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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 50th Anniversary Edition | Ken Kesey
Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Keseys 1962 novel has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Now in a new deluxe edition with a foreword by Chuck Palahniuk and cover by Joe Sacco, here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, the seemingly mute half-Indian patient who witnesses and understands McMurphys heroic attempt to do battle with the powers that keep them all imprisoned.
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ElizaMarie
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I‘m gonna try this series out :) #InpsiredBooks

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JacintaMCarter
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Leftcoastzen
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#HumbleHarvest Though a bit culturally insensitive this foots the bill for #Birds and #Nuts

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great twofer!!! 4mo
Eggs 🦜🧡🌰 Clever! 4mo
TheBookgeekFrau 😂 This was the first book I thought of for nuts. 4mo
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Coffeymuse
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I've read “Forest“ in August and it was so good!

I'm not sure how or why “Out of this World“ escaped multiple purges. This may be a book I try the first few pages and make a decision whether to read or toss.

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest“ is something I've tried to read before to no success. I've seen the movie-and loved it-so this maybe something I enjoy if I put my brain to it.

@PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 👍👍 7mo
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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Movie: The Uninvited

Klou Perfect 9mo
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Nebklvr
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Mehso-so

A devastating look at life under the tyranny of the head nurse at the mental ward. Packed with racism and misogyny.

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BriannaT
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This was on a list of books to read before you die, and I got it for $2 at a cute used bookstore! I have to admit, I checked sparknotes as I read this to make sure I understood everything, as the narrator is a man in an asylum. I liked the plot and the rivalries, but I didn‘t like how this book painted strong women in a negative light - as castrators. I still think it‘s worth reading though, and can see why it‘s read in some high schools.

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Jari-chan
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Mehso-so

Ever since I saw the movie, I wanted to read the book. Now I'd say that this is one of the rare cases where the movie is better than the original. The book lacks speed, and even though it has some interesting scenes, I felt like getting nowhere. But it's still an important book, that helped to show how some of the weakest were (and still are) treated in our society.

The_Book_Ninja Agreed 10mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🖤 10mo
Eggs Cover Love 💕 10mo
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Twainy
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🎧 TW - published in 1962 so you‘ll find it offensive.

Chief is “deaf” & tells the story of an insane asylum basically run by Nurse Ratched until McMurphy walks in! McMurphy was never painted as the good guy.

This is a war of wills taking place in an institutional setting.

This was written a lifetime ago. The world has changed.

I laughed. I cried. The ending was inevitable but sad nonetheless. A good classic audiobook/movie

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Quills

I read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in high school. Years ago but still an excellent, thoughtful novel today.

PageShifter That's the great thing about classics 1y
Klou Awesome! 1y
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AmyG
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo‘s Nest
GeorgeOrwell
The OFFICE
Other Lives, Orions Belte, OM, Oasis, Old and in the Way
One More Saturday Night - Grateful Dead

#manicmonday #letterO

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CoveredInRust
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Panpan

I must confess this book was assigned reading in uni and I didn't read it. I just finished it and I ust say I disliked it. Not even for the racism and misogyny. It was written in 63 and I expect those to be there. But it was just overall not remotely the best commentary I've heard on mental health institutions and them vs us/person vs system.

At this point I feel like I'm working through classics so I can say exactly WHY I hate them.

Nebklvr 😂 9mo
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Cortg
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After 6 years of daily use, my coffee mug chipped. As a creature of habit, I ordered a new one. It‘s slightly different and thinner. It‘ll take me a few days to get used to the “new” feel. I know many of you can relate. ☕️📚

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CoverToCoverGirl One of those books that have been on my list forever…someday.. sigh 2y
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yoavshai
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 267.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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Tineke
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My April #bookspin. A very good book, much to think about. I will watch the film this weekend. Looking forward to it.
TBR since September 9th. 2009; 255 pages.
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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rabbitprincess
Bailedbailed

Ugh, I should have read a more detailed summary before picking up this book. McMurphy is a statutory rapist and brags about his crime, and I have no sympathy for such a character.

shanaqui Oh yikes. Yeah, no, no matter how classic. 2y
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Leftcoastzen
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#savvysettings #Hospital One flew east , one flew west , one flew over the Cuckoo‘s nest !

BiblioLitten Such a good book! 2y
Eggs 👍🏼 2y
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Seven books with numbers in the titles
📖📗📑📘📕📔📖

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Two Can Keep a Secret
Three Men in a Boat
Four Past Midnight
The Five
Now We Are Six
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

#bookworm #kenkesey #oneflewoverthecuckoosnest #karenmmcmanus #twocankeepasecret #jeromekjerome #threemeninaboat #stephenking #fourpastmidnight #hallierubenhold #thefive #aamilne #nowwearesix #stuartturton #thesevendeathsofevelynhardcastle

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aperfectmjk
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This has been a very productive reading weekend for me. Who knows, I might just get that cover-all after all. I'm certainly going to try. Cleared out another classic.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks #WeekendReading @Andrew65

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 2y
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GinaKButler
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One way to move some classics up your TBR list? Write them out on playing cards and have your family randomly pick. Excited about this year‘s choices!

Last year, Roots was one of the cards pulled and it ended up one of my favorites...really hoping for a repeat!

RosePressedPages That‘s a creative idea! 2y
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I had been reading this for ages and for some reason couldn‘t get into it. My son kept saying to watch the film and I finally did. Well I just can‘t stop thinking about it, I laughed, I cried and I‘m still questioning things. This one definitely makes you think as there‘s so many issues involved. This is one of the only occasions when I found the film better than the book
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IuliaC
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I have no idea why I postponed for so long reading this colossal classic

Jari-chan That's on my reading list as well 😊 3y
IuliaC @Jari-chan it's been on mine for quite some time, I think I also saw the movie many years ago but haven't seized its greatness at the time 😊 3y
Jari-chan @IuliaC I saw the movie 1 or 2 years ago, and want to read the book ever since 😅 3y
IuliaC @Jari-chan that's good 👍😁 3y
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hilded
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My last vacation day was spend in the sun at sea, and I finally started this book ☀️ First chapter is promising, think this will be an interesting read.

#CurrentlyReading
#1001Books
#Reading1001

*Pic from Drøbak, Norway.

SamAnne Love Ken Kesey. Sometimes A Great Notion is where I grew up. 3y
hilded @SamAnne How fun! I have that one as well on my TBR 😊 3y
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Nik_reads
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It‘s a classic! I can‘t believe I waited this long to read the book.

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TheNeverendingTBR
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Been wanting to read the book for years, here's me now finished and I loved it!

I was very surprised that the whole book was written in the Point of View of the character Chief Bromden.

Anyway, it gave more background information on the characters, loads more dialogue and it's only slightly different from the movie.

It's one of those books you could debate about for hours, highly recommend it.

thegreensofa I thought it was real when I read as a teenager, I was mortified. It‘s a favourite of mine now I know it‘s fiction. I was so upset at the time! 🤭. Such a great book! 🙂 (edited) 3y
BiblioLitten I love this book. Made quite an impression. I haven‘t watched the movie though. 3y
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Andrea313
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I'm late jumping on the #JackNicholson train, but since my two favorites of his movies were based on novels, I wanted to shout them out. I had a pretty intense relationship with Cuckoo's Nest as a teen; I'd have said it was in my Top 5 favorite books at one point. Now I roll my eyes at the misogyny (Harding's line about being victims of a matriarchy, *snort*!), but the larger themes of conformity and control appealed to me. #MoviesInMay
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Klou Haven't seen either of these, but I have of course heard of Cuckoo's Nest. Haven't heard of the other one though. 3y
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Nurse Ratched reading patient files to all the other patients in the institution 😳

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FraDiMaio

"They don't bother not talking out loud about their hate secrets when I'm nearby because they think I'm deaf and dumb. Everyody thinks so. I'm cagey enough to fool them that much."

Reading #oneflewoverthecuckoosnest right now by #KenKesey and its going great!

#goodreads

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KristenDuck
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Nurse Ratched is the leader of the asylum until the arrival of McMurpny, who really has no place being committed in this institution as he only has about six months left to serve and is just trying to get out of doing work.

Told from the perspective of Chief, a fellow patient, who is pretending to be deaf but can secretly hear it all, we are able to follow the rise and falls of both Ratched and McMurphy.

Fantastic read overall!

TheRiehlDeal I read this in high school for my English class and we had to analyze it. I really got a lot out of it by doing that than if I were to just read it for fun. 3y
KristenDuck A friend of mine told me the same thing! I may look into it more on my own to see more that I probably didn‘t pick up on by myself. 3y
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Skygoddess1
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I love this so much. If you go to the link and then click on the composites link in the article, you can see even more sketches.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73316/police-sketches-5-literary-characters-...

Chrissyreadit Thank you for sharing! I loved seeing the sketches. 3y
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DebinHawaii
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Finished soup is “One Flew Over the Couscous Nest Middle Eastern Minestrone with Chickpeas & Israeli Couscous. I developed it using the One Flew Over the Couscous Nest Couscous Seasoning from @BookClubCookbook ‘s punny Book Blends (they also have Song Blends & TV Blends) for #BlendsBash2020 blogging event. I‘ll confess I selected this spice blend by its flavors rather than the book which is good but not a favorite. Link to recipe & book blends⬇️

DebinHawaii You can find the soup recipe & links to see the different blends here: http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/2020/11/one-flew-over-couscous-nest-middle.ht... 3y
Annie1215 Looks so good! 3y
BennettBookworm Their blends are so clever!! 😍 3y
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Ruthiella
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I‘m tagging along w/ @Branwen & listing 1 book a day this wk to commemorate #bannedbooksweek using the ALA as my guide.

In 1974, 5 ppl in OH sued to remove it b/c it "glorifies criminal activity, has a tendency to corrupt juveniles and contains descriptions of bestiality, bizarre violence, and torture, dismemberment, death, and human elimination."

I read it in college, but had known the above as a teen, I would have read it sooner probably! ?

BiblioLitten I loved this one! 3y
Ruthiella @BiblioLitten Agree! It‘s a book that makes you think! 3y
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MynameisSnow
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Eating lunch with McMurphy, Nurse Ratched, and the gang today 😜

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Just finished the tagged book, which was my last book for #booked2020 summer! I cut it kinda close! 😂

1. Red, white, or blue type 2. Eccentric MC 3. YA novel by a POC 4. Wine or whine 5. Banned book 6. Armchair travel

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻congrats on completing #Summer #Booked2020 👙🌞🍦📚This is your #OfficialThirdQuarterEntry 🎊🎊🎊 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great choices and accomplishment! ❤ ⭐ 📕

(and sorry it took me so long to get here and comment ... )
3y
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OriginalCyn620
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This is a good look at the way psychiatric hospitals were run back in the day (and I really hope that has changed) but also it makes you think about what is considered mentally fit and what isn‘t. I have not seen the movie (though I hear it‘s very different from the book) and could not wait to see who won the “battle,” Ratched or McMurphy. The ending was superb!

#bookspinbingo

Also, this is my final book for summer #booked2020! #bannedbook

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! 3y
Sargar114 Currently reading the tagged book. It does a deep dive into the American Mental Healthcare system based on a specific study. It mentions this book quite a bit!!! Definitely want to read it more now. 3y
lynneamch Another based on true story of large family with many of the children developing schizophrenia that displays the challenges and changes in care. 3y
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lynneamch Also highly rec this fictional, yet based on real treatments, story of women in mental facilities in 1800s. 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage And also there's the Netflix show Ratched now, which I think is an origin story for her. I didn't realize that The Great Pretender would reference this book. Maybe I should read it first! But I agree with the suggestion of Woman 99, which I enjoyed. And also another similar suggestion would be The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. @lynneamch @sargar114 3y
Sargar114 @BarbaraTheBibliophage I enjoyed The Silent Patient! I also want to watch Ratched! 3y
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Two of my favourites, on the topic of #BannedBooksWeek 👻 With the Netflix show Ratched now arriving; I'll give that some time before getting to following the show, and can bet afterwards, I'd go for re-reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

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rsteve388

So I haven't read the mentioned book since 10th grade but I just saw a preview for Ratched on Netflix and I gotta say it looks good... Might watch it as.part of my #Scarathon #TeamSlaughter

Scochrane26 It seems to be getting good reviews. I‘m not sure if I want to watch it. I listened to the book a couple of yrs ago. 4y
rsteve388 That's good to know. I am a scaredy cat 🐈 so I cant watch it without my fiancee... Haha 4y
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chhroberts
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A lovely way to spend an autumn afternoon! My next book in my mission to read the classics is One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest. So far I'm enjoying it somewhere in between my enjoyment of To Kill a Mockingbird and Flowers for Algernon.

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Danielthewriter
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QOTD- Favorite book about mental health?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a tour-de-force. Focused on the story about a sane man being sentence to an asylum, Cuckoo's Nest it's about what we consider 'healthy' in an ultimately insane world. It also asks us to consider what it means to be free, how we treat ourselves as individuals, and most importantly, how it important it is to fight against the system, whichever it may be

⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

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MatchlessMarie
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Escaping from the sorrow of yesterday‘s sad news with Ratched on Netflix. I need to reread this one again soon. I just started episode 5 and I love it so far.

Chab256 I am also at this moment on episode 5! 4y
Darklunarose This is on my daughters must watch list too. 4y
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Jas16
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I tried to read this book years ago and just couldn‘t get into so I decided to try again for #booked2020 #bannedbook. This time around I had no problem finishing it in a day but it honestly it is a book I can appreciate but did not especially enjoy reading.

Jee_HookedOnBookz I had problems getting into this book too! Maybe I should give it another try! Thank you for sharing with us your reading experience! 4y
Jas16 @Jee_HookedOnBookz I would be happy to send you my copy if you would like. 4y
MatchlessMarie I don‘t know what it says about me that this is a comfort read for me 😂 Have you heard about the new series Ratched coming to Netflix? It looks really interesting 4y
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Cinfhen I actually “enjoyed” this book ( gee, that sounds bad😂) that Netflix series sounds awesome @MatchlessMarie 4y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @Jas16 dont bother, Jennifer. I have a copy too :) 💕 4y
Jas16 @MatchlessMarie Most people seem to love this book so I am definitely the odd one out. I have never even seen the movie so will have to watch it and give the Netflix series a try. 4y
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OriginalCyn620
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The tagged book is for #BannedBooksWeek later this month, and the other two are to finish out this quarter of #booked2020.
#3Books #IPlanToReadThisMonth

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I have the sisters!! 4y
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DebinHawaii
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I‘m lucky enough to be taking part in a food blogging event Sept-Dec, where I‘ll be creating recipes around some new (& some new to me) spice blends with punny titles from @BookClubCookbook I have featured some of their blends before but wanted to give a sneak peek of the 3 Book Blends & Song Blend I picked to work with: One Flew Over the Couscous Nest, Lord of the Fries, Tarragon with the Wind & Dukkah Earl. Stay tuned for what I do with them!⬇️

DebinHawaii Here‘s a link to the site. These spice blends make great gifts but even reading through the punny book, song & tv blend names is fun! https://www.bookclubcookbook.com/book-blends-spices-for-book-lovers-current/ 4y
catebutler How fun! I love the literary/media references. 4y
wildwoodreads This is the cutest thing I have ever seen! I need Lord of the Fries desperately! Will have to check it out. 4y
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LeahBergen These are great!! 👏🏻👏🏻 4y
CaroPi Can you share a link of where we can buy them? 4y
squirrelbrain They‘re so cute! 4y
DebinHawaii @CaroPi Yes, the order form link is at the bottom of the page of the link I shared in the first comment. There‘s a list of the blends by name & another link to look at specific ingredients in each blend, the pricing, then the order link which is a Google doc. 4y
CaroPi @DebinHawaii I didn't read all the comments 🤦‍♀️ litsy doesn't show them unless I click on them 4y
DebinHawaii @CaroPi No worries. 😆I actually think their website is a bit hard to navigate there‘s a lot of scrolling to even get to the order form is buried so I thought you might have missed it. 4y
MynameisSnow Omg so neat 4y
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