This was interesting. I never thought so much about fens, bogs, or swamps. A short book worth the time.
This was interesting. I never thought so much about fens, bogs, or swamps. A short book worth the time.
Finally settled on an audiobook to walk with on this cold and blustery day.
There are a lot of drawbacks to living close to DC, but for a few glorious weeks we get the cherry blossoms. It‘s a beautiful time of year and I wish I could send you all a bouquet. Thanks for hosting #Litsolace #SpringEquinox @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks Looking forward to #HyggeHour soon.
There‘s nothing earth shattering here, but I enjoyed listening to the Bush and Obama social secretaries give examples of civility during their times in the White House.
This book was so atmospheric you can feel the salt water drying on your legs while you sit in the sun.
This was interesting, but dated at this point- it was published in 2016. I read it for #FoodAndLit #SouthKorea but the Latin American chapter was my favorite.
It‘s a beautiful night for an audiowalk. I‘m listening to the very weird Strange Bedfellows Death-march Through Middlemarch podcast. Members of the #hashtagbrigade might get a kick out of it.
https://open.spotify.com/show/3qhQK56wn0mbTmXGgEnKgX
1) Get my headlight fixed and plant some lettuce seeds
2) I wanted to own a restaurant called Alice‘s Restaurant because I loved to cook, my mom‘s name is Alice, and my dad made us listen to that song every year on Thanksgiving
3) Visiting the Georgia islands in a few weeks
4) Just finished something so going to look for something new tonight
#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake12
This is the one where the story really starts to get deep. It picks up where the last book, A Brutal Telling, leaves off. I‘ve read this a few times and the end still shocks me a bit. 🌲🌲🌲
The wind is howling and my house is creaking. I‘m here reading for #hyggehour until the lights go out. Not the best weather but perfect for reading a mystery. (Note I am not wearing my snuggy tonight because my daughter has a friend over to work on math so it has been forbidden 🤣)
These books are great for when I need something easy to read. This one took place in Asheville, NC but it was the same old story about a guy who brings his cat everywhere and solves mysteries.
I wasn‘t ready for winter to end. I was too deep in hygge and coziness. Today‘s walk changed my mind though.
(Still in my Louise Penny mood for audiowalks.)
The main character in this one was just pretty dumb. I won‘t continue this series. Oh well one more off my list.
Finished this one in the wee hours of the morning. I loved it except for a plot point that you could see coming mid-way through the book like a freight train. I wanted to scream at some of the characters but that was part of the charm. Like others I don‘t see this as a Little Women retelling. I loved the setting (Chicago) and the time period (1960-2008.) Four and a half stars. #LitsyTOB24
Well after a whirlwind weekend I started my hygge hour a bit early and next thing I knew it was morning. It happens! Have a great week everyone! #hyggehour #naturalitsy
First time reading in the back yard this year. I have a lot to do but warm March days aren‘t guaranteed.
Thank you @Andrew65 for hosting #FabulousFebruary
It really kicked my reading into gear the last week of the month and I met all my goals.
Glad to see you back!
This series is growing on me. Charlie is still kind of a judgmental busybody in this book but it kind of works. I skipped a few so eventually I‘ll go back to the beginning.
My top twelve reads from February. A lot of non-fiction and mysteries. Bring on March!
#TLT and #ThreeListThursday @dabbe
Not sure these count but:
1) The Talisman by Stephen King
2) Hunger Games
3) The Wizard of Oz
Here‘s my March list for #BookspinBINGO
If Nuns Ruled The World
The County Line
The Bros
The Secret of Shadow Ranch
In The Upper Country
The Survivors
Cat Me If You Can
Fancy Bear Goes Phishing
The Stone Sky
The Oceanography of the Moon
The Birthday of Eternity
The Physicists‘s Daughter
Give and Take
This Is All I‘ve Got
Treating People Well
The Suspect
Prisoners of Geography
Six Feet Deep Dish
Fen Bog Swamp
Cookbook Politics
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
These are all related to good memories and a sense of calm for me:
1) baking bread
2) lilacs
3) summer rain
Just went down a Brothers Karamazov/Great Gatsby rabbit hole!
I really like Anna McNuff‘s audiobooks, but this book about her long run in New Zealand could have been set anywhere. So, good book but a bad choice for #FoodAndLit and #ReadingOceania24 Sorry #NewZealand I half a$$ed reading about your lovely country. I‘ll try to make it up to you later in the year.
Looking forward to this #FabulousFebruary Readathon. This month flew and I still have quite a bit I want to get through. I‘m hoping I can finish the books pictured above as well as keep up with #TheBros chapter a day read along.
I enjoyed this one- it was a lot more action packed than the first in the series. I also liked the changing relationships between the siblings and loved the horse. I‘ll read the 3rd but I‘m going to wait until November at least because these are definitely cold weather books.
I think this author just isn‘t for me because I‘ve bailed on both books I‘ve tried. Oh well. #LitsyTOB24
The #MidWinterSolace event got me into the habit of reading some non-fiction and drinking mint tea each night after my walk. Right now I‘m reading this book about koalas and loving it. Who knew the types of eucalyptus could be so interesting. 🐨
Hey #LMPBC group. I‘m happy to be reading with you. Do any of these look good? I‘ll tag them below so you can read the blurbs.
(Yes I do have an issue with buying books when B&N has a sale and not reading them)
I don‘t know how to rate or review this book. The point of it didn‘t seem to be to write a book anyone would like. It‘s a tough subject, and magical realism isn‘t my thing. I am glad I read it though. #LitsyTOB24
I was away last night so I‘m having my hygge hour now. Reading the tagged while it‘s still cold outside. ❄️❄️❄️
The first 30 pages of this took me two days to read because it was so slow, and then I finished the last 400 or so in 24 hours. I‘m glad I didn‘t give up! The story of 4 orphans trying to make their way to St Louis by canoe was a good one.
7 minute chapter woooo!
Early mornings with #TheBros
Happy Friday #HashtagBrigade
Going to try this honey from #NewZealand in my tea. According to the blurb on Amazon it is a superfood. #FoodAndLit
This book was as depressing as it was interesting. Notably it was written before the pandemic so today‘s reader is left feeling like there‘s a lot missing from the discussion. However the points made still feel spot on as someone who works for a firm where thought leadership used to be a big part of our business.
This fictional book about a widow looking into her wife‘s past reads like a true crime podcast. The middle dragged though and that kept it from becoming a love instead of a like. #LitsyTOB24
Held out for as long as I could with this hygge bowl viewing, but I‘m going to bed now. See you next week #HyggeHugs
I enjoyed this cozy set in small town Tennessee. I thought the characters were likable, the dog was a nice addition without being distracting, and the mystery wasn‘t too out there. It did seem like the author was setting up a love triangle for future books which isn‘t my favorite, but the friendship and partnership between the women amateur sleuths took center stage.
A sure sign of spring coming from my audiowalk earlier today.
(This book started strong but now it‘s slowing down.)
#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe
1) Armand Gamache
2) Inspector O
3) VI Warshawski
This week‘s lists are adding to my TBR.
For real
#TheBros #Hashtagbrigade
1) Today Kool & The Gang came on in the grocery store and it was almost dance even though everyone is watching time. Also As Cool As I Am by Dar Williams is one I sing and dance to when I‘m working in the kitchen.
2) Vermont in the summer, Cape Cod in the fall, Asheville in the winter, and I‘d stay home in Virginia in the spring
3) Long walks and reading
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
Long time travel writer Sara Wheeler looks back on her career. I thought this memoir was up and down, but I really liked the parts that took place in 2020 on. Her travels, of course, give her an interesting perspective.
Just can‘t do this for another ten hours 😴😴😴