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wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn

Joined April 2016

LibraryThing member wanderinglynn

Traveling spherically. https://linktr.ee/wanderinglynn
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Bein‘ Green, written by Joe Raposo and originally performed by Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog

Kermit singing: https://youtu.be/rRZ-IxZ46ng?si=mfMNm7xJGxZlq4rw

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23 April - green

lil1inblue 💚 😍 💚 23m
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Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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#wondrouswednesday

1. I still have a Dexter shape hole in my heart. He was the bestest dog & I will always miss him. But Jasper has been a blessing & keeps me entertained.

2. Yes, both fiction and non-fiction.

3. Tagged!

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Making Money | Terry Pratchett
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#two4tuesday

1. When I‘m in the U.S., rarely. But I do when I‘m abroad.

2. Pratchett explores wealth and socioeconomic disparities in Discworld. The Lavish family in "Making Money" represents "old money," demonstrating how entrenched power and control can stifle innovation and lead to abuses

TheSpineView Excellent book! Thanks for playing 21h
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Earth Day from the tagged

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22 April - earth 🌍

dabbe 💙💚💙 19h
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Palmetto-Leaves | Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Knocking by Harriet Beecher Stowe from Religious Poems (1867, not in database)
Full poem available at: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/158050/knocking

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21 April - broken

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Les muscles célestes by René Magritte - an important early painting, painted at the time of his move to Paris in the autumn of 1927. At the end of September or beginning of October that year, Magritte wrote the above to his friend, the biochemist and author Paul Nougé, to describe the work.

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20 April - sky

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Father's Day | Matthew Zapruder
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Poem for Passenger by Matthew Zapruder
available in the tagged or here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/152075/poem-for-passengers

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19 April - mostly

dabbe W🤩WZA! 3d
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Complete Poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson | Ralph Waldo Emerson, Odelia Floris
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Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of my favorite poets.

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18 April - water
(I‘m a couple of days behind because life 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️)

kspenmoll Love this! I am collecting so many new poems! 3d
wanderinglynn @kspenmoll I‘m collecting a lot too! 3d
dabbe I love his poems. His transcendental essays, though? 😱
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wanderinglynn @dabbe it‘s been a long time since I‘ve read his essays, but I always enjoyed them. 2d
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I did the #GAR challenge in 2018 & got 53/100. My goal is to read at least most of them.

Currently on my TBR bookshelf:
The Grapes of Wrath
Heart of Darkness
Things Fall Apart
A Separate Peace
Crime & Punishment
War & Peace
Catch-22
Dune
Atlas Shrugged

#TLT

bellabella Sound like good, long books! I hope you enjoy them. I've only read Grapes of Wrath out of those, but I liked it a lot. 6d
dabbe If I had to pick my top 3 from your list, I'd choose GRAPES, THINGS FALL APART, and A SEPARATE PEACE--loved teaching that in high school. You kicked my butt! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙📚💚 6d
Susanita Things Fall Apart 😭 6d
wanderinglynn @Susanita that‘s what I‘ve heard, which is why it‘s been sitting on my TBR bookshelf 6d
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Sour Grapes: A Book of Poems | William Carlos Williams
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William Carlos Williams

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17 April - Thursday

dabbe 💙🩵💙 6d
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John Keats

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16 April - romance

kspenmoll 💖💖💖 7d
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 7d
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#two4tuesday

1. I filed mine on 30 March. A bit later than normal but this hasn‘t been a normal year.

2. Intriguing (I just started it and haven‘t gotten very far yet.)

Cheryl_Russell I read this book over a year ago and I‘m still thinking about it. 1w
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 1w
wanderinglynn @Cheryl_Russell I‘ve heard it‘s an intriguing read! 1w
Cheryl_Russell @wanderinglynn Very intriguing! 1w
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The Daring One by Edwin Markham

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15 April - daring

dabbe 💙🩵💙 1w
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The Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, 1957-1987 | Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger
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Wind, Water, Stone by Octavio Paz
translated by Eliot Weinberger

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14 April - hollow

dabbe 💙💚💙 1w
TheSpineView 💜💜💜 1w
kspenmoll 💕💕 1w
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Auguries of Innocence | Patti Smith
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From “A Pythagorean Traveller” by Patti Smith

Read the full poem at: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/161958/a-pythagorean-traveler

Or hear Patti read the full poem: https://youtu.be/8Asdmoo122k?si=iylkHsPE5gEVPvC8

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13 April - stars

dabbe 💙💚💙 1w
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Given: Poems | Liza Katz Duncan
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From “Owls” by Liza Katz Duncan

Full poem available at: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/161520/owls

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12 April - carry

dabbe 💙💚💙 1w
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#5JoysFriday on Saturday

Bottom left: I visited Pompeii last Sunday—so incredible
Bottom right: I had a work trip to Rome & got to take the train
Top right: although I was in meetings all day & really didn‘t get to see much of Rome, I did get to see the Trevi Fountain as we walked to dinner
Bottom middle: gelato 😋
Top left: always this kitten 🐱 ❤️

Karisa 😍 2w
dabbe 💙💚💙 2w
bellabella I'm jealous! 😻 2w
kspenmoll How amazing! ❤️ 2w
DebinHawaii Yay for gelato & Supervisor Jasper! 💛🎉💛 So cool you got to visit Pompeii! 1w
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By Ada Limón, the current U.S. Poet Laureate

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11 April - bird

dabbe 💙💚💙 2w
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By Herself | Molly McQuade
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Rose Thorns by Molly McQuade

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10 April - thorns

I‘ve been sick, so I‘m a couple of days behind.

Ruthiella Hope you feel better soon. 🤒❤️ 2w
wanderinglynn @Ruthiella thank you ☺️ 💚 2w
dabbe #bebettersoon! 💙💚💙 2w
wanderinglynn @dabbe thank you 😘 1w
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All the Tired Horses in the Sun by Joy Harjo

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9 April - waiting

dabbe 💙💚🩵 2w
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#two4tuesday on Wednesday

1. Yes.

2. Tagged

Thanks for the tag @Sace 😘

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 😘💛🏷 2w
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Tree Cemetery by Wu Sheng

Full poem in the tagged or online at:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/155138/tree-cemetery

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8 April - tree

TheSpineView Love💖 2w
dabbe 🩵💚💙 2w
TheBookHippie 💚💚💚💚 2w
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Poems | Elizabeth Bishop
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dabbe 🩵💚💙 2w
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September 1957, W.H. Auden

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6 April - one

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Silver by Cleopatra Mathis

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5 April - extraordinary

TheBookHippie ♥️ 2w
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I do love Vera. And one of the best scenes was her in the Robin‘s principals office.

But TWs (I‘ll put them in the comments with the spoiler alert because one does directly relate to the plot)

wanderinglynn TW: human trafficking with descriptions of past & on-scene physical & mental/enotional abuse 3w
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Cats on Instagram | @Cats_of_instagram
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#5JoysFriday

1. This kitten. Plus toe beans!
2. We‘re working on using a leash. He‘s doing pretty well.
3. My soon-to-be apartment passed the housing inspection. One step closer!
4. It‘s Friday & I survived another week without getting fired.
5. I‘m enjoying my poetry challenge for National Poetry Month. In addition to posting poems & reading the ones @dabbe & @TheBookHippie have written/posted, I‘ve also been writing my own.

TheBookHippie Yay for not being fired!!!! 3w
Lesliereadsalot Hopefully the weeks will keep adding up! 🩷 3w
dabbe #ditto what @TheBookHippie and @Lesliereadsalot said! I'm loving your poetry challenge, too! 🩵💙🩵 for your joys. 3w
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wanderinglynn @TheBookHippie always a good week to still be employed. 🙌🏻🥳 3w
wanderinglynn @Lesliereadsalot @dabbe thanks! 🤞🏻☺️ 3w
Aims42 Jasper‘s toe beans, stop! How freaking cute?! 🥰🥹 I hope you celebrate another week not getting fired, that is a major win! 🍾🥂 3w
Bookwormjillk Fingers crossed for your job. 3w
TheSpineView 😻😻😻 3w
Deblovestoread Cuteness overload! 3w
wanderinglynn @Aims42 I‘m biased, but I think he‘s adorable. And yes, we celebrate surviving another week every Friday. 🥂 3w
wanderinglynn @Bookwormjillk thank you! ☺️ 3w
wanderinglynn @Deblovestoread so much cuteness . . . until he wakes me up at 4:30 am! 😂 3w
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Mary Oliver

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4 April - nature

Trashcanman Beautiful 3w
wanderinglynn @Trashcanman Mary Oliver is one of my fave poets. 3w
Trashcanman @wanderinglynn Is there a collection of her work that you‘d recommend? 3w
wanderinglynn @Trashcanman all of them 😂 But Dog Songs is a great collection & might be my favorite. But if you prefer essays more than poems, then Upstream. 3w
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3w
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I just got book 2, so I decided to go reread book 1 first. (Plus, Eunice Wong is a fabulous narrator.) now that I‘m living in Italy, I had to laugh at this quote.

Aims42 I just got notified my library hold for book 2 is ready 🥳 I love Vera so much!! 3w
CSeydel There‘s a book 2? I better get going on this one! 3w
wanderinglynn @Aims42 Vera is the best! 3w
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SomedayAlmost Love Vera! 3w
peanutnine I'm reading this one with my bookclub this month and I am very excited! 3w
wanderinglynn @peanutnine it‘s so fun! 3w
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Excerpt from the poem “Pe ‘ahi Light” in the tagged or available online at: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/159817/peahi-light

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3 April - east

dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3w
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#TLT

39/100 - most best picture nominees are just not my genre

Faves: Beauty & the Beast, Up, Moulin Rouge, Pulp Fiction, Sense & Sensibility (Emma Thompson + Alan Rickman ❤️), Chocolat, Crouching Tiger, Dead Poets Society

dabbe You picked some fab ones! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 3w
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Say You'll Remember Me | Abby Jimenez
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Soft pick.

I love all of Abby Jimenez‘s books and love that she doesn‘t shy from tough situations. This book is no different (there is a list of trigger warnings at the beginning). As much as I loved Samantha & Xavier, there really wasn‘t any real conflict. The obstacle was external, set-up basically at the beginning, and then I felt the story just floated along. So 3.75 stars. Summer & Playlist are still my faves.

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#AprilPoetryChallenge for National Poetry Month

April 2 - adventure

The full poem can be read here ->
https://allpoetry.com/Night-For-Adventures

dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3w
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Soft pick.

While I felt all the feels at times, this book kind of dragged at times. It took me a bit to get through the first act. The second act was better, but still dragged a bit. The third act, well, it was an interesting & not unexpected turn, but I really don‘t feel as if the story resolved. I felt he was focused too much on the political issues and tried to make the plot fit that, so it didn‘t quite gel.

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Sweetgum & Lightning | Rodney Terich Leonard
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#aprilpoetrychallenge for National Poetry Month

April 1 - fool

dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3w
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Join me starting tomorrow, April 1, to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Use the prompts either to write your own daily poem 🖋️ or to read 1 poem a day 📖

The graphic is also available on my blog along with my thoughts on the importance of poetry: http://wanderinglynn.com/2025/03/20/celebrating-poetry/

Everyone is welcome to join! #aprilpoetrychallenge

TheBookHippie I‘m ready!!! 3w
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#5JoysFriday

All of them really could be this kitten. He keeps me entertained. But despite the insanity & stress coming from DC, I‘ve had a pretty good week. I think I‘ve settled on an apartment that has an incredible view. We‘re getting a 59-minute early dismissal today. I finally got a car & moved off base! So I got to go grocery shopping at an Italian market, which was a fun experience (see photos & videos of that on IG).

Aims42 😻😻😻😻😻😻 4w
Susanita ♥️🇮🇹🐈 4w
ElizaMarie The kitty!!! But if that other picture is the view of your potential new apartment - WOW gorgeous!!!! Congrats! 4w
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TheBookHippie Love!!!!!!! 4w
TheSpineView ❤️🐾❤️ 4w
peaKnit What a great week!! Also I requested to follow on IG as your adventures look fabulous! (edited) 4w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4w
wanderinglynn @ElizaMarie thanks! ☺️ 4w
wanderinglynn @peaKnit thanks! ☺️ 4w
MemoirsForMe 😻😻😻 3w
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#5JoysFriday

1. Sunrise
2. Seeing Mt. Vesuvius every day is surreal
3-5. This kitten ❤️🐱❤️

AmyG Wow what a view! 1mo
ImperfectCJ I am encouraged to learn that you could take your sweet kitty to Europe with you. I have a long-term plan to spend significant time in Europe once my younger kid graduates from high school, but I always assumed I'd have to leave our cats behind. Was there a quarantine period? And if you have any recommended expat resources, I'm getting serious about researching our options now that we're only a couple of years from making a move. 1mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
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TheSpineView ❤️🐾❤️ 1mo
mcctrish ❤️❤️ 1mo
Lesliereadsalot Lucky you to have this new experience! Great view! 1mo
wanderinglynn @ImperfectCJ it does depend on what country you will be entering. There‘s no quarantine period here in Italy. But there are hoops to jump through. This is a good resource: https://it.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/rome/sections-offices/foreign-agricu... 1mo
wanderinglynn @ImperfectCJ once you‘re here, you can go to an EU vet and get a pet passport, which makes it easier to travel within the EU. I haven‘t done this yet - https://www.aphis.usda.gov/pet-travel/another-country-to-us-import/pet-passports... (edited) 1mo
wanderinglynn @ImperfectCJ feel free to send me an email & I can give you more details about what I had to do - lynn@wanderinglynn.com 1mo
wanderinglynn @Lesliereadsalot thank you! I am thankful to have this an amazing experience. 1mo
wanderinglynn @AmyG the views are incredible. 1mo
TheBookHippie Love the views!!! Just wow! 1mo
ImperfectCJ @wanderinglynn Thank you! I'll do that. 1mo
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I‘m hosting a poetry challenge in April for National Poetry Month. I plan to write 1 poem a day & created a list of prompts. 🖋️

If you don‘t want to write a poem, then the challenge is to read 1 poem a day (bonus if you read one that fits the prompt). 🎉

The graphic is also available on my blog along with my thoughts on poetry: http://wanderinglynn.com/2025/03/20/celebrating-poetry/

Everyone is welcome to join! #aprilpoetrychallenge

peanutnine This is a fun idea! I haven't written poetry in ages, I might try a couple prompts. But I definitely want to make an effort to read more poetry in April 1mo
wanderinglynn @peanutnine yay! ☺️💜 (edited) 1mo
TheBookHippie I‘m in! 1mo
wanderinglynn @TheBookHippie 🙌🏻💜 1mo
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#5JoysFriday on Saturday

1. This kitten ❤️🐱❤️
2. I‘m in Italy
3. Gelato
4. Books & my blog
5. I still have a job (at least as of Friday)

Susanita Nice view! 1mo
Mollyanna Gelato 🍧 ❤️ 1mo
Gissy Continue enjoying Italy 🇮🇹 😍I hope you continue with your job. I can‘t imagine how stressful this situation can be for many person. It is affecting federal employees in PR too😢 1mo
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wanderinglynn @Susanita thanks! It‘s a view from an apartment I‘m considering. 1mo
wanderinglynn @Mollyanna 😋😋😋 1mo
wanderinglynn @Gissy thank you! 1mo
AmyG Oooo Italy! Wishing you all the best. 1mo
wanderinglynn @AmyG thank you! 1mo
TheSpineView Italy! Wow! Travel safe. 1mo
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 1mo
wanderinglynn @TheSpineView I actually moved here. 🇮🇹 1mo
TheSpineView @wanderinglynn Lucky you! How long are you staying? 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
josh22421 Oh wow I'm making plans to move to Italy 1mo
wanderinglynn @josh22421 Italy is amazing! 1mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! Especially gelato 🍧 & Mr. Jasper! 🐱💛💛💛 1mo
josh22421 @wanderinglynn oh wow email me I will love to hear your experience there I very excited 1mo
wanderinglynn @josh22421 I‘m posting some of my experiences on my blog - wanderinglynn.com 1mo
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Bookstores: A Celebration of Independent Booksellers | Horst A. Friedrichs, Stuart Husband
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Exactly this. 😂

TheBookHippie 🙋🏻‍♀️ 1mo
RowReads1 Oh yeah! Since childhood 😆. 1mo
julesG Count me in! 1mo
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Leftcoastzen 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 1mo
AmyG Ha! 1mo
Deblovestoread Add a quilt store and I‘m there! 1mo
Ruthiella 😂😂😂 I‘m in. 👍 1mo
KellyHamHer 🙋🏼‍♀️🤣🙋🏼‍♀️🤣🙋🏼‍♀️🤣🙋🏼‍♀️ 1mo
wanderinglynn @Deblovestoread of course! 👍🏻😂 1mo
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Congrats @Texreader on your new milestone! 🎉

For me, the bestest part of Litsy is the people. I‘ve made so many amazing book friends from swaps to reads alongs to pen pals to all the various events. I just love celebrating all things bookish with other book people. 💜📚

TheBookHippie ♥️ 1mo
MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
Gissy 🎉♥️🎉♥️ 1mo
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#5JoysFriday

1. This kitten ❤️
2. I no longer live in DC 🇮🇹 & I still have a job (at least so far)
3. OMG, this kitten! ❤️
4. Italian food
5. Have I mentioned the kitten? ❤️🐱

Kerrbearlib The kitten is so adorable 🥰 🐱 2mo
wanderinglynn @Kerrbearlib thank you! He definitely keeps me entertained. 2mo
julesG Welcome to Europe. 😉 2mo
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Aims42 These are very cute and wonderful joys!! 🤩 (edited) 2mo
Leftcoastzen All great, love the kitten! 😻wish I was in Europe ! 2mo
TheSpineView ❤️🐾❤️ 2mo
wanderinglynn @julesG Grazie mille! 🇪🇺 2mo
wanderinglynn @Aims42 thank you! ☺️ 2mo
wanderinglynn @Leftcoastzen thank you! ☺️ 2mo
dabbe Do you live in Europe now? What a joy that would be! 🩶💚🩶 2mo
Suet624 I love how much you love your kitten 2mo
Deblovestoread 👋🏼 Jasper! You‘re both looking settled in. 2mo
Bookwormjillk Jasper looks like he's settling right in! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Isn‘t moving the biggest drag?? So glad you have Jasper and that great looking Italian food! Where do you live now? 🩷 2mo
mcctrish If you‘ve moved to Europe I sure hope you spam us with photos 🙏🏻 2mo
wanderinglynn @dabbe yes, I just moved to Italy. 🇮🇹 2mo
wanderinglynn @Suet624 he is the bestest kitten. ❤️ 2mo
wanderinglynn @Deblovestoread he‘s done so well with all this craziness! 2mo
wanderinglynn @Bookwormjillk this kitten definitely has an adventurous spirit. 2mo
wanderinglynn @Lesliereadsalot yes it is! Jasper is definitely a blessing. And we‘re in Naples, Italy. 2mo
wanderinglynn @mcctrish 👍🏻 I also post a lot of photos on IG (same user name) 2mo
mcctrish I‘m off to be friends on IG 2mo
dabbe @wanderinglynn Yay for you and Jasper! How exciting! 💚🇮🇹💚 2mo
DebinHawaii Aww… Joyful Jasper! 💛💛💛 1mo
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#5JoysFriday on Sunday

It‘s been a week. Between the insane politics, moving, & waiting for J‘s international health cert (which finally arrived on Friday), my stress levels have been high. Thank goodness for this guy 🐈‍⬛. He‘s been just the bestest kitten—adapting to hotel life, going through airport security, and now waiting in the United Lounge for our flight, he‘s doing so well and while nervous, is hanging in there.

TheBookHippie Awe. Poor pet!!! Poor you. 🤞🏻 2mo
Ruthiella What a good kitten! 😻 2mo
DebinHawaii There‘s a lot of joy in Jasper! 💛🐱💛 wishing you both a safe & successful journey & better weeks ahead! 2mo
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dabbe Whew! Sending you hugs! 🤗🤗🤗 + 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Susanita Jasper!! 🫶🏻 2mo
AmyG Wishing you all the best in your next adventure! Hooray to Jasper! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Sending you rainbows and sunshine and all things good! 🌈🌞🌅 2mo
wanderinglynn @TheBookHippie despite the high stress of this week, I‘m actually relieved to be leaving DC. 2mo
wanderinglynn @Ruthiella he is! ❤️ 2mo
wanderinglynn @DebinHawaii thank you! ❤️ 2mo
wanderinglynn Thanks @dabbe ❤️ 2mo
TheBookHippie @wanderinglynn no lie there. 😵‍💫 I‘m glad you‘ve left. 2mo
wanderinglynn @AmyG thank you! ❤️ 2mo
wanderinglynn Thank you @Lesliereadsalot ❤️ 2mo
Deblovestoread Good boy Jasper! Wishing you safe travels! 2mo
Aims42 Safe travels for you and Supervisor Jasper!! 💛🧡🩷 2mo
ElizaMarie The kitty is being soo good! I am glad you have him to lean on :) 2mo
wanderinglynn @Deblovestoread thank you! ❤️ 2mo
wanderinglynn @Aims42 thank you! ❤️ 2mo
wanderinglynn @ElizaMarie I am so thankful for him. ❤️ 2mo
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My Pinterest | Michael Miller
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This was too fun! 😂❤️

Type “literally my character” in the Pinterest search.

Thanks @dabbe for the idea!

TheBookHippie Oh I love yours!!! We have some similar people!!! 2mo
wanderinglynn @TheBookHippie 🙌🏻 Yay! 2mo
dabbe It's all @TheBookHippie's idea! Love these! 💚🩶💚 2mo
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If you think these firings won‘t affect you, you haven‘t been paying attention.

A friend who was fired today from the Dept. of Energy worked on projects with money appropriated by Congress. Projects that create American jobs, strengthen our country by improving the nation's electric grid, & advance industrial technologies that reduce pollution & keep us competitive with manufacturing abroad.

And this is just 1 person, 1 story.

Leftcoastzen Thank you for posting. I have many friends in government positions, fine people all doing a great job . Everything is in chaos. 2mo
AmyG Madness! 2mo
lil1inblue I've lost all words. So I'll just send virtual love and solidarity. 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot Somebody has to put a stop to this. We need heroes. 2mo
Jas16 It is too much to grasp. (edited) 2mo
Susanita I‘m so sorry about your friend. This demonization of government employees is disgusting. 2mo
Suet624 And are they slashing unemployment too? Will thousands of unemployed individuals make America great? It‘s unbearable. 2mo
Aims42 😢💔 I am so sorry about your friend. This current administration is going in with a machete when a scalpel is needed 2mo
Amiable I read an article that speculated an economic theory behind Trump‘s firing spree: less employed people = less consumer demand. Less demand can cool down inflation. If that starts dropping because of all this unemployment, the Fed may lower interest rates to keep the economy from face-planting. And who loves low interest rates more than Trump loves golden toilets? His wealthy donors, who can borrow tons of cheap money. It‘s Machiavellian. (edited) 2mo
ImperfectCJ Just sent a federal employee friend a supportive (I hope) message. This is a young person who didn't even know what a government shutdown was before I mentioned it to him. I feel for him with all of this wackiness. 2mo
kspenmoll 😱😱😱 Thank you for your post. I take pics to send to friends. (edited) 2mo
CoverToCoverGirl They are taking aim at us here in Canada and the rest of the world too. Watching the news is like watching a horror movie unfold. I‘m so sorry to see what‘s happening to my neighbours while also being concerned about my fellow Canadians. 😢 2mo
julesG @CoverToCoverGirl Same here in Germany. It's a dystopian novel being written right in front of us. We have a general election coming up and the US VP is chumming up to the German right-wing party leaders. ??‍♀️??‍♀️??‍♀️ There's this German saying: "God(s) throw down some brains, or bricks, but make sure you hit your targets." 2mo
Larkken Thank you for your post. I am so confused at how awry my life has gone that the whims of two billionaires can determine whether I will lose a job I worked hard for years to qualify for. 2mo
wanderinglynn @lil1inblue thank you. 🤍 2mo
wanderinglynn @Aims42 thank you. 🤍 And yes, that‘s exactly what‘s happening. 2mo
wanderinglynn @ImperfectCJ so much confusion and chaos. Thank you – I‘m sure it helped. 🤍 2mo
Aims42 @Amiable Ding, ding, ding winner, winner, chicken dinner to that speculation. It tracks (edited) 2mo
Aims42 @Larkken Ugh, this sucks so much and shouldn‘t be a worry for anyone 😔💔 2mo
CoverToCoverGirl @julesG I saw that “speech”. Despicable. Evil and intolerance has many faces, his is just one. We are facing an election here too and the opposition party is right wing, and using vicious rhetoric saying our country is broken and only they can save it. We are not broken, they have a self serving agenda. 2mo
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The Hollow Places | T. Kingfisher
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Panpan

Despite this being horror, I was mostly bored. It started with a few promising scenes, but it quickly fell flat because (1) the writing did nothing to build any kind of creepy/horror atmosphere & (2) the MC consistently said/thought stupid things. But the biggest issue I had with this book is that there really no plot. They see some weird things, make inappropriate jokes, & yet nothing really happens.

But it‘s now #OffMyShelf 🎉

Ruthiella Nice work! 👏👏👏 2mo
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#mentalhealthmonday

1. Stressed, more stressed, & tired
2. Music, audiobooks, rereading faves, cutting out nearly all social media
3. Nutrition & its effect on mental health, thinking errors, music/art, relaxation techniques

Aims42 💛🧡🩷 2mo
kspenmoll 💛💛💛💛 2mo
wanderinglynn @Aims42 @kspenmoll 🥰 thank you. I know many of us are stressed to the max right now. 💛 2mo
Kerrbearlib Thanks so much for responding! Sorry for the late reply. I've stacked the book. I can relate to feeling stressed and tired. Those are great future topics - thanks for the suggestions! 2mo
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Mehso-so

While he provides a compelling case for de jure housing segregation, I found it was buried through the dry recitation of facts within a somewhat repetitive argument. Instead of a fact filled data dump, more analysis of the impacts of these policies & actions would have made this a more compelling read. As it is, it would have been better as a long-form essay than a book. But despite that, it‘s still worth reading.

#OffMyShelf for nonfiction

Davispeterson Hello, how‘re you doing. l've noticed we share some common interests and enjoy similar things. I've really enjoyed going through your posts so far and was wondering if you'd be interested in chatting more regularly or maybe even becoming friends? 2mo
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Bonded in Death | J. D. Robb
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The new Eve Dallas book! 🎉 No. 60 & a kickass installment where we get to learn more about Summerset & the Urban Wars.

The back of the book has all the titles & inside the dust jacket is a spot the picture to find all the animals.

TheBookHippie Oh wow! 2mo
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