More recent purchases! I‘ve gone a little crazy lately. And I haven‘t finished one book in November yet so I shouldn‘t be buying anything! Gotta buckle down. Started the tagged book and I‘m loving it.

Recent purchases. These two are on my winter break reading plan. Thank you to @TheSpineView for the B&N gift card and the beautiful candle pictured!!

I love the idea of the Sunday #WeeklyForecast and and Saturday #BookReport. Here‘s what‘s on deck for me this week. Cabin is my creepy Halloween read and Mistborn was loaned to me by a student who is anxiously awaiting my report.

When my #sreamathonswap partner didn‘t come thru @4thhouseontheleft did sending me two these books from my want list and finding my an amazing new partner in @TheSpineView (see previous post for that amazing package). Thank you, Alisia! You went above and beyond your swap host duties!

(I‘ve read one chapter of Cabin at the end of the World so far and I‘m terrified!)

Oh my goodness! @TheSpineView what a package! I could barely fit it all in the picture. I love everything! Two books I can‘t wait to read PLUS a B&N gift card, and tons of Fall/Halloween goodies. I love the book sleeve and the bag. (I might have to go trick or treating!) You went above and beyond! I can‘t thank you enough for such a wonderful and thoughtful package. #screamathonswap

❤️ Buffalo, NY
🧡 59
💛 work, work, work!
💚 married 37 years
💙 she, her
💜 nothing clever, it‘s my first name and last initial
#gettoknowthelittens

1. Reese‘s peanut butter cups
2. Mounds bars
3. When my son was trick or treating we always sorted his candy. He did not like chocolate. I got all the chocolate and he got the non-chocolate , until one year he swapped with a friend and came home with no chocolate. End of tradition.
4. When I was about 8 I was “I Dream of Jeannie” , costume from a box. I wore my winter coat underneath. Still my fav.

Well, let‘s hope it‘s not a nightmare, but my book fair starts tomorrow. #ScholasticBookFair

1. Great! I set my goal lower and I‘m beating it! 😉
2. Hmmmm... my husband is a former professional soccer player.
3. Jazz
4. This month! 37 years married!
5. 👋
#friyayintro

Oh my goodness! Check out this haul from @JamieLou ! I love all my #cozyswap books and goodies. The socks and blanket scarf are adorable. And I think there‘s enough tea and chocolate to last me thru the winter! Can‘t wait to dive into these books. Thank you so much @JamieLou Hope you have a great #cozyswap, too! @Avanders

It‘s my last day of sitting on the deck to read, the awning comes down this week. Wish you were here! #summerisover

It came today! Can‘t wait till open day. #cozyswap

#screamathonswap package is sent. Due at its location on 9/18.

Mailed my #cozyswap, should arrive today.

Enjoying this nice, easy, end of summer read. And using one of my new bookmarks.

Visited the main branch of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library today. They have the cutest #littlefreelibrary

Thank you for the wonderful bookmarks, @Shakespearience . I love them all! The Dino clip is adorable. And we can all learn an important lesson from dinosaurs. I know I‘m not taking any chances. #bookmarkswap

I love my bookmarks @BookNAround !! The handmade one with my Litsy handle might be my favorite! Thank you so much! #bookmarkswap

And thank you @LibrarianRyan for such a fun swap!

I made a #BOTM shelf. I'm usually not a remove the dust jacket kind of guy but I like the way these look. (These are the ones I haven't read yet.) #shelfie

Cozy and swap? I‘m in! #cozyswap

I received both my bookmark packages for the #bookmarkswap today! Mine will go out tomorrow. Thank you @Shakespearience and @BookNAround ! Can‘t wait to open! Oh well, pic won‘t post

I picked up the Magpie Murders after finishing The Death of Mrs. Westaway without even thinking about the magpie connection (at least not consciously!)

Had a good final week of #BFCR2. Started with over 10,000 steps in the Buffalo Garden Walk. Finished with the Orange Theory Fitness Mt Everest challenge. Did not meet my lofty book goal though. Guess I‘ll just have to try harder to read more! Thank you @wanderinglynn ! Great challenge!

July wrap up. #julystats And I wasn‘t trying to pick only books with blue covers!

When choosing what to read next I chose the one with a Kate Atkinson blurb, since I just finished two books by her that I loved.

Reading on the deck to the sound of gently falling rain (real rain, not the Bookly app!) and it's lovely. But my glasses keep fogging up cuz it's soooo humid. #bookishproblems

I only managed to read 1 1/2 books at the beach! Poor showing. Too much wave and people watching. #beachreading

Here‘s my #Top6Reads of the year so far. It‘s been a great reading year.

Literal beach read. #beachread #jerseyshore

Got a lot of steps in this week, but I have to carry my phone everywhere to count them since my Fitbit died. Walked at the marina to see the Tall Ships. Behind on my reading goal, though. Gonna have to up my book total next week at the beach. #BFC #BFCR2

Here‘s what I read in June. For my #BookFitnessChallenge I finished two which is my goal, walked a lot, did yoga and OTF twice. Not bad but room for improvement next week. My Fitbit is acting up so no steps to report. #BFC #BFCR2. Positive thoughts to all participants for week 2!

9000 steps + Orange Theory Fitness! What what?? Now I just have to finish this book! #bfc #bfcr2

Goals for the challenge. I changed my original goal from 10,000 steps everyday so I can vary my fitness. OTF workout is a great workout but only about 2,000 steps. @wanderinglynn

I forgot to wear my Fitbit for half the day so I'm sure I went over my goal of 10,000 steps. #BFC #BFCR2

Couldn‘t get this to post yesterday.
1. Near Niagara Falls (also chicken wings!)
2. More time to read!
3. Ice cream. And more ice cream!
4. Either. Both. It‘s all reading to me.
5. Join in everybody!
#friYAYintro @howjessreads

Guess I'll have company when I'm reading on the deck. #deckliving #birdwatching

Thank you so much, @SomedayAlmost for the fantastic #SummerSantaGoesPostal package! Dunnett and tea, what could be better! The suspense collection you edited looks great. I don‘t have either of these Dunnetts in hardcover. My paperback copy of King Hereafter is mass market so hard to read and very yellow. So glad to have a beautiful edition. Thanks for hosting @BookishMarginalia Happy summer reading, everybody!

I loved this book! I‘m ahead of schedule but only because I lowered my total. I usually aim for 50 but then start choosing short books. Hoping to keep my page total the same as last year.

Annual photo of first day of reading on the deck! #summerreading

Happy Bloomsday!

Thank you so much, @Victoriahoperose for the fantastic #mysterymessageswap !! Two books I can't wait to read and all the goodies stuffed inside! I love the annotated book. So special. What a fun swap @TheReadingMermaid , thank you for organizing.

My summer officially starts today! (Even tho it was only 50 something and windy). Last day of school = my first summer read. Can't wait to dig into this one! #summerreads #summervacation

Got my #SummerSantaGoesPostal today! And the waiting begins

A little behind on mailing my swaps due to being out of town (and too disorganized to mail before!) but they are going out tomorrow. #mysterymessageswap #summersantagoespostal

Got my #mysterymessageswap today! Can't wait till open day!

Oh Lordy! Who let me loose at the AAUW book sale. Here's the stats:
1. 25 books total (2 not pictured)
2. Added to 2 series I'm collecting.
3. Got 3 I've already read but didn't own.
4. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn!!
5. Bought a hard cover and paperback of the same book. 😜
#bookhaul #usedbooks #wherewilliputthem

1. More reading time!
2. The new Jackson Brodie by Kate Atkinson
3. Ice cream
4. 99 in 1948.
5. Join in friends!
@laurenslibrary #thursdaysurvey

Got my first three volumes of the new paperback Lymond Chronicles. They are pretty, oversized and have decent sized print. Good additions to all my other versions of this series. #DorothyDunnett

Coffee, book, and sunshine!

2. Had a busy week and all went well.
3. Italian for sure.
4. None. Both my parents were only children. No aunts, no uncle, no cousins.
5. Happy Friday to all!
#FRIYAYINTRO