Spent my lunch going through the #TOBLonglist

Added just a few to my TBR 😂

This book was sad and covered some hard topics, but an incredibly good read. I didn‘t want the story of these women to end. #FoodAndLit #Canada

Weekend readathons were so much fun in October I decided to do it again in December. This time each weekend has a cookie theme! Make your own goals, show us what you‘re baking, have fun. These are good for #WinterGames points or just because. Everyone is welcome.

Dec 6-9 #GingerbreadJourney
Dec 13-16 #OatmealEscape
Dec 20-23 #SnickerdoodleSpirit
Dec 27-30 #SugarRush

I‘m so happy Rice wrote this follow up to Moon of the Crusted Snow. This one wasn‘t as good as the first, but it was a satisfying follow up. The audiobook had the same excellent narrator as well. #FoodAndLit #Canada

This week flew! I barely took any pictures, but it was a good week.

1) my daughter is finally starting to feel better after pneumonia
2) son started a new job and likes it
3) still had some beautiful color and even roses earlier this week (probably all frozen now but seasonal weather is a joy too these days)
4) cat shenanigans
5) lots of fun preparing for card swaps and Christmas crafts
#5joysFriday @DebinHawaii

I got 77%- nut allergies cuts down on my Thanksgiving consumption.

Has anyone ever made a popcorn turkey? I am now obsessed.

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe

This book was something. Russian prison is something I haven‘t thought a lot about, but now I will never forget it. And I will always empty my bags before I travel. #NFN

I am worn out tonight but in a good way. #hyggehour

I was really hoping the long list would come out today!

How is Nonfiction November going for you all? I‘ve read two nonfiction books and caught up on some podcasts. I have not made the slightest dent in my magazines.

@Seabreeze_Reader
@JenReadsAlot
@TheDaysGoBy
@bthegood
@CatMS
@Willaful
@kelli7990
@OutSmartYourShelf
@zezeki
@Liz_M
@DogMomIrene
@librarybelle
@MonicaLoves2Read
@kwmg40
@inthegreensandblues
@TheBookHippie
@Larkken
@AnneCecille
@kspenmoll
@ChaoticMissAdventures

Looking back on my pictures this week I guess I am in full on Thanksgiving mode.

1) pie for breakfast after my yearly mammogram
2) Thanksgiving socks
3) blue skies on a walk
4) neighbors who decorate for every holiday
5) beautiful sunrise last Sunday

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

I think the ghost writer made a list of everything they thought kids wanted in a mystery and jumbled it all together in this book. What a slog. @Librarybelle #NancyDrewBR

I love this book and wanted to re-read before I read the sequel later this month. What happens to an isolated community when the world ends? #FoodAndLit #Canada

This was a tough read, especially now, but I wasn‘t going to extend my hold after waiting for it since July. The whole book was interesting, but I preferred the parts that pertained to more modern medicine. I wish there was something about how to advocate for myself, my daughter, and my mother. #SheRead @Riveted_Reader_Melissa #36by36 @MatchlessMarie #NFN

#TodayILearned #NFN

Initially doctors thought only men could have MS even though now we know women get it at much higher rates than men. In women it was just diagnosed as hysteria.

I made it out for two walks today and with this rage inducing listen I made really good time. Grrrr.

I‘m biggie sizing my hygge hour today. We‘re getting rain for the first time in over a month and I‘m going to sit still and celebrate that.

I was reading the new Louise Penny book, but then it referenced this one so I hit pause on Grey Wolf and re-read this one. This is another good one from the early/middle part of the series, and I enjoyed it. Now back to Grey Wolf! (And yes you do get an explanation of the title.)

#36by36 @MatchlessMarie

#TodayILearned #NFN

Yesterday I took a walk in the warm sunshine and listened to the post election Pantsuit Politics podcast. I wouldn‘t say I learned anything but I do think it had a good message about moving forward. So today‘s post is a quote not a new fact.

“Together is what we have.”

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Stars shining in the darkness this week.
1) My cats who stick to me like glue when they know I‘m upset
2) My brother who I didn‘t always get along with but stayed up with me all night on election night via text
3) Positive parent teacher conferences for both kids
4) the grass seed I‘ve been trying to grow for weeks finally sprouted on Wednesday
5) This Litsy community. What would I do without you all?

The last two days I listened to the Cybersecurity Daily podcast. There was some interesting stuff about cybersecurity and the election.

Today I started the tagged book which is full of valuable but infuriating information. Today‘s learning/deep thought was about the Covid-19 pandemic and the response which essentially decided who deserves health.
#TodayILearned #NFN

This was a pleasant listen for #AuthorAMonth

I loved that there was a character that had books just appear when she needed them, and the winter setting let me pretend it‘s not currently 80 degrees in November.

I didn‘t read any nonfiction yesterday but inspired by our chapter of Udolpho I did look up the definitions of verdant and verdure.

Verdant- green with grass or other rich vegetation
Verdure- lush green vegetation

#NFN #Hashtagbrigade

@mcctrish oh my gosh! This was such a nice surprise to get on today if all days. Thank you so very, very much. I love this. #FoodAndLit #Canada

So today was weird- my daughter and I had the day off but my son had a day of virtual school and painters were here sanding and painting my doors. So I was holed up in my room reading the new Louise Penny and partaking in the #ComfortReadathon when not my cat jumped up on my bed! He had sweet talked the painters into letting him in, ate all my cats‘ food, and then was going to sleep in my bed 😂😂😂

I forgot to post last night. From Eleanor Roosevelt‘s It‘s Up To The Women discussing the years after women received the right to vote.

“A vote is never an intelligent vote when it is cast without knowledge.”

I got one last Gamache re-read in before I dive into Grey Wolf. This is the last one before the 💩really hits the fan. The ending still shocks me to this day. #FoodAndLit #Canada

Up next for Nonfiction November #NFN

Parts of this were very dated ( management of household staff 😂), some were interesting as historical documents (suggested menus with prunes once a day), and some were still timely (purchasing power and the importance of voting.) #NFN

#TodayILearned

In 1935 when Eleanor Roosevelt was asked if a woman can ever be president she replied “Not soon, but someday.”

#NFN

#HyggeHour I got all cozy then actually had to crack a window #yesimalmost50

I had a whole list of nonfiction books to read for #NFNovember but Eleanor Roosevelt‘s book was calling to me from the shelf this weekend. I‘m going to try and finish it up with some fruit, cake, and a mug of mint tea. I took the day off tomorrow for parent teacher conferences so I‘m feeling good, but also apprehensive for the week to come.

Very excited for Wintergames this December. Thanks @StayCurious and @LiseWorks

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeH2hFupCfNZflq-7nLDPmDeboWHY2X-Eoo7jPV...

Of the 16 books I read in October these were the top 12. It was a good month!

Day 1 of #NFN in the books. #TodayILearned

When you‘re debating the key to success is to articulate your opponent‘s perspective better than they could themselves.

From the How To Be A Better Human podcast

#5joysFriday @DebinHawaii
1) hot chocolate and a book in the cafe at the fancy sports complex where my daughter is taking a lacrosse clinic
2) native wildflower garden in the city
3) a hike by the river
4) neighbors‘s trees even prettier this week
5) Halloween with my rat and cow

Happy Friday! Deb I hope you feel better.

If anyone is looking for me I‘m stuck in a prompt maze. Send snacks! @TheAromaofBooks

I had a bit of a reading slump in the middle of the month, but made up for it at the end of the month by filling in all my free spaces within a week 🤷‍♀️ On to November! #BookspinBingo #HauntedShelf #DeadSerious @OriginalCyn620 @TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

Okay here we go. #HashtagBrigade #BoringKindleCover

Happy November 1! I‘m looking forward to reading some nonfiction this month! Everyone is welcome to join this Readathon and to share facts you learn with the hashtag #TodayILearned We‘re counting podcasts, magazines and documentaries for this challenge. Make your own goals!

My goals are to walk during the day every day while listening to some form of nonfiction, clear out my stack of magazines a little bit, and read or listen to 5 NF books.

Here‘s my hopes for the #TOBlonglist @BarbaraBB
#TOBWaiting

Looking forward to a cozy November and a fresh #BookSpinBingo board. My list:

The Winter of the Witch
Moon of the Crusted Snow
Moon of the Turning Leaves
The Frozen River
Salem‘s Lot
The Grey Wolf
The Break
Anne of Green Gables
Dirty Birds
Nancy Drew BR
Thomas Hardy (biography)
Janesville
The Sugar Queen
Love and Death in Kathmandu
Mother, Nature
The Vanderbilts
Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga
Udalpho
Called Again
Everest, Inc

I had to get in a few Halloween favorites tonight 🎃🎃🎃
#HauntedShelves #DeadSerious

I‘ve been meaning to re-read this one, and I‘m glad I finally got to it. High school boys building rockets in a West Virginia coal mining town was the kind of memoir I needed this week.

Possibly the scariest book I‘ve read this month. Whew. This one really packed a punch. #HauntedShelves @PuddleJumper #DeadSerious @OriginalCyn620 🐔#31by31 @Catsandbooks #spookoween @TheSpineView #ReadingAmerica #Connecticut #bookspinbingo #promptmaze @TheAromaofBooks #AtoZ @Texreader

#hhs
Thank you so much for this wonderful box @Avanders

The books look great for dark night reading, you sent all of my favorite treats, and the socks are so fun. I really love the adopt a ghost. I will take my new responsibility seriously 👻👻👻

I did a quick look through my books this morning and found #HauntedShelf scavenger hunt entries for:
Orange
Autumn
Baked treat
Night sky
Cold
Dark
Pumpkin
Leaves
Moon
Purple
Grey
Animal
Blood
Horns
Beast
Gate
Fancy font
Monochrome
Mist
Desolate
#DeadSerious 🐔 @OriginalCyn620 @PuddleJumper

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
Sour
Make
Ghost
Owls
Alien
Movies
Hocus Pocus
Potion
Cobwebs
Carve
House

Happy Wednesday 🎃🎃🎃

Every year I try to read a book set in each US state and sometimes I end up with some strange reading material. Some of this book about regenerative farming in North Dakota went over my head, but some parts were actually very interesting. I don‘t think I‘ll ever own a farm but if I do this is definitely the way I would go.

It‘s here 😍🌲🌲🌲

Good morning all! Thanks for joining me this weekend. I didn‘t get anywhere near the amount of reading done that I wanted to, but it inspired me to see all of yours! One more day! @liseworks
@dabbe
@samanne
@seabreeze_reader
@read4life
@deblovestoread
@faranae
@zezeki
@willaful
@jessclark78
@bthegood
@kwmg40
@larkken
@catsandbooks
@jamiearc
@janeycanuck
@thearomaofbooks
@cloaknquill
@julieclair
@nelnjali
@debinhawaii
@Amor4Libros