Litsy

Knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Together | Larissa Brown, Martin John Brown

@Catsandbooks #LitsyCrafters

Going for another KAL, this time not a mystery, with the Bumblebee Acres Fiber Farm group on Ravelry using their new pattern and their Farm-inspired advent I‘m opening throughout December. 🚜🐄🦙🐇🐑🐐

Catsandbooks Oh so fun! ❤️ 13mo

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Maggie4483

Sad Desk Salad | Jessica Grose

Okay…I know this is just supposed to be about books, but the only #BFC2022 May goal I completed was my salad month goal. These are some of the salads I‘ve made.
And, ok, I know that that one in the middle right square looks like a pie, but that‘s only because it‘s a pie. But it‘s a pie based on an ambrosia SALAD…so it counts. 😂

Kept having to start my 30-day an challenge over, and I DEFINITELY didn‘t take my lunch breaks for reading.

wisherwishinguponastar Those look super tasty!!! 3y

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TheAromaofBooks

Blog, Inc.: Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create Community | Joy Deangdeelert Cho

So I've blogged on Wordpress for over ten years. Recently, they switched to the Block Editor, which I absolutely hate. You can kind of use the Classic Editor but it's a hassle to get to. Today when I logged on the entire dashboard has been completely “updated“ & is an absolute nightmare. For instance, I have individual pages to link to books I've reviewed by specific authors. Those are now listed by which ones have been most recently updated ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) instead of in alphabetical order, with no option for sorting them any other way. The whole thing is a disaster.

All this to say - does anyone out there blog anywhere besides Wordpress? I just want my old, simple, straightforward blog host back where I type out a review & add one picture & move on. I don't need all this stupid drag & drop & each paragraph is its own little mini-blog & you can make it cool & shiny & everyone will want ⬇ 4y

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) to pay you money!!! I literally just want to write basic book reviews so I can look them up five years from now when I'm trying to remember whether or not I liked that one book.

So if anyone is using a different blog host that they like & that has a simple interface, please let me know. I'm in the market to move because Wordpress is sending me over the absolute edge with their “updates.“ 4y

Nebklvr I hate the new version too 4y

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EvieBee Ugh! I understand completely. I went back to blogger and I‘ve enjoyed it. Gradually, they too have changed things to a newer platform that doesn‘t allow as much customization as before, but it‘s still very good considering it‘s free. 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Nebklver - I was somewhat able to work with the block editor even though I think it's awkward, clunky, and completely unintuitive, but the latest update that has changed the entire dashboard, how I access different aspects of the blog, my ability to find/edit Pages & Posts - it's SO horrible. I've used & loved WP for so many years & hate to leave it behind, but I can't deal with these updates any more! It's sucked the joy out of blogging for me. 4y

TheAromaofBooks @EvieBee - Blogger was definitely one of the ones I was thinking of checking out. I'm totally cool with minimal customization because that's just not important to me. I'd be happy with a page that looks like a Word document haha ... hmm, maybe I should just be typing into a Google document & sharing that 😂 4y

julesG I hate the new version too. I used to blog with Google's Blogger, but I don't think it's much better. 4y

DogMomIrene It‘s been 4 years since I used a free Weebly site for my classroom, so I don‘t know how “shiny” they are now. The drag & drop blocks were easy to add/manipulate. Generally, I had my lessons typed up separately, so I would copy & paste onto my “daily lessons & homework” page. I added other pages for special projects. Easy to add a picture block & move it around. At the time Weebly used themes, so one of the education ones might suit you. 4y

DogMomIrene I use Squarespace for my dog blog, which I do monetize. Squarespace is shiny, for sure, but I‘ve been using them since 2014, and I like how they‘ve developed. If you‘re looking at Squarespace and have questions, please feel free to ask. I‘m not an affiliate for them since I‘m not B2B marketing. I‘m just a happy Squarespace blogger. 4y

TheAromaofBooks @DogMomIrene - Thank you for your thoughts!! I will definitely check out both of those options. I'm just glad to even get some names of options since I'm not sure what choices are even out there!! 4y

Bookwormjillk I use Squarespace as well. I like it- very clean and easy to use. 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Bookwormjillk - That is good to know!! Thank you!! 4y

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bibliobliss

Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place | Barbara Lowell

Listened on audiobook a few days ago.
4/5 ⭐️ Need to get caught up on reviews for the blog!!

#recentlyread #audiobook #audionerd #history #Europe #AnneFrank #childrensbooks #challenges #bloggers #blogginglife

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PaulaCappaAuthor

Greylock | Paula Cappa

Ghost story! Historical fiction, Mary Shelley on the anniversary of her birth date. Free short story on Amazon.com and Smashwords. #maryshelley #freeshortstories #instagram #amreading #readersclub #literature #amazonkindle #amazon #kindle #booworm #maryshelleyfans #frankenstein #fictionblogs #kindlesingle #readersofinstagram #instadaily #gothicfiction #bloggers #bloggersblast #litsybookclub #backtoreading #currentlyreading

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wildwoodreads

The Shadows: A Novel | Alex North

Someone take my debit card. I bought more books. I can‘t help it. I‘m obsessed. I love buying books and I love book hauls. #bloggers drop a link of your haul in my blog post comments. I want to see them.

https://readinginthewildwood.com/2020/08/07/ive-got-to-stop-buying-books-a-book-...

Grrlbrarian I‘m afraid if I took your debit card, I would only buy books with it. You better keep it 😂 4y

Gissy It was the "other" you who bought those books. You were not conscious so you are not responsible for that act?a good excuse? 4y

wildwoodreads @Gissy I like that excuse! 😂 4y

wildwoodreads @Grrlbrarian I came to the wrong place for help. 😂😂😂 4y

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bibliobliss

Why Are You So Quiet? | Jaclyn Desforges

so-so

📚📚 Mama's Book Review: Logan and I recently enjoyed an ebook copy of the tagged book. It's slated for publication by Annick Press in September 2020, so we were fortunate to have early access to the book via NetGalley.

Link to the full review: https://babystolemybook.wordpress.com/2020/07/12/mamas-book-review-why-are-you-s... 📚📚

#recentlyread #bloggers #blogginglife #BabyStoleMyBook #childrensbooks

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bibliobliss

Why Are You So Quiet? | Jaclyn Desforges

• ARC. Expected publication date: September 8, 2020.

Cute little book about being quiet in a world that's much too loud. Totally relatable.

Review to follow for #BabyStoleMyBook #blog. 3/5 ⭐️ •

#recentlyread #childrensbooks #ebook #digitalreads #NetGalley #readharder #readandreview #bloggers #blogginglife #picturebooks #illustrated

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bibliobliss

A Girl Is a Body of Water | Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

• For the past few days, I've been checking the mail with sad face because of the delay in processing giveaways. This one finally arrived today and I couldn't be happier!! I was starting to think it wasn't coming. From Tin House press •

#TBR #MountTBR #ARCs #Goodreads #giveaways #publishing #fiction #novels #world #soexcited #readersgonnaread #bloggers #blogginglife #readharder