My first attempt at envelope decorating, inspired by @Sleepswithbooks !
#LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo #SnailMail
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life
My first attempt at envelope decorating, inspired by @Sleepswithbooks !
#LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo #SnailMail
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life
My #SeasonalCozies pick for May is The Cornish Wedding Murder, because our wedding anniversary takes place in May, and we will be visiting Cornwall! 💍👰🤵♂️🇬🇧
@OriginalCyn620 and @CoffeeNBooks have already posted their Mother‘s Day themed picks, and @Read4life is continuing with the Calendar Murder Mystery series. Looking forward to seeing what everyone else will be reading!
Oh my gosh… this book is SO good! A Five-Star read for sure. Beautiful prose, compelling plot, secrets kept and revealed, masterful foreshadowing, and so atmospheric. Stunning.
Thank you for hosting this, @BarkingMadRead . 💖 I loved reading it with the #hashtagbrigade .
Now I can‘t wait to watch the movie - both the old and new versions.
There are only 8 species of bears alive in the world today. This interesting and thoughtful nonfiction book explores their history, the culture and mythology around them, and the way they interact with humans. The effects of government policies, public perception, and climate change are also explored, through scientific research and anecdotal evidence. Thought-provoking and very readable.
Looking forward to our #Naturalitsy discussion.
#WondrousWednesday
1. My great aunt and uncle, who were like grandparents to me. 💙
2. My husband, sons, daughter-in-law, nephew and nieces. 💝💗🥰
3. The Little family in Stuart Little. The parents loved Stuart unconditionally, even when they didn‘t quite understand him.
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs ! Want to play, @julesG @Laughterhp @AmyK1 @Tamra @Gissy @ElizaMarie ?
#LitsyLove members… one more week to work on your April #LitsyLoveBingo boards! Have fun!
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude
@mabell @Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks Looking forward to our next round of #HappyFiction 🙂 Here are some choices.
Are we starting in May, or taking a catch-up month? Snail mail or StoryGraph? 🤔
This was #24 in the China Bayles series, but the first one I‘ve read. The author did a good job of filling in pertinent past information, so I never felt lost. I enjoyed the mystery, and the bits-and-pieces way clues were revealed. I will read more of this series. Set in April in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, this was a last-minute substitution for #SeasonalCozies. Hoopla snatched my original choice back after I‘d only read 2 chapters! 🙃
Oh my goodness! What a lovely surprise arrived in my mailbox today! Thank you, thank you, @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude ! #LitsyLove is the best! 🥰
It's a beautiful day, and the pollen has finally calmed down, so I've decided to enjoy my lunch on the front porch. A #FavoriteReadingSpot for me!
#LitsyLoveBingo #LitsyLove
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life
#WondrousWednesday
🌸 More time to do crafts
🌸 Less passwords - I waste so much time recording them, losing them, looking them up, resetting them
🌸 Keeping my two rambunctious boys alive until adulthood (kidding not kidding) 🤪
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs !
If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged! 😀
Our 9-month-old great-nephew came to visit! (He brought his parents, too. 😉) It was such a joy to witness his first sight of the ocean, first time he put his toes in the sand and waves. 🌊🏖️☀️💙
#WhatsNewWednesday #LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude
My #CurrentStack . Goal is to finish them all by the end of April. 🫣
#LitsyLoveBingo #LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude
Way too many coincidences in this one to suit me. But still a fun read!
#NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle
Two really excellent books involving a #Heist .
#SpringSkies #LitsyLoveBingo #LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
So very true. ✍️💌
#LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo #SnailMailForever
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life
My nominations for #CampLitsy24 . @squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB
Set primarily in 1940s France and 1960s Atlanta, this book is a testament to the strength of the human spirit to survive despite unimaginable circumstances and suffering. It realistically portrays the different ways survivors deal with the after effects of such suffering, and showcases how time, faith, determination, hard work, and love (both human and divine) can help the slow process of healing. Tough but worthwhile reading. Christian Fiction.
#WondrousWednesday a day late. ☺️ Thanks for the tag, @Eggs ! This was really fun to think about.
#LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo
I have quite a nice variety in my #ReadYourKindle books this month! @CBee
#SpringSkies #AboutArt @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
I am reading this book as a year-long read, 2 masterpieces per week. I‘m learning so much! Rick Steves writes in a very reader-friendly style, explaining why each piece is important. It‘s like a mini Art History class!
If anyone is interested in tracking your #BookedInTime reading, I have created a Booked In Time Challenge on StoryGraph. It is not a public challenge (so it won‘t show up in a search on SG), but anyone with the link can join:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f6f6ac21-909a-4d7e-9e1c-2084aab...
Feel free to join! 🙂
It has been years since I read this book, but I remember loving it.
#SpringSkies Animal POV #LitsyLove @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Mesmerizing. Brutal. Poignant. And so very important. I am so glad I read this book.
#EuropaCollective
An uplifting story of group of women coming together to support each other through the dark days of World War II in war-torn Kent, England. Watching these typical, normal village women find their inner strength and grow in independence, while also caring for each other, is so inspiring. Most of the women are flawed, some are not likable, and many of them make mistakes, but they all persevere, doing the best they can in extraordinary times. ⬇️
My choice for #BookedInTime this month is By Fire, By Water. I know very little about the #SpanishInquisition , so this should be an interesting read. @Cuilin
We just got back from a Caribbean cruise! It was heaven! 🚢
#WhatsNewWednesday #LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude
Want to share @BoomwormAHN @TheAromaofBooks @CoffeeNBooks ?
I have two books on my TBR with “Glory” in the title. A Ballad of Love and Glory, and Morning Glory. 🙂
#SpringSkies #LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude
I‘m looking forward to reading The President‘s Hat as my #ReadOrDonate selection this month. It has been sitting on my bookshelf for years. 🎩. Plus, it takes place in Paris! 🎶 April in Paris… 🎶
The very boring cover of my e-book cannot dim my excitement about re-reading Rebecca with the #HashtagBrigade this month! @BarkingMadRead
My IRL Book Club reads for April are Searching for Eternity and The Covenant of Water (first half).
#SpringSkies #BookClubRead #LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude
Happy April, #LitsyLove members! Here is our April #LitsyLoveBingo board. Have fun with it! Remember to use the hashtag in your posts. 😀
Okay, fellow blitzers, it‘s time to round up our April issues - no matter how old they are - for our #MonthlyMagazineBlitz ! Happy Spring Reading!🌷
Oh my goodness, @Eyelit ! It was wonderful to come home from vacation and open this box of delights! 💖 It is amazing how you managed to choose such perfect things for me! That ladybug bookmark is too adorable for words! 🐞The books, stationery, amazing puzzle, tea, snacks, stickers, stationery, and fabulous pencils... you have spoiled me for sure! Thank you so much. 💝
And thanks to @KateReadsYA for hosting this #LitsyFoundFamilySwap !
No Bingos for me this month. ? How did everyone else do with #LitsyLoveBingo ? #LitsyLove members, remember to turn in your points to @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks , to be entered into the drawing for a "happy"! Each bingo equals 1 point, a coverall is 10 points.
@Read4life @TieDyeDude
This was not my favorite Heyer. It was a bit too silly at times. And I have learned that I want to like the female protagonist in a Heyer novel - I want to root for her and see her happy - and I just wasn‘t a fan of Cleone.
@mabell @Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks
Looks like I will be visiting Italy, Alaska and Nova Scotia for #Roll100 in April!
@PuddleJumper
What has everyone chosen to #ReadOrDonate in April? I‘m still deciding…
Quick breakfast before heading out to see Tortola. So excited!!!
#LitsyLoveBingo #BookAndFood #LitsyLove
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude
#LitsyLove members, only a few days left to get a bingo on our March #LitsyLoveBingo card and enter the drawing for a “happy”.
Please turn your points in to @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks by commenting below, or tagging her in a separate post. Each bingo line counts as one point. A coverall is worth 10 points.
New card for April coming soon!
@Read4life @TieDyeDude
Great view for my reading this morning!
#LitsyLoveBingo #BookandFlower #LitsyLove
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @mabell @Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks
My April pick for #SeasonalCozies . It even includes tea time recipes! 🫖
What will everyone be reading for #SeasonalCozies in April?
@Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks @mabell I‘m not very far into this month‘s #HappyFiction book yet, but I‘ve lost track of our discussion. Are we doing it on StoryGraph, or did we decide to do something else? 🤪
My goals for the #MarvellousMarch Readathon hosted by @Andrew65 .
Finish Powder and Patch and The Postcard.
Read The Chilbury Ladies Choir and Hour of the Witch.
#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe #ShortStories #Novellas
A Tyranny of Petticoats (short stories)
Small Things Like These (novella)
A Visit from the Goon Squad (interconnected short stories)
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs !
All members of #LitsyLove , consider yourselves tagged! 😀
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life
I played codenames the other day and used the clue “penpal“ for the word “sticker.“ And nobody got it! What kind of lousy pen pals do they have, I wonder? 😂 11h