It's my birthday! 🎂 I've had a great day celebrating with my teens, spoilt rotten with gifts, books (the tagged is AMAZING!🥹), flowers, and chocolates.
A trip to the cinema to see Jurassic World- Rebirth. Dinosaurs on my birthday = a perfect day. 🥰

Now it's gin o'clock. 🍸

My favourite ginger companion, Ronnie, cuddled up to listen to the tagged for #hashtagbrigade for a quiet #HyggeHour readathon.

#CatsofLitsy #TheRonald

Brilliant idea!! Check out @TieDyeDude for original post - https://litsy.com/p/Ym1tTzdtQWNZ

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. ❤️🌞❤️

#MidsummerSolace
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

You would have our eternal devotion. ❤️📚❤️

#MidsummerSolace

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

Following Tyrion Lannister's famous summary of himself, "That's what I do, I drink, and I know things."

That quote never gets old. ?
Cheers, my dears. ?'

My #Roll100 books for July.

Heavy reading, but knowledge is power, right. ✊️

@PuddleJumper

#BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

My #Bookspin is Mansfield Park.
My #Doublespin is Strange Pictures for #buddyread with @julesG 📚

A slight contrast in subject matter. 😅

My #BookSpinBingo July list. I've left it pretty open this month as I have a few to continue from June.

@TheAromaofBooks

Thank you so much for joining us for #MidsummerSolace 🌞 I hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have.
I'd like to say a big thank you to my co-hosts @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit for all help.

We will be back in December of #MidwinterSolace ❄️ to help us through the darker months.

Please let me know in the comments if there is anything you would like more or less off, any improvements that can be made, etc. All comments are welcome.

Debs x

#VirginiaBloomsberries

I really enjoyed this glimpse into the rural life of VW and her fellow authors.

🌿 What did you think of the biography?

🌿 Did the accounts of VW's contemporaries, Townsend-Warner & Lehmann, help give context into her world?

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

#MidsummerSolace

I hope you've enjoyed our #buddyreads 📚

This is an informal reading discussion for the tagged book. Please let us know your thoughts.

📢 I will post the discussion thread for A Wilder Way around late July, to give our 🇺🇸 readers a chance to catch up.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#NaturaLitsy June #buddyread discussion thread.

🦑 Did you enjoy the author's writing style?

🌊 Was there a good balance between memoir and science?

🦑 Did you have a favourite part/story?

🌊 Did you learn anything?

🦑 Would you recommend this book or read anything else by the author?

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

#MidsummerSolace

I'll post a little prompt every Monday to remind ourselves to take care of ourselves and each other.

Have a great week. 🌞

#MondayMoments

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. ❤️🌞❤️

#MidsummerSolace
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

It's my first time taking a break today and catching up with #Chatterday 🍵plotting out discussions for #MidsummerSolace 🌞#NaturaLitsy 🦑and #VirginiaBloomsberries 🏡 June #buddyreads abd then on to reading in the sunshine.

#MidsummerSolace

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

#MidsummerSolace

It's time for our last #FridayNightShare (for now). It will be back in December for #MidwinterSolace

🌞 What's your go-to book when you're feeling low or struggling?
🌞 Which format do you prefer? 📚 🎧
🌞 Where is your most ideal reading location or environment?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#NaturaLitsy

Our July #buddyread is Andrea Wulf's 2015 biography of Alexander Von Humboldt, following the Prussian naturalist from childhood through to his travels in Europe and Latin America.

Alexander von Humboldt: the groundbreaking naturalist who bankrupted himself to share his life‘s work https://share.google/mvcNuhhcptd3a6uOw

@LitsyEvents

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Our July #buddyread is VW's 1927 novel, To the Lighthouse. We meet the Ramsey family at their summer retreat in the Hebridean isles over a ten year period.
Critics have claimed its themes to be about art, WW1, time, family, and connection. My experiences of reading VW, so far, lead me to expect a highly skilled novel accumulating all the above themes in a most concise way. I can't wait.

@LitsyEvents

Here's my roundup of the books read from my #14booksin14weeks list. James is as good as everyone says it is. North Woods is my favourite fiction read of the year, so far.

I'm moving on to the tagged for a long weekend read.

@Liz_M

#MidsummerSolace

This is my new mantra. ❤️

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

I haven't laughed so much at a book for the longest time. I'm really enjoying it so much. It's a bit scary as it's playing out like one of my many bizarre dreams. The cats are ace!!
This is why I love #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville ❤️📚❤️ I would not have picked this author as a priority tbr, but I'm so glad to be introduced to his work.

#MidsummerSolace

Can you imagine? This looks like my idea of heaven. Added to the 🪣 list. ❤️🌞❤️

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/jun/23/summer-in-tove-jansson-finland-mo...

#MidsummerSolace #TimeforTea

It's time for a weekly catch-up. I hope you are all well and have had a good 2025 so far.

🍵 How are you?
🍵 Any summer plans?
🍵 Do you have good recommendations for books/movies/tv/games/apps?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidsummerSolace

I'll post a little prompt every Monday to remind ourselves to take care of ourselves and each other.

Have a great week. 🌞

#MondayMoments

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. ❤️🌞❤️

#MidsummerSolace
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Ooops, my tbr just increased by 50!. Have you read any?

https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2025/jun/21/summer-reading-the-...

#MidsummerSolace

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

Tagging a few to get us started @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Dilara @juniperwilde @WildAlaskaBibliophile @TieDyeDude @Reggie @andrew61 @RamsFan1963

#MidsummerSolace

#FridayNightShare (better late than never) 🌞

What books do you go for in the summer months? ☀️
Recommend a favourite sunny summer solstice read. 🌞

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidsummerSolace

🌞 Happy summer solstice 🌞

🌞 Do you have any solstice traditions?
🌞 Any plans to celebrate?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cx2j605dd8ko

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidsummerSolace #TimeforTea

It's time for a weekly catch-up. I hope you are all well and have had a good 2025 so far.

🍵 How are you?
🍵 Any summer plans?
🍵 Do you have good recommendations for books/movies/tv/games/apps?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

A lovely #bookhaul from World of Books. Book thrifting is my absolute favourite pastime after reading, of course. 🌞📚🌞

#MidsummerSolace

I'll post a little prompt every Monday to remind ourselves to take care of ourselves and each other. This seems highly appropriate given the last few weeks. Be a light in this dark world. ✨️

Have a great week. 🌞

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MondayMoments

#MidsummerSolace

When you spend part of your #HyggeHour picking and breathing in the smell of your garden roses.
Heavenly scent from the rose bush I planted in my mother's memory, Lady of the Lake.

Starting my #HyggeHour early with Poppy, exploring Igbo creation stories. 😊

Do you need a relaxing reset before a new week starts?
Join us for an hour's communal read between 8-9pm (your time) for #HyggeHour #Readathon
Get cosy and relax. ❤️🌞❤️

#MidsummerSolace
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

One for the #OrangeOne 🤐

There has been very little coverage of the USA protests (so far) today, in the UK press/news. 🤬

#NoKings

To all my USA friends, please know my heart and soul are with you in the #NoKings protest. ✊️
Stay strong, hold together, and stay safe. 🙏

#MidsummerSolace

Good morning. 🌞 Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

How lovely! 😍 A treat for my fellow #VirginiaBloomsberries

A new story from Deborah Levy, drawing inspiration from Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway.

https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/journey-to-the-temple-a-new-story-i...

#MidsummerSolace #FridayNightShare

Let's swap our favourite reads to relax or calm us. It's been a stressful week in world events, never mind what's going on in our own lives.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidsummerSolace

This world rn is too much. Thankfully, we have Litsy to soothe our 💔 What are you doing to find solace and comfort?
Please share your tips on coping.

My tips
❤️‍🩹Don't be afraid to ask for help.
❤️‍🩹 Check news once daily. Less if it's too much.
❤️‍🩹 Look for the hope stories, the helpers, the fighters, the resisters, and the champions.
❤️‍🩹 Distract yourself with your favourite pastimes.
❤️‍🩹 Be in the company of others.

#MidsummerSolace #TimeforTea

Sunny snuggles with the ginger one while sipping herbal tea and reading the tagged.

#MidsummerSolace #TimeforTea

It's time for a weekly catch-up. I hope you are all well and have had a good 2025 so far.

🍵 How are you?
🍵 Any summer plans?
🍵 Do you have good recommendations for books/movies/tv/games/apps?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidsummerSolace

I'll post a little prompt every Monday to remind ourselves to take care of ourselves and each other.

Have a great week. 🌞

#MondayMoments

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#HyggeHour shall be upon us soon. Enjoy your relaxing hour, whatever your plans.
I will be starting the #MidsummerSolace #buddyread The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, possibly with a G&T. 🌞🍸🌞

#MidsummerSolace

Grab a ☕️ and join in the #Chatterday chitchat.

All are welcome to join in. No topics are off the table. This is a safe place to share your thoughts, feelings, plans, and experiences. Just as you would with a friend in the real world.

Wishing you all a fab weekend. 🌞

❤️ It's so lovely to see #Chatterday posts already in my feed .❤️

As I said, all are welcome @Graywacke @andrew61 @DaveGreen7777 @tiedyedude @Andrew65 @

#MidsummerSolace

#Fridaynightshare is back. Here's where we stack up the tbr pile. 📚📚📚
Let us know your favourite summer read this year. It can be fiction or non-fiction.
Comment on here or post pics with your recommendations.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit