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#5JoysFriday

1) Saw the rare Mountain Bluebird on the coast. No phone on me unfortunately.
2) Jumping between Gilmore Girls and Father Brown while I work through my funk
3) Loving my star dogwood and Japanese Willow
4) Enjoyed my time with my brothers while at my dad‘s
5) Grateful for the patient ear of a good friend

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday

1) I‘m at the north coast for a long weekend with my dad. The weather‘s not great but had a couple of breaks so Pippin could walk me.
2) The Rhododendrons are spectacular
3) Our son brought over fresh halibut on Tuesday, so good.
4) Impressions of the Sea symphony with my daughter
5) Enjoying everyone‘s joyful posts

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday

1) BOTM arrived DragonFriut won the middle grade/YA Oregon Book Award
2) #CampLitsy books are being announced
3) The sun continues to shine with perfect temps
4) Long lunch chat with a friend
5) Continuing ED hours are done

Happy Friday!

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday #NoPicVersion

1) Sunny and warm enough to have all the windows open.
2) Coffee and stitching with a friend
3) Both kids home for a belated Easter dinner
4) I am not a fan of our chestnut tree except when it‘s in bloom and then as the blooms fall and carpet the grass
5) Pippin

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday

1) Coffee, Litsy, and Insta in the morning.
2) This morning‘s post from Robert Reich and a small dose of optimism
3) Cory Booker, Susan Crawford and others that are driving the Hope train.
4) Both my kids at the dinner table last night. My favorite joy always!
5) Disney decorations Spring edition

In a world where we are currently inundated with 💩 almost minute by minute this act of reflection and finding joys is necessary! TY to

#5JoysFriday

1) Even tho Pippin ended up with a tummy ache we had a good visit with my dad. My brothers and I call his house the dogs vacation home because they all love him and the beach. Can‘t wait for a better weather day to give Pip his first beach experience.
2) Postcards to the #ldf who is #nmp
3) Not pictured: Easy recipe for Lasagna with homemade marinara sauce.
4) Watching my lilac buds grow daily
5) Pippin loving daycare

@DebinHawaii

1) My little patch of crocuses alert me to Spring on its way. And warm enough to have the windows open yesterday.
2) watching the neighbor cat perform his high wire act
3) Pippin did great at daycare. This is his mom I don‘t want to go out pose. He‘s dead weight til he gets his belly rub.
4) Wise words in the chaos
5) Finding a laugh amongst the absurdity of it all.

Finding joy is resistance! They want you to feel powerless, don‘t let them! 🩷

Pub 1963, slice of life in a young married couple‘s life set in a Mid West College town between 1927-1929. The husband is a law student and the wife is a budding author. It seems a bit autobiographical to me. Such a sweet small town story.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jov8AdRTXdVkXs2Xt38Jm?si=94rpu7QBQRW2cSzwlV1J...

1 - 5 Litsy and Pippin

The link is to the Resistance playlist I compiled on Spotify. I know not everyone has it and I‘d be happy to create a word document and email it so you can add to your platform‘s playlist. I‘m also happy to add to this one. Thanks to everyone for your contributions. If I forget you in my tag list I‘m sorry! 🩷❤️🩷

#5JoysFriday

1) Mariann Edgar Budde. If she can speak out as she did so can we.
2) The clips of Josh Johnson‘s comedy is a light in the darkness
3) Miranda‘s book was a lovely listen
4) Pippin all the time
5) All the little pieces of resistance that bolster and invigorate

Side note: I‘m going to be deactivating/deleting all Meta accounts. I don‘t know how much I‘ll be on BlueSky but I have the same handle there.

@DebinHawaii

It is grey and cold here. Love Fridays to remind me of all the good things.

1) A warm house and a lap full of puppy.
2) Sunday dinner at Mongolian grill with both my kids.
3) A stop at B & N where some books found a new home.
4) Hubby descaled my Kuerig. Since he doesn‘t drink coffee it‘s a labor of love and maybe self preservation. 😂
5) In a bit of a slump but staying on task with daily reading with groups and journaling.

Thanks Deb!

#5JoysFriday

1) Pippin‘s leg is healed!
2) We‘ve had a few afternoons of blue sky and sunshine this week, almost Spring like. And a beautiful sunset.
3) NetGalley approved me for the new Donoghue 🎉
4) Lunch and a new to me quilt store with my friend on Tuesday
5) Grocery order is in for pick up so I can have a coffee & stitching date this afternoon with another friend.

Share your joy! Taking the time to reflect on my week is 🥰

#25Alive #joy #day6
I read & loved all Betty Smith‘s books as a young teen. 🧡

#12BooksofChristmas @Andrew65

My best read in December was a re-read. Love this book.

#5JoysFriday

1) All the lovely #LitsyLove and #Naturalitsy cards, notes, and goodies. I was filled with joy with each envelope opened.
2) We had 5 dogs in and out over the holiday and Pippin loved the big dog toys so much. My niece gifted him the big boy monkey man toy.
3 & 4) Most of my family was together for the first time in over 10 years and it had its moments, both hard and easy. The joy my dad got from having his 3 kids together was ⬇️

#5JoysFriday

1) Coffee, coffee, coffee
2) Holiday baking shows
3) Christmas music
4) Kelly who picks up my slack willingly
5) Pippin! I‘m reminded why we don‘t have babies at 65 but wouldn‘t change a thing!

Tagging everyone!

@DebinHawaii

This was my most anticipated read for #WinterGames2024. I listened to the entire audiobook yesterday when I was working and cleaning and preparing for a million things only a small portion of which I actually care about. This book is filled with so much optimism though it was impossible to be in a bad mood. This is a hug in book form. #MidWeekMuddle @TheAromaofBooks

#5JoysFriday This week has been a bundle os sleepless nights with a topping of worry but also some joyful moments.

1) Wicked with a friend in our locally owned small theater.
2) Historic holiday home tour with a fiend and no rain while we walked
3) Wintergames is giving me something to do when I‘m exhausted but must stay awake
4) Xmas shopping is done and half of it is wrapped
5) Pippin! He wears me out but he is what my heart needed

#5JoysFriday

1) Pippin had a rough week with 3 splint changes but the shelter medical team is amazing. Friday‘s splint drove him crazy so was resplinted Tuesday which fell off that evening. Yesterday‘s is 👍🏼
2) Oregon Symphony Vivaldi‘s Four Seasons last night.
3) Spotify Wrapped. Not sure what genre Mall goth Skateboarding Punk is but I‘m here for it.
4) #AuldLangSpine and @monalyisha Loving all the lists!
5) BOTM arrival

@DebinHawaii

I love to re-read in December. I have so many holiday or holiday feeling books I love to visit each time this year. I usually re-read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn in December but decided it was time for a visit with Joy In The Morning instead. This is my most anticipated December read this year. #WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha @StayCurious

#5JoysFriday

1) Pippin‘s leg is healing. It won‘t be perfect but we are more confident he won‘t lose it.
2) Yay for winter games and TOB25
3) Yay for 2025 reading planning and the 2025 52 Books Challenge
4) Finally got my blue and white quilt back from quilter. Going to its new home Sunday.
5) My daughter who talked me down off a cliff this morning. Stress + insomnia = tears, she provided the balm.

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday

1) The husband who said “if that‘s what you want to do, go for it” when I sent him a pic of the pug that might be available at the shelter.
2) We‘ve named him Pippin. He is smart, loving, and as rambunctious as all get out even with a broken leg.
3) He already is a mama‘s boy and is filling a hole in my heart.
4) He is the best at keeping me distracted from the things I‘m not ready to pay attention to
5) 🌞 today

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday

1) The gratitude and love I have for this community has no bounds.
2) That I had the appropriate coffee mug for Wednesday morning.
3) My cousin who reminded me it‘s ok to take time and sit with my feelings
4) All the things I found where others expressed those feelings better I could.
5) My husband who gives me the space to work it out in my time and fashion.

Tagging everyone who wants to share.

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday
Pictured:
1) my seasonal/holiday wall shelves.
2) my morning coffee view in Wenatchee in central Washington.
3) came home to a descaled keurig by a thoughtful hubby

Not pictured:
4) Had to change insurances and am saving ~$400 every 6 months…more books in my future
5) And the most important is the time I had with my dad. I‘m grateful everyday for how we‘ve grown in our relationship

Tagging one and all!

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday

1) Finished my October cross stitch that I started last year. Will frame it this week.
2) Took the NYT game personality quiz and the description is totally me
3) Joined the Y and started swimming. Water is my happy place.
4) Green Day Wednesday night to wrap up a summer of concerts. American Idiot is still one of my all time faves.
5) #LitSolace fall card swap. So much joy!

Share your joys!

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday

1 & 2) Two favorite bands dropped new albums - Airborne Toxic Event and Snow Patrol
3) #LitSolaceFallCardSwap cards are arriving. I‘m saving for the 22nd
4) New quilting project - bag for microwave bakers - recipient says it works great
5) After much deliberation I‘ve set my full retirement date. This upcoming tax season will be my last.

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday

No pics this week. This week‘s joys are all about friendship.

1) A fun late birthday lunch with a good friend.
2) A long phone call with another on speaker while she crafted at her home and I declutterred my sewing room.
3) A friend talking me down off the ledge when something did not go well. A much needed different perspective!
4) And my hubby who still makes me laugh everyday
5) The joy found in gratitude.

@DebinHawaii

#AboutABook #YouveReread

Today I learned that the tagged book was made into a movie released in 1965! It‘s been a favorite book since my first reading as a teen. I hope I can find it streaming somewhere.

Update: Movie is currently unavailable and will likely remain so. The review says “amateurishly acted, badly written and hideously directed”. I would hate to see it ruin such a lovely book. So never mind 😁

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Thanks for tagging me, @DebinHawaii 😽 #5JoysFriday

#5JoysFriday

1) The Olympics and being retired so I can watch it all.
2) Concert with my kids. I was there to see AFI but 30 Sec put on a good show.
3) Friend and chicken Schwarma for lunch
4) My dad‘s random calls to talk about what he‘s reading. Currently the Goodwin.
5) Booker longlist

Want to play @AnnCrystal @Nottheseason @TheLudicReader

@DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday

1) Last of my lilies
2) Project in progress
3) Truth be told I hate AC but when the temp gets above 90 I am grateful
4) Yummy ice cream
5) Day with my daughter

@DebinHawaii

It is early morning-hence my tagged book.
#5JoysFriday

1) Poe makes me laugh daily as he sits on our bed to catch the wind crested by our fan. He is quite a character!
2) my porch- daily joy!
3) my son all dressed up for work- his paralegal internship is working for a state office - loves his boss, the work, everything about it. 😀
4) daily walks this week
5) #camplitsy24 books & discussions.

#SundayFunday

I reread the tagged book every year or so and I have reread Dune, LOTR, HP, The Hunger Games and a few others over the years.

@BookmarkTavern

I don‘t reread often but the tagged book holds a special place in my heart so I reread it once every year or two.

#Littenswanttoknow

Sharing this quote from the tagged book is like preaching to the choir but I know you all get it and it is a blessing to be amongst you who love books as much as I do. So thankful for this community and all the ways you enrich my life. Thank you.

I talk a lot about this book as it is one of my all time favorites. It would be a perfect choice for #Booked2021‘s “Underrated or lessor known” prompt. It is a lovely book.

I ordered new lamps for my nightstands, but they were smaller than I pictured in my head. No worries, my TBR stack has come to the rescue!

#TBR #LIGHTreading #tea

It is time for a giveaway! I hit 5000 litfluence thanks to all you lovely Littens and have been wanting to do a giveaway so everyone please enter. I will have my hubby draw from the hat on 6/15 and will mail by 6/30. Can‘t wait to hear about your books! #Debra‘s5Kgiveaway @Kdgordon88

1) The tagged book and Harry Potter series
2) same as 1
3) Excel spreadsheet since 1998 and stared using Goodreads again this year
4) Dizzy and Dahlia catching the morning sunshine

Thanks for the tag @Centique
#wonderouswednesday @Eggs

#imdreamingof joy in the morning (toddler style) when it's time to open presents! #seasonsreadings

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

I loved A Tree Grows in Brooklyn so I decided to read another by this author. Loved this one too!! Such a sweet little story!

To our #jb #justbecause group...I have received cards and gifts galore. I will posts pics and send thanks soon. All of it brings me joy but being able to send a small something and make someone else‘s day increases my joy ten-fold. I love this group so much! It means the world to me and helps me to remember to choose joy!

Pic is from Pinterest.

Another used bookstore trip. I took some old books in for credit and, as usual, used it all up plus some for more books. 😋 The owner always tells me she doesn‘t have a problem with that. 😆

#7favesin7days. Day 4 @lauren.lerner

Well this was a wonderful way to wake up this morning. I'm sorry I've been a bit neglectful on here lately. I'm still trying to get into the swing of having a routine and unfortunately, there's very little time for reading during the week. I still love you all and hopefully I'll be back on here like I used to be. Gotta learn that time management lol 💖💖💖💖😘😘😘😘

What could be more joyful in the morning than cake for breakfast? 😄 #readandeat #somethingforsept #day3 #septemberphotochallenge #bookandeat #cakeforbreakfast