It was a glorious day of mushroom hunting for my husband and me. We bagged 4.5 lbs of morels! 😋😋😋

"Once you have chosen your path, follow it confidently."

My mom told me my sister had stopped believing in God.

"No," I whispered." "Yes," said my mom.

"That f*cking library card, man!"

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"I live with my father, Ray Nickel, in that low brick bungalow out on highway number twelve."

#FirstLineFridays

"A day comes in life when you have to decide which train to take, and once you are aboard, there is no point in thinking what might have happened if you had caught a different one. You have to make the most of what you find on your route."

Ahhh, it's been awhile since I posted a book haul!

Next up! This one has been on my TBR list for years.

I started this book while on vacation and now that I'm back home I just cannot get into it. So, this is more of a DNF than it is a BAIL. I'll definitely return to it at another time.

Nomi, the narrator of this book, smokes Sweet Caps.

Next up! I've always been fascinated by supermodels and the design aspect of fashion, so I'm really looking forward to reading this book.

This book was so interesting. I learned a lot about the American gun industry. A definite pick!

Life does not suck right now. Not one bit!

My husband and I leave tomorrow on our vacation to 🇲🇽 !!! Here are the books I've decided to bring with me. I am currently in the middle of reading Glock and A Complicated Kindness, and the other three are TBR. I am so looking forward to some rest and relaxation!

Has this ever happened to you? Your significant other orders a book and you have to immediately cancel the order because said book is already part of your collection? Oh, yeah, and you also know EXACTLY where the book is located within your vast color coded filing system and you walk right to it! Note to spouse: never order a book without checking my collection first! 🤣

Oh, man. It was 80° here last Thursday and today we woke up to this! We leave on our Mexico trip this coming Friday and it can't get here soon enough! My most difficult task right now is trying to decide which 📚 to bring along with me. 🤔

#thinkpositivebepositive

Thanks for the tag @BarbaraTheBibliophage !

"In 1985, there wasn't a single Glock pistol in the US. By 1995, the company sold more than 20,000 a month at an average cost of $600 apiece for civilians."

I'm only four chapters in and I already love this book! The author really captures the main character and all her 16 year old angst. I've laughed out loud a few times already, and that's awesome!

"How are you?" Uncle Hans asked my dad.

"Oh, unexceptional. Living quietly with my disappointments. And how are you?"

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I went to a neighborhood Little Free Library to get rid of my Peter Pan book and came home with this one. It's a little-known early (1976) Follett published pseudonymously in England before he became famous.

Up next! This time I'm going to write down the characters' names and who they are so I don't miss anything. 😉

I'm sure this will be an unpopular opinion, but I didn't love this book. It was hard for me to accept it as a story for children with all the focus on death, dying, and murder.

There have been several Peter Pan related movies made and I've reserved a few at my local library. I think I'm going to start with "Finding Neverland" which actually tells the author's story and focuses on his inspiration behind Peter Pan and its cast of characters.

So, I had to run to the post office for work and I couldn't pass up stopping in at this local library branch to see what they had on their used books shelf. I got all of these for only $6.75! 😯😲😯

CHAPTER 7: Going Hollywood

Colt gun brand chauvinists derided the plastic Glock as "handgun Tupperware."

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"Hook or me this time!"

Los Angeles Times article: PROGRESS GIVES US GREAT NEW HANDGUN - HIJACKER SPECIAL.

The Glock handgun was once referred to as "plastic perfection" in a Soldier of Fortune magazine article.

Gaston Glock (born July 19, 1929)

Up next! I bought this book for my husband years ago. Now it's time for me to read it.

This turned out to be really excellent. The amount of raw and unapologetic courage it took this woman to write her story is nothing less than awe-inspiring.

YES! After recently finishing this awesome book, I discovered they also made a film version released in 1973. I couldn't find it streaming anywhere or available to check out from my local library, so I purchased the Blu-ray. I'm looking forward to watching it this weekend!

The Lost Boys

"I say, how do you do it? How do you fly?" asked John.

"You just think lovely wonderful thoughts," Peter explained, "and they lift you up in the air."

CHAPTER THREE ~ Come Away, Come Away!

"You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies."

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This Friday, my husband and I are headed to San Francisco so that I can take an Italian language exam on March 14th as the first step in getting my Italian citizenship. I've been speaking the language for nearly 30 years, so I'm not too worried about whether I'll pass or not. That being said, since we are driving there (which takes about 10 hours), I'm going to take advantage of that time to cram. Altho, if I don't know it by now, I never will!

Hey, Littens! This message is directed to all of you who live in the United States and have a library card. Did you know that through some local libraries you can get access to a streaming service called Kanopy? They offer AMAZING movies and documentaries for free! You are allowed to watch 10 movies/documentaries each month simply by using your library card. You can get started here: https://www.kanopy.com/login (or on their app).

Enjoy!

This was a fantastic book! At only 211 pages, it is still a fabulous slow burn, rich in character development. I was literally guessing what the ending would be up to the very last paragraph, it was that good! First published in 1968, it stands the test of time; the crime and how it was investigated is still relevant today. My only regret is that I didn't keep a log of the characters. There were so many and I'm not familiar w/Swedish names.

CHAPTER 28 - "It was Christmas and Martin Beck's daughter, Ingrid, gave him a flat package, watching him expectantly as he unwrapped the paper. Inside was a 45 r.p.m. EP record."

Uggghhh. This book. I'm trying REAL hard to look past the American arrogance the author has when describing her impression of Italy. In my opinion, she has waaaay too many negative (and, frankly, petty) things to say about a country that she had the privilege of being able to move to with her family for her husband's job. I guess I just wish she'd show a little bit of grace. *HEAVY SIGH* I will power on since it's still early in her story.

CHAPTER 26 - "Ronn took out a pack of Prince and shook out a cigarette for Bjork, who lighted it after nipping off the filter."

CHAPTER 3: The Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

Jill's husband, Bart, gets an offer to live and work for one year in Avezzano, Italy. 🇮🇹

Guys, I just booked my husband and myself a 9-day vacation at an all-inclusive, adults only resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I cannot wait for this much needed vacation! Now, I just need to figure out which 📚 to take.

I found this book at a thrift store, and I immediately recognized the story since it happened to a local woman. I had no idea she wrote about her horrific experience. Coming up on the 20-year anniversary next month, I am really looking forward to learning how she has navigated such grief-stricken waters.

OK, I really liked this book! It didn't get very good reviews, but I don't give a hoot. Sure, it read like a gossip column at times and focused a lot on Bowie's sex life, but I still found it interesting to read about all the famous people he rubbed elbows with (or perhaps I should say "all the famous people that rubbed elbows with HIM"). Such a different lifestyle than I'm accustomed to, that's for sure!

David Bowie and Kate Moss in late 2003.

Be still my beating heart! ❣️

"What sort of car did he have?" Detective Nordin inquired.

"Good car. Volvo Amazon. White," said Dieke.

David had always been a voracious reader. By the end of the 1990s, he had been hired by Barnesandnoble.com to write online reviews of books. How cool is that?!

Big things happening in my kitchen today preparing for Super Bowl!

"Mass murders seem to be an American specialty."

The tagged Swedish crime novel was published in 1970, and it starts out by describing a mass murder that takes place on a city bus. The fact that this book was written over 50 years ago and they mention America and mass murders tells me that nothing has really changed about American society. If anything, I think our tendency towards mass murder has only gotten worse. ?

Just sitting outside reading and enjoying the warmer weather (42° F 😂) with my pet chicken, Ms. Thang. She's a 14-year-old, blind, white crested polish chook.

#chicksoflitsy