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Bookwormjillk

Bookwormjillk

Joined December 2016

LibraryThing member Jillian_Kay

Nose stuck in a book. Visit me at www.allthebooksihaventread.com
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This was interesting. I never thought so much about fens, bogs, or swamps. A short book worth the time.

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Finally settled on an audiobook to walk with on this cold and blustery day.

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There are a lot of drawbacks to living close to DC, but for a few glorious weeks we get the cherry blossoms. It‘s a beautiful time of year and I wish I could send you all a bouquet. Thanks for hosting #Litsolace #SpringEquinox @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks Looking forward to #HyggeHour soon.

Chrissyreadit beautiful! 1d
AllDebooks 💚 So pretty 💚 1d
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Audio gardening while listening to the tagged today.

AnnCrystal 😍👍. 2d
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1d
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There‘s nothing earth shattering here, but I enjoyed listening to the Bush and Obama social secretaries give examples of civility during their times in the White House.

AmyG Civility hasn‘t been the same since. 😢 2d
Bookwormjillk @AmyG it really hasn‘t. 2d
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The Survivors | Jane Harper
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This book was so atmospheric you can feel the salt water drying on your legs while you sit in the sun.

Soubhiville Great description! 2d
BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh this is my pick for this month, I‘m starting it soon! 2d
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This was interesting, but dated at this point- it was published in 2016. I read it for #FoodAndLit #SouthKorea but the Latin American chapter was my favorite.

Texreader Sounds really interesting 5d
Kristy_K I have this sitting on my bookshelves still unread. Worth the read still or too irrelevant now? 5d
Bookwormjillk @Kristy_K I think it‘s still worth the read since it wasn‘t too long, and gave some good history behind what‘s happening in the world today. I wish this author would update the book though. 5d
Kristy_K @Bookwormjillk Thank you! 4d
Catsandbooks How cool! 🙌🏼🇰🇷 4d
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Middlemarch | George Eliot
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It‘s a beautiful night for an audiowalk. I‘m listening to the very weird Strange Bedfellows Death-march Through Middlemarch podcast. Members of the #hashtagbrigade might get a kick out of it.

https://open.spotify.com/show/3qhQK56wn0mbTmXGgEnKgX

AmyG Lovely! 5d
BethM So pretty! 5d
Deblovestoread Lovely sunset! 5d
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1) Get my headlight fixed and plant some lettuce seeds
2) I wanted to own a restaurant called Alice‘s Restaurant because I loved to cook, my mom‘s name is Alice, and my dad made us listen to that song every year on Thanksgiving
3) Visiting the Georgia islands in a few weeks
4) Just finished something so going to look for something new tonight

#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake12

kspenmoll Love your Alice‘s restaurant story! 1w
Aimeesue Haha! I went to school with Arlo Guthrie‘s kids and worked down the street from where Alice‘s Restaurant used to be. I listen to that song every Thanksgiving too 🧡 1w
Cupcake12 Love no.2, thanks for joining in and have a great week x 1w
JessieKB 2💗 1w
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This is the one where the story really starts to get deep. It picks up where the last book, A Brutal Telling, leaves off. I‘ve read this a few times and the end still shocks me a bit. 🌲🌲🌲

Susanita This is my favorite of the series so far. 1w
Aimeesue Ralph Cosham was the perfect narrator for this series. ☹️ 1w
bthegood I just started this series - looking forward to it 🙂 1w
Bookwormjillk @Aimeesue he was so good 1w
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The Survivors | Jane Harper
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The wind is howling and my house is creaking. I‘m here reading for #hyggehour until the lights go out. Not the best weather but perfect for reading a mystery. (Note I am not wearing my snuggy tonight because my daughter has a friend over to work on math so it has been forbidden 🤣)

Chrissyreadit 💛💛💛💛 1w
TheBookHippie 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I woke to snow on the ground. 1w
AllDebooks Lol, wear the snuggy. My guest rule is welcome to our home, but take us as you find us. It seems to work as folk keep coming back. Either that, or they've been assimilated into our tribe and have yet to leave. 😅 1w
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Cat Me If You Can | Miranda James
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These books are great for when I need something easy to read. This one took place in Asheville, NC but it was the same old story about a guy who brings his cat everywhere and solves mysteries.

Leftcoastzen 😻 1w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
AnnCrystal 💕💝👍. 1w
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Was laying in bed with my cat reading today‘s chapter when I looked up and saw this amazing sight. Life is good. Happy Friday everyone! #TheBros

Sleepswithbooks Wow 🥰 2w
Librarybelle Gorgeous! 2w
LiseWorks Beautiful 2w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 2w
Deblovestoread Absolutely stunning 😍 2w
AnnCrystal 😍 Amazing!! 2w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w
bthegood Beautiful 🌄 1w
kspenmoll Beyond beautiful! 1w
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I wasn‘t ready for winter to end. I was too deep in hygge and coziness. Today‘s walk changed my mind though.

(Still in my Louise Penny mood for audiowalks.)

mcctrish This Gamache lets you stay in winter mode with its super freeze setting 🥶 2w
Bookwormjillk @mcctrish good point! 2w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 2w
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Six Feet Deep Dish | Mindy Quigley
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The main character in this one was just pretty dumb. I won‘t continue this series. Oh well one more off my list.

dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 2w
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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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Finished this one in the wee hours of the morning. I loved it except for a plot point that you could see coming mid-way through the book like a freight train. I wanted to scream at some of the characters but that was part of the charm. Like others I don‘t see this as a Little Women retelling. I loved the setting (Chicago) and the time period (1960-2008.) Four and a half stars. #LitsyTOB24

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I was also screaming at Sylvie 😱😫 2w
AmyG Agree-how many relatives do we want to scream at??? Seemed true. And I join in on the Little Women re-telling. Why? Because there are 4 sisters and no father?? 😳 (edited) 2w
Bookwormjillk @AmyG yes, I love a good multi-generational family saga. 2w
Bookwormjillk @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh me too, but also Julia. Because what was going to happen to him without Sylvie? Your husband had a breakdown and tried to kill himself and you can't even visit him in the hospital? And don't even get me started on Rose.

This was a great book for the LitsyLove group. I went back and read the discussion. So much to talk about here!
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Well after a whirlwind weekend I started my hygge hour a bit early and next thing I knew it was morning. It happens! Have a great week everyone! #hyggehour #naturalitsy

AllDebooks That happened to me a few weeks ago 😅 2w
Chrissyreadit 💛glad you had so much relaxation you rested! 2w
Crazeedi Awww kitty!!!❤️ 2w
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TheBookHippie Yay for rest! 2w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 2w
Aimeesue HyggeKitty is my new favorite thing. 🖤🤍🖤 2w
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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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First time reading in the back yard this year. I have a lot to do but warm March days aren‘t guaranteed.

TheBookgeekFrau Your backyard looks like a little slice of heaven - I'd drop everything to sit out there too! 🤩 2w
AnnCrystal How lovely 🤩👍💝. 2w
Daisey I‘m spending my weekend with much the same reasoning. When the weather is this beautiful, you just enjoy it! 2w
Bookwormjillk @TheBookgeekFrau thank you. It‘s like having a whole other room when the weather is nice. 2w
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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Thank you @Andrew65 for hosting #FabulousFebruary

It really kicked my reading into gear the last week of the month and I met all my goals.

Glad to see you back!

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The Pawful Truth | Miranda James
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This series is growing on me. Charlie is still kind of a judgmental busybody in this book but it kind of works. I skipped a few so eventually I‘ll go back to the beginning.

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Koala: A Life in Trees | Danielle Clode
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A natural history of the koala. I really enjoyed this. #ReadingOceania24 #Austrailia

Librarybelle A cozy photo! 3w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 3w
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My top twelve reads from February. A lot of non-fiction and mysteries. Bring on March!

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#TLT and #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

Not sure these count but:
1) The Talisman by Stephen King
2) Hunger Games
3) The Wizard of Oz

dabbe You bet they count! Every story basically is a hero's quest story. If the hero's on a journey--even if the journey is just to find himself/herself/theirself, it's a quest. 🤩 Fab choices! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 3w
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Here‘s my March list for #BookspinBINGO
If Nuns Ruled The World
The County Line
The Bros
The Secret of Shadow Ranch
In The Upper Country
The Survivors
Cat Me If You Can
Fancy Bear Goes Phishing
The Stone Sky
The Oceanography of the Moon
The Birthday of Eternity
The Physicists‘s Daughter
Give and Take
This Is All I‘ve Got
Treating People Well
The Suspect
Prisoners of Geography
Six Feet Deep Dish
Fen Bog Swamp
Cookbook Politics

AnnCrystal 🤩 cute garden windmill 💝. 3w
dabbe My favorite flower! 🌼🌼🌼 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😍 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
Bookwormjillk @AnnCrystal @dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks my neighbor‘s yard- I hope they didn‘t freeze last night. It‘s winter again! 3w
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These are my go-to re-reads when I can‘t concentrate on anything else. Considering a complete re-read of the series now that I know another one is coming this fall.

Suzze I have an advance copy of the new one. I am about 1/4 into it, and love it, as always! 3w
Bookwormjillk @Suzze good to hear! 3w
Aimeesue Three Pines is such a great escape, even if it is a bit murder-y. 3w
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

These are all related to good memories and a sense of calm for me:
1) baking bread
2) lilacs
3) summer rain

Eggs Lilacs are popular today! Thanks for playing 🥰 3w
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The Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Just went down a Brothers Karamazov/Great Gatsby rabbit hole!

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Koala: A Life in Trees | Danielle Clode
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You know what time it is! #HyggeHour

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛 3w
AllDebooks Lovely x 3w
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I really like Anna McNuff‘s audiobooks, but this book about her long run in New Zealand could have been set anywhere. So, good book but a bad choice for #FoodAndLit and #ReadingOceania24 Sorry #NewZealand I half a$$ed reading about your lovely country. I‘ll try to make it up to you later in the year.

Catsandbooks Still counts! 👏🏼🇳🇿 3w
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RushAThon | Readathon
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Looking forward to this #FabulousFebruary Readathon. This month flew and I still have quite a bit I want to get through. I‘m hoping I can finish the books pictured above as well as keep up with #TheBros chapter a day read along.

BookNAround I just bought Koala the other day. I hope you‘re enjoying it. 4w
Bookwormjillk @BookNAround I am absolutely loving it. I even bought eucalyptus scented essential oils. 4w
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I enjoyed this one- it was a lot more action packed than the first in the series. I also liked the changing relationships between the siblings and loved the horse. I‘ll read the 3rd but I‘m going to wait until November at least because these are definitely cold weather books.

zezeki I also finished this one recently and loved it, but I'll probably read the next one within a month, because I cannot wait to see how it ends! 3w
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Rouge | Mona Awad
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I think this author just isn‘t for me because I‘ve bailed on both books I‘ve tried. Oh well. #LitsyTOB24

Ruthiella I like Awad but I‘m always a little relieved to find an author I don‘t jive with because that‘s now a bunch of books I don‘t want/have to read. 4w
Hooked_on_books I‘m with you. Not an Awad fan. 4w
Megabooks Boo! I'm sorry! 3w
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Koala: A Life in Trees | Danielle Clode
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The #MidWinterSolace event got me into the habit of reading some non-fiction and drinking mint tea each night after my walk. Right now I‘m reading this book about koalas and loving it. Who knew the types of eucalyptus could be so interesting. 🐨

Bookwomble I'm sat here thinking I want something, and then I read your mention of mint tea and realise it's that! Kettle's on 🍵😌 4w
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Hey #LMPBC group. I‘m happy to be reading with you. Do any of these look good? I‘ll tag them below so you can read the blurbs.

(Yes I do have an issue with buying books when B&N has a sale and not reading them)

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TheBookHippie The Physicists Daughter is speaking to me but I‘d read any! 4w
Caroline2 Ohhh I‘ve not read any but they all sound good. I‘ve just added physicists and the woman to by tbr 😂 4w
bookandbedandtea I haven't read any of those and would be happy with any of them 😊 4w
ElizaMarie Haven't read any of them. So… I'm along for whatever ride you want to take us on :) 4w
bookandbedandtea Sounds good to me! 3w
TheBookHippie Sounds good to me! 3w
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Let Us Descend | Jesmyn Ward
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I don‘t know how to rate or review this book. The point of it didn‘t seem to be to write a book anyone would like. It‘s a tough subject, and magical realism isn‘t my thing. I am glad I read it though. #LitsyTOB24

Megabooks Yes, very tough subject, but it didn‘t stick with me. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4w
squirrelbrain Great review - you said exactly what I wanted to say but couldn‘t figure how to! 4w
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I was away last night so I‘m having my hygge hour now. Reading the tagged while it‘s still cold outside. ❄️❄️❄️

TheBookHippie Wonderful!!! 1mo
Chrissyreadit 🤍❄️🤍 1mo
AllDebooks Lovely x 1mo
kspenmoll Enjoy! 4w
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This Tender Land: A Novel | William Kent Krueger
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The first 30 pages of this took me two days to read because it was so slow, and then I finished the last 400 or so in 24 hours. I‘m glad I didn‘t give up! The story of 4 orphans trying to make their way to St Louis by canoe was a good one.

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The Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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7 minute chapter woooo!

Early mornings with #TheBros

Happy Friday #HashtagBrigade

Librarybelle I think I‘m somehow a day or two ahead of everyone else, but I‘m definitely not stopping! I‘m afraid if I pause, I‘ll just stop altogether! 😂 1mo
BarkingMadRead I adore short chapters 🤣🤣 1mo
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Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle YES if I skip one day I will skip all the days! 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
CatLass007 I can‘t tell where your sweet kitty ends and the blanket begins. 1mo
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Going to try this honey from #NewZealand in my tea. According to the blurb on Amazon it is a superfood. #FoodAndLit

Catsandbooks 🐝🍯🇳🇿 1mo
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This book was as depressing as it was interesting. Notably it was written before the pandemic so today‘s reader is left feeling like there‘s a lot missing from the discussion. However the points made still feel spot on as someone who works for a firm where thought leadership used to be a big part of our business.

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Biography of X: A Novel | Catherine Lacey
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This fictional book about a widow looking into her wife‘s past reads like a true crime podcast. The middle dragged though and that kept it from becoming a love instead of a like. #LitsyTOB24

Megabooks Glad you enjoyed it! 1mo
Ruthiella I also enjoyed the mystery aspect of it. 👍 1mo
BarbaraBB You‘re right: it felt like a podcast! 1mo
squirrelbrain Great review! 1mo
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Held out for as long as I could with this hygge bowl viewing, but I‘m going to bed now. See you next week #HyggeHugs

TheBookHippie 😅 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
Leftcoastzen Awww! 1mo
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AllDebooks Cute kitty 🐾 1mo
Chrissyreadit 😻🩵😻 1mo
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 1mo
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A Plus One for Murder | Laura Bradford
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I enjoyed this cozy set in small town Tennessee. I thought the characters were likable, the dog was a nice addition without being distracting, and the mystery wasn‘t too out there. It did seem like the author was setting up a love triangle for future books which isn‘t my favorite, but the friendship and partnership between the women amateur sleuths took center stage.

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Biography of X: A Novel | Catherine Lacey
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A sure sign of spring coming from my audiowalk earlier today.

(This book started strong but now it‘s slowing down.)

Tamra What?! Where are you? Here in MN we have had reports of ticks already - which is insane! (edited) 1mo
Bookwormjillk @Tamra Northern Virginia. I can‘t believe you have ticks already! We might get snow next week but not much kills the dandelions once they decide to grow… 1mo
AnnCrystal 💕🌱💝. 1mo
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Tamra @Bookwormjillk still, seems so early! Normally I rejoice at the first dandelions. 😆 1mo
maich I have snowdrops on my garden. Spring is already here🙂🌷🍀 1mo
Bookwormjillk @Tamra yes, too early. I‘m not ready to say goodbye to winter yet. 1mo
UwannaPublishme I need Spring now! Too much rain here. 🌼🌼🌼 1mo
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

1) Armand Gamache
2) Inspector O
3) VI Warshawski

This week‘s lists are adding to my TBR.

thebacklistbook Jane Rizzoli, Sherlock Holmes, and Temperance Brennan (technically not a detective but works with one) 1mo
dabbe Just read a #1 book--love Gamache! And Sherlock, of course! 🤩 All the others are now on the TBR! Thanks for playing! ❤️💜🩷 1mo
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The Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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5feet.of.fury 🤣🤣🤣 1mo
BarkingMadRead 🤣🤣🤣 1mo
Ruthiella Aloysha speaks for us all! 🤣🤣🤣 1mo
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1) Today Kool & The Gang came on in the grocery store and it was almost dance even though everyone is watching time. Also As Cool As I Am by Dar Williams is one I sing and dance to when I‘m working in the kitchen.
2) Vermont in the summer, Cape Cod in the fall, Asheville in the winter, and I‘d stay home in Virginia in the spring
3) Long walks and reading

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs It all sounds lovely to me😊 1mo
Leftcoastzen Dar!🥰 1mo
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Long time travel writer Sara Wheeler looks back on her career. I thought this memoir was up and down, but I really liked the parts that took place in 2020 on. Her travels, of course, give her an interesting perspective.

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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1)I love getting cards
2) A Man Called Ove

CogsOfEncouragement That is a great book of platonic love. (edited) 1mo
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Just can‘t do this for another ten hours 😴😴😴

Silverneurotic I bailed on it too. 1mo
dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
RebelReader I‘ve tried to read this one 3 times and have bailed every time. Just picked up Arcadia and Matrix at the library to give this #authoramonth another try. 1mo
Bookwormjillk @Silverneurotic @dabbe @RebelReader I‘m glad I‘m not alone. I hate bailing on an #AuthorAMonth read, but when I saw I still had 10 hours left… 1mo
dabbe @Bookwormjillk I bailed last year on Ursula Le Guin; I tried 3 different books and just couldn't with any of them. Some authors and/or books just don't float our boats, so it's time to move on! 🤩😍😃 1mo
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