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Simple Joys: Reflections on Life�S Little Miracles | Kathleen McDonald

❤️ My family always put candles on our family graves on Christmas Eve night*, and it was one of my favorite traditions. I no longer live where most of our family is buried, so I gathered up some photos and lit a candle for them.
❤️ The jókabókaflód swap was such a joy. I am halfway through the book. It's so good.
❤️ My other favorite Christmas Eve tradition: riisi puuroa for dessert
❤️ Bracciole for Christmas Eve dinner
❤️ Gift card from work

lil1inblue *Info on the Finnish tradition of putting candles on graves for Christmas Eve: https://finland.fi/christmas/christmas-eve-in-a-candlelit-cemetery/ 9h

lil1inblue #5joysfriday @debinhawaii 9h

Aims42 What a beautiful tradition to remember loved ones who have passed on ☺️♥️ 7h

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kspenmoll I love your traditions! 7h

DebinHawaii Lovely joys and such a beautiful tradition! ❤️🕯️💚 6h

dabbe 💙🤍🩵, especially #1. 6h

Suet624 Wonderful! 1h

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kspenmoll

Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon

#day25 #1 #January #12Booksof2025
Thank you for carrying on this tradition! @TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo Ooh, this looks interesting! 2d

Bookwormjillk I really need to read this. Thanks for the reminder! 2d

AmyG I like the way you did this, the photo. 1d

SilversReviews A good one!! 1d

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Billypar

Cheers!: Cocktails and Toasts to Celebrate Every Day of the Year | Philip Greene

#AuldLangSpine #Cheers! @monalyisha
Turns out almost all the photos of me drinking involve books (Litsy may be the only place where this is true for others). I drink black coffee every morning, and my typical fun drink of choice is IPA (Oktoberfest beers are 2nd maybe). I also really like whiskey, bourbon, or scotch, with just a little water. I never had a favorite cocktail until my birthday this past year when I tried a 'rusty nail' - delicious!

Billypar Honorable mentions to tea (black/green) and wine (red). I might have these from time to time, but the tannins don't agree with my stomach all the time. 3d

Billypar *The main photo is from Spotty Dog Books and Ale, a bookstore/bar in Hudson NY - highly recommended! 3d

monalyisha Love this! I‘ll definitely have to bring a book to a local brewery and snap a pic at some point during the month. I think it‘s a safe bet to kick the 1st off with a coffee cheers. ☕️ I‘m also interested in this Rusty Nail situation! I have an inkling that my husband may like it more than I will… but I love trying new things. Will keep you posted about ingredients acquisition & the likelihood of me actually drinking one. 😉 3d

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Leftcoastzen Cool post ! 🍷Hope your holiday season is great ! 3d

Amiable My husband and I visited the Spotty Dog last summer —very cool place! He especially loved the fact that it‘s in an old firehouse (he‘s a firefighter). 3d

Billypar @monalyisha A coffee cheers to kick things off sounds great! So, when I had the drink out, it was the fancy version (with 'olive oil washed bourbon', and not called a rusty nail - I had to look up the ingredients later). I haven't tried to recreate that one, but the Drambuie still helps improve the humble blended whiskey that was previously collecting dust in my liquor cabinet. 3d

Billypar @Leftcoastzen Thanks - happy holidays to you as well! 2d

Billypar @Amiable I love converted spaces in general - gets away from the cookie cutter saminess in a lot of modern places. I've only been once but would love to go back at some point. 2d

TieDyeDude I'll have to try a Rusty Nail! I think a Kentucky Mule is probably my most reliable cocktail, but, when done right, sazarac is #1. We don't have any subdued bars local, so we usually go to a brewery for reading. We like the dark beers 😁 #cheers 2d

Billypar @TieDyeDude Those sound good - I never even heard of a Sazarac but have wondered what absinthe tastes like. I've had mixed success reading in bars - definitely depends on the bar! 1d

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dabbe

Untitled | Untitled

#haikuhive

To think that this movie didn't do well at the box office when it first came out still stuns me. Good ol' George Bailey ... the richest man in town. Plus, Jimmy Stewart! 💚🤍♥️

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝🤩🎬💝 3d

dabbe @AnnCrystal 💚🤍♥️ 3d

AnnCrystal it is strange that this wasn't successful at first. I haven't seen this in years, but it was a childhood favorite...I need to revisit this classic 💚🎬🤍🎄❤️. 3d

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lil1inblue 💚 ❤ 💚 3d

dabbe @AnnCrystal It's so worth it. 💚🤍♥️ 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue 💚🤍♥️ 2d

JenlovesJT47 My favorite favorite Christmas movie. The colorized version is phenomenal if you haven‘t seen it. And I have such a huge crush on Harry! He is so adorable. 🥰♥️💚🤍 1d

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 This is my sister's favorite, too. I had to share it with her as well (she's not on Litsy). This is in my top three (the others being LOVE ACTUALLY and THE HOLIDAY ... this year!) But Jimmy Stewart is always #1! 💚🤍♥️ 1d

JenlovesJT47 This is the first year I haven‘t watched The Holiday before Christmas. I love that movie, need to fix that this coming week. You have excellent taste! Love Actually is hilarious and heartwarming. My faves are this, White Christmas and Trading Places. But there are so many good ones! ♥️🤍💚 1d

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 Excellent choices! And you're right; there are so many good ones. We should do a Christmas movie something event on Litsy next year. ♥️🤍💚 1d

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Mattsbookaday

The Color Purple | Alice Walker

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The Color Purple, by Alice Walker (1982) [RE-READ]
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Premise: The story of one group of Black folk‘s search for love and beauty amidst the horrors of the Jim Crow American South.

Review: If any book published in the last fifty years deserves to be in the canon of Western literature, it‘s this one. ⬇️

Mattsbookaday It is searingly honest in its portrayal of both its characters‘ difficulties and joys and is the kind of book that will change the way you look at the world, for the better. This has been my number 2 all-time favourite novel for many years now, and this re-read only reinforced this lofty position.

Bookish Pair: Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2003) 6d

Sparklemn So what is your #1 book? 5d

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Tamra

Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings | Charles Dickens

Getting ready to make cranberry drops. Listening to Roz from booksonmyshelf read the third installment of A Christmas Carol. She is an excellent narrator!

Link to #1 https://youtu.be/ZoVsYXgoyo8?si=TBC2I6w8n2guA2zc

tournevis You have to tell me what this cookbook is! 6d

Tamra @tournevis this is my mom‘s 1963 edition of the tagged. I believe it‘s still being printed. 🍪

Betty Crocker's Cooky Book

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tournevis @Tamra I see! I know it. I tend to prefer older cookbooks so it drew my eye! 6d

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kspenmoll

Death Under a Little Sky | Stig Abell

#BookReport
Currently reading: top 2 rows & the heart 🩵
#advent #NF #Naturalitsy #ChristmasCrimeChallenge #prompt8 #hardboilednoir #libraryfind #readyourkindle
Finished: #ShortStories #SisterFidelmaMysteries #hadhtagbrigade #JuliaBirdMysteries #1

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

The complete novels | Jane Austen

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#Pemberlittens now that we have reached the end of Jane Austen of the 6 main novels, what's your ranking? Did it change with this reread?

I had thought mine had stayed the same until I went looking for my thoughts after finishing the original Pemberlittens Readalong. My 5 and 6 swapped this time.⬇️

Crinoline_Laphroaig 6️⃣ Mansfield Park. Reading through older eyes I can no appreciate Fanny Price's quiet strength of character. But The PLAY! as it shall always be known and Edmund‘s prigish ways made it my least favorite this time. And I think this changes with my mood at the time of the reading.⬇️ 1w

Crinoline_Laphroaig 5️⃣ Sense & Sensibility. Marianne's sensibilities wear me out. Elinor has the patience of a saint. Colonel Brandon is what moves it up to 5th place. Although I still think he deserves better than Marianne.

4️⃣ Emma. I've always thought of Emma as loveable snob. Another change that older me notices is how Emma is a caregiver and basically parenting her parent. How that ties her down. And the sacrifices Mr. K makes to keep Mr. Woodhouse happy.⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 3️⃣Persuasion. I definitely didn't get this one as a teenage girl. Now I just find it more and more beautiful every time I read. ⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig 2️⃣ Northanger Abbey. No surprise. My love of Henry Tilney is well documented. I just find Northanger Abbey to be such a fun read. Youthful, charming and it's a book about books. And it has my favorite Jane Austen quote of all time: “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."⬇️
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Crinoline_Laphroaig 1️⃣ Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Darcy! Pemberley! And it taught teenage me to be Obstinate Headstrong Girl.
#pemberlittens
#janeaustenthenandnow #janeausten250

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TheBookHippie Oh!! I‘ll make a post! Soon. 1w

Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheBookHippie I'm excited to see everyone's rankings. 1w

Crinoline_Laphroaig Ooh I was actually able to find my ranking from original Litsy Pemberlittens Readalong! https://litsy.com/p/RDBTNllNbWhx 1w

AmyG Gorgeous set. 1w

Bookwormjillk Thanks for hosting the re-read this year. Emma used to be my favorite now it's Persuasion. 1w

willaful I think Persuasion may now be in 4th place instead of fifth. 1w

AnishaInkspill that's a really gorgeous set, and wonderful insights of how you now relate to these, I'll get mines together and post, thanks for pulling this together. 7d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @AnishaInkspill @willaful @Bookwormjillk @AmyG it's just been a delight! 7d

SarahBookInterrupted @AmyG I was thinking the same thing. Beautiful 🤩 6d

julieclair Great question! As I didn‘t get to reread all of them, I can‘t definitely rank them. 😕 But Pride & Prejudice remains #1 for me (always will, I suspect.) I appreciate Northanger Abbey and Sense and Sensibility more than formerly, and Emma has moved down the list… probably to spot #5 or even #6, which actually surprises me quite a bit! 6d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @julieclair Pride and Prejudice! 5d

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Bookwormjillk

Untilted | Autechre

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Thankful for this weekly exercise that reminded me that things really did happen even if it did all pass in a blur.

1) Cat was not missing. She was simply taking a deep nap in the closet.
2) A nice coating of snow
3) Impromptu marching band from kiddos singing sea shanties into wrapping paper tubes. They‘re almost grown but sometimes still act little
4) Toast with jelly
5) Battery operated candles with timers

Susanita Cats and closets. Match made in heaven. 1w

kspenmoll Those cats of ours! And the marching band! (edited) 1w

Cuilin Sea shanties!!! Love it!! 1w

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AmyG #1…. Been there. 🤣 1w

Ruthiella I lose my cat regularly within the house! 😹 1w

Aims42 I love this weekly exercise too!! Some Fridays I‘m like, “was there anything joyful??” And then I go through my camera roll and remember all the little joys I documented 🥰 Happy Friday!! 1w

Amiable Look on kitty‘s face: “Yes? Can I help you?” 1w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1w

RaeLovesToRead Kitty's expression 🤣🤣 1w

DebinHawaii Wonderful joys! Love the kitty‘s face & there isn‘t much cozier than toast with jam! 💚❤️💚 1w

dabbe 💚🤍♥️ 1w

RedxoHearts 🤣 She looks a little put out by you interrupting her nap! 5d

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