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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

Just a little check-in here halfway through Blue Castle… (although I know some of you couldn‘t resist finishing it already!)

What edition are you reading?
How is your reading going?
What have you enjoyed the most in the first half of the book?
What favorite scenes, quotes, or other elements stand out to you?

rubyslippersreads, DrSabrinaMoldenReads, JenlovesJT47, lauraisntwilder, TheAromaofBooks, Sparklemn, julieclair

BarbaraJean My copy is the cover on the lower right… which I only like because of nostalgia value! Someday I‘ll get a copy with the Elly MacKay cover (top center). 😍 On this read, Valancy‘s pursuit of what she wants feels so satisfying. I mean, it always does, but somehow it feels deeper for me right now. I think I‘m in a more “appearances can go hang” phase of life than ever before! I keep thinking how Valancy would fit right in with #WDNCW 😂 16h

rubyslippersreads Valancy‘s relatives always remind me of Emily‘s, when Emily is hiding under the table, waiting to find out who will take her. (I‘m reading the ebook, but I have a pretty copy from the 1930s with a girl‘s portrait on the dust jacket.) 14h

JenlovesJT47 I just love this whole dang book! Once Valancy‘s craps have flown the coop, it is absolutely hysterical how she tells her family like it is. So liberating lol. 14h

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JenlovesJT47 I ready an ereader copy like the ones on Hoopla. Need to get a physical copy! 14h

lauraisntwilder I have the Sourcebooks edition (second from the right on the bottom). So far, Valancy's family feels like a cross between Emily's and the family from Tangled Web. LMM is so funny! 12h

rubyslippersreads I also feel like Valancy is saying out loud the kinds of observations Emily made in her Jimmy-books. 10h

TheAromaofBooks I just finished the section with the family dinner party where Valancy is a bit “dippy“ 😂 I still snort-laugh about being bitten “a little below the Catholic church“ every time haha 58m

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Lesliereadsalot

Wordle Challenge: 500 Puzzles to Do Anytime, Anywhere | Ivy Press

We do not care that our Wordle streak was broken although we complained about it to anyone who would listen. We might have complained about it to strangers if we‘d run into any. We don‘t care that our new streak says a pathetic “1” instead of a nice long number. We now know how many words end with “ound”, way too many. We know Denise feels our pain.

#WDNCW. @dabbe

dabbe Oh, boy, does she!!! I'm trying to teach myself that THAT number doesn't matter and to not even look at it. I haven't succeeded ... yet. 🧡💜💛 3d

lil1inblue I have such a love/hate relationship with anything that involves streaks. 💚 3d

Lesliereadsalot @dabbe @lil1inblue It‘s more about starting over than the number itself. All that effort for nothing! 3d

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lil1inblue @Lesliereadsalot 🎯 3d

mcctrish I lost my streak too 3d

Lesliereadsalot @mcctrish 😢 3d

Ruthiella It‘s so frustrating when you have everything but the first letter but there are just too many options for that last letter! I feel you! 3d

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot 🎯♥️🎯 3d

Lesliereadsalot @Ruthiella I know, I hate finding myself in that position. 3d

AmyG Those are the ones I fail, though I got this one. You go through them all and it‘s the one you didn‘t pick. 😢 3d

Lesliereadsalot @AmyG What kills me is that‘s the first word I thought of but I went with an “s” even tho they rarely use an “s”. I appreciate your empathy! 3d

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lil1inblue

Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude | Stephanie Rosenbloom

We do not care what else is happening this weekend, or what may come up. We will be attending the protest Saturday (if our joints cooperate), then promptly heading home to hermit up for the rest of the weekend. We do not want company. We will be reading, napping, and watching trash.

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

Sparklemn Sounds like the perfect weekend! 4d

Aims42 Fingers crossed your joints cooperate!!! ✊🏻💙 4d

dabbe After a day of protesting you need a day of rest and watching trash. I'm hoping to do the same. May our bodies cooperate. 😂😍😂 3d

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Amiable My joints and I will be protesting on Saturday too! 👊🏼💙💙👊🏼 3d

lil1inblue @Sparklemn I'm so excited. 🥰 3d

lil1inblue @aims42 @dabbe @amiable I have a plan to sauna Saturday morning, which should appease the joints long enough to protest. The weather and pressure have been so up and down, it's been a rough week. My mind loves Autumn; my body does not. 😂 3d

AnnCrystal Be Safe 👸👏🏼🥳✊🏼💙. (edited) 3d

Dilara Good luck for Saturday. I think it's fair to say that people all over the world are rooting for the protesters... 3d

AmyG 🙌🏻 3d

lil1inblue @AnnCrystal We will be! I'm fortunate to live in an area where protesting is still safe. 3d

lil1inblue @Dilara Thank you! 💙💙💙 3d

lil1inblue @AmyG 💙✊🏻💙 3d

AnnCrystal That's good @lil1inblue 👏🏼😉👌🏼💝. 3d

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Aims42

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#WeDoNotCareWednesday #WDNCW

We do not care that our manager assigned us the lowest of possible tasks this afternoon 🙄 Why am I doing intern-level tasks after being with the company for almost five years??? Oh well, while doing said task, we thought of this clip of the Grinch being forced to eat fudge and shouting, “Is that all you got?!?” Bring. It. On. #YouWillNotBreakMe

https://youtu.be/EzPHv0pjqww?feature=shared

dabbe

lil1inblue Ugh. We feel for you! 4d

Aims42 @lil1inblue Thank you 🫂 Some days just test you sooooo much 😒 4d

dabbe I'd like to give that manager a kick in the ass! 🧡💜💛 3d

Aims42 @dabbe LOL! I really appreciate that, thank you 😁☺️🥰 3d

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Blueberry

The Lost Daughter | Elena Ferrante

I do not care that I will probably end up eating this pumpkin cheesecake by myself.
And I do not care that I bailed on another book.

#WDNCW. @dabbe

Aims42 I started and bailed so many books last week 😵‍💫 Found found one that got me back on track. Enjoy your cheesecake!! 4d

Blueberry @Aims42. It's pumpkin! 4d

lil1inblue I'm a fan of the bail. There's so much out there to read - why force it on something that doesn't jive! And hooray for pumpkin cheesecake. 4d

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dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead And slam dunk that yummy pumpkin cheesecake! 🧡🎃🧡 4d

Aims42 @Blueberry Even better!! Pumpkin is a fruit (I had to google that 🤣) so it‘s a healthy cheesecake 😏🙌 4d

AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼😋🥧💝. 3d

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LiseWorks

The Wednesdays | Julie Bourbeau

We do not care that they started blasting again in the back of our house. It had been pretty quiet for the month of August, and now they are at it again. My dog was not impressed as she barked at the whistle they blew 12 times before the explosion. We will try to ignore you the best we can. #WDNCW @dabbe

dabbe Oy to construction! Hang in there! 🧡💜💛 4d

lil1inblue Oof! We went through this several years ago. I felt so bad for our cats! 3d

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ShelleyBooksie

Democracy's Muse: How Thomas Jefferson Became an FDR Liberal, a Reagan Republican, and a Tea Party Fanatic, All the While Being Dead | Andrew Burstein

@dabbe #WDNCW

Saw this sticker and had to share. I know its political but I don't care.

dabbe What a potent #WDNC! L🧡VE this sticker, and it's so ... damn ... true! 💛💜🧡 4d

ElizaMarie I LOVE IT!!! 4d

LiseWorks Love it 4d

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Amiable I mean, both. But definitely that second thing. 😖 4d

Blueberry 🩵 4d

lil1inblue I need that sticker. ❤️ 4d

Ruthiella ✊✊✊ 3d

Cuilin Great sticker and true. Reminds me of the conversation “Do you have plans for the Fall? And as you‘re about to answer you realise they probably just mean autumn.” Lol 3d

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Cuilin

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#BeautyBreak #NoFilters #PurplepPeeps

Shrubbery outside local library!!

@ImperfectCJ @AnnCrystal @dabbe @Dilara @JessClark78 @Amiable @Tamra @OriginalCyn620 @Sace @AmyG @thebookhippie @kspenmoll @liseworks
@uncommonlycozies @Karisa @JenlovesJT47

Dilara What is this plant? I want one! (and if something deserves the name of “Ribena berry“, surely, this is it, more so than blackcurrant...) 4d

JenlovesJT47 Gorgeous!! 💜💜💜 4d

Cuilin @Dilara right??? Callicarpa Americana also known as American Beautyberry. 4d

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Dilara @Cuilin Thank you very much! *Off to google* 😁 4d

OriginalCyn620 Pretty color! 💜 4d

dabbe L💜VELY! 💜💜💜 4d

AnnCrystal Beautiful! Nature truly is the best artist 🤩💜😍. 4d

Cuilin @dabbe 🙏 how is Pippa today? 4d

dabbe @Cuilin Thanks for asking. Did you see my #WDNCW post? She threw up three times and wouldn't eat her breakfast (which includes the 12 pills she needs to control her epilepsy). She has been putting us through the ringer. We're calling the doctor (again) today. 🧡💜💛 4d

Cuilin @dabbe oh no. I‘ll check your post. One moment at a time. Thinking of you 💜 4d

Amiable Those berries are a fabulous shade of purple. 4d

lil1inblue I've never seen this type of plant before! How gorgeous! Thanks for sharing it! 4d

TheBookHippie Beautiful. 3d

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ncsufoxes

Strega Nona: Book & CD | Tomie DePaola

#wdncw it finally feels like fall in northwest MD. That means time to bring on soup season & cozy, comforting meals. I am also learning how to make bread from scratch (have you seen the cost for a loaf of French bread, at Wegmans it‘s almost $4).

dabbe

AmyG Everything in the grocery store is more expensive. 4d

dabbe This is the perfect autumn zen! Thanks for sharing! 💛💜🧡 4d

AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼😋👌🏼🍞💝... homemade is tasty good. 3d

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