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Celebrate: A Year of British Festivities for Families and Friends | Pippa Middleton

Thanks for keeping me in check as to the day of the week @TheBookHippie 😊

Here's your award for #KnowingWhatDayOfTheWeek it is.

Thank you 🥳🥂🙌💐

Texreader 🤣🤣 2w

kspenmoll Yay! She deserves the award!!!!🥇 2w

Deblovestoread 💙🎉💙 2w

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AllDebooks @kspenmoll 💯 2w

CSeydel It‘s that time of year for sure! 2w

KadaGul 💯 #Hello2025 🍀💜🌅💙🎆 2w

TheBookHippie 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 2w

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Lesliereadsalot

Holidays: Recipes, Gifts and Decorations, Thanksgiving & Christmas | Martha Stewart

1. When the kids were small, they would get into their pjs and we would drive around the suburb with the coolest lights. Now that they‘re in their 30s they probably wouldn‘t want to go!
2. On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel. Recommended by a couple of Litsy readers.

#Two4Tuesday. @TheSpineView

TheSpineView I love the Christmas lights! Thanks for playing! 2mo

Lesliereadsalot 🩷 @TheSpineView (edited) 2mo

dabbe Make a carafe of hot chocolate and Peppermint Schnapps to travel in the car, and I bet they'd love to go! Matt and I do that every other year. 💙❄️💙 2mo

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AmyG That‘s a dark book….but so good. And we were just talking about how we would drive the kids around looking at lights. (edited) 2mo

Lesliereadsalot I love that idea! Maybe hubby and I will do that ourselves 🩷 @dabbe (edited) 2mo

Lesliereadsalot I can do dark. I like your recommendations! 🩷 @AmyG (edited) 2mo

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Charityann

Holidays: Recipes, Gifts and Decorations, Thanksgiving & Christmas | Martha Stewart

I‘m excited for the start of #wintergames 🎄❤️❄️ Here‘s my intro post! #christmaschapterchasers @StayCurious

StayCurious Great thanks for posting! 2mo

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mabell

Autumn from the Heart of the Home | Susan Branch

1. Cranberries (bread, cake, jam, sugared - everything!)
2. My friends ❤️
3. Fall candles
4. Early morning latte and picture books
5. Crisp outdoor lunch at a nursery

#5joysfriday

Thank you for the tag last week @CoffeeK8 ! And thank you for doing this @DebinHawaii ! I love reading everyone‘s joys each week 💛

kspenmoll I afore cranberry anything! Lovely list! 2mo

tpixie Starbucks has a new cranberry drink. I think the spices are a little heavy on cinnamon, but it was a fun change from a strawberry refresher. Frozen cranberries in plain Greek yogurt is really good. ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

CoffeeK8 That lunch location looks so cozy for the fall! 2mo

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Daisey I love cranberries this time of year as well. I canned some juice last week and am planning on a batch of cranberry eggnog bread soon. 2mo

dabbe 🧡🍁🤎 2mo

DebinHawaii A lovely list of fall joys! 💛💛💛Cranberries are perfect this time of year! Thanks for joining in. 🤗 2mo

mabell @kspenmoll Same! Do you have any favorite recipes? 2mo

mabell @tpixie Oh I may have to try that! I rarely get the cold drinks (I‘m a big mocha fan!), but that one sounds fun for the season! And I never would have thought of frozen cranberries with yogurt! 2mo

mabell @CoffeeK8 It was! They also had tower heaters that were very welcome 😄 2mo

mabell @Daisey Wow - how did you can juice?? And please share your bread recipe! What a unique combo! I think cranberries would be perfect for balancing rich eggnog 2mo

mabell @DebinHawaii @dabbe Thank you! 2mo

Daisey This is one of my favorite winter quick breads! https://www.yourcupofcake.com/eggnog-cranberry-bread/ 2mo

Daisey I used the simpler method to can one batch of juice and it should be ready just in time for Christmas. https://practicalselfreliance.com/canning-cranberry-juice/ 2mo

tpixie @mabell your wee one with the puppy is adorable 🥰 2mo

tpixie @Daisey thanks for the recipe! I love both cranberries & eggnog! But I‘ve never had them together!!! 2mo

mabell @tpixie They are my sweethearts! She loves him so much, and he loves her when food is involved 😂 2mo

mabell @Daisey I‘ve printed the bread recipe! I just have to pick up a couple of ingredients & I‘m definitely making that this week! The simpler method sounds like a fun, tasty experiment! If I were more comfortable canning, I‘d do it. Once I‘ve done some canning, I‘ll try the drink too! I wonder how it would be with some spices added with the sugar. You‘ll have to report back on how this is too! (I don‘t remember if you mentioned you had made it before) 2mo

Daisey @tpixie @mabell I hope you both enjoy the bread! As for the juice, I‘ve read about people making fruit blends and spiced versions (although you need to be careful to keep acid content because of water bathing), but I‘ve only made plain cranberry myself. 2mo

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MallenNC

Celebrate: A Year of British Festivities for Families and Friends | Pippa Middleton

For @dabbe here are my Kate and Pippa. Pippa is the tuxedo in the back and Kate is the tortie. They prefer naps to reading.

CatLass007 😻😻😻 9mo

currentlyreadinginCO torties 🤩🤩 9mo

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DebinHawaii

Celebrate!: Cookbook | Sheila Lukins

While I really consider my first post on July 5, 2016 as my true Litsyversary, I actually signed up 8 years ago today on 3/15/16, so I‘ll take the reason to go ahead & celebrate! 🎉📚🎉

It‘s been 8 years of great books & even better friends, not to mention the ginormous TBR. 📚📚📚📚📚

Thank you to everyone who has made these years so special & fun! 🤗 I love you all! And yay 🎉 to @KarenUK my Litsyversary day/year buddy! 😉

Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary!!! 10mo

JessClark78 Happy Litsyversary! 🎊📚🎉 10mo

DieAReader Happy Litsyversary!🥳🎉🎊 10mo

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IuliaC Happy Litsyversary! 🍾🎉 10mo

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Lcsmcat Woo-hoo! 🍾 10mo

dabbe HL! 💚💙💚 10mo

Gissy Happy Litsyversary 🥳🎉🎊📚♥️♥️♥️ 10mo

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BarbaraBB Happy Litsyversary! So glad you and @KarenUK did make that decision eight years ago! 🩷 10mo

julesG Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🎉 10mo

Crazeedi Happy Litsyversary!! 10mo

KarenUK Wow! 8 years!! We haven‘t aged a day! 😉💕 @DebinHawaii @BarbaraBB 10mo

Daisey Happy Litsyversary!! 📚 🎉 10mo

DebinHawaii Thank you friends! 🤗😘❤️❤️❤️ You have all been a big part of this wonderful place! 10mo

DebinHawaii @KarenUK @BarbaraBB Right?! If anything we look/are much younger! 😉😆 10mo

Reggie Happy Litsyversary!!! 10mo

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Susanita

Real Simple Celebrations: Easy Entertaining for Every Occasion | Real Simple

And just like that I‘m done with #monthlymagazineblitz for February. This was an older issue from when they still had the tear-out page in the back with highlights of some of the articles. Here are some tips on how to create a beautiful #bouquet by matching your flowers with the right vase. #luckyinlove