A #beautybreak courtesy of my sister. 🦋 #butterflies

listen to the trees
talking in their sleep — what nice
dreams they must have!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #anneofgreengables #AOGG #LMMontgomery

by the pricking of
my thumbs, something wicked this
way comes — sisters, we fly! 🧙

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #hocuspocus #moviehaiku #shakespeare #witches

come and play with us,
Danny! forever…and
ever…and ever… 👯

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #moviehaiku #theshining #stephenking #horror

a walk in the woods
one crisp autumn afternoon,
leaves crunching underfoot. 🍂

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #autumn #fall

nocturnal creatures
fluttering through the dark night —
vampires in disguise. 🦇

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bats #halloween

so many books so
little time; a whole world waits
to be discovered. 📚

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bibliophile

L‘automne à Paris,
deux amoureux se rencontrent —
la ville lumineuse. ?

Autumn in Paris,
two lovers meet —
the city luminous. ?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku #paris #autumn #fall #eiffeltower

not ready to say
goodbye to the pitter patter
of tiny kitten paws. 🐾

a little gloomy
today — grateful for all the
time I had with them. 🐈‍⬛

Had to say goodbye to Butterball & all her kittens today. I love them so much but can‘t keep them. 😭 They are so sweet and precious. 🐾

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #catsoflitsy #kittens #butterball #bear #cera #butterbean #nougat

Getting ready to take the kittens to get adopted (NOT ready 😭) so I gave them a bath. They were not amused whatsoever but it wasn‘t as bad as I thought it‘d be. Left to right: Butterbean, Cera, Bear & Nougat.
🐈‍⬛

it‘s bathtime! lots of
cattitude to go around —
now we‘re freshershest. 🧼🐈‍⬛

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #catsoflitsy #kittens #butterbean #cera #bear #nougat

I recently binge watched The Serpent Queen on Starz & LOVED it. It‘s about Catherine de Medici, who was the queen regent of France in the 1500‘s. The show is based on the tagged book. It plays loose with history & has a magical realism element to it but I loved every second of this show. Catherine was such a badass. 😎

smartest one in the
room, always one step ahead —
the serpent queen reigns.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #tvhaiku #history

One more from my visit to the strawberry farm this past weekend. 🌻

sunflowers swaying
in the breeze, faint whiffs of a
bonfire waft by.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #sunflowers #beautybreak

Field of zinnias at the strawberry farm yesterday. 🌺 #beautybreak

a disappearing
body, Lin Chung‘s a hottie —
racism abounds.

Phryne goes on a getaway to stay with rich people à la Agatha Christie with her Chinese paramour Lin Chung. They have to deal with racism against Lin and a disappearing dead body along the way. Love this series. 5⭐️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikubookreview #PhryneFisher #cozymysteries #audiobook

Went with my sister and niece to the strawberry farm today. There are rows and rows of gorgeous sunflowers and zinnias. 🌻 #beautybreak

do you like scary
movies? drop your favorites
below — trick or treat! 👻

My top 5 scary movies would be:
1. Psycho
2. Misery
3. Silence of the Lambs
4. The Birds
5. Scream (1996)

Would love some recommendations!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #scarymovies #horror

sisters snuggling
sweetly, slumbering serenely —
simply splendid. 🐈‍⬛

This is Nougat & Cera. They are so adorable 🥰

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #catsoflitsy #kittens #Nougat #Cera

perusing pastel
paperbacks in Waldenbooks on
Saturdays with mom.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #SweetValley #SVH #nostalgia #childhoodmemories

it was so easy to defy
once you got started. the first
step was the only one
that really counted.

#haikuhive #thebluecastle #LMMontgomery #Valancy

I just finished rereading The Blue Castle for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and Valancy might just be my favorite book character after Phryne Fisher. Oh how I wish I had read this book when I was in my 20s!

isn‘t it better
to have your heart broken than
let it wither up?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #LMMontgomery #Valancy #thebluecastle

I had to wait three
hundred years for a virgin
to light a candle. 🐈‍⬛

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #hocuspocus #binx #moviehaiku

from Annie Hall to
Annie Banks‘ mom, we will
miss you Ms. Keaton.

Always loved her, she was a great actress and had such a beautiful smile. She reminds me of my aunt. 💔

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #DianeKeaton

Rosie rivets while
war rages, women fighting
the battle at home.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #WWII #rosietheriveter #history

tomorrow‘s always
fresh with no mistakes in it —
not yet anyway. 👒

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #AOGG #LMMontgomery #Anne #AnneOfGreenGables

there‘s a ghost in the
theater? Phryne solves all
before curtain call. 4⭐️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #haikubookreview #PhryneFisher #audiobook #cozymystery

A sunflower #beautybreak courtesy of my sister‘s recent trip to Toulouse, France. 🌻

brighten your little
corner of the world — chase the
darkness far away. 🌈

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

when you realize
that this IS your circus and
those ARE your monkeys. 🐒😵‍💫

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #ILoveLucy

burnished leaves of red
and gold flutter softly to
earth — winter‘s coming. 🍂

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #fall #autumn #leaves

dreamy far off look,
nose stuck in a book — what a puzzle
to the rest of us. 📚

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #Belle #Disney #BeautyandtheBeast #bibliophile #moviehaiku

life is hard; send out
jolts of kindness any way
you can — be better. 🦋

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

even the toughest
guys need a break now and then —
you must treat yourself. 🎈🤡 🚬

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #It #StephenKing #pennywise #TimCurry #funny

don‘t tell anyone,
but I think I‘m falling for you —
beleaf me, it‘s true. 🍂

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #fall #autumn

Phryne becomes Fern,
infiltrates the circus to
solve a murder. 5⭐️

One of my faves!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #haikubookreview #PhryneFisher #audiobook #cozymystery

it‘s a boo-tiful
day — look around, find beauty
in your surroundings. 🧡🖤🧡

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #halloween #ghost

when you realize it‘s
only Wednesday and Friday‘s
still two days away.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #ILoveLucy

fasten your seatbelts,
it‘s going to be a bumpy
night — buckle up!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #moviehaiku #AllAboutEve #BetteDavis #oldhollywood

selon les mots de
Marie-Antoinette — qu‘ils
mangent de la brioche. 🍰

in the words of
Marie Antoinette —
let them eat cake. 🍰

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku #MarieAntoinette

murder at a jazz
club; Phryne searches for long
lost world war one vet. 5⭐️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #haikubookreview #PhryneFisher #audiobook #cozymystery

we are ignorant
of so many beautiful
things — things like the truth.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #twinpeaks #loglady #tvhaiku

I want to believe
your honeyed words, salve for the
burns you inflicted. 🍯

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

My dear Watson —
nothing‘s more deceptive than
an obvious fact.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #Sherlock

I always take pics when I see rainbows out and about, and this is my favorite. Taken after getting a pedicure. 💅🏼🌈🌈

#beautybreak #rainbows

Mrs. Fish is a fabulous gossip on The Gilded Age and throws fabulous parties. This fun biography delves into the life of the real Mamie Fish. And it‘s narrated by the actress from TGA who plays her, Ashlie Atkinson. 4⭐️

gregarious gal gives
glamorous gatherings —
Mrs. Mamie Fish.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #thegildedage #biography #audiobook #haikubookreview #AshlieAtkinson

Sunset on my father-in-law‘s farm (Astatula, Florida). 🌅

#beautybreak

you cannot mix up
sentiment and reason — use
your little grey cells.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #poirot #herculepoirot #agathachristie #christiescapers

for a charming girl,
she surrounds herself with a
collection of dopes.

Laura (1944) is my favorite film noir movie, can‘t recommend it enough! The full quote is:

“I must say, for a charming, intelligent girl, you certainly surrounded yourself with a remarkable collection of dopes.”

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #moviehaiku #Laura #filmnoir

you mean Halloween
is still four weeks away? oh
say it isn‘t so. 🎃

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #Halloween #Disney

“On October 3rd,
he asked me what day it was —
It‘s October 3rd.” 🤭

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #meangirls

beautiful boy bites
the dust in Phryne‘s arms — hell to
pay for anarchists. 5⭐️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikubookreview #audiobook #PhryneFisher #poetry #cozymystery