#manicmonday #letterY @CBee - Thank you for the tag!
📕 Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
✍️ Yeats
🎥 Yes Man
🎤 The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
🎶 Yesterday

All please come play! 🎵 🎶

#audiopuzzling on #caturday while banished to the basement with Covid - Kevin is a big helper. I‘ve dreamed of a retreat like this and yet, it‘s not that glamorous.

#wonderouswednesday @Eggs
1. It has always been work, I recently changed roles and I can‘t tell you how much I wish I had done this sooner. I walk/run, yoga, knit, meditate, gratitude journal. I have dipped a toe in all the stress relief ☺️
2. Having a dog sidekick, the perfect companion when you‘re stressed! And I‘ve seen unconditional love on others‘ posts and have to agree. You can‘t put a price on that.
@JenReadsAlot @Kshakal @BethM

Another twisty book filled with unlikable people. I‘m alway impressed with how many times my mind changes about who actually “dunit” in Kubica books.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1. Hmmm. I hate winter, so maybe my favorite thing is that I read, knit and rest more.
2. The Sugar Queen with Winter Solstice a close 2nd.
Thanks for the tag @Kshakal @JenReadsAlot @Cseero

📕 Xingu
✍️ nope
🎥 X-Files, I had such a crush on Fox Mulder
🎤 I got nothin.
🎵 Xanadu by RUSH
This was a rough one! #letterx #manicmonday @CBee

Another pick from my #AuldLangSpine partner @BookNAround - when I realized it was second in a series I figured I‘d start with The Jane Austen Society, low and behold it was already on my kindle. I must have grabbed it on a deal, serendipitous! Both were very enjoyable and had likable characters. 🌟

1. When people support one another, pay it forward, and are kind just because. I find inspiration in nature, the woods, the beach, my deck, please give me sun to recharge. Memory lane can also be beautiful with old friends and family. Remember when life was simpler.
2. My daughter and dad at her last Highschool Christmas concert.

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

A fun and free little author thing on Facebook, the Killer Author group. Mary Kubica talked about her latest, Just The Nicest Couple. I got the book yesterday, I like her twisty thrillers.

#Two4Tuesday Thank you for the tag @TheSpineView
1. An ideal winter vacation would look like summer. A spot on the ocean in a tropical location would be a welcome distraction right now.
2. I‘d likely bring some uncomplicated chick lit so I could focus on relaxing and looking at the water.

Tagging @JenReadsAlot @Kshakal @BookNAround

#manicmonday @CBee #theletterw
📚 Where the Wild Things Are
✍️ William Kent Krueger
🎥 The Wilderpeople - I recommend this sleeper!
🎤 Weezer, White Lion, John Waite
🎶 What‘s Love Got to do With It, Wait by White Lion saw live in 1988

I finished this last week, a book from my #AuldLangSpine list by @BookNAround - this was a cozy mystery, which is not my usual choice, but it was absolutely madcap and fun. If you‘re into the cozy mystery, add this to the TBR. I would not have read this on my own but it was fun to get out of my element and be entertained. @monalyisha

1. Motley Crue and Duran Duran…I enjoyed a vast selection of music, still a rocker 🤘🏻
2. Tight roll jeans, shaker sweaters, BIG hair!
@Eggs #Wondrouswednesday Thank you for the tag @Kshakal - all come play!

1. Chloe from The Sugar Queen, books come to her when she needs them. I would like to manifest that.
2. I think she would be a great help in any mystery, such as The Cartographers, books would come with answers to help her solve the case with the characters.
@TheSpineView Thank you for the tag. #Two4Tuesday @Kshakal @JenReadsAlot @BethM

@CBee Thank you for the tag! #manicmonday #letterv

📕 Verity by Colleen Hoover
✍️ Kurt Vonnegut
🎥 Vampire Diaries
🎸 Van Halen, Veruka Salt
🎶 Volcano Girls, Vacation

These Precious Days was my first read from @BookNAround ‘s #AuldLangSpine list. I really enjoyed this, some of the essays resonated deeply for me. This one‘s title grabbed me. Losing my mom so suddenly in November has been a gut punch, after the numbness, knitting has recently been comforting me beyond measure. An essay where Ann finds joy in the loss of her dad also gave me pause, joy is possible. ❤️ A thought provoking kick off. @monalyisha

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs Thanks for the tag @Kshakal
1. Practical, relatable, funny and poignant
2. I don‘t know any other languages in depth.
3. Just The Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
Tagging @JenReadsAlot and @BookNAround - I‘d love to see your #3 so I can add them to my TBR 😉

A day late! #ManicMonday #letteru @CBee
📚 Under the Tuscan Sun
✍️ Ursula Hegi
🎥 Uncle Buck
🎤 Ugly Kid Joe
🎶 Umbrella

1. 12-26, or NYE, I‘m usually ready.
2. Rain, it‘s safer to drive to get chocolate.
@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday
Tagging @Kshakal @JenReadsAlot @BethM

My last book of 2022 was We Are The Light by Matthew Quick. This started out just ok for me but ended on a high note as it unraveled. My first read of 2023 is the tagged These Precious Days by Ann Patchett from my #AuldLangSpine partner and host of #lastfirst @BookNAround - I‘ve seen it on many posts so it almost feels like a Buddy read☺️

I love good reads and setting a reading intention each year, it is a great way to peek back and see where my imagination has gone this year. #goals

Getting ready to really dig in to #auldlangspine in the New Year from a list from @BookNAround - thanks for the match @monalyisha ❤️📚 I finished The Love Hypothesis, a fun little rom com.

#WYR @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I feel like when I lend a book out I‘ve accepted anything could happen. A lost book seems sad though. My favorite find when a friend returned my book was a Cheeto fingerprint, it became a fun inside joke. I think I prefer my books to be loved. That said, I try to avoid a dog ear but it has happened in desperate moments. 🐶

Jumping in to #AuldLangSpine right away after the seasonal drivel. It was a heavy holiday, the first Christmas without my mom, so some light reading is in order. It is a wonderfully eclectic list to allow more depth as the days get longer hopefully right along with my attention span. Thanks @BookNAround @monalyisha

📚 The Sugar Queen, Tangerine
✍️ Taylor Jenkins Reid, Amor Towles
🎥 The Empire Strikes Back, Toy Story
🎤 Taylor Swift, James Taylor
🎶 These Days, Times Like These, This is the Call #foofighters
#thelettert #Manicmonday @CBee

Ready to celebrate #jolabokaflod with the family. Happy Reading Littens! 🎄❤️

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1. 15 minutes to see my family.

2. Yes, we are expecting blizzard conditions Thursday, what a treat. Said no one ever. 🎄

1. I celebrate Christmas Eve with my kids and husband. We often go to church, have a birthday cake for Jesus (because…cake) and open gifts from Santa and one another. Plus I force Jolabokaflod on them ☺️
2. We used to get fancy, or have snacks with the in-laws. We have gotten simpler, we see what we are feeling. We are leaning towards lasagna from a local restaurant his year and 🎂
@Eggs Thank you for the tag @Kshakal #wondrouswednesday

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView Thank you for the tag @JenReadsAlot
1. This year is has been the Crème Brûlée Latte at Starbucks…
2. Silent Night with candles in church, Jingle Bell Rock in the wild. ?

📚 Salem‘s Lot
✍️ Sarah Addison Allen, Stephen King
🎥 Saturday Night Live
🎤 The Scorpions
🎵 Sittin‘ on the Dock of the Bay
#manicmonday #LetterS @CBee

Some moody blue book mail…

#WonderousWednesday @Eggs
1. I‘m not a fan of winter so this is a tough question, probably the “forced” relaxation due to early darkness, and the urge to cook comfort food and read or knit that comes with.
2. All I want for Christmas is to have my kids back and be happy. (First Xmas with one child moved out on her own 🤔 interesting)
3. The Foundling by Ann Leary from #auldlangspine📚 @JenReadsAlot @Kshakal Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1. I did ask for a book on my #AuldLangSpine list for our little Jolabokaflod at home. We‘ll see😉
2. Yes, I give books to my daughters and non-reading husband, ordered The Green Mile for my tween nephew, and I will dig up something for my brother in law. I love giving books 📚

📕 Rascal, kind of a childhood favorite and the author was local.
✍️ Rosamund Pike
🎥 Radio
🎤 Rainbow 🤘🏻 Red Hot Chili 🌶
🎵 Radar Love
#manicmonday #letterR @CBee

Admittedly racy, which I don‘t mind, and had a good story. Good for “Christmas Trash” season. 🎄

Great list from @BookNAround for #AuldLangSpine - I can‘t wait to check out some new to me reads in January. I‘ve only read two of here, so plenty to explore. I see two authors named Ann I have previously enjoyed, so I may start with those☺️ Thank you!
@monalyisha

1. Absolutely none. I‘m inviting as much hygge into my life as I can. I need comfort right now so no exciting challenges. I will be celebrating Jolabokaflod with my husband and kids.🥰
Favorite memory, Christmas morning as a child. My parents were young and my dad often worked on Christmas, one year Santa came at 3am so my dad could watch us open gifts before heading to the factory. ❤️
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs thank you for the tag @Kshakal

0% want to get ready for the holidays but the lights are always a comfort.

1. Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
2. I received a gift subscription to PageOne, it felt like they were able to send me books that suited me that had not read.
3. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen and Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher.
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

📕 Pride and Predjudice
✍️ Louise Penny
🎥 Pee Wee‘s Big Adventure (TEQUILA!)
🎤 Pantera 🤘🏻
🎵 Proud Mary

#manicmonday #letterp @CBee

📕 Oliver Twist
✍️ Maggie O‘Farrell
🎥 oh Brother, where art thou
🎤 Oasis
🎵 One by Metallica

#manicmonday #lettero @CBee

#AuldLangSpine @monalyisha Thank you in advance for all of the matching you will be doing. ❤️

It‘s been a tough week as my mom unexpectedly passed away on Saturday at the young age of 70. I made myself go vote because I promised her in my heart that I would. That was our little joke - that I counted on her to cancel out my dad‘s vote and I would “put us ahead”. They never saw eye to eye on election day and I am so proud of how she could stand by her convictions ❤️ (word is she early voted☺️) #auldlangspine @monalyisha

📚 New Moon, Nightshift
✍️ Nancy Drew
🎥 Night at the Museum, Nanny McPhee, two favorites when my kids were small
🎸 Nine Inch Nails - Trent Reznor is my birthday Buddy.
🎵 Nasty, New Moon on Monday, Never Gonna Give you Up (80‘s girl here!)
#manicmonday #lettern @CBee

1. I do enjoy podcasts, I usually listen to those or audiobooks on a run or walk. Or when I have some mindless knitting to work on.
2. If I have several hours on my own in the car I enjoy planning a book or podcast, but for day to day driving it is almost always music to get my blood pumping for whatever is ahead. I also video chat daily with a good friend, which is truly my first choice of car listen.
@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

#wonderouswednesday @Eggs
1. All of the Books You Can Read in Suess Landing in Universal Orlando. Suess, was delightful.
2. Knit n Lit (for obvious reasons)
3. Tagged

Thank you for the tag @Kshakal

My vacation read. 600 pages I wasn‘t sure I‘d ever finish. It was a fairy tale to be sure, a little too YA for me usually but that said, I‘ve been reading King for 40 years and cannot betray my master, my first love 📚 . I think he could write gibberish and I would find something redeeming. This would be a so-so from me for any other author, to keep it real. I pledge fealty to King. After all, his name is not King for nothing.

Only 1.99 today!

1. King Kong, I was way too little to watch it. Does anyone remember the original Escape from With Mountain with Tony and Tia? Not scary but a random childhood movie.
2. I enjoyed Discovery of Witches.
3. Black
@Eggs #wonderouswednesday Thsnk you for the tag @Kshakal

📕 The Last Thing He Told Me
✍️ Wally Lamb
🎥 Lost - oh I miss this show
🎸 Loretta Lynn, Linkin Park
🎵 Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters Learning to Fly by Tom Petty
#manicmpnday #letterl @CBee