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

it‘s fall, y‘all; get in
touch with your sensitive side —
stop, smell the flowers. 💐

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #Halloween #fall #MichaelMyers #funny

if one candy gets
through unwrapped, YOU‘RE FIRED — speed
it up a little! 🍬

From one of my fave episodes, Job Switching.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #ILoveLucy #Lucy #tvhaiku

the king of horror
carefully crafts creepy tales
to scare our socks off.

Can‘t wait for the new show coming out this month on HBO — IT: Welcome To Derry. 😱

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #StephenKing

I‘m so glad that I
live in a world where there
are Octobers. 🧡

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #Anne #AnneOfGreenGables #AOGG #fall #october

lounging lazily,
she fritters the day away,
her nose in a book.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bibliophile

it‘s that time again;
pumpkin spice, everything nice —
‘cept daylight savings!

Beyond excited it‘s October. My favorite time of year!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #fall

look on the bright side —
I might have broken my neck!
besides, she dared me.

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

a house without books
is just a house — because home
is where the books are. 📚

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bibliophile

hey, guess what day it
is? buy me some tacos and
tell me I‘m pretty. 😉🌮

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #tacos #tacotuesday

les oiseaux arrivent;
barricadez vos fenêtres —
c‘est la fin du monde ! ?

the birds are coming;
board up your windows —
it‘s the end of the world! ?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku #moviehaiku #thebirds #hitchcock #TippiHedren

you should really try
using this thing sometime — it
would change your whole life. 🧠

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #retroart

plans derailed, murder
on the train; Phryne gains three new
members of household.

I have gotten totally sucked back into this series and this one in particular is especially good. 5⭐️

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

Phryne flies Gypsy
Moth in search of kidnapped child —
solves murder along the way.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikubookreview #PhryneFisher #audiobooks #cozymysteries

This collage doesn‘t look great but for the #TurnThePage readathon that started yesterday, I got in 5 hours.
I read:
1. Mary Is Missing (SV Twins)
2. The Big Race (SV Kids)
3. Good-Bye, Eva? (SVK)
4. Ellen Is Home Alone (SVK)
5. Robin In The Middle (SVK)
6. Knock Knock, You‘re Dead! (Hamish Macbeth novella)
7. Hourly History: H.H. Holmes

Thanks for hosting this @Bookwormjillk ! I‘ve had such a hard time concentrating on reading lately.

“is it just me, or
does Ethel‘s new baby look
like Joe, the milkman?” 🤔🥛

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #retroart #funny #gotmilk

earbuds in, volume
up, eyes closed, body swaying —
I‘m finding my zen. 🎧🎶

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bluey