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Hygge: The Danish Art of Comfort, Joy and Happiness | Erika Olsen

It‘s Sunday and Summer Solstice Season we are having a heat wave…. my fire sign is recognizing that too much fire requires some water and cooling so perhaps today will include time in water before reading. How are all of you making space for comfort? any particular books to recommend this season? #naturalitsy #midsummersolice

TheBookHippie, jenniferw88, AllDebooks

AllDebooks Lots of shade and cool drinks needed here. I loved our #buddyreads this month, especially

The Earth Transformed: An Untold History

inthegreensandblues I am dying to go swimming! Highs 90-100 for the next week at least... I miss being able to read and write outdoors 😂 I have a lot of romance on deck for the summer. Seeing people posting about Trixie Belden is also triggering an urge to revisit those. 5d

Chrissyreadit @inthegreensandblues What romances??? I love Trixie Belden too- i am really wishing to focus and read more!!! 5d

inthegreensandblues Last week I read Just for the Summer, Abby Jimenez. I saw everyone raving about it all spring, and I did love it too! Just now finished up Troy Story by Carla Luna - second in a series about archaeologists falling in love while on digs, a niche that really appeals to me! I think Emily Henry's Happy Place might be next... 5d

Avanders Water 💦 sounds perfect! Our pool is fiiiiinally open! 😅 That helps. Best *recent* book for me, tagged. But also, do you own the tainted cup yet? Asking for a friend 😜

None of This Is True: A Novel

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

#LitSolace #MidsummerSolace

It's Saturday 💚☕️💚 Grab your coffee and check in for #SaturdayChatterday

☕️ Are you having a good weekend?
☕️ What are you up to today?
☕️ Where are you?
☕️ What are your plans for next week?
☕️ Any recommendations - books, places, films/tv shows etc?

Have a great day 🌞

❓️Would you be interested in this being a weekly event, rather than just at #Litsolace events?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

AllDebooks @Faranae @Deblovestoread @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn 7d

AllDebooks @Lizpixie @Readergrrl @CrystalE02 @Catsandbooks @Dilara @tdrosebud @AmandaBlaze @Cupcake12 @Gissy @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Cuilin @gossamerchild @TheKidUpstairs @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm 7d

AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig @TheSpineView @Larkken @julieclair @MittenGirlPeach @JamieArc @sebrittainclark @BookwormAHN @MidnightBookGirl @IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk @ChasingOm @Texreader @StaceGhost 7d

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AllDebooks @DebinHawaii @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks @TheDaysGoBy @Charityann 7d

Librarybelle I think this would be a fun weekly checkin! It‘s been very hot in my part of PA, but also sunny. I have a busy week ahead, as I am nearing completion of my coursework in proofreading. I also have a number of library books due that I should read! But, this Sunday is a visit to a winery with a friend for a wine and ice cream pairing. Yum! 7d

IndoorDame @Librarybelle congrats on coming to the end of your coursework, that‘s big! And wine and ice cream sounds fun, totally a pairing Ive never tried and now want to! 7d

BethM It is pouring here in WI. Today I need to teach yoga and tomorrow is church, Sam‘s club, and the bookstore! 7d

IndoorDame I‘m also enjoying our check ins and would be down to continue them. I‘m feeling better than last week. Still nursing the tail end of whatever bug I had, but definitely strong enough to start catching up on the household stuff that fell by the wayside (at least in small bursts) so that‘s probably what my week looks like. But I‘m actually looking forward to it since having my space in balance is one of the things that centers me mentally. 7d

Librarybelle Thanks, @IndoorDame ! The winery does lots of fun pairings, so it‘ll be a good time, and perfect weather for ice cream. Good luck with your household stuff! 7d

TheSpineView I like the idea of a weekly check-in. Just my usual plans for the weekend, ride and go to lunch with my barn friends, then home to get some housework done. Hot here so the riding will be short today. Next week it will be hellish hot, in the upper 90s with a heat index well over 100. Just as well that I have to work next week. At the AC in the office works well. 7d

wanderinglynn I just worked out & did my stretching, so feeling pretty good. It‘s going to be 99/100F in DC this weekend = staying inside with the blinds closed & the fan running on high. I‘m working on updating a paper I wrote about 10 years ago but didn‘t publish. That & reading are my plans. The heat wave is supposed to continue through next week, although this weekend is the peak temps. 🥵 90 is going to feel cool after this weekend. 😆 7d

IndoorDame @TheSpineView I rode growing up, and I remember at my outdoor stable they used to have us ride bareback when the weather got obscenely hot or obscenely cold (for the horses comfort not ours, though I doubt anyone was actually comfortable 😂) 7d

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle 🎉🎉🎉🎉 yay!! Enjoy Sunday! 7d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame The nasty viruses of late have been awful! So glad you‘re on the mend! I get it with the house stuff! 7d

TheBookHippie @wanderinglynn oh a paper! How wonderful to revisit and revise. Why yes I‘m a nerd. 7d

TheBookHippie @TheSpineView this heat 😵‍💫 7d

TheBookHippie Sunday is forecasted the last day of miserable heat here. We shall see. I‘m doing chores in the house today, the heat and my RA are NOT friends. I‘m about to make waffles and cut up the oranges and get my pour over coffee going. I finished up most of my Litsy love writing last night so a couple of more letters to write today too. My flare is tapering off thank goodness. Reading to do this afternoon - library books are due! 7d

TheBookHippie I watched Black Barbie on Netflix and enjoyed it! 7d

Librarybelle Thanks, @TheBookHippie ! 7d

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie I‘m so happy to hear your flare is tapering off! That makes everything in life better 💜 7d

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 7d

peaKnit Rainy weekend in WI, I need to clean but want to read, I‘ll try to get to both :) 7d

AllDebooks @Librarybelle great job on nearing the end of your course. Your plans sound amazing! 🍷🍧 7d

AllDebooks @BethM a bookstore visit is always a win, especially on rainy days x 7d

AllDebooks @IndoorDame so glad you're starting to feel better. X 7d

AllDebooks @TheSpineView jeez, that's 🥵 Enjoy your ride x 7d

Cuilin This has been one of my best weeks pain and mobility wise. Almost no stiffness. I met up with friends. Went to a game and I‘m off to a Bridal shower today. I need to watch out for fatigue but so far I feel good. Best week of the year. 7d

AllDebooks @wanderinglynn I could not cope with these temps! Enjoy your reading x 7d

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie So glad you're recovering from your flareup. Take it easy x 7d

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie oooh, this does look good. I shall be watching this. Thanks for the recommendation. X https://m.imdb.com/title/tt26593387/ 7d

AllDebooks @peaKnit rainy days = reading days. It's the law 😊 7d

AllDebooks @Cuilin That's amazing. Glad you're able to make the most of your time. Sounds a fun weekend x 7d

Cuilin @TheBookHippie I understand the flair ups and downs. I‘m just coming off a 3+ month PsA or Lupus flare (med team still undecided) I also need to catch up on #LL Enjoy your waffles. 7d

AllDebooks I'm gardening and catching up on #buddyreads inbetween ferrying my teens around their shenanigans. 😅 7d

Cuilin @IndoorDame I like everything ordered too. It makes me feel calm. Do you listen to audiobooks or music when you‘re doing housework? 7d

Cuilin @AllDebooks Gardening sounds lovely. I actually miss the teenagers around. Though I get to see my eldest today as it‘s her friend‘s Bridal shower. 7d

wanderinglynn @TheBookHippie yay for nerds! 🤓🎉🙌🏻 7d

mcctrish I love this idea! I slept in, the heat wave is alive and well here & I‘m hoping the humidity does abate a bit too @TheBookHippie I‘m thankful for a/c but I hate having the house closed up after winter. I‘ve got a giant cold brew with foamed milk in front of me and I‘m trying to catch up with Butter for #camplitsy we still have another week of school and last week lasted FOREVER. I am helping serve a meal at a church today, it will be busy 7d

mcctrish @Cuilin I‘m so happy to hear you are feeling great 7d

peaKnit @AllDebooks it‘s the law! I love that!! 👮 7d

mcctrish @TheBookHippie I‘m glad to hear you are on the other side of a flare and can enjoy your summer holidays 7d

AllDebooks @peaKnit 😊 7d

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @IndoorDame @TheSpineView @mcctrish I'm up for keeping it running. I'll post it as a play/tag/share game once #MidsummerSolace is over. It will make a nice communal weekend #SaturdayChatterdy followed by Sunday #Hyggehour 💚 7d

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 😵‍💫 I get it. I‘m just now starting to get a grip on my life since having COVID 2022 - not good for RA, migraines and my immune system issues. Good days are wonderful. I‘d give advice but I always overdue good days. 😵‍💫 Enjoy your day!! ♥️ 7d

TheBookHippie @mcctrish gads I forget you‘re still in school 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 7d

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks yes keep weekly running ♥️ 7d

IndoorDame @Cuilin I do! Especially anything repetitive like dishes, I find them super overwhelming otherwise but kinda meditative with an audiobook 😂. So glad to hear you had a good week and were able to take full advantage of it! That up and down cycle with chronic illness is something I‘m familiar with. 7d

Librarybelle Thanks, @AllDebooks ! 7d

AllDebooks I need it too. It really helps ground me for the week. It has been a very stressful year so far and I have a lot ongoing, still. These events are a true solace and I truly appreciate and love your responses x 7d

TEArificbooks We finally have a week with no plans. My hubby travels for work so when he comes home for a week or two between jobs we usually pack it full of family fun activities and appointments. We even go on trips while he is home even though he travels for a living. However, the cosmos aligned this time and we have no plans no appointments no trips. So it is time for a lazy week at home and to hide from the triple digits temps. 6d

kspenmoll I was on my porch reading u til the heat drove me inside. Since then, hunkered down in AC, reading, lunching, soon to watch MASH the movie with Donald Sutherland. 6d

kspenmoll Yes, this chat is a nice check in with everyone! 6d

kspenmoll @Cuilin Keep taking care of yourself as best you can. Saw friends-so important! ❤️ I listen to audiobooks or music or NPR depending on on time of day when I cook, clean up. 6d

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Same heat here. Yuk. Enjoy reading now your flare up is receding! 6d

kspenmoll @mcctrish Persevered & read 1/2 of Butter! 6d

kspenmoll @TEArificbooks Enjoy your well deserved lazy week! 6d

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie I am so sorry Covid wrecked your body.❤️🩵💙🩷 6d

dabbe 💙💚💙 to everyone! And to all suffering with the heat, hang in there! 6d

AllDebooks My recommendation for today is

The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City

DebinHawaii I love the idea of an ongoing weekly check in. 💛 After a month+ of travel & illness (either bronchitis twice or another form of crud) & crazy work times, I‘m starting to feel human again. I‘m out today at the coffee shop trying to catch up on reading Butter for #CampLitsy24 along with catching up on #5JoysFriday posts & getting #LitsyLove & card swap out. (I did not make the solstice!) Definitely feeling the pressure of being behind on so much. 6d

Catsandbooks I like the idea of a weekly check in! Although I would definitely need reminders 😆Next weekend I'm flying up to my mom in WI because she has to have shoulder surgery so I want to be there for extra help. So this week I'm getting ready for that. Doing laundry and other chores this weekend. Least I'll get a little break from the MS heat for a couple weeks. 6d

Avanders Hi! 👋🏽 I was in the mountains in a yurt for several days this week, just getting back yesterday! I rested, showered, unpacked, and read yesterday in lovely weather (70s and gray - unusual for June in NM!). 💕💕 6d

julieclair I would love for this to continue as a weekly play/tag/share game! I‘m late in posting because I spent yesterday reading the selection for my irl book club. It‘s about a smart, independent, modern-thinking woman in 1930s Asheville, NC. The Depression and Prohibition both figure prominently in the plot. It‘s an excellent read:

The Sky Club

julieclair @TheBookHippie @Cuilin So glad your flare-ups are calming down. Chronic pain is so exhausting. 💙💙💙 5d

Cuilin @julieclair oh this would be a wonderful time period for #BookedInTime (edited) 5d

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii great, it's a keeper. Glad you're feeling better but give yourself a break. There's no pressure and you are one busy lady x 5d

AllDebooks @Catsandbooks 🤞 your mum's surgery goes well, and she has a speedy recovery. Enjoy your time with her, and the cooler temps x 5d

AllDebooks @Avanders oh wow! That sounds like absolute heaven x 5d

AllDebooks @julieclair sounds good and dedo a great time period for #BookedinTime @Cuilin 5d

julieclair @Cuilin It definitely would! 5d

Catsandbooks @AllDebooks thank you! 🩷 5d

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Murder by Lamplight | Patrice McDonough

#bookreport
Finished 2 books
In various stages of reading #buddyreads (3 books)
#nunlit #readyourkindle #sundaybuddyread #adventuresinphilosophy #hashtagbrigade #audible #poetry

BarkingMadRead, TheBookHippie, jlhammar, GingerAntics, CBee

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We Are the ARK: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature with Acts of Restorative Kindness | Mary Reynolds

#Naturalitsy #LitSolace #MidsummerSolace

Have you started our #buddyreads yet? There are a number of new books (UK) published this Spring, all along similar themes (tagged ⬇️). Gardening for wildlife is the bee's knees, literally. How marvellous would it be if this method of sharing space was taken up everywhere. I have hope 💚🐝🐌🦋🕷🐛🐞🦗🪺🐦‍⬛🦉🐿🦔🐰🐀🦊💚

Do you have any further recommendations?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

AllDebooks This kickstarted my garden plans when I first started in the 1990s.

An Ear to the Ground: Understanding Your Garden

AllDebooks New books (UK)

One Garden Against the World: In Search of Hope in a Changing Climate

AllDebooks

The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise

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The Accidental Garden: Gardens, Wilderness and the Space In Between

AllDebooks Another favourite

The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature

TheBookHippie This is just delightful

Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales

TheBookHippie ARK is in transit to me. I won‘t read the other, it arrived via library hold and it‘s not for me 🤣😵‍💫🙃😅🫣. 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 💚 3w

AllDebooks I just got this from the library 💚

Zen in the Garden: the Japanese art of peaceful gardening

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Prodigal Summer | Barbara Kingsolver

repost for @AllDebooks

#Litsolace #MidsummerSolace

This is a reminder of our 2 #buddyreads for June. This is a relaxed, own pace buddyread, so please join in as much or as little as you please.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2739683

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We Are the ARK: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature with Acts of Restorative Kindness | Mary Reynolds

#Litsolace #MidsummerSolace

This is a reminder of our 2 #buddyreads for June. This is a relaxed, own pace buddyread, so please join in as much or as little as you please.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

PageShifter I have to see if I can find We are the ARK, but another one I found and I am planning to join 4w

TheBookHippie Both on hold at library. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 4w

AllDebooks @PageShifter Yay x 4w

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AllDebooks @TheBookHippie ❤ 🙏 ❤ 4w

DebinHawaii The Ark is coming as a hold/transfer for me at the library. & I found a copy of Prodigal Summer at the library bookstore for $1.00! 🤗 (edited) 4w

peaKnit @DebinHawaii $1! That‘s awesome!! I‘ve been meaning to read this. (edited) 4w

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The Longest Day: Celebrating the Summer Solstice | Wendy Pfeffer

#Litsolace

A warm welcome to June and the start of our 2nd #MidsummerSolace event. I'm so ready for relaxing, hanging out, chatting books, buddyreads, all things hygge and summer fun with you.

Let's start with a 'how are you and what you have been up to' thread. 🌞😊💚💐🌞

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

AllDebooks @CrystalE02 @Catsandbooks @Dilara @tdrosebud @AmandaBlaze @Cupcake12 @Gissy @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Cuilin @gossamerchild @TheKidUpstairs @Crinoline_Laphroaig @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @TheSpineView @Larkken @julieclair 4w

AllDebooks @MittenGirlPeach @JamieArc @sebrittainclark @BookwormAHN @MidnightBookGirl @IndoorDame @Bookwormjillk @ChasingOm @Texreader @StaceGhost @DebinHawaii @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks 4w

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AllDebooks #buddyreads post https://litsy.com/p/bWhwc1pTSXA1 4w

Lizpixie I‘m still working through the worst reading slump I‘ve ever had, my health is in a downward peak on the spreadsheet of life & my daughter & grandson have moved out and I‘m missing my little man like crazy. But I have a smutty werewolf romance so alls good👍 4w

Bookwormjillk I have to get up and work but I am trapped in bed by cats so that might not happen. I‘m looking forward to the calmer days of summer. 4w

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm June is a busy month for us. This is our only weekend where there isn‘t something planned for every day. 😅 I‘m hoping to get some things done around the house but also to try and fit in as much reading as I can. Might lean more towards reading, I could use some downtime. 4w

Librarybelle It‘s my birthday weekend, so there will be lots of cake and fun! 😂 For the rest of June, my big focus is finishing my coursework in proofreading and laying the groundwork to market myself as a freelance proofreader. Exciting, yet scary. It‘s my first summer in decades that I‘ve not had to plan a library summer reading program, and it feels so weird. But, this gives me more time to read and enjoy life! 4w

Julsmarshall Work has been busy for me but not unreasonably so and I‘m looking forward to a relaxing weekend full of reading. It is great to catch up with everyone, Happy Birthday @Librarybelle ! 4w

Librarybelle Thanks, @Julsmarshall ! ❤️ 4w

TheDaysGoBy I‘m gonna jump in to this! Hopefully life doesn‘t get in the way too much lol. June should be fairly quiet which is a bit unusual in my family but I know summer will fly regardless 4w

TheDaysGoBy @Lizpixie Sorry to hear about your health! I‘ve had a rough patch recently too but doing what I can to make sure it doesn‘t slow me down. Hope you rest as much as you can and get to feeling better soon! 4w

mcctrish We have all of June left in school and the contract teachers are frantically writing report cards ( I‘m a sub) so it‘s busy busy work wise, June always flys by. Happy Birthday @Librarybelle and @Lizpixie I do hope June has you feeling better 4w

Librarybelle Thank you, @mcctrish ! ❤️ 4w

Avanders Hi all! Happy birthday @Librarybelle !! And so sorry to hear about your updates @Lizpixie , but happy about that book for you 😈 This sounds glorious @AllDebooks : “relaxing, hanging out, chatting books, buddyreads, all things hygge and summer fun”… trying to get some of that myself this weekend! 🌈🌳🌞🪼 4w

Librarybelle Thank you, @Avanders ! ❤️ 4w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle Your card is enroute! 🤣😵‍💫🎉💜 Happy Birthday!! 4w

TheBookHippie June. Breathe in Breathe out!!! It‘s been a long few weeks. 4w

TheBookHippie @Lizpixie oh I‘ve had that! Sending love & light!!!! 4w

Librarybelle Thank you, @TheBookHippie ! ❤️ 4w

Chrissyreadit Happy Happy Birthday @Librarybelle I hope all your bday wishes come true 🎂 4w

Chrissyreadit @Lizpixie I hope your book is deliciously distracting and you recover soon. i also hope you get to find new ways to feel connected to your family. 4w

Chrissyreadit I‘m a mixed bag of #chaosasusual - still working on weeds and seeds- based on hand and knee pain - but also have a beautiful new seating space out back. Still trying to work on health work balance and it‘s one heck of a balancing act. (as many of you know). But the season is lovely to be present in. 4w

Librarybelle Thank you @Chrissyreadit ! ❤️ 4w

IndoorDame May left me in a a rough spot both health wise and emotionally, but I‘m finished work so I have time to focus on recovery, and I‘m excited about the start of Pride and the nice weather! 🏳️‍🌈🌞🏳️‍⚧️ 4w

kspenmoll @Librarybelle Happy birthday! I hope you eat lots of cake!🎂 sending you good vibes regarding proofreading- My guess is that you will find lots of work. 4w

kspenmoll @Lizpixie I am so sorry about the heath challenges you are facing along with the sadness your daughter & grandson moving out brings. Read as many smutty werewolf books as you need to manage all this. 💙❤️🩵 4w

kspenmoll @mcctrish Yippee! 6 more days of instruction, exams then I am out of the HS for the summer 6/17 4w

kspenmoll @Chrissyreadit Take a picture of your outdoor space! 4w

Librarybelle Thank you, @kspenmoll ! ❤️ 4w

kspenmoll @IndoorDame Glad work is done & you can focus on you. 🩵❤️💙 4w

Read4life Happy birthday, @Librarybelle 🎉🤣. @Lizpixie sending good thoughts & hugs to you. 💙💙 4w

Read4life I‘m still recovering from hand surgery. I miss writing!! Spring storms are causing my migraines to rage. But, I‘m focusing on the positives and loving that my daughter is home for the summer. My son will be visiting for a week at the end of June so I have that to look forward to. 4w

TheAromaofBooks So lovely to hear how everyone is doing, both good and bad!! I admire all of you for looking for the sunshine!!! So lovely to be a part of this community - looking forward to reading with all of you!!! 💕 @Lizpixie @Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Julsmarshall @TheDaysGoBy @mcctrish @Avanders @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @IndoorDame @kspenmoll @Read4life 💕 4w

TheAromaofBooks Busy/somewhat stressful May helping with my grandma as we all continue to deal with losing Grandpa and all the changes that has brought to the family. Happy to start summer, windows open and flowers growing, trying to stay positive and focus on the blessings!! 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle HB! 💙🩵💙 4w

dabbe @Lizpixie Sending hugs your way, and I hope that smutty book helps! 💙🩵💙 4w

dabbe @Chrissyreadit Being present is an excellent way to live. Hope you're balanced and that the health starts swinging upwards. 💙🩵💙 4w

dabbe @IndoorDame Sending you 💙🩵💙. And 🤗🤗🤗. And 🌈🌈🌈. 4w

dabbe @kspenmoll @mcctrish Hang in there! 💙🩵💙 4w

dabbe @Read4life Sending 💙🩵💙 and 🤗🤗🤗. 4w

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks Sending 💙🩵💙 and 🤗🤗🤗. 4w

dabbe If the only stress I have right now is to gird my loins for the 115º+ temps that are about to come, I am indeed truly lucky. June reminds me of that. 🌞

“In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different.” ~John Steinbeck 4w

AllDebooks Thank you all so much for this response. ❤ You have made my day !😍 I'm going to grab a drink and work my way through replying to you all. x 4w

AllDebooks @Lizpixie Urgh, I hate reading slumps! I always get out of them by switching to short stories or audiobooks. Hope we can get you out of it. Illness is no fun, wishing you well soon. 🌼 It must be such a wrench, having your family move out. Had they been with you for a long time? I hope they're still local, so it's easy to meet up. Lol, what a way to break your reading slump!! 😅🐺 📙 4w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk Lol, sounds like a good place to be! 😻 Me too, looking forward to some sunshine and longer days. x 4w

AllDebooks @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Sounds hectic, but hopefully good fun! Wishing you a relaxing weekend x 4w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle 🌸🎂😍 Yay!! Happy Birthday weekend!! x
Good luck with the rest of your course and marketing. a change is as good as a rest, they say. Wishing you a fun summer now that you have a lighter workload. x 4w

AllDebooks @Julsmarshall It really is great to catch up with everyone. It's put the biggest smile on my face. x 4w

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @TheAromaofBooks I‘m sorry to hear about your grandpa. Sending love to you and your family. ❤️ 4w

AllDebooks @TheDaysGoBy A warm welcome to #LitSolace and our #MidsummerSolace event. Here's to a lovely, relaxing June full of summer fun. x 4w

AllDebooks @mcctrish It is a crazy time of year for teaching staff. At least you're free of writing reports. Here's to a lovely summer. 🍻 4w

Librarybelle Thank you, @Read4life @dabbe @AllDebooks ! ❤️ 4w

AllDebooks @Avanders Here's to a whole month of it. 🍹Wishing you a chilled weekend. x 4w

dabbe @Librarybelle Check your email when you get a chance! 💙🩵💙 4w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie Sending hugs 🌹❤ 🌹 I'm really looking forward to this event as a time to reflect and relax after a tough few months. I've certainly missed the Litsy community, for sure. x 4w

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit I feel your frustration. I have similar health problems that impact how much gardening I can do and there is so much to do at this time of year. It's easy to get overwhelmed with it all. Then I sit in it and focus on the plants and wildlife and it makes me so happy. 😍 So glad to have you with us for this event, hope it helps with the stresses of life. x 4w

AllDebooks @IndoorDame Wishing you well. I hope this event helps you rest and relax. Do you have anything fun planned for Pride? ❤🌈 ❤ 4w

TheAromaofBooks Thank you @dabbe !!! 4w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll Woohoo! Enter Alice Cooper's summer anthem. 😅 🎸
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AllDebooks @Read4life Yikes, sounds painful. Wishing you well soon. Lots to be grateful for, wishing you a lovely family summer. x 4w

TheAromaofBooks @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm - Thank you!!! He was a week shy of 93 so it doesn't feel like it should have been such a shock, but he literally had a heart attack while grocery shopping, so it was very abrupt for all of us 💔 It has been six months but we are still making a lot of adjustments as Grandma needs a lot of care. She'll be 93 in two weeks!!! They were married 71 years! 4w

AllDebooks @TheAromaofBooks I agree, it is so lovely to catch up with everyone. x 4w

AllDebooks @TheAromaofBooks What a sad time for your family, I'm so sorry for your loss. Grief is such a tangible emotion. I hope you are taking care of yourself too, as well as your family. Sending love and hugs to you, Sarah. x 4w

AllDebooks @dabbe We have to take our blessings where we can. Love the Steinbeck quote. x 4w

AllDebooks I think I'm all caught up!! I'll double-check in the morning.

I've been pretty quiet on Litsy over the last few months. It is so good to be back. I've been dealing with a family bereavement, my teens are all in exam season, there's family drama and honestly, I've had enough of the dramatics. Life is too short and time is too precious for such nonsense! I'm loving tending my garden as a way to relax and have been counting the days down ⬇ (edited) 4w

AllDebooks Until the start of June and #MSS ❤ It seems like it's fallen at an opportune time for a fair few of us. So here's to reconnecting and enjoying each other's company through the summer. xxxx

A big thank you to @TheBookHippie for organising the #MSScardswap and @jenniferw88 for organising the #NaturalitsyMidSummerSwap and to @chrissyreadit for co-hosting, alongside me and @TheBookHippie xxx (edited) 4w

dabbe @AllDebooks 💙🩵💙 4w

IndoorDame @kspenmoll thanks! 4w

IndoorDame @dabbe 🩵🤗🩵 4w

IndoorDame @AllDebooks thank you! It‘s good to see you back here. Pride is still up in the air, but I have a few exciting possibilities on the horizon this month 😊 4w

TheAromaofBooks Thank you @AllDebooks !!! Being at Grandma's more does give me extra reading time, so there's a silver lining 😂 4w

Julsmarshall I‘m so sorry for your loss, @TheAromaofBooks Glad you are able to be there with your Grandma. 4w

Julsmarshall @dabbe I feel you. It was only 90 degrees today but next week looks tough and I‘m not ready! 4w

dabbe @Julsmarshall I keep telling myself that I'm lucky to have an outdoor sauna that is HUGE! 🤩😂😀 4w

Catsandbooks Unfortunately I've been struggling with my mental health and some health issues, so I haven't been super active on Litsy. I'm doing a bit better but most things feel exhausting. I don't know how active I'll be for the events but I'll still be around. 4w

julieclair I am so thankful that #MidSummerSolace is coming at a time when so many of us really need a calming, supportive, relaxing event. I love that you asked this question, @AllDebooks , and I really admired everyone‘s honest answers. And I love how everyone is focusing on positive things. Who would have guessed that werewolf romances could be so restorative?🤣😂 @Lizpixie @TheDaysGoBy @Chrissyreadit @IndoorDame @Read4life @TheAromaofBooks @catsandbooks 4w

TheAromaofBooks @Julsmarshall - Thank you so much 💕 💕 4w

TheAromaofBooks @julieclair @Lizpixie - Werewolf romances for the win 😂 4w

DebinHawaii Hi everyone, as usual I am late to the party. Thank you @AllDebooks for this event & the question. TBH I am vacillating between being okay & not okay both mentally & physically & most of May, I have spent feeling drained & exhausted. A lot of it is work. I left a really toxic environment last April that knocked out all my confidence & it was a slow climb back in a new company this year. Then changes happened & I find myself struggling again ⬇️ 4w

DebinHawaii …although without the toxicity.. My asthma flares with it & that keeps me from excercising & I‘m not happy with my health & weight right now & really, I just feel old & tired & overwhelmed & sad most of the time. Trying to dig out & find my happy place again. I started #5JoysFriday to help focus on the positives in life & it helps me along with journaling & daily gratitude practice but I feel like I‘m on the edge of a slippery slope of life.⬇️ (edited) 4w

DebinHawaii …But I am grateful for Litsy & this group & the card swap & #LitsyLove & it helps to not feel alone. So thank you everyone. 💛💛💛 4w

DebinHawaii Happy Birthday/Birthday Weekend @Librarybelle !!! 🎉🎂🎈I hope you are enjoying it! 4w

DebinHawaii @Lizpixie I think I need to try a smutty werewolf book! 😉 Hoping things get on the upswing for you health wise & reading wise. 💛💛💛 4w

DebinHawaii @TheAromaofBooks Sending you love & strength for you & your grandma. I‘m so sorry for your loss. 💜 4w

Librarybelle Thank you, @DebinHawaii ! ❤️ 4w

julieclair @DebinHawaii #5JoysFriday is helping ALL of us focus on life‘s positive. And the weeks when we don‘t feel like participating are the weeks when we really need to. 💙 Sending you love and light. ☀️ 4w

peaKnit So glad to be here among all the honesty. It‘s hard to be vulnerable but deepens life so much. 🩷 4w

Chrissyreadit @IndoorDame I hope you feel better!!! Also HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 4w

Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks I hope you are all able to enjoy beautiful moments to help ease your grief. I know it can be hard but what a beautiful testement of how he was loved to be so missed. 4w

Chrissyreadit @Catsandbooks sending you love and I hope you are able to feel better. I know that litsy friends have really and truly helped me feel better emotionally when i‘ve had some struggles due to life and you are a loved part of this community so i hope you can reach out if you need some emotional virtual hugging and hand holding. you have my number if you need a friend 💛 4w

Chrissyreadit @DebinHawaii I am so grateful for you and your participation in so many fun activities- I love #5joysFriday and i‘m sometimes not in a great place myself- but i think i will put more effort in because @julieclair is right about needing it. I wish i could hang out with you and share space lounging and eating soup and reading good books. I hope you are able to feel better and regain your confidence. 4w

IndoorDame @Chrissyreadit thanks! Good luck finding more balance! It‘s a constant struggle for me as well, but some stretches definitely seem harder than others. 4w

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks 💚☀️💚 I‘ve been there. Sending you light. Hoping reading all the posts this month when you can will help. 4w

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame 🩷🏳️‍🌈 sending so much light!! I‘m excited for your summer, hoping you get some renewal. 4w

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ your 5 joys is helping so much! I‘m so sorry to hear you‘re struggling. I have felt my age in my bones and being this past month as well. Sending light and positivity to you, friend. It was so incredibly brave to start a new job. I‘m so glad it‘s not toxic. 4w

TheBookHippie @TheAromaofBooks ❤️ grandparents are such special people. I hope your grandma is doing better than last we talked. 🩷 4w

Catsandbooks @Chrissyreadit Thank you Chrissy, that's very kind of you! ❤️ 4w

Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie thank you! I could use more support and community so my goal this month is to be more involved on Litsy again. ❤️ 4w

TheAromaofBooks @DebinHawaii - Thank you for your encouragement!! I hope your path gets smoother. 💕 It's tough to feel like you're on a treadmill of frustration and not actually getting anywhere despite the trouble! But I try to believe that that next beautiful vista is just ahead!!! 4w

TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit - Thank you!! I try to remember that the reason we miss him so much is because of all the wonderful memories he has left us with 💕 4w

TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie - Thank you!! She is up and down, which is reasonable all things considered. My cousin had a baby two weeks ago so my aunt has been gone pretty much all of May and we are starting to get a little weary on our own!! 4w

Charityann Looks fun! 3w

AllDebooks @Charityann You're welcome to join in. Would you like me to add you to the taglist? 3w

Charityann @AllDebooks Sure!😃 3w

AllDebooks @Charityann Great to have you join us. Here's the link to our #buddyreads if you wanted to participate. We're using #LitSolace (tag for the whole year) and #MidsummerSolace (tag for this event). https://litsy.com/p/bWhwc1pTSXA1 3w

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UwannaPublishme

Running Home to Shadows: Memories of TV's First Supernatural Soap from Today's Grown-Up Kids | Elizabeth Massie, Nancy Holder, Charles R. Rutledge

Repost from @rubyslippersreads Come join us!
Any Littens with fond memories of Dark Shadows? We are starting a #buddyread of the tagged book, and we‘d be thrilled to have you join us for our journey back to Collinwood.

We‘re starting today with the Foreword by DS actress Kathryn Leigh Scott and Introduction by the author. A chapter a day after that, but please feel free to jump in at any time. 🦇

#hometoshadows #TheresNoPlaceLikeCollinwood

CatLass007 I loved Dark Shadows!! I‘m not sure if I can get the book in order to join the buddy read. But if you‘re doing daily posts please include me in your tags. 1mo

CatLass007 … and, oh my goodness, it‘s streaming on FreeVee! 1mo

tpixie @CatLass007 oh my! And it ison Kindle unlimited. I may need to join in on the buddy read (edited) 1mo

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rubyslippersreads @CatLass007 @tpixie Join in whenever you can, and I‘ll be sure to tag you both. 🦇❤️ 1mo

tpixie @rubyslippersreads thx! 1mo

CatLass007 @rubyslippersreads Thank you. @tpixie I can‘t read ebooks because of eye strain. 1mo

tpixie @CatLass007 🩷 I hope you can find the audio or book 📕 (edited) 1mo

CatLass007 @tpixie It‘s not available in audio and my book funds for the month are exhausted. I can‘t decide which is more precious the money I have to spend on books or the time to read all the books I already have. 1mo

UwannaPublishme Yay! Love meeting fellow Dark Shadows fans! @tpixie @CatLass007 Oh, I‘m tempted now to rewatch the show too. 1mo

rubyslippersreads @CatLass007 Even if you can‘t read the book, I think you should join us anyway. It‘s always fun to talk about DS. 😊 1mo

tpixie @CatLass007 Luckily, there certainly are plenty of other books to read also!!! I‘m working on going through my bookshelves to save money. Good luck finding your next read!! (edited) 1mo

rubyslippersreads @CatLass007 Even if you can‘t read the book, I think you should join us anyway. It‘s always fun to talk about DS. 😊 1mo

rubyslippersreads @CatLass007 This looks possibly helpful: How to Turn Any Ebook Into an Audiobook https://youtu.be/OQLunr8-gCU?si=_HzhTI9rllw37dNx 1mo

UwannaPublishme @CatLass007 I‘m also trying to read all the TBRs gathering dust on my many bookshelves. I hope you‘ll still join in and share your DS stories. Us DS fans have a special bond. 1mo

UwannaPublishme @tpixie Hope you can join us! I have quite a few DS books on my shelves. This may be the start of several DS #buddyreads 😊🦇 1mo

tpixie @rubyslippersreads that was an interesting video! Thanks for sharing! 1mo

tpixie @UwannaPublishme I did download the e-book. I‘m going to try to fit it in. It sounds like fun. 1mo

rubyslippersreads @UwannaPublishme mentioned other DS books. If anyone has Hoopla, quite a few of the Marilyn Ross novels are available as audiobooks, read by Kathryn Leigh Scott. 1mo

rubyslippersreads @UwannaPublishme @tpixie @CatLass007 I‘m running a bit behind. I‘ll try to catch up tomorrow. 😊 1mo

UwannaPublishme @rubyslippersreads No worries! I‘m a little behind too. 1mo

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Aprilly | Jane Abbott

Here is my April TBR list. Lots of #buddyreads for #SundayBuddyRead #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent #ChildrensClassicRead NancyDrewBR (& Trixie Belden too!) #Naturalitsy #SheSaid #Roll100 #SeasonalCozies ##AuldLangSpine #TravelingStars & virtual foodie book club & a few for #SeriesLove2024

Several of these are shorter reads so I think I can make most of it hapoen, however, my reading is moody so you never know what else might come up! 📚🤷🏻‍♀️📚

wanderinglynn, Riveted_Reader_Melissa, TheBookHippie, jenniferw88, Librarybelle, Chrissyreadit, monalyisha, StayCurious, Andrew65, Itchyfeetreader, TheSpineView, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, julieclair, AllDebooks

Librarybelle Lots of great books!! 3mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo

Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉🎉 3mo

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TheSpineView Lookin' good! 3mo

StayCurious Wow good for you! 3mo

julieclair You have a great reading month ahead! 3mo

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