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AllDebooks

Joined February 2022

I'm a voracious reader with an appetite for all genres. Host of #NaturaLitsy #NetgalleyGroup #VirginiaBloomsberries

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Be The Change: A Toolkit for the Activist in You by Gina Martin

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Dark Aemilia: A Novel of Shakespeare's Dark Lady by Sally O'Reilly

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What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World�s Ocean by Helen Scales

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees by Amy-Jane Beer

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Bookshelves & Coffeecups | New Ulm, MN (Bookstore)

Happy #Chatterday 😊

☕️ How are you?
☕️ Do you have any weekend plans?
☕️ Any recommendations for 📚🎧📺🎬
💙❄️💙

All are welcome to join us.

Tagging a few to start @kspenmoll @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @TheSpineView @tpixie @DebinHawaii

julieclair I‘m visiting my grandsons this weekend! My oldest is turning 5…. such a joyful age! 💙😀💙 7h

Bookwormjillk Good morning! I sent my son to work with my car so I will be forced to stay here and get to some of the projects I‘ve been putting off! @julieclair have a good visit! 6h

Librarybelle After my usual cleaning today, I signed up to attend a webinar through the Bronte Parsonage, so I‘m looking forward to that. I‘ve got lots to read, so my nose will be in a book the rest of the weekend. Have fun, @julieclair and enjoy your projects, @Bookwormjillk ! 6h

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Cuilin @Bookwormjillk good luck with the projects 🍀 6h

Cuilin @julieclair how fun, enjoy. 6h

Cuilin No plans. We had a snow storm during the night so I think I‘ll stay in and read. 6h

kspenmoll @julieclair Enjoy your visit! They must be so excited when you come! 6h

julieclair @Bookwormjillk It's so satisfying to finally get put-off projects completed, isn't it? And I hope you get them finished in time to enjoy some well-earned reading time. 😉 6h

julieclair @Librarybelle That sounds totally awesome!!! Enjoy!! 😊 6h

kspenmoll @Bookwormjillk I hope some of your projects are fun!!!!?? 6h

julieclair @Cuilin That sounds Iike a perfect day! Enjoy! 6h

julieclair @kspenmoll Thank you! I think we're just as excited as they are! 🥰 6h

kspenmoll @Cuilin Sounds like the perfect day to stay inside, be cozy, & read! 5h

kspenmoll I am meeting my sister at a local Indie bookstore, then enjoying coffee together. ❤️📚☕️ 5h

TheBookHippie I am 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🙄🤬😡🤯 today I plan to do chores to loud music. I highly recommend watching Rather on Netflix about Dan Rather. https://www.netflix.com/title/81772239 5h

AllDebooks @julieclair that will be so much fun. Enjoy all the cuddles. 😍 4h

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk oh dear, hope it's a productive day 🙏 4h

AllDebooks @Librarybelle your webinar sounds interesting. 4h

AllDebooks @Cuilin sounds like a cosy plan 😊 4h

AllDebooks @kspenmoll Bliss, coffee, then a book haul. Perfect day. 😊 4h

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie Oh man, don't. This week has been nuts. And those poor people in Washington. Just awful. Do what makes you happier and calmer. Hope you vent your frustration while doing chores. 🙂 4h

julieclair @TheBookHippie What a week. Hope the loud music helps to drown out at least some of the 😠😡🤬 1h

julieclair @kspenmoll What a lovely way to spend a Saturday! 1h

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The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm and Mindful in a Fast-Paced World | Haemin Sunim

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Happy Imbolc 🌞 Spring is on its way. 🌷

I hope you've enjoyed the last 2 months as much as I have. #MWS is always a big help to get me through the shorter days.
❄️Did you participate in the #buddyread (tagged book)?
❄️What are your thoughts?

We'll be back for #MidsummerSolace in June. Happy reading. 📚

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

AllDebooks @Faranae @Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch 9h

AllDebooks @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn @Soscha @Lizpixie @Readergrrl @jenniferw88 @CrystalE02 @Catsandbooks @Dilara @tdrosebud @AmandaBlaze @Gissy @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit @Cuilin @gossamerchild 9h

AllDebooks @TheKidUpstairs @Crinoline_Laphroaig @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @TheSpineView @Larkken @julieclair @MittenGirlPeach @JamieArc @sebrittainclark @BookwormAHN @MidnightBookGirl @IndoorDame 8h

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AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk @ChasingOm @Texreader @StaceGhost @DebinHawaii @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks @TheDaysGoBy @inthegreensandblues 8h

AllDebooks @DogMomIrene @Kenyazero @bookwyrm7 @CatLass007 8h

Librarybelle Overall, some good reflections. I liked the stories in each section that helped solidify the message for that section. I was not as enchanted with the book as I had hoped I would be, but I‘m so glad I read it! 7h

TheBookHippie I‘m so sorry I bailed too many “pissed me off quips” 🤪😂😂😂🥴😩🤷🏻‍♀️😝 I‘m sure there was good in it for someone. I generally don‘t read these type books. 😅 5h

Crinoline_Laphroaig I didn't read the tagged book but previous one Calm Christmas and Happy New Year was a gamechanger for me. I want to reread every year. Thank you.

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Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A little book of festive joy

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AllDebooks @Librarybelle I felt the same, some nuggets of wisdom in there. 4h

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie lol, fair enough 🤣 4h

AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm so glad you enjoyed the Christmas book. 😊 4h

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks I bailed both books 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I cannot. 4h

Julsmarshall I listened to it on #audio and like @Librarybelle , found a few gems that resonated with me. I never would have found this book without the challenge so thanks, @AllDebooks ! 4h

dabbe @AllDeBooks @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Thank you for hosting this and giving all of us much-needed inspiration. 🩶🩷🩶 56m

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The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism | Martin Wolf

My February #BookSpinBingo reading plan. The tagged book is the first of my #Roll100 picks.
1 - 10 are #buddyreads

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 8h

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

#NaturaLitsy #Dailybuddyread

Well, that's a wrap on January.
🍃 Are you enjoying our daily read?
🍃 Do you have a favourite entry for January?
🍃 Have the entries orompted you to research more on that day's subject?

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

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread @Bookwormjillk @Read4life @TheBookHippie @kspenmoll @TEArificbooks @Cuilin @DebinHawaii @Chelsea.Poole @dabbe @Chrissyreadit @CBee @julieclair @tdrosebud @Soscha @Seabreeze_Reader @StaceGhost @Daisey @bcncookbookclub 9h

Cuilin I love starting my day with this book. I love the Major Oak tree in Sherwood Forest and I also love the road of trees in Northern Ireland. 6h

TheBookHippie Yes! I loved that Theresienstadt was in the book and everyday I‘m in awe. Such a perfect book for the year! 5h

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CBee I need to catch up but am very much enjoying it! 5h

AllDebooks @Cuilin I loved the Major Oak too, visited it many times. It is a lovely book. 😍 4h

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie glad you like it. I like the variety of posts, so interesting. 4h

AllDebooks @CBee no rush, just enjoy. X 4h

Read4life I‘m just enjoying this book. I start my day with it out on the hammock with my coffee. It‘s just a perfect start to each new day. 3h

AnnCrystal 🌱💝💝💝. 3h

Faranae 😂 I think I'm the only one who doesn't like the book. I thought I would, but it doesn't go deep enough at all, and some of the trees I already knew about, I got annoyed because of how she talked about them (for example, focusing on the death of Kiidk'yaas instead of its part in Haida life, the saplings created from cuttings, the use of the wood in Six String Nation, etc).

It did give me something to track daily for Storygraph though! 3h

dabbe I'm loving it and even got Matt reading it with me. 🤩 The only parts that sadden me, though, are the trees that no longer exist. 🥺 1h

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Monday Or Tuesday | Virginia Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries January's #buddyread discussion thread.

📚 What did you think of the various writing styles between stories?
📚 Did you enjoy any particular stories? If so, why?
📚 Do you like the stream-of-consciousness style she uses?

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

Next up - Jacob's Room https://litsy.com/p/c3lpd2JsbHJN

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @PurpleyPumpkin @TheKidUpstairs @quietlycuriouskate @Deblovestoread @Daisey @Cuilin @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @Graywacke @rubyslippersreads @AnishaInkspill @JenlovesJT47 @iamthatniki 10h

Librarybelle Still playing catchup, but please keep me on the tag list. I fell behind but want to read her works in order, so it‘ll be a bit before I‘m up with the group. 7h

Cuilin What I find interesting about Woolf‘s writing is that I really enjoy it while I‘m reading and two days later I forgotten the majority of what I‘ve read. I remember birds flying over a town. Oh and a group of women asking if men are worth the praise bestowed on them? 7h

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TheBookHippie I prefer her short stories and stream of consciousness over her long ones. I read a few twice to soak them in. I printed out Monday or Tuesday for my collage journal. 5h

AllDebooks @Librarybelle please don't feel under pressure. It's a relaxed group. Enjoy them as and when you get to them. 😊 4h

AllDebooks @Cuilin that's true. 🤣 I did enjoy Kew Garden with the view pint of the flower bed. 4h

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie adding them to your journal is a good idea 💡 4h

TheBookHippie I didn‘t fully check this out but it appears to be our February book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNAdq9NHTlw 4h

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie oh lovely, thank you for the link x 15m

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What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World�s Ocean | Helen Scales

#NaturaLitsy January's #buddyread discussion thread.

🌊 Did you enjoy the author's style?
🌊 What stood out for you?
🌊 Did you find the tone optimistic about the future?

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

🦉🐦‍⬛🦃Next up - Ten birds that changed the world. https://litsy.com/p/NGNZWXBVZllk

AllDebooks @rockpools @Chrissyreadit @Blackink_WhitePaper @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @SamAnne @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MelisK @Soubhiville @wanderinglynn @claudiuo @PageShifter 10h

AllDebooks @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @CaitZ @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark @bnp @TEArificbooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs 10h

AllDebooks @Julsmarshall @Readergrrl @AmandaBlaze @Cazxxx @Cuilin @Morr_Books @Read4life @vonnie862 @Eyelit @Roary47 @Knitmaths @mjdowens @SaltyMac @Bluebird @yourfavouritemixtape @Deblovestoread 10h

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Bookwormjillk I enjoyed this book a lot. I‘m not sure I found it hopeful. More like there is promise of hope if we do the right thing. I thought the audiobook was very well done. You could hear the emotions in the author‘s voice. 10h

AllDebooks @TheSpineView @gossamerchild @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll @Smarkies @JenReadsAlot @bookwyrm7 @Vansa @CBee @Lunakay @Seabreeze_Reader @Texreader @PaperbackPirate @StaceGhost @Schnoebs 10h

Roary47 I really enjoyed the book also. I show a video to my classes every year called The Plastic Ocean and it has the same tone, and much of the same information. It is nice to see the change that happens to my students after they realize how much just plastic is causing on aquatic ecosystems. I think a change for the better is the aim by the tone they have. I also listened to the audio which was really nicely done @Bookwormjillk 8h

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk I felt this way too. I love the ocean so much and I fear for it. The book is very well written and I think it‘s a must read. Done very well. I had a library book and I had to wait for it so that‘s encouraging. 5h

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Untitled | Unknown

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Our last #FridayNightShare is a free choice. What 2024 reads did you really enjoy? Recommend as many as you like. We all like a hefty tbr pile, right?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

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Moments of Being | Virginia Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries

I hear you, Virginia.

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Selected Poems | e. e. cummings

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A beautiful #WednesdayWisdom for you, plus a fabulous fox ❤️

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

AnnCrystal 💕💫💝. 3d

TheBookHippie I love this poet and foxes! PERFECTION. 3d

Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3d

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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot | Mikki Kendall

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#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks

This book is one of the best feminist books I have ever read. Kendall exposes how marginalised women are excluded from feminist causes and how we must bring these women into the fold in order to claim feminism as an equality concept.
If you consider yourself a feminist, you MUST read this book. It will show you how you can do better.

Catsandbooks Excellent review! Would you like to be added to the rise up reads tag list? 18h

AllDebooks @Catsandbooks yes please 😀 13h

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Collapse Feminism: The Online Battle for Feminism's Future | Alice Cappelle

I'm really getting a lot out of reading my sociopolitical books from my #Roll100 list. It's making me feel better about the whole global situation atm, be that climate change, equality, AI, human rights, economics, or governance. There are people fighting back, educating, informing, documenting, and pushing for change. Some can be difficult reads but empowering for that. I highly recommend it.

@PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 5d

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Reasons to Stay Alive | Matt Haig

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace #NaturaLitsy

This is our last #MondayMoments for now. I hope they've helped you pause for a moment. I found this great article, jam-packed with tips, advice, and recommendations. It's a lovely 5 minute read. 😍
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/26/winter-wonder-jeanette-winte...

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit 🩵 5d

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Women, Race, & Class | Angela Y. Davis

My #HyggeHourReadathon has developed into an all afternoon, not moving from this spot. This is most definitely a 'calm and boring day'. 😊📚☕️🐈
I'm spending the day alternating between reading the tagged book and listening to #NaturaLitsy January read, What the Wild Seas Can Be. 🌊 🎧

For the actual hour, I'll be planning February's reads and journaling.

All welcome to join us.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie Tagged book is so good! 6d

Julsmarshall Sounds like a wonderful day! 6d

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie isn't it, tho? This will go into my top 10 influential reads. 6d

AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 6d

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 6d

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The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison

Happy #Chatterday

I've had the best afternoon celebrating this lil dude's 1st birthday. I'm now snuggled up in bed #WithTheBanned book. 😍

AnnCrystal 🤩🥳🎂🍰💝. 7d

Leftcoastzen Awesome! 7d

Suet624 ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7d

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dabbe HB, Little Dude! 🤩🤩🤩 7d

IuliaC Happy birthday! 🎈🎂 7d

Cupcake12 Happy birthday little guy! 🎉🎉🎉 7d

Gissy Happy Birthday 🎉🎊🎂🥳 6d

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

#Chatterday

Well .... 🤔🫣, that was a week. So, let's focus on wellbeing, positive, and inspirational points.
Please remember this is a safe place to vent frustrations, shout out achievements, grumble, celebrate, all of it. Throw it at me, I can take it.
Let's chat. 💙

☕️ How has your week been?
☕️ Any weekend plans?
☕️ Any recommendations? 📚🎬📺

AllDebooks @Eggs how are you? 1w

AllDebooks @CatLass007 @Kerrbearlib This is a weekly check-in event to catch-up. 1w

AllDebooks @Cuilin @TheLudicReader @Soscha @AnnCrystal @Suet624 @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae @Sace @tpixie @dabbe @Librarybelle @Seabreeze_Reader @DebinHawaii @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @mhillis @kspenmoll @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Deblovestoread @Bookwormjillk 1w

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Librarybelle Nearly one week down…how many more to go??? On Monday, I started meditating again and really hope to make this a part of my daily life—I do well, and then something happens, and I stop. My irregular viewing of my non-Litsy social media platforms is going well, which means more reading time! Overall, though, I‘m trying to focus on the present and live in the moment. I‘m a pessimist by nature, and current events make me doubt a bright future. ⬇️ 1w

Librarybelle ⬆️ My favorite band, Our Lady Peace, released a song in 2005 titled “Will the Future Blame Us,” and it‘s been going nonstop in my head all week. That and R.E.M.‘s “It‘s the End of the World As We Know It…” except I don‘t feel fine. On a positive note, I‘ve got fun plans for Sunday and hopefully a good afternoon of reading today. Plus, the first discussion of #ChristiesCapers ! 1w

TheLudicReader Busy week of marking and chasing kids for missing assignments as semester one wraps up. Had several discussions regarding AI, too. 😖 I have quite a lot of marking to do today to be ready for submitting my marks on Monday, but I am going to make time for a visit to the bookstore and to do some reading. Also made the decision to leave FB. I am on Bluesky if anyone else is. Come find me. 1w

Bookwormjillk Happy #chatterday The best thing I can say for this week is it went quickly. I start PT on Wednesday for my hand issues so while I know it will be torture I‘m hoping for progress plus torture. @Librarybelle I started meditation again this week too! 1w

AllDebooks Just off to a 1 year olds birthday party. Catch up later x 1w

mhillis I attended a symposium on AI in Language Education today. Looking forward to a chill day at home tomorrow! 1w

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk Admittedly, I don‘t have the best concentration for it, especially because the cats like to crawl all over me while I am meditating, but it‘s something! 1w

Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle I have felt disheartened but i think my love of history has helped a ton to know that this is an ugly cycle and there are plenty of reasons it has happened- but it is not permanent because nothing is. One of my big thoughts is there is a huge fear of how social media has been used for misinformation- but it‘s also feared because it spreads information. We will continue to read and share and i have hope ❤️ 1w

Eggs @AllDebooks Thx for asking - really challenging right now. Getting the house sale-ready, packing, crying, anxiety about apartment living, up and down stairs hundred X/day, visiting/consoling my partner in assisted living-so tired 🥱 1w

Librarybelle @Chrissyreadit That‘s a good reflection and good positivity. I‘m a student of history too, and long ago I could just see where things were going. I‘m not in the hopeful mindset yet, but maybe someday… 1w

Bookwormjillk @Eggs that sounds rough. I‘m so sorry you have to go through all of that. 1w

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle me too with the cats. They seem to find me meditating interesting. 1w

Librarybelle Oh my, @Eggs ! Thinking of you! ❤️ 1w

Cuilin @Eggs That‘s so much at one time. Sending love. Thinking of you. 1w

Cuilin I got a steroid shot so for four days I had zero discomfort and got so much done. Working on some long term solutions with my doctor. Went to see David Grey with my daughters last night in Boston which was amazing. For a moment we could pause the anxiety of the times. @TheLudicReader Also got rid of TIKTOK, all Meta and I‘m on Bluesky. (edited) 1w

Cuilin @Librarybelle I need to start meditating again. Any tips? I used to use an app but don‘t want to pay for anything else. 1w

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk Good luck with the hand therapy. Hope the torture is at a minimum. 🍀 1w

Librarybelle @Cuilin I use the Calm app. In 2020, they had a lifetime membership at a deep discount, so I splurged and bought all of the content. I did see this post from Mindful.org on free app options for meditation: https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-apps-worthy-of-your-attention/ I‘ve not tried any of these, but Mindful is a good resource for meditation practices. 1w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I strained a muscle on the right side of my back, so during a week when I really need to release frustration through exercise, I'm limited to gentle stretches. It seems to be in the mend, though. Work was busy. It was so cold that I wore two pairs of pants. I covered for a sick colleague. BUT the weekend is here, and I'm hoping for some time to clean up a bit, to read, and enjoy the company of my guy and our dog. @Eggs Sending a hug your way. 💛 1w

Sace @mhillis oh? What do you teach? I have yet to take the AI in the classroom plunge. 1w

Sace @TheLudicReader Blergh. I know the feeling of chasing down students for assignments. 1w

Sace @Bookwormjillk I hope you have more progress than torture. 1w

Sace @Chrissyreadit I am constantly reminding myself of this (I‘m not a student of history per se but I have a working knowledge). 1w

Sace @Cuilin glad you had days with no discomfort! 1w

Sace @Librarybelle I have been back and forth about using the calm app. Maybe I‘ll give it a whirl. 1w

Sace @Eggs I‘m so sorry. That‘s a lot on your plate. I‘ll keep you in my thoughts. 1w

Sace @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick have a great weekend! Relax and refresh. 1w

Sace I doomscrolled more than I should have this week but still way less than I have in the past. Thanks to snow days I had a lot of reading time which kept my mind of things. Working on my reading journal brought me joy as well as a nice conversation with a colleague about nothing in particular, but the human connection was nice. (edited) 1w

Librarybelle @Sace Calm works for me, but I also know others who prefer other apps. Good luck! 1w

Faranae I'm not in the US, so my week was less fraught in that regard. Tonight I'm having a Burns Supper on my Twitch stream, which is a bit silly since I don't currently have a way to have other people recite, or a camera for showing a proper meal. And my bagpipe music are all midis. 😂 1w

Kerrbearlib This week I made mental health a priority. I learned emotional regulation skills & spent less time online. I‘ve been inspired by this Maggie Smith quote: “It‘s not enough to “think positive‘; you have to ‘do positive‘…Do something today, however small, to light up your own life. Or shine on someone else.” It‘s a dark time in the world & I think it‘s so important to bring light whenever possible. ♥️♥️♥️

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Keep Moving: The Journal: Thrive Through Change and Create a Life You Love

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CatLass007 Today is #Caturday! Every day is #Caturday! The cats are the only reason I get out of bed some days. And they take very good care of me when I don‘t feel well like Thursday and Friday because I had migraines all day. Not fun, except for kitty snuggles. Today I feel much better. This book about coffee that you have tagged is making me very sad because I love coffee, but coffee doesn‘t love me anymore. I am still able to drink tea, (cont)⬇️ 1w

CatLass007 even caffeinated tea, so it‘s not all bad. My physical health goal is to manage my pain levels, starting with migraines. My feeling is that once my migraines are no longer keeping me in bed most days. I will be able to leave the house for something other than doctor‘s appointments. I used to attend a fiber arts group and an open craft group at our senior citizen center but the instructor is now in a nursing home and those groups no longer (cont)⬇️ 1w

CatLass007 meet. I have spent a lot of time googling and have found a fiber arts group that meets every other Friday at the public library, and a group called Makerspace that meets on Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons at another location. I also am looking at local book clubs and have found at least one that seems to be one in which I could participate. Maybe more. But until I get my physical health in better condition I won‘t be able to really (cont)⬇️ (edited) 1w

CatLass007 go anywhere. I am working at ways to be more frugal, because I spend every month agonizing over every penny I spend. Mental health also is a major priority. I am looking for mentally healthy and effective ways to resist fascism in the United States. @Librarybelle @Cuilin @Sace I have tried Calm and didn‘t find it particularly helpful. I find guided meditation a frustrating experience mostly it‘s about breathing and noticing your body (cont)⬇️ (edited) 1w

tpixie @Eggs thinking of you, your partner, and your changes. In these hectic, difficult times, be sure and pause and take a deep breath & care for yourself. 💙💙💙 1w

CatLass007 and for whatever reason that doesn‘t work for me. I have attended a meditation group that mostly focuses on breath work, but on two different occasions, we were led on more focused, guided meditation. Mentally walking across a field, through a forest,up a hill, etc. Those seem to work better for me. But that particular group no longer (cont)⬇️ 1w

CatLass007 meets. If any of you have have suggestions for meditations similar to the ones I described, I would appreciate any input you have to offer. 1w

AnnCrystal @Librarybelle I believe there's hope for the future so long as don't give up hope 🙏💝.

@Bookwormjillk may the therapy help your hand recover 🙏💝.

@Eggs keeping you and yours in my prayers. Hopefully once you resettle, the stress will be a less for you 🙏💝.

@Cuilin may you find a long time solution for the discomfort 🙏💝.

@Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick may your back strengten soon 🙏💝.

@CatLass007 may your condition become well 🙏💝.

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AnnCrystal Personally I am better this week mentally. We're no longer jumping out of our shoes whenever we hear sirens.

Still worried and freaking about things going on.

For meditations, my garden is my safe place 🌱💝.

Thank you for the tag ☺️💝. (edited) 1w

CatLass007 @AnnCrystal Thank you. 🙏🏽💗 I will pray for you and all my friends on Litsy. Although the times can be discouraging, I don‘t think I could give up hope when I know there are still so many wonderful people in this world. 1w

tpixie @Kerrbearlib great Maggie Smith quote! 1w

AnnCrystal Thank You @CatLass007 truth 🥲🙏💖. 1w

Deblovestoread I have to admit I‘m mostly angry, especially at the people I know who voted for this dumpster fire. So I‘m trying to use that to make some changes like get rid of Meta products, reduce my reliance on Amazon, etc. and also review the people in my everyday life. I appreciate the reminder about this not being permanent from @Chrissyreadit although at 65 if feels like it could be for the rest of my days. 1w

dabbe @Librarybelle Glad you're meditating and that it's helping you to feel better. Can't wait to discuss some Christie! 🩵🩶🩵 1w

dabbe @TheLudicReader Okay, you win the teacher award. I never chased down students for missing assignments! I was like “You snoozed? You losed!“ Bad grammar intentional. Hope you get some relaxation from marking. 🩵🩶🩵 1w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Good luck with PT; I hope it brings excellent results. 🩵🩶🩵 1w

dabbe @mhillis Yay! Hope it's relaxing! 🩵🩶🩵 1w

dabbe @Chrissyreadit Thanks for reminding me of this word (as a hashtag of course): #perspective 🩵🩶🩵 1w

dabbe @Eggs So sorry to read this. You are going through so much. Holding you in my thoughts and sending 🩵🩶🩵. 1w

dabbe @Cuilin Hoping for as many pain-free days as possible for you! 🩵🩶🩵 1w

dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Go easy and rest up! 🩵🩶🩵 1w

Deblovestoread @Eggs. I‘m sorry you are going through so much and hope once you are settled you can find some comfort and peace. @Bookwormjillk @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick and @CatLass007 I hope you all find healing and comfort from your ailments. ❤️ @Cuilin David Grey! I haven‘t listened to him in a while. Need to fix that. Glad you had a lovely outing and hope you get continued respite from what ails you! Thanks everyone for sharing! ❤️ 1w

dabbe @Kerrbearlib #dopositive Love that, and thanks. 🩵🩶🩵 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 Meditation doesn't work much for me either. Here's a silly game I play when I want my brain to shut off: I take the alphabet and think of a category; then I try to come up with answers for each letter. Example: For “names of authors“ I might think “Alcott, Louisa“ or “Ann Patchett“ (both ways, of course). Then for B, maybe “Browning, Robert“ and so on. It really helps shut off my worries. 🩵🩶🩵 1w

dabbe @Deblovestoread So with you! 🩵🩶🩵 1w

dabbe How I got through this week:
1. A Trump Countdown timer: it actually helps me to see the numbers SLOWLY going down. 😂 Link: https://shorturl.at/Ai7s3
2. This song performed by Sydney Christmas. I have played it over and over again. She is STUNNING. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjyy4tYZFDc&list=RDpjyy4tYZFDc&start_radio=1
3. Creating my own mix of ambient sounds: https://asoftmurmur.com/

Sending all of you 🩵🩶🩵. #thistooshallpass 1w

Deblovestoread @dabbe Somehow #1 gave a spark of joy and although I had seen #2 before watching today made me tear up. Thanks for that! ❤️ 1w

Cuilin @CatLass007 speaking of walking meditation I just finished an amazing book on geotherapy,

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dabbe @Deblovestoread Seeing those numbers move is reassuring! And I am now Sydney's biggest fan! 🩵🩶🩵 1w

CatLass007 @Deblovestoread I‘m 63 and I understand what you‘re saying. I‘m tired of being angry though. Making constructive steps like ridding yourself of Meta products, reducing your reliance on Amazon, and reviewing the people in your everyday will be emotionally healthy for you (and all of us) and I hope will help reduce your anger. @Kerrbearlib I like the way you think. I‘m looking up books by Maggie Smith right now. @Librarybelle I‘m looking up (cont)⬇️ 1w

CatLass007 mindful.org Thank you! @eggs ❤️🙏🏽❤️ @Cuilin Thanks for the recommendation! @dabbe I will look both of these up. (edited) 1w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle I feel so much better for moving off SM. Living in the moment is the only way to live, especially in such uncertain times. X 1w

AllDebooks @TheLudicReader I'm on Bluesky, but forget to use it. I mainly use Litsy now. Time in a bookshop is always time well spent. X 1w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk sounds painful but I hope it's worth it for long term relief. X 1w

AllDebooks @mhillis I find AI terrifying. I really need to learn more about it. 1w

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit there is always hope. 💙 I've been following a lot of positive folks drawing attention to misinformation and what we can do to fight back, like AOC and Rebecca Solnit 1w

AllDebooks @Eggs you were on my mind. I'm sorry you're having such a difficult time. Do you have support or help in dealing with the house? I wish you rest and strength to see you through these awful changes. X 1w

AllDebooks @Cuilin I bet that was a lovely distraction for an evening. 1w

AllDebooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick glad you're feeling better. Enjoy your down time. X 1w

AllDebooks @Sace I absolutely bloody love this. Connection is key to getting through these tumultuous times. Ease up on the doomscrolling, tho. I drove myself batty over it during Brexit. 7d

AllDebooks @Faranae sounds like it will be a blast. Enjoy x 🥃 7d

AllDebooks @Kerrbearlib I agree with Maggie Smith. That quote is going in my journal. 😍 7d

Sace @AllDebooks I just corrected my comment because I meant to say that since I doomscrolled more than I should have it was still LESS than I did 2016-2020. I can do more good going out and connecting with others. Or staying in and reading and keeping my bad attitude about my neighbors in check 😂 7d

AllDebooks @CatLass007 🐈😻 Chronic illness is so debilitating. All you can do is take it one day at a time. Wishing you better so you can get more out of life. This time of year is tough for me, healthwise. It's why I started the #MidwinterSolace event as a way to connect with others. X 7d

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal I'm glad it's ben a calmer week. My garden is my happy place too. 7d

TheLudicReader @mhillis Any interesting takeaways about AI from your symposium? 7d

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread No!!! 65 is young, and this is a transient time. Yes, it's scary, but I think enough people will oppose the divisive, destructive changes he wants to bring in. Particularly so now it's obvious 7d

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread he's just in it for big business. I'm doing the same, avoiding all these troublesome companies. 7d

TheLudicReader Ugh, right @Sace “Is there anything I can do to get my mark up?” Um, yeah. All the crap you should have done during the semester. 😂 7d

AllDebooks @dabbe that countdown is going to be obsessed over. 😅 7d

AllDebooks @Sace yes, that's the time period I was lost in it, too. I blame covid. 7d

TheLudicReader Omg, @dabbe, Sydney Christmas! I started crying practically as soon as she started singing. Thanks for the link. As for chasing students…I wouldn‘t chase any of them if I had my way, a deadline is a deadline. Sadly, not our district‘s pov. 7d

AllDebooks @TheLudicReader just finished watching her. She's incredible @dabbe thanks for the link x 7d

CatLass007 @AllDebooks Today hasn‘t been too bad. I‘m really glad to be part of this group you‘ve established.❤️ 7d

AnnCrystal @AllDebooks 😘🌱💝💝💝. 7d

Sace @TheLudicReader I hate when they ask what they can do to bring up their grade. “Why yes. It‘s easy. Go back in time and do the work!” 7d

mhillis @TheLudicReader It was so interesting because some presenters were using AI as language teachers and others as language game developers. There are some gaps in our understanding of each other‘s needs but we learned a lot through discussing this 🙌 7d

mhillis @Sace I teach English to Japanese university students. I‘m interested in AI and literature language teaching too!! 7d

Kerrbearlib @Sace it can be hard to stop doom scrolling, can‘t it? I‘m working on reading or writing instead of scrolling, but it‘s hard to put the electronics down sometimes. 7d

Kerrbearlib @AllDebooks I‘m so glad you like the quote! ♥️ 7d

Kerrbearlib @dabbe you‘re welcome! 7d

Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 #Caturday makes everything better! I hope you enjoy Maggie‘s books if you decide to read any. The one I tagged really helped me after a friend‘s death. I think it‘s a good read for anyone experiencing change or loss. I may reread it soon, I think it will be helpful with all that‘s going on in the world. 7d

Sace @mhillis I teach novice level Spanish to US high school students. I‘m an old dog and I struggle with new tricks. I‘m only just trying CI/ADI techniques. 7d

Sace @Kerrbearlib same l! I‘m trying to just stick to Litsy! 7d

dabbe @AllDebooks IKR? 🤩😂🤩 7d

dabbe @TheLudicReader I know, but it still sucks that you have to do it. I would, too, in this climate today. RE: Sydney “Merry“ Christmas: I can't stop watching her. Her rendition of “Over the Rainbow“ and “My Way“ made me 😭 as well, but “Tomorrow“ really hit it for me. She is unbelievable! 🤩 7d

dabbe @AllDebooks YW! 🩵🩶🩵 7d

CatLass007 When I worked at HBO in Manhattan, I was able to look out the window in the cafeteria at the National Debt Clock across the street. It was kind of depressing watching the numbers keep climbing. Eventually, National Debt stopped climbing so steeply and the billionaire who put it up had it taken down. The National Debt is skyrocketing again and his Foundation put it back up. But even as slowly as the Trump countdown clock is going, it makes me happy 7d

CatLass007 @Kerrbearlib Do you think her books would work well as audiobooks? Particularly Keep Moving, the inspiration for the journal? 7d

Eggs @AllDebooks Thank you. My partner‘s daughter is helping manage her dad‘s stuff. Two of my daughters live 3-4 hours away, though my youngest lives 20 minutes away and came for several hours last weekend to help with taking down the paintings and making trips to goodwill etc. I just want it to be over. I have decluttered to the MAX!!!😅 - feels good 7d

Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 I think so, yes! 7d

Eggs @Bookwormjillk Thank you Jill🥰 This too shall pass.., 7d

Eggs @Librarybelle Thank you 🙏🏻 7d

Eggs @Cuilin Thank you🥰 Thanks for the love💞 I still have a lot to be grateful for - his heart is well and he‘s grateful and sweet. 7d

Eggs @Sace Thank you for the 💭 s; I‘m just grateful he survived the cardiac arrest - it could have been fatal. He is so grateful and sweet 7d

Eggs @dabbe Thank you 🙏🏻 💗😘 7d

dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 7d

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell | Susanna Clarke

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Our #FridayNightshare is to recommend your go-to comfort reads. Seems appropriate for this scary week.

The tagged is my go-to contemporary read. My comfort classics are Sense & Sensibility and David Copperfield.

What are yours?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Chrissyreadit 💙💙💙💙💙 1w

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Lark Rise to Candleford - Trilogy: Lark Rise, Over to Candleford and Candleford Green | Flora Thompson

#HashtagBrigade
@BarkingMadRead

We have a saying in UK 'got a face like a cat's arse' reminds me of the chicken a few chapters back.

AllDebooks @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @Librarybelle @Cuilin @eeclayton @Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean @willaful @dabbe @AnneCecilie 1w

Cuilin I laughed way too hard at that. 😂 1w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk @quietjenn @Crinoline_Laphroaig @JacqMac @julieclair @Deblovestoread @Vansa @Bklover @SamAnne @KAO @CoverToCoverGirl @Tineke @Sace 1w

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AllDebooks @Cuilin as did I 😅 1w

Bklover 😂🤣😂🤣 1w

Kerrbearlib I want that cookie cutter! 1w

Librarybelle 😂 1w

dabbe 😂😂😂 1w

Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂😂😂 1w

mcctrish My father in law says “that‘s cat‘s ass” when something is good which makes NO SENSE 1w

AllDebooks @mcctrish No sense at all 😅 1w

AmyG I actually love this. 1w

BarbaraJean 😂😂 1w

Deblovestoread 🤣🤣🤣 1w

Ruthiella 😹😹😹 1w

TheBookgeekFrau 🤣🤣🤣 1w

Sparklemn Love it! 1w

AnishaInkspill 😂😂 1w

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Jacob's Room | Virgina Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Our February #buddyread is VW's third novel, published in 1922, Jacob's Room. The main protagonist, Jacob Flanders, is revealed to us through the opinions of other characters. This is considered an important text as VW moves away from conventional plot driven fiction to a more experimental, modernist way of writing.

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

@LitsyEvents

TheBookHippie It‘s on Hoopla FYI 1w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie great, thanks for the info 1w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @PurpleyPumpkin @TheKidUpstairs @Daisey @quietlycuriouskate @Deblovestoread @Cuilin @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @Graywacke @rubyslippersreads @AnishaInkspill @JenlovesJT47 @iamthatniki 1w

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Librarybelle Yay! 1w

Cuilin I haven‘t read this one. Yay 1w

AnishaInkspill I've read this and have been wanting to read this again. I'm going to try and fit this in but it may or may not be for Feb 1w

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Ten Birds That Changed the World | Stephen Moss

#NaturaLitsy

Our February #buddyread is Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss. This book examines the relationship between humans and birds, using ten key species from all seven continents to tell this natural history.

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

@LitsyEvents

AllDebooks @rockpools @Chrissyreadit @Blackink_WhitePaper @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MelisK @Soubhiville @wanderinglynn @SamAnne @claudiuo 1w

AllDebooks @PageShifter @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @CaitZ @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark @bnp @TEArificbooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs 1w

AllDebooks @Julsmarshall @Readergrrl @AmandaBlaze @Cazxxx @Cuilin @Morr_Books @Read4life @vonnie862 @Eyelit @Roary47 @Knitmaths @mjdowens @SaltyMac @Bluebird @Deblovestoread @yourfavouritemixtape 1w

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AllDebooks @TheSpineView @gossamerchild @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll @Smarkies @JenReadsAlot @bookwyrm7 @Vansa @CBee @Lunakay @Seabreeze_Reader @Texreader @PaperbackPirate @StaceGhost 1w

julieclair This one looks fascinating! 👍 1w

AllDebooks @julieclair I think so. I can't work out which chapter I'm most excited to read. Odin's raven is up there. 1w

julieclair @AllDebooks Don‘t have my copy yet, but Odin‘s Raven sounds like a great place to start! 1w

Schnoebs Just stumbled upon this group. Would love to join! 4d

AllDebooks @Schnoebs oh yay, wonderful. Welcome to NaturaLitsy. It's a very relaxed, friendly group. We also have a #dailybuddyread

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees

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Be The Change: A Toolkit for the Activist in You | Gina Martin

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Today's #WednesdayWisdom is one we all need to hear. Absorb these words, believe them.

YOU ARE ENOUGH

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️ 1w

Suet624 thank you 1w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1w

Cuilin Beautiful, thank you 😊 1w

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The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

It seems so relevant today to quote Martin Luther King for today's #MondayMoments

Happy MLK day.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Suet624 💕💕💕 2w

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2w

lil1inblue 💗 💗 💗 2w

Leftcoastzen ❤️❤️❤️ 2w

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Hygge: Unlock the Danish Art of Coziness and Happiness | Barbara Hayden

Find yourself a cosy corner to participate in our weekly #HyggeHourReadathon ☕️✒️🕯🛋

All are welcome to join in.

What will you be reading?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TiredLibrarian What a nice idea! 2w

Bookwormjillk Starting Sense & Sensibility tonight 2w

dabbe I'll be reading 'SALEMS LOT. I need a place more terrifying than my country right now. 🖤 2w

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AllDebooks @dabbe I hear you. I was reading that after the election in November 😱 2w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk love this book so much. It's one of my comfort reads. 2w

AllDebooks @TiredLibrarian @Chrissyread it came up with it for #MidwinterSolace last year. It was so popular, we kept it running as a weekly event. 😊 2w

dabbe @AllDebooks #greatminds 🩶🖤🩶 2w

AllDebooks I'm lost in

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Faranae I spent it with Heartstopper volumes 4 and 5! Very cosy~ 2w

AllDebooks @Faranae 💙❄️💙 2w

CatLass007 @dabbe There are very few places less terrifying than our country. 1w

CatLass007 @AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit I think this is a wonderful idea! This is one of the many reasons I love Litsy. We‘re not just a group of people who love books, we‘re a group of people who care about each other. We care about the world at large. I am looking for mentally healthy and constructive ways to resist the fascist oligarchy in which most of us live. Is there a tag list for #MentalHealthMonday? Or for the self-care group you mentioned? (cont)⬇️ 1w

CatLass007 If so, please add me to the tag list. 1w

AllDebooks @CatLass007 Thank you for your kind words. I'm with you 💯 x There isn't a taglist for #hyggehour just the hashtag. I'll add you to the #LitSolace event taglist. This is a wellbeing, self-care group that runs all year. The biggest events are around the solstice and we use #MidwinterSolace running until end of Jan and #MidSummerSolace. Welcome x 1w

AllDebooks @CatLass007 #MentalHealthMonday is run by @Kerrbearlib 💙 1w

dabbe @CatLass007 🩶🖤🩶 1w

CatLass007 @AllDebooks Thank you for adding me to the #LitSolace tag. And thank you for the information about #HyggeHour and #MentalHealthMonday. 1w

Kerrbearlib Thanks for the tag! Adding this to my calendar ♥️ 1w

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Happy #Chatterday

How's your day going?

All welcome to join in the chitchat. ☕️

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie @sace @Cuilin @dabbe @tpixie @TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie Holding my breath 🎗️… I don‘t say much on this platform because IMTIREDOFHATE but today I‘m just holding my breath waiting to see what happens. Then next week is a whole other story. My brain cannot comprehend I once again need to know the rights of students and if ICE can come into the buildings. RAGE is an appropriate word for the day. I know ppl don‘t like the political for me today this is my reality. So I put a spoiler up. Oy. 2w

tpixie Great! Reading my daily read of Les Misérables for #READLESMIS. I‘m going to finally finish my #AuthorAMonth WhoseBody? ThankGoodness! And I just read JRR Tolkien‘s poem, Errantry which is very lyrical. @Daisey shared it with me! Tonight, I‘m going to a school fundraiser with my daughter. Several men cook samples of food and you go to each table to try them, & then you vote on your favorite. I‘m bringing baggies- it‘s always too much food ? 2w

tpixie @AllDebooks Thanks for the tag! 🩵📘🩵 2w

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TheBookHippie @tpixie Les Mis is such a zen thing everyday. ♥️ 2w

tpixie @TheBookHippie yes! Thanks for hosting!! 2w

Sace I finished my sixth book of the month and I‘m currently staying tuned to the weather in hopes of another bonus day off 🤣 2w

Sace @TheBookHippie I have been thinking about you. I‘m also holding my breath and anxious about next week. 2w

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie I hear you. I‘m dreading going to work in DC on Tuesday. Really relieved that it‘s so cold and apparently they‘re all going to stay inside. 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I fully understand how you're feeling and wish there was something I could do to make you feel better. Just know you're not alone. I think the whole world will be holding its breath on Monday. X 2w

AllDebooks @tpixie I love Les Mis. Tonight's event sounds fun. Enjoy. X 2w

AllDebooks @Sace lol, I get that wish. 🤣 2w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I can't imagine how touh that's gonna be. My thoughts are with you. X 2w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm just finally having my morning coffee. We are heading to Easton, PA today to have a belated holiday with my guy's cousin and her two sons (19 & 16). The father passed about 2 years ago and they all had similar interests. We like to spend time with the boys talking about superheroes and Legos. @TheBookHippie I am not looking forward to this week. You're all in my thoughts. ❤️ 2w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk ugh thankful for small favours of the weather. Sigh. 2w

TheBookHippie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick So sweet. Legos are the best! Hope you all have a wonderful time. ♥️ 2w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks Yup. Just keep swimming!!! 2w

quietlycuriouskate @TheBookHippie I don't know what to say about Monday: still can't quite get my head around the fact that it's for real. 2w

tpixie @Sace snow days are fun! At any age!! 🩵❄️🩵 2w

tpixie @AllDebooks thanks! 😊 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Right there with you, my friend. Living in a border state has me very worried as well. I still can't even wrap my head around it. He loses and there's an almost-insurrection. We lose, and we're supposed to play nice in the sandbox. RAGE is the word. 🩶🖤🩶 2w

TheBookHippie @quietlycuriouskate SAME. 2w

TheBookHippie @dabbe ♥️💯 2w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe 👏👏👏 2w

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie I was talking with my parents yesterday about how no one in my area has thought about those forced to leave the US and the impact this will have on the agriculture here. It‘s so sad. Rage away…I‘m with you! 2w

TheBookHippie @Seabreeze_Reader I‘m doing service for MLK day and not tuning into a thing. I absolutely agree we should speak up. Those who are celebrating would like us not to - and to be quiet, which is not my problem. 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle many have left here (in November -about 60 percent). 2w

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie 😔 So very sad. By the way, have you read this…we‘re discussing it for #LiteraryCrew on Monday, and it‘s been a good read on speaking up in your own way against hate for a YA audience. I‘ve thought of you while reading the stories!

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Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

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Faranae I'm super sleep-deprived, but also excited because I finally have a fridge in my basement suite, so I can maybe start eating better. Anyone got healthy snack ideas? Nothing crunchy and it's winter here in the far North so produce will cost an arm and a leg. But baking is an option! 😻 2w

AnnCrystal 🫂💝.
@Seabreeze_Reader
@dabbe
@TheBookHippie
@Sace
@Bookwormjillk
@AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate
@Librarybelle

It feels like we're reading an unrealistic sci-fi book...

My mom and I went grocery shopping yesterday. We stocked up a bit in case there's some kind of chaos and we're forced to shelter in place...that sounds ridiculous...this just all feels unsettling.

Keep praying for our wild in the forests, waters, and sky.

🇺🇸🙏🦅🇺🇲.
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TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle yes we did this with young people for a book club ♥️♥️♥️ last go round … 2w

Sace @AllDebooks I love my job and my kids are the BEST, but being at home snuggled in bed reading is even better! 😊 2w

Librarybelle @AnnCrystal ❤️❤️❤️ 2w

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie It‘s a good book club book for teens! 2w

Sace @tpixie they certainly are! 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle they very much liked it. 2w

AllDebooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick lego is the best invention. Have a fun time x 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 💙 2w

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate it's a dystopian nightmare, but unfortunately, irl. I'm still in shock 2w

AllDebooks @dabbe 💙 thinking of you all 💙 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @tpixie @sace @Bookwormjillk @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @quietlycuriouskate @dabbe @Seabreeze_Reader @Librarybelle @Faranae @AnnCrystal And to anyone else who participates in #Chatterday 😊 Thank you for your responses. I started this as an open, safe space to discuss anything. I'm so pleased you all feel able to voice your worries, alongside all the good stuff. X 2w

AllDebooks @Seabreeze_Reader I'm with you 💯 x 2w

AllDebooks I'm changing today's #Chatterday tag to #RAGEaday. X 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle We had this issue after Brexit. No one thought about a ll the EU residents working in the UK that would return to their home countries. Take the mic was the best read. 👌 2w

AllDebooks @Faranae we love flapjacks. Various nice recipes in this article https://www.olivemagazine.com/guides/snacks-winter-walks/ 2w

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal human rights aside, the environment is my biggest fear. It's going to be completely neglected and plundered to the detriment of us all. 2w

Suet624 @TheBookHippie I‘m with you. If folks aren‘t upset about what‘s coming they just aren‘t paying attention or have no compassion. 2w

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks ❤️ 2w

quietlycuriouskate @AllDebooks Thank you for holding the space. Yes, Litsy is a respite from the ongoing crapification of the world BUT at the same time, this mustn't be a place where folk feel they must be silent. I'm scared for the whole damn world and feel helpless, pretty much, but want to show solidarity with our friends in America. God, I never imagined that Brexit was just the warm-up act for this clusterfuck. 2w

TheBookHippie @quietlycuriouskate RIGHT?!?! 2w

TheBookHippie @Suet624 💯 2w

AnnCrystal 🫂👍 @AllDebooks the environmental threat is going to be truly scary 😢🙏. Unimaginable dreadfully nightmarish...thank you for creating this safe space. (edited) 2w

dabbe @AllDebooks 🩶🖤🩶 2w

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Untitled | Anonymous

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Recommend a book by your favourite nature writer for #FridayNightShare
This should be a good one as we all have different interests. Here's to stacks 📚📚📚📚📚

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Bookwormjillk I don‘t know if she‘s more of a nature writer or a travel writer but I always enjoy Sarah Wheeler. 2w

AllDebooks It's always Robert Macfarlane for ne, particularly

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Mountains of the Mind: Adventures in Reaching the Summit

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AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I've not read any, but I like the look of this one.

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Mud and Stars: Travels in Russia with Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Other Geniuses of the Golden Age

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Anyone have any tips on sorting an eczema flareup? The only plus side is I get to do bandage wraps and look like a Scooby Doo villan. The best bit is chasing the kids (teens) round the house for a hug, shouting ,'But I'm your Mummy.'

Hours of fun 🤣🤣🤣

Smrloomis Sorry to hear about the eczema. Our household has used Cerave and Eucerin creams; both worked well if you can get them easily where you are! 2w

Lesliereadsalot Have had eczema my entire life. Can you get a tube of Mometasone Furoate Cream, .1% from your doctor? This stuff is amazing, clears up itching and rash immediately. And it lasts forever, have had this same tube for years! (edited) 2w

AnnCrystal My brother had eczema, our mom applied medicine during the daytime and loosely wrapped cotton crepe bandage (allow fresh air time). For nighttime, she had my brother wear loosely fitted socks or mittens so he could not scratch.

I have plaque psoriasis, there was Burt's Bees Baby 100% Natural ointment that worked wonders, but these days I use Alba Botanica herbal healing. It takes longer 2 work, yet not oily messy, therefore more practical.

🙏💝. (edited) 2w

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willaful Having a bad one too. Nothing seems to help anymore. 😭 Just getting a new prescription for something called Pimecromilus but my pharmacy is out of stock. 2w

Birdsong28 Loratadine tablets. It's the base and ingredient in the fancy tablets such as Benadryl which stops the itching and you can pick up six months supply for cheap on Amazon. It always helps me 📚📖 2w

dabbe Oh, I feel your pain! I've had it in my ears for over 30 years now. Nothing seems to work anymore--even the steroid ointment prescribed by the dermatologist. Thanks for sharing--because I see some new remedies posted here that I'm going to give a try! Hope one of these works for you, too! 🩶🖤🩶 2w

quietlycuriouskate Have you tried Aveeno Dermexa (you can find it in Boots and Tesco's). The balm, especially, has been a godsend for flare-ups. I use the ordinary Aveeno for maintenance: my GP recommended this years ago when she was concerned about the long-term use of hydrocortisone cream and the like. 2w

Cuilin Only prescribed meds that have horrible side effects. But for light relief on top of meds La Roche-Posay Double Repair moisturizer. It may not fix it, but it makes it feel good for a bit. 2w

Larkken When I get patches in the winter i spot treat with the day crème from no 7 - oddly it seems to work v well. Its also seemed to help to over hydrate and to use the Dickinsons witch hazel cleansing cloths. But maybe all my little things wouldn‘t help on a large scale? Sorry you have to deal with it 2w

AllDebooks @Smrloomis @Lesliereadsalot @AnnCrystal @willaful @Birdsong28 @dabbe @quietlycuriouskate @Cuilin @Larkken Thank you so much for all your kind suggestions. Lots to try. 🤞 2w

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Beating Brain Fog: Your 30-Day Plan to Think Faster, Sharper, Better | Sabina Brennan

Every minute of every day. #Brainfog

Bookwormjillk Relatable 2w

dabbe #truth 🩶🖤🩶 2w

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes 🤣🤣 Been there! 2w

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Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2w

Cuilin Never related to anything more than this. 😵‍💫 2w

bthegood 😂 😂 2w

Lesliereadsalot Too true! 2w

AllDebooks 🤣 I'm so glad I'm not the only one @Bookwormjillk @dabbe @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes @Ruthiella @Cuilin @bthegood @Lesliereadsalot 2w

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Mindfulness for Children: Simple activities for parents and children to create greater focus, resilience, and joy | Sarah Rudell Beach

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A #WednesdayWisdom full of mindfulness practice tips to use in a classroom. Just as applicable to adults and home as much as for children and school.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2w

Chrissyreadit 🩵❄️🩵 2w

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Untitled | Unknown

#AudibleStats2024

I could never get into audiobooks when younger. What a young fool I was. 😅
Obviously, with age comes wisdom, as I have now tripled my reading time and discovered some amazing productions. Andy Serkis narrating The Hobbit was perfection.

Cuilin Same. I love audio booking now. I can read and do other things at the same time? Perfect!! 2w

AllDebooks @Cuilin 💚 2w

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The Ghost Bride | Yangsze Choo

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Do you remember me raving about The Fox Wife last month? I was seeking out Yangsze Choo's books, and this is even better. Only with ghosts instead of foxes.
It's set in 1890s Malaya, it's heavy on folklore and spirit culture, but this adds to the tension of the story as Li Lan navigates adulthood and her future prospects.

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Ebb and Flow: A Guide to Seasonal Living | Tiffany Francis-Baker

Original post - https://litsy.com/p/MVBuaFJOcWd0

Happy birthday Lynn
@wanderinglynn is having a birthday giveaway. Check out her original post for more information.

#49bdaygiveaway

wanderinglynn Thanks for entering! 🥳 3w

AllDebooks Thank you for your generous giveaway. I hope you had an amazing day. X 3w

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The Book of Nordic Self-Care: Find peace and balance through seasonal rituals, connecting with nature, mindfulness practices, and more | Elisabeth Carlsson

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Truth 💚

#MondayMoments

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie 💚💚💚💚💚💚 3w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 3w

GinaKButler I needed this today! ❤️ 3w

AllDebooks @GinaKButler 💙Hugs💙 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal 💙❄️💙 3w

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Untitled | Unknown

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

I'm just getting cosy ready for our #Hyggehour readathon. Are you joining in?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

kspenmoll Yes! 3w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll 💙❄️💙 3w

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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

I'm 💯 Hobbit, are you? 😊

Bookwomble Yep! 💖 3w

thecheckoutstack This inspired me to make another cup of coffee and an English muffin for second breakfast ❤️ 3w

AllDebooks @thecheckoutstack 😅🙌 3w

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AllDebooks @Bookwomble 🙌 3w

AnnCrystal 😉👌📚💝💝💝. 3w

Bookwormjillk Sounds perfect to me! 3w

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk My idea of heaven 😍 3w

DogMomIrene Substitute coffee for tea, and 💯 3w

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Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It | Kashmir Hill

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Well, this was a terrifying read for my sociopolitical theme. Kashmir Hill is a NYT journalist investigating Clearview AI. This facial recognition platform claims a 98.6% accuracy rate, with over 50 billion facial profiles, harvested from all public websites.
Highly recommended as it's important we realise what these companies are doing and the consequences of their product.

AllDebooks For future reference https://www.buff.com/gb/balaclavas.html 3w

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

#Midwintersolace #LitSolace

Happy #Chatterday 😊

Grab a coffee, and let's catch up. 😊

☕️ How has your week been?
☕️ Reading anything interesting?
☕️ Any good recommendations to pass on?

All are welcome to join us.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @kspenmoll @dabbe @Sace @Bookwormjillk @Cuilin @mhillis

Bookwormjillk Hello! I just got back from dropping off my son on this snowy Saturday morning. Roads were actually in good shape which was unexpected for this city. My week was fine- work and weather added stress but nothing like others are dealing with. I‘m reading and loving

[tagged book]

Mina's Matchbox

3w

AllDebooks It's so cold here in the UK. I'm staying indoors to avoid an asthma flareup. The upside is how pretty the hoar frost looked this morning. I've just started #NaturaLitsy buddyread ❄️💙❄️

[tagged book]

What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World�s Ocean

3w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk It's so strange getting back into normal routines. Glad you had a safe journey. I hate driving in snow and ice. I have MM on Kindle. I'll have to bump it up the tbr pile. 3w

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Work has been hectic this week, but it's a good hectic. I'm a Sales Director for 13 hotels, so it is great that they have new accounts for me to prospect & set up on the dead of winter. I did have to wear two pairs of pants most of the week due to the below freezing temps. Not much physical reading was done, but I'm nearly finished with the tagged on audio. I haven't read it since I was a kid, so it's been good to revisit. I forgot most of it.

[tagged book]

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

3w

TheBookHippie Snow dumped over night lake effect snow and dropping temps for the 10 day forecast… so winter is here. Exams are next week and every year we get snow days in this week messes with teachers and students, we‘ve asked to do it before holidays to no avail… Mr BookHippie came home from work yesterday sick so avoid him! My son got into Honors College at the university he was early admission to, so exciting. I read the new Danielle Steel last night⬇️ 3w

TheBookHippie No way my grandma would have ever dreamed she‘d still be writing or putting out so many books. This one was like a piece of candy. 😂 I miss gossiping about the characters with her! Book 216 read ✔️ reading this today & Happy Saturday!

[tagged book]

The Rose Hotel: A Memoir of Secrets, Loss, and Love From Iran to America

3w

TheBookHippie Daughter is doing well and even driving! ♥️ 3w

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie great news about son & daughter. My son‘s school moved finals before break for that reason! Overall it‘s a good idea but due to scheduling and a storm right after break he ended up not having classes for almost a month and that will be a rude awakening this week 😂 3w

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks I ended up finishing. I loved it. Stay warm! 3w

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 😂 yah the reentry is rough!!! 3w

AllDebooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Wow, 12 hotels is a handful. They should keep you busy and out of trouble! I haven't read Anne Frank since my teens. Way, way back in the last century. 3w

DebinHawaii Spending my Saturday morning at the coffee shop before running errands—so nothing unusual. It was a long work week. 😬 Trying to turn it off for the weekend & do some self-care. 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie Congratulations to your son, well done. 👏 I'm so glad your daughter is on the mend and getting about now. I haven't read any Danielle Steel since my teens. I used to gossip with my gran too. They were her books! I miss that so much. 🥹 I had no idea she was still publishing. 3w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk Yikes, he's gonna be in for a shock after a whole month free of classes. 3w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks FOUR BOOKS A YEAR. 🤯🫠🤣 3w

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii I love that you are concentraring on yourself after a busy week. A bit of pampering never goes amiss. X 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie wait, what!!! I didn't even know she was still with us. She's taking over from Barbara Cartland. 👵✒️📚📚📚 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie Idk why, but I thought she was a lot older. 🤔 3w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks she‘s 77. 3w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks I‘ve read every single one 😅😆 with my grandma until 2009 she died at 98. I‘ve been reading them in her honor since. 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie ❤️🥹❤️ 3w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @AllDebooks 12 hotels does keep me busy, but out of trouble? 🙄 Let's say sometimes! 🤣 My guy is going out with his buddies for some late evening pickleball, so I'm excited to have some reading time later. 🕯☕️🐶🛋📚 @TheBookHippie That's great news about both of your children! Perhaps I should pick up a Danielle Steel book for both #192025 and the #52Books challenge. One prompt is for an author who publishes more than 1 book a year. 3w

TheBookHippie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick PURE SACCHARINE! You can read it in about an hour or two 😂💕 3w

kspenmoll Answering late here- my anthem for the week! I rested & read-too cold for a walk. My first 5 day work week in a month haha none of us are used to it! So spoiled! 3w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll ❄️💙❄️ 3w

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Untitled | Unknown

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A tad late, but #FridayNightShare is here. 😅
Post your favourite non-fiction books about an animal/s. I'm looking forward to stacking up my tbr list.
@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

AllDebooks My favourite mammals are foxes. I loved

[tagged book]

Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship

3w

AllDebooks This book was published last year. I'm really excited to read it, hopefully this month.

[tagged book]

Raising Hare: A Memoir

3w

Bookwormjillk I absolutely loved

[tagged book]

Koala: A Life in Trees

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Bookwormjillk And

[tagged book]

A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth

3w

[tagged book]

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

3w

AllDebooks @TEArificbooks this has been on my tbr forever. How can I keep forgetting about it? Might have to get a physical copy for my bedside. 3w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk great choices. Love the look of the fish one. 3w

dabbe
I snort-snarf out loud whenever I read the chapter where Charley encounters the bears at Yellowstone Park. 😂

[tagged book]

Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

3w

kspenmoll I have not started this yet, but the my life long & generational affinity with the sea, & as the book has sea creatures in it, I want to start

[tagged book]

What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World�s Ocean

3w

AllDebooks @dabbe it looks really good. 3w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll I've just started it and am immediately besotted. 💙🌊🐚🦭🦈🦀🦐🌊💙 3w

dabbe @AllDebooks It is. 🩶🖤🩶 3w

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The Mime Order | Samantha Shannon

I'm so excited to be rereading The Bone Season series in preparation for the February publication of book 5 - The Dark Mirror. Almost finished the tagged and moving straight on to The Song Rising. 😍
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-mirror-9781408879443/

#Serieslove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Love a good reread! Enjoy! 3w

Meshell1313 Yes! I can‘t wait for this release as well! ❤️ 3w

AllDebooks @Meshell1313 it's been a long wait! 😅 3w

Andrew65 Hope you enjoy the re-read, and the new book. 😊 3w

AllDebooks @TheSpineView @Andrew65 😊 3w

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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

Thanks for the #ThreeListThursday tag @dabbe 😀 What a fun flashback to childhood. I did quite well at 53% read. It's also highlighted a few I never got to reading as a child, I'd like to get to at some point.
3 faves - tagged, Little House on the Prairie and The Wizard of Oz.
3 authors not included that should be Catheryne M Valente, Joan Aiken and Chris Riddell. See comments.

Want to play? - https://litsy.com/p/bTQzQUZDRHdh

[tagged book]

The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There

3w

[tagged book]

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

3w

AllDebooks So enjoyable for parents to read to their child, as you're in on all the literary references.

[tagged book]

Goth Girl And The Wuthering Fright

3w

dabbe You've given more to add to my TBR, and you kicked my butt! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 3w

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Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm and Mindful in a Fast-Paced World | Haemin Sunim

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

I've felt so much happier since adopting this practice. The Japanese are very wise folks.

#WednesdayWisdom
@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie Oh I so agree! 3w

kspenmoll 😀👍🏻 3w

Leftcoastzen Something I need to practice more often! Great word. 3w

AnishaInkspill I could definitely do with some of this. 3w

lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 3w

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Small Kindnesses | Fiona Robyn

#Midwintersolace #Litsolace

Be kind, always. 💛

#MondayMoments

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 4w

MemoirsForMe 😍🙌🏻 4w

dabbe 🩶🖤🩶 4w

bthegood 💕💕 4w

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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 🤣🤣 4w

kspenmoll Yay! She deserves the award!!!!🥇 4w

Deblovestoread 💙🎉💙 4w

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AllDebooks @kspenmoll 💯 4w

CSeydel It‘s that time of year for sure! 4w

KadaGul 💯 #Hello2025 🍀💜🌅💙🎆 4w

TheBookHippie 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 4w

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The Mime Order | Samantha Shannon

#Midwintersolace #Litsolace

It's so cold here, I'm already snuggled under blankets.
I'm starting book 2 of The Bone Season series, from my #SeriesLove2025 and plan to stay snuggled and reading all day. Bliss 😊

Are you joining us? All are welcome.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

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Notes on a Nervous Planet | Matt Haig

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

This is a constant reminder that I do need to be mindful of.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit ❤️ I love this. (edited) 4w

dabbe 🩶🖤🩶 4w

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The Fox Wife: A Novel | Yangsze Choo

The last #12DaysofChristmas post. Thank you for hosting @Andrew65

Fiction
The tagged was a highlight of my year. I will eagerly read anything by Yangsze Choo

Non-fiction
Square Hauntings by Francesca Wade examines the lives of 5 extraordinary literary women in London between the wars.

[tagged book]

Square Haunting: Five Lives in London Between the Wars

4w

Andrew65 Thanks for playing along, it‘s been great seeing everyone‘s books. Hope to see you on the First day of Christmas later this year for #12Booksof2025. 👏👏👏😊🎉🥳 4w

AllDebooks @Andrew65 I'll be there. It's a lovely way to reflect on the year's reading. 😊 4w

Andrew65 @AllDebooks It is, I love these posts each year. 4w

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Januaries | Olivie Blake

#12DaysofChristmas @Andrew65

November
Fiction - The tagged is a fantastic, eclectic short story collection from Olivie Blake. I absolutely loved it.
Non-fiction
The Cabaret of Plants - Richard Mabey was November's #NaturaLitsy buddyread. It contains so much information on plant history and their global impact. It's beautifully written by Mabey.

Andrew65 Good choices. 1mo

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

📢 Please note that I've dropped the Saturday to make it a simpler hashtag. Saturday shall be known as Chatterday from now. 😅

Our first #Chatterday of 2025.
❄️ How were your holidays?
❄️ What's your mood today?
❄️ How are you coping with the short days?
❄️ Any good recommendations, books, tv, film, etc

@thebookhippie @Chrissyreadit @Sace @Soscha @dabbe @Cuilin @Eggs @TheLudicReader @TheAromaofBooks @Deblovestoread @DebinHawaii

Bookwormjillk Happy #Chatterday Holidays were okay- two weeks of guests made for a lot of work. I wisely took the 2nd and the 3rd off for recovery. A day of errands and prep today and then a mini road trip for my daughter‘s tournament tomorrow. Also my son gets his license so tomorrow so he‘ll be driving us there! 1mo

Sace My holidays were nice and low key. Thanksgiving is the big holiday for us. I‘ve been doing pretty well with the shorter days and my mood has been good. I‘m currently reading several books for Litsy challenges and buddy reads, but I‘ve managed to squeeze in a binge watch of The Night Agent on Netflix. It‘s really good! 1mo

Cupcake12 Christmas seems ages away! I‘m working 4 days in a row from today and the forecast for snow is 30cm tonight ❄️ 1mo

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TheBookHippie Finally snow and a bit of sun. I‘ve seen the sun maybe 3 times since December 🤯 not a fan. Hanukkah and New Years collided and the holidays ended so at last it‘s calm. Taking grandson round the corner today to our favorite thrift store, otherwise it‘s reading and warm beverages! The Six Triple Eight on Netflix is amazing. Daughter is still slow and sore but improves daily. (edited) 1mo

dabbe Warm and sunny here. #surprisesurprise Chores today and hopefully lots of reading. I chose too many wonderful buddy reads to be a part of, and I'm truly going to try and keep up. 🤪 1mo

Cuilin @dabbe Apart from the sunshine, same. Why do we do this? I just joined another today. 🤦‍♀️ 1mo

Cuilin @TheBookHippie Glad to hear your daughter is improving. 😊 1mo

Cuilin Indoor day, cleaning, tidying, knitting all while audiobooking. Black Doves on Netflix was excellent. (edited) 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe 🤣😂🇫🇷♥️😘 1mo

Deblovestoread Holidays were different this year and a lot more work. Back home again with a few chores to do and some reading. So far I‘ve kept up on my daily journaling (word for the year is strength), will start Les Mis today and get caught up. On track with Lark Rise to Candleford and looking forward to Sense & Sensibility. No TV lately. 1mo

dabbe @Cuilin The #foma phenomenon I believe. At least it is for me. 😂 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Glad your daughter is improving. ❣️🇫🇷❣️ 1mo

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread are you reading with us? Did I forget you 😵‍💫😬 (edited) 1mo

Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie wishing your daughter a complete recovery 🩵 4w

Deblovestoread I am but I don‘t think I decided until the last minute and didn‘t let you know. Plus I chose not to start til today…so you are good and I am slacking 😂 @TheBookHippie 4w

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread 🤣🫠 4w

TheBookHippie @Deblovestoread let me know if you want to be tagged. 4w

Deblovestoread Please tag me. I intend to be caught up today. Thank you 😘. @TheBookHippie (edited) 4w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk glad you had a lovely family holiday but a few days to yourself too. Good luck to your new driver x 4w

AllDebooks @Sace Glad you had a good holidays. I'll have to check Netflix out. 4w

AllDebooks @Cupcake12 it really does. We have a snow forecast tonight too. Stay warm ❄️💙❄️ 4w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie we're due snow too. Enjoy your time with grandson. I love a good thrift store find. Wishing your daughter a good recovery, it is going to take time recover from surgery x 4w

AllDebooks @dabbe I hear you on the buddyreads. I've got 14 this month. 😅🫣 4w

AllDebooks @Cuilin lol, I'm just as bad as you and @dabbe I'm too easily bewitched by books and FOMO 😅 4w

AllDebooks @Cuilin I have that on my watchlist. 😊 4w

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread I'm so excited for S & S, my favourite Austen. Love the Dashwoods. 4w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Holidays were fine, but i worked more than usual this year so it didn't quite feel like Xmas. Grandma was able to celebrate at home. They short days luckily don't get me down too much, but I am a fan of cozy twinkle lights over harsh overhead lights. We've been revisiting DCs Legends of Tomorrow, which is now complete, if you enjoy unexpected misfit heroes in bonkers situations who are sometimes morally gray. Otherwise, trying to catch up here. 4w

dabbe @AllDebooks Holy guacamole, Batman! 🤩🤪😂 4w

dabbe @AllDebooks I hear ya! 🤩😂🤗 4w

mhillis I don‘t usually have much time to watch series, but during the vacation I found that Drops of God on AppleTV was very good! And it‘s based on a manga 🙌 4w

AllDebooks @mhillis thanks, I'll check it out. 😊 4w

kspenmoll Its Sunday but - I spent Saturday with my HS best friend. We laugh & laugh! 4w

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Bright I Burn | Molly Aitken

#12DaysofChristmas @Andrew65

My October books of the month are both witchy wonders 🧙‍♀️🧹

Fiction - Tagged
Non-fiction - Royal witches - Witchcraft and Nobility in 15th Century England

[tagged book]

Royal Witches: From Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville

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Andrew65 Perfect for October. 1mo

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The Fox Wife: A Novel | Yangsze Choo

#Midwintersolace #Litsolace

Welcome to #FridayNightshare 'tis Friday, I checked this time. 😅

Week 5 theme is a favourite fiction book about animals. Let's get those tbr stacks growing with our recommendations.

Mine is a book (tagged) I read last month and was blown away with the storytelling, plot, characters, and the foxes. It was an outstanding read of the year. 🦊

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

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The Time Slip Girl | Elizabeth Andre

For anyone lost in The Twighlight Zone betwixtmas, today is THURSDAY😅🫣

Isn't that right? @TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk 🤣

Bookwormjillk Don‘t ask me 🤣 1mo

AlaMich It is weird, especially since I work in a school and we get two weeks off for winter break. So all the days really blend together. 😵‍💫 1mo

TheEllieMo Back at work for me today, but it‘s felt very Mondayish. I‘ve been in a weird dimension where I have simultaneously known it‘s Thursday but at the same time kept thinking it was Monday. 1mo

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Prairiegirl_reading I hope I don‘t forget to set my alarm on Sunday night because I have no idea what day it is! 1mo

Cuilin Perfect representation!!! 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk 🤣 1mo

AllDebooks @AlaMich they really do! 1mo

AllDebooks @TheEllieMo Mindbending magic 😖 1mo

AllDebooks @Prairiegirl_reading good luck getting back into a routine 😊 1mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin Ikr! The month changed, and the year changed, all too much for my tiny mind 🥴 1mo

TheBookHippie I lost it around day four of Hanukkah… what day is it how many candles… 8 yesterday but then a new year month what‘s my name? 1mo

TheBookgeekFrau 🤣🤣 All morning I kept thinking it was Monday 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 😅 1mo

AllDebooks @TheBookgeekFrau I posted the #Fridaynightshare before I was told it was Thursday 😅 1mo

TheBookgeekFrau @AllDebooks 🤣🤣 at least we're all in the same boat! 1mo

lil1inblue Are you sure? Because it sure felt like Monday at work. 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

AnnCrystal 😂👍💝. 1mo

bthegood At our house we have been going with the assumption that it is Sunday most of this past week 😂 1mo

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Novel | Gabrielle Zevin

I've fallen a bit behind on #12DaysofChristmas posts. @Andrew65
Fiction
Apr - tagged
May - The Modern Fairies - Claire Pollard
June - Mr Mercedes - Stephen King
July - The Children's Book - A. S. Byatt
Aug - Glorious Exploits - Ferdia Lennon
Sept - The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks

Non-fiction
Apr - Eight Bears - Gloria Dickie
May - The Earth Transformed - Peter Frankopan
June - Doppelganger- Naomi Klein

Cont. ⬇️

AllDebooks July

[tagged book]

One Garden Against the World: In Search of Hope in a Changing Climate

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AllDebooks September

[tagged book]

The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey Into Earth's Deep History

1mo

Andrew65 I read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow last year and it made my list last year. I‘ve owned Mr Mercedes for years and really need to read it. 1mo

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AllDebooks @Andrew65 I thought it was one if the best of my year, too. The Bill Hodges triligy is fantastic. I think you'd like it. 1mo

Andrew65 @AllDebooks Thanks, you‘ve prompted me to get to it. 1mo

AllDebooks @Andrew65 😊 1mo

Larkken 🥰 solidarity for Glorious Exploits! 1mo

AllDebooks @Larkken 😍 1mo

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