Winter Solstice | 
pickFinished one seasonal readalong and started another. Christmas is Christmas without reading Winter Solstice. I just love it so much. It makes my heart happy.
Next up is Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas.
#RosamundePilcherForEverySeason
Wishing a Happy Winter Solstice and blessed Yule to my Litsy Family!
(Photo captures the view out our back window. I love Alaska winter afternoons 💓❄️)
“When shall we have a little party?”
Carrie and Elfrida looked at each other, because this had not been decided. Then Carrie said, “Saturday. Saturday night is party night.”
“The day before Christmas Eve.” Oscar said, “I shall have to buy some drink.”
Party planning! 🥳
#rosamundepilcherforeveryseason
? #winternaturecardswap is such a joy. Thanks to @Chrissyreadit and @Gissy - Your beautiful cards came today!
? Winter Solstice is almost here! ?
? I get a quiet holiday at home. It's all I want for Christmas. ?
? The cold weather is much more bearable when I have hot "flashes" ('Cause we all know they're more than a flash) ?
? Red Pop as a treat. #iykyk ?
#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii
"Life is so extraordinary. Wonderful surprises are just around the most unexpected corners. From where you‘re standing, it may seem a bit bleak and empty, but look at me! I thought I was alone for the rest of my life, in my little geriatric bolt-hole in Hampshire. And the next thing, I‘m in the north of Scotland living with Oscar Blundell.”
Wise words from Elfrida. Audiobook kept me company on Errand Day. ❄️
#rosamundepilcherforeveryseason
pickArhhhh ☺️the most perfect Christmas 🎄/ December read you could choose. My first by this author and now can‘t wait to read the shell 🐚 seekers . Family sagas are right up my street & this is perfection, the beautiful calm addictive prose, the superb characterisarion, each chapter narrated by a different person, with a cute drawing next to their name a sketch that represented their character - love it !
Simply gorgeous just started this and already a winner , first rosamunde pincher ! Cant believe Iv left it so long as adore Elizabeth Jane Howard and Mary Wesley , isn‘t it great when you know you‘ve chosen a goodie 😍😆
Annual seasonal reread of has begun. While most of the story takes place in December, it actually begins in October. Pages 1-46 in the hardback I have. "It was a dull, grey afternoon in the middle of October, with nothing much to commend about it. The last of autumn‘s leaves fell from trees, with an unseasonably icy breeze too chill for even the most ardent of gardeners to be out and about."
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What a wonderful assortment of beautiful cards and thoughtful messages. Thank you to everyone who sent me a card during the #naturalitsywintercardswap and thank you to @TheBookHippie for organizing! It was such a joy to open each and every one! Happy New Year!!
pickWinter Solstice is such a comfort read for me. I love reading along the December Timeline. After the family Christmas party last night I settled down by the fire with the last of my Peaty Whisky Advent Calendar - The Balvinie 14 Year Old - The Week of Peat and read the Christmas Eve chapter. 🥃
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It‘s the most wonderful time of the year! Jolabokaflod of course 😊. A happy night of reading to you all 📚
Happy Holidays‼️🎄
Thank you #NaturalitsyWinterCardSwap-pers! Your cards, poems, messages, and gifts have been a joy in a stressful month!
Thank you @TheBookHippie !
Happy Winter Solstice!
🕯️Image by Brandi_Kincaid on Instagram
#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace
Happy Winter Solstice to you all 💙❄️💙
I plan a day of last-minute gift grabbing before settling down to wrap them all tonight. What are your plans? 🎁
@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit
So it's time for another Readathon for #WinterGames24 Dec 20-23 #WinterSolticeReadathon. This is my favorite time of year cause after winter comes, the days start to get longer. Please tag us with your reads and count 10 pts for every hour read. @StayCurious #HolidayBookDragons #XmasChaCha
Next up...no way I will finish by Dec 21st.
Timeline Readalong - Elfrida vs The Toaster.
I love how Rosamunde Pilcher takes everyday life and turns it into a story. Elfrida wanting to buy a toaster but worrying about the cost. You see how her decision to move to Scotland affected her finances.
Pages for reference:
Hardback (Flowers in the Snow Cover)pgs 153 - 174
Paperback (Red Coat Cover)pgs 229 - 262
Kindle (Snowflake)pgs 173 - 197
Audio - Chapter 9
#RosamundePilcherForEverySeason
December Seasonal Readalong has reached the heart of the story. We've met all the characters and they will be coming together in Scotland.
From here it's easy to keep up. I updated my previous post, mostly for my refrence for next year. There are a few days between 1st Friday in December and today's reading.
December 8:
Kindle - pgs102 - 172
Paperback - pgs 129 - 228
Hardback - pgs 89 - 152
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#rosamundepilcherforeveryseason
'AT seven o‘clock on the first dark Friday morning of December'...Time to resume the Seasonal Readalong. Page numbers depending on editions:
Kindle pgs 73 - 82
Red Coat Cover pgs 93 - 105
Flowers in the Snow Cover pgs 63 - 72
Today's date changes yearly. Heart of the story begins on Dec 8th. I'll update pages as I move along the Timeline.
If you're reading another edition, I loved to know what it is. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
#rosamundepilcherforeveryseason
#naturalistywintercardswap #wintersolstice
@TheBookHippie
Just a sampling of cards that I dropped off today at the post office. Thanks again for organizing this, Christine! 💙❄️💙
#wintergames2024
#holidaybookdragons @StayCurious @LiseWorks
#holidaytradition +25 points (20 for tradition + 5 for post)
#holidaycraft +20 points (15 for craft [I designed card] + 5 for post)
This morning I've been working in my kitchen. Getting ready for the Holidays. Lovely to take a break and finish November section of Winter Solstice. I'll set it aside now and in December will read along the Timeline.
"Nothing much seemed to have changed, except that most of the trees had shed their leaves and there was a definite wintry feel to the air." ??➡️?❄️
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Goal for today: color and assemble the remaining pieces of these cards for #litsylove and #naturallitsycardswap
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit
From @thebookhippie
LAST CALL❄️✉️❄️
#naturalitsywintercardswap
Winter is almost here! As such we are having a nature & winter themed card swap.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScym1-U4N6b1acAPYQt_OGTljnhBhsOc9BBD_YN...
pickA jolly Christmas but not a chick lit read in the middle of monsoons ⚡️
W for A to Z challenge!
Unfortunately I think my challenge ends here since I cannot find books with X, Y or Z. Please help!!
A beautiful December #sunset outside my former office. #luckyinlove
pickLast book of 2023! I hadn‘t read Pilcher before and didn‘t realize I started with her final novel. It‘s a bit too long and some of the main characters‘ emotional reactions (particularly to deaths) were a bit unreal to me. And two of the side characters are flawed almost to the point of being villains. But despite these issues, I really enjoyed reading this found family story set in Scotland. The ending was quite lovely.
@TieDyeDude Thank you so very much for this #Yuleswap package! I love everything! Sorry for the delay in posting. I opened it yesterday morning, and then the day got away from me. I can't wait for tonight when I'll get the simmer pot going, put on these amazingly comfortable slipper socks, and dive into one of these books. I'm excited for both, so I'm not sure which I'll start with. @BookwormAHN @wanderinglynn thank you so much for hosting ❤️
Day 17 of the #wintergames Photo Challenge - Winter
Today, I‘m sharing this ebook on my Kindle that I haven‘t read yet. I also bought the Audible book with it. This book has the word Winter in it. It sounds good.
#GhostsOfXmas
