Welcome to Litsy!

We have two little libraries on our 6th-12th grade campus. It was a senior project many years ago but still going strong. Seeing their colorful patterns and well-tousled books makes me smile. They are used and loved. My #BeautyBreak for today 😊

“The illustrations are simple but full of humor as the animals take on characteristics of humans and contemporary society (e.g. eating in an upscale restaurant, sitting in a classroom, visiting a museum complete with paintings of mice in the medieval wedding portrait by Jan van Eyck, and gazelles portraying The Kiss by Gustav Klimt).”

Read the full review here:
https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/xvii-4/6/

❤️ I got to visit with my niece (and sister and bro-in-law) this week! (Sorry for the sticker on her face, but #notmybaby)
🤎 Family hike at Al Quaal
🧡 A visit to Lakenenland, our local sculpture park (https://lakenenland.com/)
💛 Local book haul
💚 MisterInBlue and the Familiars

#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii

#5JoysFriday:

1. My sister & niece visiting
2. My sweet grand-niece hanging out with my dad and showing off how she can count to ten
3. This amazing granola I made: https://www.seriouseats.com/eleven-madison-park-granola-salty-recipe
4. Listening to this pre-release album: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewpeterson/andrew-peterson-presents-the...
5. Beauty from Veronica in the Fens and autumn vibes from Frog & Toad

We do not care that Momma made said woman "quiver." We do care that we missed it, though. We would have loved to watch. ✊?✊?
#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

Popped over to beautiful Bruny Island for a couple of nights. Surprised to see so many tourists in the middle of winter.
They have 6 little libraries on the island, made by the Men's Shed. I've visited 5 and will swing by no.6 on the way to the ferry.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

I look forward to looking back each Friday and seeing others‘ joy popping up here. ❤️🥰
1. Lots of walks despite the heat
2. Kevin
3. Making solstice flower wreaths and attending a sound bath and meditation with a friend - silly fun
4. A purple cone flower I replanted from my mom‘s garden has returned! 💪🏻
5. Strawberry Spoon Cake from NYT easy & delicious!!

Tagging @JenReadsAlot @Kshakal @dabbe

Read to Henry

4/5

I finished this tonight sitting on the back patio, listening to the birds, and enjoying our little slice of nature. I admire Bonhoeffer and there‘s a lot of wisdom in this slim book. His German idiosyncrasies do come through, as when he said “we should train ourselves to set apart for it a regular hour for [meditation] as we do for every other service we perform. This is not ‘legalism‘; it is orderliness and fidelity.” But much here is universal.

#HaikuADay #HaikuHive

Spent a peaceful couple of hours at the library & library bookstore this morning. The New Books shelf always draws me in first. 📚📚📚

Library morning,
Unread stories call to me,
New Books shelf beckons