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dabbe

dabbe

Joined May 2018

Retired English teacher • Lover of dogs (liker of cats) • Sherlock Holmes Fanatic • Reading is Life
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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
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Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
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War and Peace (Revised) by Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
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Congratulations to the following Advent Calendar Winners!
@bthegood
@ShelleyBooksie
@BethM
@Mimi28
@TieDyeDude
@mabell
I need to order these in bulk, so please fill out the form link below ASAP so that I can order these tomorrow. If you didn't win, I'd still like to send you a little thank you, so please fill out the same form. Thanks to all of you for the #SmilesOnLitsy!
Link: https://tinyurl.com/3maenvr9 🩵❄️🩵

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈 55m
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Congrats everyone! 31m
TheBookgeekFrau Congrats all!!! And thanks for all the happy posts 😊💕 30m
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ShelleyBooksie Thank you so much @dabbe for this fun contest! ♡ 24m
mabell How exciting! Thank you so much! ❤️ now
Mimi28 Thanks! You are so sweet and generous!! 😊🙏🏽❤️🌲 now
dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩵❄️🩵 now
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 🩵❄️🩵 now
dabbe @ShelleyBooksie 🩵❄️🩵 now
dabbe @mabell 🩵❄️🩵 now
dabbe @Mimi28 🩵❄️🩵 now
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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#WinterGames

Hi!
I have received a few requests from other team members to use the folder I created. The reason I created it was for me to organize my scattered brain with all of these wonderful activities. I shared with my teammates, but if it will help ANY of you, please feel free to use it. I may not update it all the time, though, so keep going to the main folder for updates. Whatever helps you! 🩵❄️🩵
Link: https://tinyurl.com/3e82zzsm

Gissy Wow! So organized! I‘m not participating but this will be so helpful for all the participants, great job🤗 1h
dabbe @Gissy Thanks! 🩵❄️🩵 1h
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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#WinterGamesUpdate
#ReadAThons

Hi!
The pic above includes updates for the readathons occurring all month from 12/1-12/31. Shoutouts:
#WinterClearDown: @puddlejumper; #Adventathon: @BookmarkTavern;
#LittenListen: @Aperfectmjk; #WinterCosy: @puddlejumper; #SundayBuddyRead: @TheBookHippie; #Gottacatchemall: @puddlejumper; #Castthedie: @puddlejumper

Whew! I think that's it ... for now. 🤣

TheBookHippie Phew😅 3h
dabbe @TheBookHippie 🤩🤗🤣 2h
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#WondrousWednesday
@TheSpineView
Thanks for the tags @TheSpineView @Lin3han @Eggs! 🩵❄️
1. With two rambunctious GSD's, we don't decorate much. We have a little Charlie Brown Christmas tree, a large poinsettia and pine trimmings/wreath. That's enough for us.
2. I've always been a lover of the Charlie Brown Christmas bulbs. Many happy memories looking at them as a kid from my bunkbed.
3. “Christmas Time is Here“ instrumental by V. Guaraldi. 🎄

Lin3han Love the Charlie Brown Christmas special!! 4h
willaful The CB soundtrack is always our tree decorating music. 4h
dabbe @Lin3han 🩵❄️🩵 3h
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dabbe @willaful My all-time fave! 🩵❄️🩵 3h
TheSpineView 🤍💙🤍 2h
Eggs Guaraldi is my go-to on Spotify 🎶 (edited) 2h
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#WeirdWordWednesday
@CBee

Trying to learn/relearn some logical fallacies. 😃

CBee I‘m learning so much 😊 3h
dabbe @CBee 🤩🤣🤗 2h
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ⭐️🌟✨ 4h
Eggs 🥰😂😅🤣 2h
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Repost for @TheSpineView ... thank you again for another stupendous month of poetry! 🩵❄️🩵

Here are the December prompts for #PoetryMatters To play post a poem, song, quote, etc. that you feel matches the prompt. Please use the #PoetryMatters hashtag and tag @TheSpineView.

TheSpineView Thanks!🥰🌞😊 2h
dabbe @TheSpineView 🩵❄️🩵 36m
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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#WinterGames #Readathons

These are the readathon posts so far. There will be more, but this is enough to get you started.

Shoutouts to @TexReader (#AtoZReadathon), @peanutnine (#HolidayRomance),
@Andrew65 & @DieAReader & @GHABI4ROSES (#Rushathon), and @Catsandbooks for #CandyLandReadathon.

Please let me know if I've missed someone. It's hard to corral all the information! 🤩

DieAReader This is great! Thanks so much!❤️‍🔥📚🤓 1d
AnnR I think #WinterCozy is a #readathon hosted by @Puddlejumper (Dec 1st - Jan 31st)
Original post https://litsy.com/p/UXRBTWtYSndk
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AnnR Sorry, I forgot to say in the prior message, thanks for keeping track of all this @dabbe. 👍🤗🎄 There's so much to keep track of. I've been trying to take screenshots each time someone posts a readathon but I've already fallen behind. 1d
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AnnR One more : #LittenListen hosted by @perfectmjk for audiobook lovers
Original post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2665911
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AmandaBlaze Thanks for this. According to one of the Google drives, @PuddleJumper is doing a WinterCosy Readathon but I don‘t know how long it lasts. 1d
dabbe @DieAReader 🩵🩶🩵 23h
dabbe @AnnR Thanks. I had it under just “Bingo Boards.“ I'll put it under Readathons, too. 🩵🩶🩵 23h
dabbe @AnnR 🩵🩶🩵 23h
dabbe @AnnR Thanks. I had it under “Audio“ but will also put it under Readathon. 🩵🩶🩵 23h
dabbe @AmandaBlaze Thanks. I had it under “Bingo“ but will also put it under Readathon. 🩵🩶🩵 23h
Catsandbooks Thanks for this! 🩵 22h
dabbe @Catsandbooks 🩵🩶🩵 21h
Texreader Thanks for the tag!! 19h
AnnR @dabbe - another one just popped up in my feed. (Sorry to keep adding more here.)
#adventathon December 1 - 24 hosted by @BookmarkTavern 🙂
Original post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2669431
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dabbe @Texreader ❄️🩵❄️ 6h
dabbe @AnnR Don't be sorry! Two pairs of 👀 are better than one! Thanks! ❄️🩵❄️ 6h
Bookwormjillk #GangstaWrappers I was going to create a post about Readathons next month, but @Dabbe did a better job so hopefully she won't mind me piggybacking on hers. @pigpen_reads @jerdencon @jessieKB @bthegood @Traci1 @MidnightBookGirl @Fandom_hellspawn99 @alora 6h
dabbe @Bookwormjillk I would NEVER mind! #sharingiscaring 🤩🤣🤗 5h
Jerdencon Thanks for this! 4h
dabbe @Jerdencon My pleasure! 🩵❄️🩵 3h
bthegood @Bookwormjillk @dabbe thank you both!! 2h
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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#WinterGames #PhotoChallenges

All of the above count as photo challenges. The following hashtags were created by the oh-so-talented people on Litsy:
#DailyPhotoChallenge: The incredible #WinterGames leaders: @Clwojick and @StayCurious
#DecemberDreams: @Eggs, @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#OrnamentHunt: @Clwojick, @StayCurious
#SelfieScavengerHunt: @Clwojick, @StayCurious

Again, details are in the Google drive folder: https://tinyurl.com/3e82zzsm

Eggs Great collage👌🏼👍🏼👏🏻 So MANY challenges!! 1d
dabbe @Eggs 🤩🤣🤗 1d
AmandaBlaze Thanks again, these are very helpful! 24h
dabbe @AmandaBlaze 🩵🩶🩵 21h
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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#WinterGames #BingoBoards

Look at all these wonderful boards! From left to right, shoutouts to
@laughterhp, @laughterhp, @Traci1, @Texreader
@Emilymdxn, @MatchlessMarie, @Ruthiella, @Puddlejumper
@peanutnine, @Emilymdxn, @Allylu, @Andrew65
@AllDebooks, @AnnR, @Puddlejumper, @Puddlejumper

Please let me know if I've missed someone! Bigger photos and details are in the Google Drive folder: https://tinyurl.com/3e82zzsm 🎄🎄🎄

AnnR Awesome @dabbe. 👍🎄🙂
Looks great!!!!!
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AllDebooks They look amazing and so wintery ❄️☃️ 1d
dabbe @AnnR 🩵🩶🩵 23h
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dabbe @AllDebooks 🩵🩶🩵 23h
TheAromaofBooks Yay bingo!!! 13h
dabbe @TheAromaofBooks So many bingos, so little time ... 🤩🤣🤗 6h
AnnR As of this afternoon, I've officially banned myself from printing out any additional bingo boards. I've probably exceeded my tracking capabilities. ***Whew***🙃🤪😄 2h
dabbe @AnnR 🤩🤣🤗 1h
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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#WinterGames #BingoBoards + #PromptMaze

Giving shoutouts to all the creative people on Litsy for their boards/events. Remember that details and bigger photos are in the Google Drive folder: https://tinyurl.com/3e82zzsm

All of the above were created by the uber-talented @TheAromaofBooks. 🩵🩶🩵

Clwojick 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Cheers to my fellow #BingoBoardEnthusiast! @TheAromaofBooks 1d
AnnR 🎄👍🙂🎉 1d
AmandaBlaze Woohoo! 24h
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dabbe @Clwojick 🤩🤣😍 23h
dabbe @AnnR 🩵🩶🩵 23h
dabbe @AmandaBlaze 🩵🩶🩵 23h
TheAromaofBooks Oh thank you!!! And I definitely blame @Clwojick for starting me on this bingo-strewn path!! 😂 😂 😂 13h
dabbe @TheAromaofBooks They're awesome! ❄️🩵❄️ 6h
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Hi, Littens~
Just a little reminder that if you want to enter in the drawing for a Jacquie Lawson Advent Calendar, the last day to do so is today. All the deets are in the pic above. I love seeing those #SmilesOnLitsy! 🩵🩶🩵

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#Bookspin @TheAromaofbooks

Keeping it easy-peasy. That's how I try to roll. 🩵

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 13h
dabbe @TheAromaofBooks ❄️🩵❄️ 6h
WJCintron 😃🙌 53m
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Princess Kate's plans for the day. 🖤🐾🖤

IndoorDame Awwww!! 🐶🐾❤️🤍 1d
Gissy Relax 🐶💚❤️💚 1d
AmyG Smart lady! 1d
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Jari-chan I wanna cuddle ❤️🐕 1d
KateReadsYA Omg my dog Rocket sleeps the same way 😅 1d
Soubhiville That‘s my kind of plans! 1d
Deblovestoread 💜💜💜 1d
dabbe @IndoorDame 🤩🤣🤗 1d
dabbe @Gissy 🤩🤣🤗 1d
dabbe @AmyG She thinks my bed is hers! 🤩🤣🤗 1d
dabbe @Jari-chan She'd love to! 🤩🤣🤗 1d
dabbe @KateReadsYA We call it the cockroach. #totalbliss 🤩🤣🤗 1d
dabbe @Soubhiville 🩵🖤🩵 1d
dabbe @Deblovestoread 🩵🖤🩵 1d
Aimeesue Perfect day for it! 🩵 1d
dabbe @Aimeesue 🤩🤣🤗 1d
ShelleyBooksie Amazing ♡♡♡♡ 1d
dabbe @ShelleyBooksie 🩵🩶🩵 1d
britt_brooke 😂 Looks pretty perfect! 22h
batsy Now that's a good life! 😁 16h
AnnCrystal 😂 precious 🐕💝. 8h
dabbe @batsy She went to the vet today, so she's not as relaxed today! 🤩🤣🤗 6h
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🤩🤣🤗 6h
WJCintron 🥹🤩🥰🤣 50m
dabbe @WJCintron 🩵❄️🩵 35m
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The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern
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#2023ReadingBracket

November Pick: THE NIGHT CIRCUS. Can't believe we're close to picking the read of the year! 🤩

Meshell1313 Seriously! Where did the time go??? 24h
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Thanks for the tags, @TheSpineView, @The_Penniless_Author, and @Lin3han!

1. Without a doubt, THE NIGHT CIRCUS. Had a blast reading this one!
2. I love me a good ghost story, detective story, or mystery centered around the holidays, so I can't wait to read any of my anthologies for this season! 🤩

Wanna play? @kimrenee @TheLudicReader @IndoorDame @AmyG

IndoorDame Yay! I‘m always happy when people like The Night Circus! It‘s my favorite! 🎪🎡🎢🖤🤍❤️ 1d
Lin3han Well now I‘ll have to add it to my TBR! 1d
dabbe @IndoorDame It truly is one-of-a-kind! 🤩🤣🤗 1d
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dabbe @Lin3han I'd love to read what you think about it! 🤩🤗😍 1d
AmyG Thanks for the tag. I just posted! 1d
dabbe @AmyG 🩵🖤🩵 1d
TheSpineView Loved 💜📖 1d
dabbe @TheSpineView 🤩🤣🤗 1d
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#HumbleHarvest
#window
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Anyone remember this one? 🩵🩶🩵

NikkiM5 Classic 🩵 1d
dabbe @NikkiM5 🩵🖤🩵 1d
Eggs Oh yessss I watched it several times-classic comedy 🎭 1d
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dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 1d
TheBookgeekFrau I loved this movie!! 23h
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau Me, too! 🩵🩶🩵 23h
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#poetrymatters
#tinkle
@TheSpineView

My favorite Poe poem. This is only the first stanza; the entire poem can be found at https://poets.org/poem/bells.

Perfect for this festive season! 🩵🩶🩵

IndoorDame 🖤🩶🤍 1d
dabbe @IndoorDame 🤩🤗😍 1d
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#HumbleHarvest
#family
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Loved this show as a kid, especially Kristy McNichol. 😍

Ruthiella I had a huge crush on Lance Kerwin who was occasionally on the show. ❤️ 2d
TheBookgeekFrau I only watched for Kristy! I had the biggest girl crush on her 😍 2d
dabbe @Ruthiella Loved him, too! 🤩 2d
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dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau I adored her. Remember LITTLE DARLINGS with Tatum O'Neal and her? 🤩 2d
tpixie Yes! I loved this show! 2d
tpixie @dabbe great movie!!!! 2d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 2d
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼👌🏼 2d
peaknit Oh me too! Buddy! I watched this with my mom❤️ 1d
TheLudicReader omg. Stop! 1d
marleed Me too. I‘m still grieving about when Willie‘s wife Selena died. For years I planned to name a daughter, Selena. 1d
dabbe @tpixie 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @tpixie 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @TheLudicReader Another #clonemoment? 🤩🤣🤗 1d
dabbe @marleed Yes! I had forgotten about that! 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @Ruthiella @TheBookGeekFrau @tpixie @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs @peaknit @TheLudicReader @marleed

Did any of you know that the dad, played by James Broderick, is the father of Matthew Broderick? I had no idea! Color me stunned! 😮
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dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 1d
tpixie @dabbe no!!!! I never made the Broderick connection! (edited) 1d
dabbe @tpixie Me either! 🤩 1d
marleed Haha. I did know this and it‘s what has always had me keeping up with Matthew. I was such a groupie of that show! 1d
dabbe @marleed Now that I look at them both, I totally see the resemblance! 🤩🤩🤩 1d
tpixie @dabbe yes!! I looked at the dad‘s picture a little more carefully and can see the resemblance! 1d
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe Hollywood is a small world! 😮 1d
TheLudicReader @dabbe, honestly…we‘re the same person. 24h
dabbe @tpixie Amazing, isn't it? 🤩 23h
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau Very true. I just never put the two together, and Broderick is not an everyday name. 🤩 23h
dabbe @TheLudicReader I am going to have to find a way to get up there to meet you. 🤩🤗😍 23h
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TheSpineView Perfect!😍 2d
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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Hello again, #USS!

Just an fyi ... there are TWO Google Drive folders containing all things related to #WinterGames.
#1: The one I created because I had to put names to all of the boards. I'm kind of weird that way. 🤷‍♀️
#2: The main folder created by our lovely hostesses, @Clwojick and @StayCurious.
You will find anything and everything you could ever want to see for this event in either folder, probably more info than you'll ever need! 😄

Allylu Hahaha! Thank you so much. 2d
AnnR Thank you. 👍🤗❄ 2d
dabbe @Allylu 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @AnnR 🩵🩶🩵 2d
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#WelcomeToLitsy

Hi, everyone! If you have a moment, please welcome my sister @kimrenee to Litsy. She's a bit overwhelmed with it all, so I know she'll feel better with all of the #LitsyLove. If you can also give her some wonderful people to follow, that would be fantastic. Thanks. 🤗

IndoorDame Welcome!!! 📚💙 2d
Fr3NcHtOaSt @kimrenee welcome to Litsy! Gave you a follow. Hope you enjoy your stay. 2d
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squirrelbrain Welcome @kimrenee ! 👋 Thanks for the tag @Birdsong28 2d
psalva @kimrenee Welcome! 2d
mabell Welcome @kimrenee ! 🎉 2d
DieAReader Welcome @kimrenee ! 🥳📚🤓❤️‍🔥 2d
WJCintron Welcome!!! Just gave her a follow!! 😃🙌 2d
Monica5 Welcome! Just followed her! 😊 2d
The_Penniless_Author Welcome @kimrenee ! Hope you enjoy it here! 🥳 2d
DaveGreen7777 Welcome to Litsy @kimrenee 🥳📚 2d
RaeLovesToRead Welcome! @kimrenee 😊💕 2d
AmyG Welcome to Litsy! It‘s truly a wonderful place. 🎉 2d
TheLudicReader Welcome to the party, @kimrenee! 2d
eeclayton Welcome to Litsy @kimrenee ! 🎉🎉🎉 2d
Aimeesue Welcome @kimrenee ! 2d
dabbe @IndoorDame 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @Fr3NcHtOaSt 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @Birdsong28 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @RowReads1 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @Amiable 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @squirrelbrain 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @psalva 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @mabell 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @TrishB 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @DieAReader 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @WJCintron 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @Monica5 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @DaveGreen7777 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @RaeLovesToRead 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @AmyG 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @TheLudicReader 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @eeclayton 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @Aimeesue 🩵🩶🩵 2d
TheBookgeekFrau Welcome to Litsy @kimrenee 👋🏼 2d
LeahBergen Hello, @kimrenee ! 👋 2d
Gissy Welcome @kimrenee 🥳🎉🎊📚📚👏👏👏 2d
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @LeahBergen 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @Gissy 🩵🩶🩵 2d
Read4life Welcome to Litsy @kimrenee 💙🤓 2d
ShelleyBooksie Welcome to Litsy @kimrenee 2d
dabbe @Read4life 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @ShelleyBooksie 🩵🩶🩵 2d
CBee Welcome to Litsy, @kimrenee 😊 2d
peanutnine Welcome to Litsy @kimrenee ☺️💖 2d
dabbe @CBee 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @peanutnine 🩵🩶🩵 2d
Ruthiella Welcome @kimrenee ! 😃 2d
batsy Welcome @kimrenee ! 📚📚 (thank you for the tag @CBee 💜) 2d
Megabooks Welcome @kimrenee !! Glad to have you in our community!! Thanks @CBee 💜 2d
Cupcake12 Welcome to Litsy @kimrenee ❤️ 2d
Yuki_Onna Hi dear @kimrenee ❣️ Welcome to this warm and lovely community! 2d
bthegood Welcome to Litsy @kimrenee thanks for the tag @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks - follow @LitsyEvents and enjoy !! 2d
Roary47 Welcome to Litsy! @kimrenee This is the best community of people anyone could hope for. 💛 2d
Cuilin Welcome to Litsy. @kimrenee 1d
dabbe @Ruthiella 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @CBee 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @batsy 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @Megabooks 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @Cupcake12 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @erzascarletbookgasm 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @Yuki_Onna 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @bthegood 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @Roary47 🩵🩶🩵 1d
dabbe @Cuilin 🩵🩶🩵 1d
Sleepswithbooks Welcome to the best place ever 📖📚💛 1d
dabbe @Sleepswithbooks 🩵🩶🩵 1d
FashionableObserver Hey there, @kimrenee! You are going to have an absolute blast here! It‘s an amazing community of kind, brilliant people! 💙 24h
Bklover Hi @kimrenee ! Welcome to Litsy! One way to find active and awesome Littens is to look at your sister‘s feed and add the people that like her posts. You will love it here 6h
dabbe @FashionableObserver ❄️🩵❄️ 6h
dabbe @Bklover ❄️🩵❄️ 6h
dabbe @BookNAround 🩵❄️🩵 5h
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#SundayFunday
@BookmarkTavern
I would just like to see at least one shelf filled with books; that way I would know that we shared the most important past-time: reading. 🤗

GondorGirl Exactly! 3d
BookmarkTavern Great idea on amount of books! Thanks for posting! 3d
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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#TBR #WinterGames

Here's a photo of my “anticipated“ physical reads for #WinterGames. Looking forward to some cozy, murderous reads full of fun and mayhem. 😃
Points: 25 + 1 for posting = 26

#USS #UglySweaterSquad

Andrew65 Love Mrs Jeffries books, reminded me I need to get back to the series. 3d
AnnR Very colorful bookspines. 🎄 Enjoy the mysteries. 🙂 3d
dabbe @Andrew65 I've had this on my shelf for years and (gasp) never read it. You've now inspired me! 🤩 3d
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dabbe @AnnR 😍 3d
Andrew65 @dabbe Hope you enjoy it. 😁 3d
Gissy A Christmas full of mystery 🎄📚👌They sounds interesting. I think I will add some to my wish list☺️💚❤️💚❤️ 3d
dabbe @Gissy Most are anthologies of short stories. I love shorter ones at this time of year. 🩵🩶🩵 2d
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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Hi, #USS!
Please welcome our new team member, @Q84! 🤗

I hope you don't mind, but I have created a separate folder in Google Drive for all things related to #WinterGames. I've reorganized and renamed stuff because I need it to keep me on track! 🤣 I hope it helps you as well. Please read “The Deets“ sheet in that folder; it has lots of explanations that I hope will help. Throughout these next days I will post items that were created by ⬇️

dabbe ➡️ wonderful Litsy folk, but there are a LOT of other goodies from people outside of Litsy (there are over 70 Bingo Boards alone!). Don't get overwhelmed; everything is in the shared drive for you to look at/prepare at your leisure. Please reach out and ask questions for any reason. Our #1 goal is to HAVE FUN! 🤩
Here's the link to the folder:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19l5Ub7g8VZ2Phl1R9MKlxl0fV8RnKL7c?usp=dri...
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Q84 Thanks for doing that! I know that was a lot of work. I was finding myself in the sea of mess and was considering doing just this, so it worked out perfect for me! 3d
AnnR Welcome to team #USS @Q84 . 🙂🎄 Hope you have loads of fun holiday reading during December. 3d
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Q84 Thanks @AnnR I can‘t wait.I‘m glad to be a part of #USS this season! 3d
dabbe @Q84 You just made my day! 🩵🩶🩵 3d
NikkiM5 Welcome Q84! 🤍 3d
LeeRHarry Welcome @Q84! 😊 3d
Q84 @dabbe 😊 3d
LocalTXLibrarian i'm not on your team, but is it okay for me to access your Drive folder? I like how organized it is - super easy to find what I'm looking for! 3h
dabbe @LocalTXLibrarian ABSOLUTELY! 🤩🤗😍 2h
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Mutts | Patrick McDonnell
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Eggs Perfect 🤩 3d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choice! 2d
dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 2d
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IndoorDame ❤️❤️❤️ 3d
dabbe @IndoorDame 🩵🩶🩵 3d
TheSpineView 🤩🤩🤩 3d
dabbe @TheSpineView 🩵🩶🩵 3d
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Eggs Thank you Denise 💙🩵💙 3d
dabbe @Eggs You betcha! 🩵🩶🩵 3d
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Eggs 🫖❤️☕️ 4d
dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 4d
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Live Streaming | Conor O'Callaghan
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TheSpineView 😍😍😍 4d
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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#WinterGames
#USS #UglySweaterSquad

Hi, #USS!
Just a few questions before the big opening next week so we can get to know each other a little better. You can reply in the comment below or post your own (just be sure to tag all of us so that we can enjoy what you share!)
1. The sweater was multi-colored, had shoulder pads, and jingle bells all over! #the80s
2. Hands down Vince Guaraldi's A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. The whole album! ⬇️

dabbe 3. My favorite all-time movie is 1984's TV movie A CHRISTMAS CAROL, starring George C. Scott.
4. A jacket without a hood; I love feeling wind on my face.
5. Maybe it's because I've lived in Phoenix my whole life, but a dark, snowy, chilly day and night is my favorite weather--of course so that I can be snug inside with coffee and Bailey's, reading a book in front of the fire with my pups at my feet and my husband by my side. #myeternalbliss
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Amiable I‘ve lived in New England almost my entire life (minus 4 years in Michigan during grad school), and that kind of weather is my favorite, too! So cozy and snuggly. 🥰 4d
dabbe @Amiable My whole family and my husband's are from Michigan (Grand Rapids and Port Huron). And my favorite area in the states is New England--all of it! #smallworld 🩵🩶🩵 4d
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Amiable @dabbe My husband was an engineer at EDS (then part of GM) for the first few years of our marriage. We lived in Swartz Creek (near Flint) until I started grad school at MSU —then we were in East Lansing and Howell. After our oldest son was born (at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing!), we came back to New England. Couldn‘t stay away! 😀 (edited) 4d
dabbe @Amiable I love MSU and E. Lansing! I remember walking around that campus just admiring all of the green trees and red brick buildings--so Christmasy! 🤩🤩🤩 4d
AnnR 1. I can't think of a really ugly sweater but I recall a very itchy wool blue and gray striped sweater.
2. I totally agree with @Dabbe, as I love the A Charlie Brown Christmas album. Maybe second place would be the song Winter Wonderland.
3. Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 animated version).
4. Definitely a jacket without a hood. Wet socks are so uncomfortable!
5. I reside in California & am a homebody by nature. Also a mood reader. 📚
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dabbe @AnnR LOVE #3 too; it has to be the original, though! #5 describes me, too (except for the CA part). Thanks for sharing! 🩵🩶🩵 4d
ShananigansReads @AnnR the animated HtGSC is the superior one. 3d
Clwojick 😍😍😍 3d
CindyMyLifeIsLit I second your choice of movie, @dabbe ! It‘s my favorite, too. ❤️ 20h
dabbe @Clwojick ❄️🩵❄️ 6h
dabbe @CindyMyLifeIsLit I saw that! #greatminds ❄️🩵❄️ 6h
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#ihavequestions @RaeLovesToRead

Sorry I'm late on this!
1. Tana French's IN THE WOODS ... opened up the Dubliner Series for me! I'm delighted that she's on @Soubhiville's #AuthorAMonth for next year as well!
2. I don't have one in particular right now, but I am looking forward to the wintry short stories/books this December; most are mysteries.
3. I love an excellently written locked room mystery. 🤩

RaeLovesToRead It's never too late... I always have questions 😉🙃 5d
Amiable Tana French is SOOO good! 5d
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dabbe @Amiable Who knew? I've discovered so much more from Litsy and you wonderful people! 😍 5d
kimrenee Now, another new author to try! 2d
dabbe @kimrenee You'll love her! Another murder mystery author! 🩵🩶🩵 2d
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Pickpick

Drum roll, please. 🥁 Started: January 8th. Finished: November 23rd. 😳 How to describe this tome? Epic. Philosophical. Historical. Multifaceted. Sweeping. Character-driven. Profound. Realistic. Timeless. Masterpiece. Intricate. Sociopolitical. Reflective. Ponderous. Intimate. Symbolic. Richly descriptive. Challenging. Humanistic. Moralistic. Cinematic. Intellectual. Turbulent. Elegiac. Redemptive. Spiritual. Unpredictable. Universal. It's LIFE.

Librarybelle Congratulations! 5d
IndoorDame Woohoo 🙌 5d
dabbe @Librarybelle 🤩🤣😃 5d
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dabbe @IndoorDame 🤩🤣😃 5d
ravenlee Congratulations! That is no small feat. 5d
CBee I am impressed 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5d
Ruthiella Well done! 👏👏👏 5d
dabbe @ravenlee 🤩🤣😃 5d
dabbe @CBee 🤩🤣😃 5d
dabbe @Ruthiella 🤩🤣😃 5d
rubyslippersreads You deserve a 🏅 5d
dabbe @rubyslippersreads Maybe some ruby slippers? 🤩🤣😃 5d
Graywacke Kudos! Admiring your yearlong commitment. 🙂👍 5d
The_Book_Ninja Impressive 5d
TheLudicReader Impressive. 5d
AnnR Excellent! 👍🎉 5d
Amiable YAY! Taking that chunkster DOWN! 🥳💃🏻🕺 5d
LiseWorks Oh my goodness you deserve a meddle 5d
TheBookgeekFrau Yayyyyyyyyyyy💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🥳👏🏼🎊🙌🏼🍾🥂💕💕 5d
dabbe @Graywacke 🤩🤣😃 5d
dabbe @The_Book_Ninja 🤩😃🤗 5d
dabbe @TheLudicReader Would I ever read it again? Uh, no. 🤩😃🤗 5d
dabbe @AnnR 🤩😃🤗 5d
dabbe @Amiable You inspired me! 🤩😃🤗 5d
dabbe @LiseWorks 🤩😃🤗 5d
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau These emojis! 🤩😃🤗 5d
Meshell1313 Amazing! 🙌 5d
dabbe @Meshell1313 🤩🤣😃 5d
Amiable @dabbe 😍 Spread that chunkster love! 5d
dabbe @Amiable 🤩😃🤗 5d
Roary47 I‘m right behind you. 🤩 You inspire me to finish. 🥹 5d
dabbe @Roary47 It's more than worth it. 🩵🩶🩵 5d
BarbaraBB Kudos! And well worth the effort ❤️ 5d
dabbe @BarbaraBB I totally agree— though I probably won‘t read it again! 😂 4d
Lin3han GURLLLLLLL I haven‘t even tried because it‘s so long. Good for you!! 4d
dabbe @Lin3han That‘s why it took so long! I could only handle 10 pages a day! 🤣 4d
sarahbarnes 👏👏👏 4d
dabbe @sarahbarnes 🤩😃🤗 4d
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Bartleby: The Scrivener | Herman Melville
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#HumbleHarvest
#novella
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The only Melville I've read to date. 😃

Deifio Me too 😅 5d
EclecticBookLover I had to read this in college, and I didn't care for it. Now, having more life experiences, I understand Bartleby so much more! 5d
dabbe @Deifio #greatminds 🤩😃🤗 5d
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dabbe @EclecticBookLover I just reread it not too long ago, and that word “prefer“ just makes that sentence so powerful! 🤩😃🤗 5d
EclecticBookLover Absolutely! 5d
Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 5d
dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 5d
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#poetrymatters
#tin
@TheSpineView

One of my top fave favorite albums of all time. 🧡🖤💜

TheSpineView 💜🎶💜 5d
dabbe @TheSpineView 🤩🤣😃 5d
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Mutts | Patrick McDonnell
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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. To all who don't or already did, Happy Thursday!

I'm thankful for this place filled with the kindest and most voracious readers I could ever hope to know. #thankyou 🧡🖤💜

Ruthiella Happy Thanksgiving! 🥧 6d
JenReadsAlot Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 6d
dabbe @Ruthiella You, too! 🧡🖤💜 6d
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dabbe @JenReadsAlot You, too! 🧡🖤💜 6d
AnnR 🦃📚🍁 6d
dabbe @AnnR 🧡🖤💜 6d
kspenmoll Happy belated Thanksgiving! Grateful for you& litsy 5d
dabbe @kspenmoll I'm thankful for you, too! Your posts always make me smile! Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. 🧡🖤💜 5d
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Eggs Brilliant 🧡🍁🧡 6d
kspenmoll Yes! 5d
dabbe @Eggs 🧡🖤💜 5d
dabbe @kspenmoll 🧡🖤💜 5d
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#poetrymatters
@TheSpineView
#timid

I see this word and this song instantly pops into my head. It doesn't quite support the independence of women, but ... it sure is a catch tune! 😃

TheSpineView Great song! 💜🎶 6d
dabbe @TheSpineView 🧡🖤💜 6d
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#WondrousWednessday
@Eggs

I keep this Mutts comic pic on my phone to remind me to be thankful for every single moment of life and for all the people and animals near and dear to my heart who give me the reason to want to live in the first place. 💜🖤🧡

bthegood love this - Happy Thanksgiving - 7d
Eggs Because it is the best we have, here and now! Thank you for sharing 🥰🥳🤗 6d
dabbe @bthegood You, too! 🧡🖤💜 6d
dabbe @Eggs 🧡🖤💜 6d
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#WeirdWordWednesday
@CBee

In SLOW preparation for election season, I've been trying to learn/relearn some logical fallacies. A lot of them are weird because they're in Latin, so you might be seeing some of these in the future. 😃

julesG Love that one. 1w
dabbe @julesG 🤩🤣🤗 1w
Aimeesue Personally, I love me a Straw Man. 😁 7d
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dabbe @Aimeesue The Scarecrow in THE WIZARD OF OZ? 😃 7d
CBee My head is full of examples 😂 7d
dabbe @CBee Mine, too! 🤣🤩😃 6d
Aimeesue @dabbe Hahahaha! 😂 5d
Amiable Ugh, the thought of all the election season fallacies to come fills my head with angst. 😖 (edited) 5d
dabbe @Amiable That‘s why I used comics! 😂 4d
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#HumbleHarvest
#redstack
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

To go along with the red stacks of books. 😃

Susanita 😋 1w
Texreader I love this. 😋 1w
dabbe @Susanita 💜🖤🧡 1w
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dabbe @Texreader I think they also have white chocolate chips! 🤩🤗🥰 1w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 1w
TheBookgeekFrau 😋😋😋 1w
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 💜🖤🧡 7d
Eggs Mmmmm😋😋 6d
Gissy 😋🍪 6d
dabbe @Eggs 🧡🖤💜 6d
dabbe @Gissy 🧡🖤💜 6d
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TheSpineView ❤️❤️❤️ 1w
Texreader Of course, beautiful 1w
dabbe @TheSpineView 💜🖤🧡 1w
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dabbe @Texreader 💜🖤🧡 1w
kspenmoll A wonderful, and necessary reminder. 5d
dabbe @kspenmoll 🧡🖤💜 5d
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A dash of Wharton's prose, a flourish of Austen's wit, and a bit of spice from Gaskell's CRANFORD, this novel portrays the daily life of a well-to-do married woman living in 1950s London. Subtleness is key here as a complicated plot does not exist; mostly it reads like a well-developed diary of the life of Wilmet Forsyth trying to put meaning into her life. Pym also showcases a muted wit that satirizes the religion and society of the day. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Aimeesue Great review! Nailed it. Are you a Pymphomaniac? 😉 1w
dabbe @Aimeesue I just might be! 🤣🤗🤩 1w
rwmg Excellent cover 1w
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Ruthiella “Muted wit” is a perfect description. 👍 Agreed with @rwmg, that cover is fantastic. @Aimeesue I freely admit I am a Pymphomaniac!😂 1w
dabbe @rwmg @Ruthiella ... it has 1950s written all over it, doesn't it? 🤩🤣🤩 1w
Aimeesue I‘m just looking at that food porcupine in the lower LHC and I‘m AMAZED. 🫣 Well, at least it‘s not jello salad or eggs in aspic 😂 1w
Aimeesue @Ruthiella Our numbers are growing! 😂 (edited) 1w
dabbe @Aimeesue I didn't even see that clearly! 🤩 My grandma used to make lime green jello with LETTUCE bits floating in it for Thanksgiving. 😳 What were people thinking? 🤣🤣🤣 1w
dabbe @Aimeesue 🤣🤩🤗 1w
Aimeesue @dabbe LETTUCE???? AAAAAAAAAAAH! 😂 1w
Bklover @dabbe Were there pears in the jello too? My grandma‘s was in a ring with the green jello ring filled with pears sitting on a bed of lettuce with a big pile of mayonnaise in the middle. By the way your review is spot on. I may just direct my review to yours. 😂😂 1w
bthegood exactly - your review sums it up perfectly - 🙂 1w
batsy Great review. That opening sentence! I must read this. Have only read Excellent Women and loved it. 1w
dabbe @Bklover I do remember the pears! Luckily not the mayo! 🤢🤩🤣 1w
dabbe @bthegood 🧡🖤💜 1w
dabbe @batsy I'll have to add that one to my TBR! 🧡🖤💜 1w
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The Gift of Nothing | Patrick McDonnell
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#Two4Tuesday
Thanks for the tag, @TheSpineView! 🧡🖤💜

1. Matt and I will go to my sister's house tomorrow and spend Thanksgiving with her and my other two sisters' families. Then we'll go to Matt's sister's house on Thursday for a repeat. 😃
2. The tagged book is a sweet Mutts comic book featuring Earl and Mooch and showing what truly matters about gratitude and giving gifts.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Happy Thanksgiving!🦃❤️ 1w
dabbe @TheSpineView You, too! 🧡🖤💜 1w
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Aimeesue 🤣 🍪🤣 1w
dabbe @Aimeesue 🤩🤣🤗 1w
Ruthiella It took me A while to get it, but I did…😂 1w
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dabbe @Ruthiella Me, too! The dog's face barely shows he's snarfing! 🤩🤗🤣 1w
Eggs This is great@😂🍪😂 1w
dabbe @Eggs 🤩🤣🤗 1w
kspenmoll Hilarious! 5d
dabbe @kspenmoll 🤩🤣🤗 5d
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Selected Poems | Gerard Manley Hopkins
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TheSpineView 🤩🤩🤩 1w
dabbe @TheSpineView 🧡🖤💜 1w
kspenmoll My favorite season & a sensitive poet. 5d
dabbe @kspenmoll I've been choosing him quite a bit lately for just those reasons! 🧡🖤💜 5d
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Wintergames | Litsy Litsy
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#WinterGames
#USS #UglySweaterSquad

Hi, guys! Here is the general point breakdown for #WinterGames. I have also created a folder in Google Drive with a “DEETS“ sheet and all of the items I post; that way you don't have to keep scrolling around trying to find stuff. I will continually be adding to this folder as items become available and will update the DEETS sheet, too. If I can help in any way, let me know! 🎄❤️🎄 Drive link is ⬇️.

AnnR Thanks so much for posting all that info @dabbe . Much appreciated! I especially like the DEETs sheet. 🌻 Happily I have my tracking spreadsheet ready to go early. 1w
dabbe @AnnR 🎄❤️🎄 1w
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#HumbleHarvest
#tree
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This is a blackout poem I created from one of my favorite bildungsromans, A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN. Using Betty Smith's words, I “blacked“ out a bunch of words from a page in the novel to create a unique poem that still held true to the theme of the book. I hope you like it. 🌳

Amiable I LOVE “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn“ -- one of my all-time favorite books! 😍 1w
IndoorDame 💚💚💚 1w
Jari-chan Wow, well done! 1w
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peanutnine LOVE 🌳❤️ 1w
dabbe @Amiable 💜🖤🧡 1w
dabbe @IndoorDame 💜🖤🧡 1w
dabbe @Jari-chan 💜🖤🧡 1w
dabbe @peanutnine 💜🖤🧡 1w
TheLudicReader One of my all-time favourite books. 1w
Deblovestoread @TheLudicReader mine as well. @dabbe Love your blackout poem! 💜 1w
Eggs Love ❤️ 💕❤️ 1w
dabbe @Deblovestoread 💜🖤🧡 1w
dabbe @Eggs 💜🖤🧡 1w
TheLudicReader Oh, we are definitely clones, @dabbe. I think women of a certain age remember a time when most of what was available to read was either a classic or a series like Trixie Beldon or something like that, @Deblovestoread 1w
bthegood 💖 💖 1w
dabbe @bthegood 🧡🖤💜 1w
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TheSpineView 🤩🤩🤩 1w
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