‘s the law! I love that!! 👮 7mo

mcctrish @TheBookHippie I‘m glad to hear you are on the other side of a flare and can enjoy your summer holidays 7mo

AllDebooks @peaKnit 😊 7mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @IndoorDame @TheSpineView @mcctrish I'm up for keeping it running. I'll post it as a play/tag/share game once #MidsummerSolace is over. It will make a nice communal weekend #SaturdayChatterdy followed by Sunday #Hyggehour 💚 7mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 😵‍💫 I get it. I‘m just now starting to get a grip on my life since having COVID 2022 - not good for RA, migraines and my immune system issues. Good days are wonderful. I‘d give advice but I always overdue good days. 😵‍💫 Enjoy your day!! ♥️ 7mo

TheBookHippie @mcctrish gads I forget you‘re still in school 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 7mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks yes keep weekly running ♥️ 7mo

IndoorDame @Cuilin I do! Especially anything repetitive like dishes, I find them super overwhelming otherwise but kinda meditative with an audiobook 😂. So glad to hear you had a good week and were able to take full advantage of it! That up and down cycle with chronic illness is something I‘m familiar with. 7mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @AllDebooks ! 7mo

AllDebooks I need it too. It really helps ground me for the week. It has been a very stressful year so far and I have a lot ongoing, still. These events are a true solace and I truly appreciate and love your responses x 7mo

TEArificbooks We finally have a week with no plans. My hubby travels for work so when he comes home for a week or two between jobs we usually pack it full of family fun activities and appointments. We even go on trips while he is home even though he travels for a living. However, the cosmos aligned this time and we have no plans no appointments no trips. So it is time for a lazy week at home and to hide from the triple digits temps. 7mo

kspenmoll I was on my porch reading u til the heat drove me inside. Since then, hunkered down in AC, reading, lunching, soon to watch MASH the movie with Donald Sutherland. 7mo

kspenmoll Yes, this chat is a nice check in with everyone! 7mo

kspenmoll @Cuilin Keep taking care of yourself as best you can. Saw friends-so important! ❤️ I listen to audiobooks or music or NPR depending on on time of day when I cook, clean up. 7mo

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Same heat here. Yuk. Enjoy reading now your flare up is receding! 7mo

kspenmoll @mcctrish Persevered & read 1/2 of Butter! 7mo

kspenmoll @TEArificbooks Enjoy your well deserved lazy week! 7mo

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie I am so sorry Covid wrecked your body.❤️🩵💙🩷 7mo

dabbe 💙💚💙 to everyone! And to all suffering with the heat, hang in there! 7mo

AllDebooks My recommendation for today is

The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City

7mo

DebinHawaii I love the idea of an ongoing weekly check in. 💛 After a month+ of travel & illness (either bronchitis twice or another form of crud) & crazy work times, I‘m starting to feel human again. I‘m out today at the coffee shop trying to catch up on reading Butter for #CampLitsy24 along with catching up on #5JoysFriday posts & getting #LitsyLove & card swap out. (I did not make the solstice!) Definitely feeling the pressure of being behind on so much. 7mo

Catsandbooks I like the idea of a weekly check in! Although I would definitely need reminders 😆Next weekend I'm flying up to my mom in WI because she has to have shoulder surgery so I want to be there for extra help. So this week I'm getting ready for that. Doing laundry and other chores this weekend. Least I'll get a little break from the MS heat for a couple weeks. 7mo

Avanders Hi! 👋🏽 I was in the mountains in a yurt for several days this week, just getting back yesterday! I rested, showered, unpacked, and read yesterday in lovely weather (70s and gray - unusual for June in NM!). 💕💕 7mo

julieclair I would love for this to continue as a weekly play/tag/share game! I‘m late in posting because I spent yesterday reading the selection for my irl book club. It‘s about a smart, independent, modern-thinking woman in 1930s Asheville, NC. The Depression and Prohibition both figure prominently in the plot. It‘s an excellent read:

The Sky Club

7mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie @Cuilin So glad your flare-ups are calming down. Chronic pain is so exhausting. 💙💙💙 7mo

Cuilin @julieclair oh this would be a wonderful time period for #BookedInTime (edited) 7mo

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii great, it's a keeper. Glad you're feeling better but give yourself a break. There's no pressure and you are one busy lady x 7mo

AllDebooks @Catsandbooks 🤞 your mum's surgery goes well, and she has a speedy recovery. Enjoy your time with her, and the cooler temps x 7mo

AllDebooks @Avanders oh wow! That sounds like absolute heaven x 7mo

AllDebooks @julieclair sounds good and dedo a great time period for #BookedinTime @Cuilin 7mo

julieclair @Cuilin It definitely would! 7mo

Catsandbooks @AllDebooks thank you! 🩷 7mo

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#LitSolace #MidsummerSolace

Let's make Saturday a day for coffee and chats. Join in our #SaturdayChatterday event. Grab a drink and start chatting.
☕️ Are you having a good weekend?
☕️ What are you up to today?
☕️ Where are you?
☕️ What are your plans for next week?
☕️ Any recommendations - books, places, films/tv shows etc?

Have a great day 🌞

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

Librarybelle Good morning! I‘m very excited for the $5.00 bag sale at my favorite independent bookstore and plan to go today. It‘s a lovely sunny day in my part of PA, so a good day for a book sale! 8mo

kspenmoll Hello! It‘s a gorgeous morning in CT- blue skies, breeze- on my way to Brooklyn to see a Paul McCartney photo exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Meeting a friend who lives there. There have been protests pro Gaza so we will see what transpires today. Living history. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/paul-mccartney (edited) 8mo

kspenmoll @Librarybelle What fun! Enjoy the bookstore!📚📚 8mo

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AllDebooks @Librarybelle sounds fun, enjoy x 8mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll oooh that looks a good exhibition. Have a great day with your friend. Living history indeed, stay safe x 8mo

AllDebooks I've got rained off gardening. It is so cold here in Derbyshire. I've snuggled up with list making of garden jobs and our #buddyread

Prodigal Summer

8mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle ooooo FUN!!!! 8mo

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll HOW LOVELY 8mo

TheBookHippie Current have two loaves of bread in the oven. 👀 @dabbe …. Laundry and sitting on the patio for today it‘s been a flare week so I need to behave. 🫣 8mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Is it in the 60s-70s? I hope so, and I hope you relax on your patio and rejuvenate yourself! 💚💙💚 We're hibernating inside and also having a relaxing day of reading. 8mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe NO it‘s 80 WTH 🫣😵‍💫😝 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ so… I‘m inside until the supper hour I guess… 😩 8mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie 80 with humidity is like 100 here. #ugh! 8mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie flare-ups are so frustrating. Wishing you a speedy recovery. I bet your home smells lovely, nothing like freshly baked bread x 8mo

AllDebooks @dabbe it's easy to forget how blissful a day of reading truly is. x 8mo

dabbe @AllDebooks #truth 🤩 7mo

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Avanders

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@Gissy !! What a wonderful, thoughtful, and generous #cbbc #coffeebeanbookclub package! Thank you!! ♥️♥️♥️ Buggy loved the snoopy book, chocolates (he refused to share the caramel chocolate 😂), and sheep kit — I think his creation is adorable (picture insert) 😁🤩 And I **love** the mug, candle, garden tools, and coffee (‘mmm), and those guava cookies were so good!! 🤤🤤🤤 Thank you for my Easter fun!! 🐰💗🤍💗🐰

Gissy Yes! Tell Buggy that I love his sheep creation, so lovely😍So funny he didn‘t want to share the chocolate. Maybe he thought, “well, there are other chocolates to share”☺️I‘m glad you liked it🤗🥰 3y

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BookBabe

World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Another perfectly cozy rainy day here on the mountaintop. 🤍 I‘ve been long searching for the perfect coffee, and I just might‘ve found it! It‘s organic, low acid, and doesn‘t contain any chemicals and mold which are common in coffee…AND it‘s delicious. 😋 Tastes so pure (very aptly named😄)!
You can try it here: https://bit.ly/3xcHV9m

#coffee #CoffeeAndABook

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful photo ❤️☕️ 3y

BookBabe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you! 🥰 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @BookBabe you‘re welcome 💞 3y

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mom2bugnbee

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Grading midterms is more enjoyable with a good cup of coffee in an awesome mug from a more awesome friend! Thank you, @HeatherBookNerd ! #NashvilleLittens

HeatherBookNerd 🙂 3y

Sleepswithbooks Love your mug!!! 3y

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MommyOfTwo

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@ElizaMarie This arrived yesterday right after I finished the last book! You sure are spoiling me, I love it all. Thank you so much! #CBBC #coffeebeanbookclub

ElizaMarie I‘m glad you got it. I had finished it early so I wanted to pass it on as soon as I was completed with it :) 3y

BethM Such a great package! 3y

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The Ladies of the Secret Circus

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Amazon got me again with today's #KindleDailyDeals.

GondorGirl Thanks for the heads up- the Sayer book has been on my TBR list! 3y

peanutnine Thanks for this! I just bought

Chrissyreadit Can you email me pretty please? Chrissyreadit@gmail.com 3y

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Sorry @ElizaMarie I got my #cbbc package last week but I haven‘t been online posting much. Work has been insane! Thanks for the fun gifts and I just finished one of you other coffees, so perfect timing. And that name! I‘m excited to try it. 🦅☕️
I have the Christie book so I will pass it along.

ElizaMarie The coffee is from a local cafe I go to and I really enjoy it so. Hope it is good. Oops sorry you have the book already :) Share share! Also hope you enjoy the Mexican candy :) 3y

Mommamanzi Oh the coffee looks good @ElizaMarie I miss Mexican candy, we can get a few things in Florida but the bakeries and candies ahhh I miss them! At least we have Mexican coke here so I can share that with the kiddos! 3y

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kaysworld1

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@BookNAround Look what came today 🥳 now to hide it, the fleeting moment of joy to then be ripped from my hands, oh the pain!
Being a bit over dramatic but still.... 🤣🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

#SliceOfSummerSwap #litsyfamily #litsyfriends #swaps

BookNAround Yay! I‘m so glad it made it. 4y

Catsandbooks Hooray! 🎉 💕 🍉😎 4y

kaysworld1 @Catsandbooks Hello there just a question when opening day I forgot? X 4y

Catsandbooks @kaysworld1 July 7th. I know it's awhile yet lol 😬😂 4y

kaysworld1 @Catsandbooks 😲 it's ok I have it hiding in the wardrobe 4y

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Thank you @ElizaMarie for this month‘s #cbbc 📦! It all looks so good and I‘m loving the Miss Marple stories. The #manpanion already snagged the Cadbury eggs.
#coffeebeanbookclub

ElizaMarie Ooo I am glad you like it. I wanted to get you something off of your TBR but I couldn't find any of those books at the bookstore I was in (also I am still struggling without my contacts so sometimes bookstores are overwhelming me with my vision issues. )

The #CBBC book was super cute! 4y

MaleficentBookDragon @ElizaMarie I ❤️❤️❤️ Agatha Christie and I‘m trying to read them all! They are my go to if I‘m in a slump or need a palette cleanser after a heavy read. 4y

ElizaMarie @MaleficentBookDragon I‘ve only read one (the orient express before the movie) and really enjoyed it 4y

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Leftcoastzen

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Went to my local coffee place this morning, casual stroll for caffeine! Hope everyone has a great Saturday!+weekend

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LeslieO

World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Here‘s my new Ember mug. A Christmas gift from my son. It keeps the coffee hot for 90 minutes. But the mug itself is not hot. A joy! #coffeeandbooks

Chrissyreadit Nice! 4y

julesG Perfect mug for a reader. 4y

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@ElizaMarie what a way to kick off this round of the #coffeebeanbookclub
What thoughtful and fun extras. I used to work in Bennington and Brattleboro Vermont so the maple candy and syrup were blasts from the past. You really get me. I love pancakes and waffles, and am obsessed with mugs and flip mitts. Thank you so much! I got this the other day and didn‘t get a chance to post until today. I finished you‘re book as well. It was fast and fun⬇️

Hestapleton I LOVE that travel mug!! 4y

Crazeedi I ordered from Brown and Jenkins coffee company from Vermont for many yesrs 4y

ElizaMarie I wasn't sure how to send a package. I hadn't read the book yet because it got delivered super late and I was worried Iw wouldn't send you the package with enough time. If that makes sense? But I am glad you got everything! Also super small word that you worked in Brattleboro! 4y

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Avanders Wow!! 🤩😍 4y

BethM Love it! 4y

BethM Welcome @ElizaMarie this is my favorite thing on Litsy! 4y

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