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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. This quote I found on an Instagram reel, “You are allowed to feel joy that makes no sense to anyone else” 😌
2. Lou the Cardinal back for a visit to my birdfeeder🐦‍🔥
3. Tuesday trivia with my BFF, it was Disney themed and we came in 2nd place!! 🏆
4. Summer Fridays at my work were just announced!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
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Book #2 in the Vera Stanhope series. I‘m not sure I like this series, or perhaps the author, but my mom does so I keep reading them. I‘ll try book #3 too… Vera is a quite unlikable woman & the stories wander a lot, but they do provide a good mystery & it‘s hard to figure out ‘whodunit‘ until the end when Vera Tues it up.

Anyone else excited for The Met Gala? I love this first Monday of May but this year's focus on Black Dandyism is especially historically interesting and important.
Monica Miller is the creative director of the Met's exhibit (the gala is the party for the fundraising and opening of the exhibit). Tagged is her book about the history of Black Dandyism which is a fantastic resource.

I am super excited to see Colman Domingo and Rhianna 😍

My May #ThematicCozies picks for #Flowers/Plants are two from series I already read or have started. The tagged book is #8 in the Potting Shed series & Fatal Flowers is #3 in the Flower House Mysteries. 🌹🪴💐

A little late but here are my #Roll100 picks for May. I decided to go with all 6 numbers as 2 of them are for other challenges. Wish me luck!

#4: Any BOTM: The Sun Was Electric Light
#40: Any ARC: Look Before You Leap
#3: Any ARC: A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic
#30 Any Audio: A Proposal to Die For
#7: Any Memoir: Be Ready When the Luck Happens
#70: Any Children‘s Book: The Racketty-Packetty House

#FictionalTraveler #ChildrensClassicRead2025

Day #3 for #HaikuADay

A tribute to my morning at the monthly makers market by my house & my bounty of treasures pictured above.

Saturday market,
Warm breezes, lots to look at
Artisan treasures

While everyone is posting their May tbr, I‘m still posting books read in January 😳🙄🤷🏽‍♀️☺️
January 2025 Book #8

I enjoyed this book inspired in real facts and real people. It motivated me to read about what happened in that period of time before WWII and about these characters. I couldn‘t put it down because I like novels inspired in this period of time. 3.8/4 ⭐️

For a few years I made a concerted effort to watch as many of the nominees as possible, but even with that I only managed 30/116; some were pretty memorable though.
1. Philomena 😭
2. Lion😭
3. Get Out 😱
4. Barbie 🩷🩷

1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/academy-award-nominations-list-5-2010-2024

#TLT

I have been enjoying this series immensely and this novella (#3.5 in the series) is no exception. The combination of mystery, historical fiction, time travel and the hint of romance meets all my wants for a fun read. This one had Mallory taking the lead in a case and had her meeting up with Charles Dickens. I highly recommend starting with the first in the series “A Rip Through Time“. 4.25/5 stars