#5JoysFriday @Debinhawaii 🧡🩶💜
@Deblovestoread (thanks for the tag!) 🧡🩶💜

1. Winding down the baseball season. D-backs probably won't snag a wild card spot. Better luck next year, Baby Backs.
2. #FallCardSwap. The zen has from these lovely Littens and their creative cards has replenished my soul.
3. The University of Arizona's football team (my alma mater) is 3-0!
4. PT is going well.
5. Matt, Pippa, and Kate. #always

#poemadayish #poetrypals
@lil1inblue @Cuilin

#OOTD Day 5

#haikuhive #haikuaday

In complete awe of nature ...

Towering blue wall
hangs, poised to erase myself.
That is the sublime.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

Third PT visit. Slowly getting better every day. 💪🏻

#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

Lots of candies in this one. I need to look for and/or create better lists! 😂

I love pie this time of year. Three faves:
1. pumpkin pie
2. caramel apples
3. pecan pie

All sickingly sweet, decadent, and some form of orange-brown! 🧡😂🤎

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

Continuing the fun from last week, here is a survey of autumn foods. If it's close to something you've tried, it counts!

Share your score (if you want). List 3 faves/3 hates/3 you thought should have been here/3 whatever-you-wants. Tagging the #ShardlakeBR group, but ALL are always invited to play! 😍

Link: https://www.listchallenges.com/autumn-food

#weirdwordwednesday @CBee

Oh, how true this allusion is.

#WDNCW #WeDoNotCareWednesday

We do not care that we have incessantly bitched about the weather more than once. We are so damn tired of this heat dome. We do not care that (again) it will be over 100ºF on the first day of fall. We'll just continue to live inside our air-conditioned house and hope that SOMEDAY we'll get to go outside again.

P.S. This native Phoenician is ready to get the hell out of dodge. If only she can convince her hubby. 🔥

#poetrypals #poemadayish
@cuilin @dabbe

#OOTD Day 4

#haikuhive #haikuaday

RIP, Mr. Redford. I adored you. 🧡💜💛

#haikuhive #haikuaday

Ate one of these today. Now I want another. And another. 🍩

#fallcardswap @TheBookHippie

What happiness these cards are bringing to my heart. Thank you @WildAlaskaBibliophile @TheLudicReader @BarkingMadRead @Cuilin @shelleybooksie @Deblovestoread You've made the season so special.
P.S. Kate snoozing, but her radar ears are always ready. 🧡💜💛

#poemaday
@lil1inblue @Cuilin

#OOTD (Day 3) If you want to read this narrative poem and follow along, look for the #OOTD hashtag for the previous poems. 🧡💜💛

#ShardlakeBR
#tombland

Thanks, Shardlakians, for being so accommodating to everyone. I went for the halfway point to hopefully be fair to all of us. The discussion date over the whole TOME of a book will be on 10/15. I've already read fab reviews of those who finished. Hopefully that will work for everyone. 💛💜🧡

#haikuhaive #haikuaday

#haikuhive #haikuaday

#haikuaday #haikuhive

My sister lost Bailey a couple of months ago. Hank, her Yorkie, has been bereft. Now so much anymore! 🖤🐾🖤

#wildwomen #lalobas

For me, I escape into the trees. I talk to them, hug them, smell their bark, listen to them in the wind ... they are my soul-source. Favorite spot? Going around the aspen loop trail up to Arizona's highest mountain, Mt. Humphreys (12,000+ feet). That is where I find my idea of god.

#wildwomen
Traditions:
1. Watching “Easter Parade“ and “Singin' in the Rain“ every Easter with my Family. Same with “It's a Wonderful Life“ and “A Christmas Carol“ on Xmas Eve.
2. Sitting on the porch during a rainstorm.
3. Getting away with the pups every autumn to see the leaves change.
4. Going with Matt to at least one football game (high school or college) instead of watching from home.
The list goes on ...
Not afraid of judgement. 🧡💜💛

Somewhere within me is the bad-ass girl who was never afraid to try and/or do anything. She'd climb the highest trees, not caring if she got scuffed up. She'd go for the back dives and back flips--even if they weren't perfect 10s. She'd stand up to anyone anywhere if she needed to. I find glimpses of her in who I am now, but I want to call her back. ALL of her. I think we could be good friends again. 🧡💜💛

#wildwomen

My go-to book for poetry, story-telling, wisdom, solace, friendship, love ... is this one, especially the scenes between the fox and the prince. When I was younger, this passage and their eventual parting helped me deal with losing people I loved, whether physically, emotionally, or both. This book makes me sigh in all good ways possible. It helps me heal. 💛💜🧡

#mondaymood
@Deblovestoread

Same story, different day. Beyond tired of the useless rhetoric re: this topic. No Joe Citizen should have an assault weapon or access to one. Period. And I have two words for the NRA: FUCK YOU! #ranttime

#poemaday
@lil1inblue @Cuilin

#OOTD Day2 (Out of the Dust)

#poemaday (I'll try!)
@lil1inblu @Cuilin
#OOTD Day 1

Gonna try something different. This book is in my top five faves of ALL TIME. It's a narrative book of poetry that takes place during the Dust Bowl. If interested, read along. I don't see how you won't fall in love with Billie Jo. By the time I stop posting, you'll have read another book for those of you who keep track of that stuff. #winwin #ifyouwant

#serenesaturdays @TheBookHippie

This is a newer mug that brings me zen: a bas relief of New Brunswick, given by none other than the loveliest @TheLudicReader. When I have my coffee, I'm reminded of my trip to Saint John to meet/visit her. 💜🧡💛

#haikuhive #haikuaday

Came across this pic today of my sweet Babs, a greyhound we adopted back in 2005. She's been gone since 2016, but I still can shed a tear just looking at her pictures. How she loved that Lamb Chop. 🤎🐾🤎

Naps were pure heaven
with your Lamp Chop by your side.
I miss you, sweet girl.

#5JoysFriday
@Debinhawaii 💛💜🧡

1. Survived my first physical therapy session on my shoulder. Can't wait to get it in shape!
2. Surviving the insane temps. Yep, that arrow is pointing to 110ºF. Even the roadrunner's running away. Where the *()& is autumn?
3. My sister got a new puppy named Ranger, and he's only as big as her flip flops.
4. A lovely get-that-shoulder-in-shape gift from the dear @Cuilin.
5. Matt, Pip, and Kate. #always

OMG. @Cuilin ... you're spoiling me! Thank you for these get-well delights. I had my first PT today and was told to lie low for another three weeks (going to appointments, though), so you've given me items to enjoy while my butt is on the couch! I can't wait to dive into the book, and I love that I can read little snippets here and there. The bookmarks are so cool, too! I'm so glad you're a part of my Litsy life. Thank you, dear friend. 🧡💜💛

#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe

Only 27/45 ... I need to start watching some autumn movies! Favorites include
1. MYSTIC PIZZA (I actually visited the real restaurant back when in the day).
2. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (I just watched this a couple of weeks ago ... it never gets old for me).
3. DEAD POETS SOCIETY: Loved teaching this to my juniors during the American Romanticism unit. Much harder to teach after RW died.

#haikuhive #haikuaday

RIP, Polly Holliday. 🧡🩶💜

#haikuaday #haikuhive

Almost a quarter of a century ago. #neverforget 💙🤍♥️

Today reminds us
of the last time we bonded
as one true nation.

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

Continuing the fun from last week, here is a survey of autumn movies. If there was a book you read it but didn't see the movie, it counts! Give yourself the best score possible!

Share your score (if you want). List 3 faves/3 hates/3 you thought should have been here/3 whatever-you-wants. I'm not tagging anyone this time; ALL are invited to play! Feel free to tag others, too! 😍

Link: https://tinyurl.com/4afhu83r

#weirdwordwednesday @CBee 🧡🩶💜

#WDNCW

We do not care that we ordered caramels for our #FFFS person and then proceeded to eat them all. We also do not care that we did this TWICE. Luckily, the third time we had the boxes ready to put that stuff in there before we did it again. We also do not care that our scale reflects this and that we have to stuff ourselves into a wedding dress in two months. Yay for PT this Friday and getting our butt off the couch!

#fictionaltraveler @julieclair

I'll be in England in the 1920s at Brideshead Revisited with @BarkingMadRead and the #hashtagbrigade. So far, I'm loving it. Such sumptuous writing! 🧡💜💛

#weeklyfavorites
@Read4life 🧡💜💛

I only read one book last week, and it was NOT a favorite ... so what's a gal to do? 😂🤷‍♀️😂

#tuesdaytunes
@TheTieDyeDude

The first “ber“ of the year means autumnal equinox music for me. If interested, I have a playlist on Spotify. 💛💜🧡
Link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5E8pmXw5uqGOf0IhUTM65n

#poemaday
@lil1inblue @Cuilin

💛💜🧡

#haikuhive #haikuaday

Oh, how I love these books. I have all of du Jardin's books. They're loaded with 1950s nostalgia from the point of view of young women. The Pam & Penny series is my favorite, and I usually revisit these every couple of years. 🧡💜💛

#fffs #fallingforfallswap

Boxes are on their way and should arrive no later than 9/15! Thanks for organizing this fab swap, you lovely hostesses! @Chrissyreadit @Avanders 🧡🩶💜

#haikuhive #haikuaday

I always wish Charlie Brown would hit that damn football at this time of year. #sigh 🏈

#mondaymood @Deblovestoread

I can't believe this is such an issue, but nothing surprises me anymore. I would NEVER teach in a school where vaccinations weren't required. Never.

Having taught comparative literature and archetypal literature, I cannot explain how much I am looking forward to revisiting these elements and learning even more--now as a peer and student. I tagged the book that I used with my kids (it's incredible and not at ALL about myths!), and even shared some teacher notes in the pic above. ⬇️

#haikuaday #haikuhive

No other short story has ever shocked me more than this one.

Sunny, summer day.
Tess draws the black-spotted slip
as stones are gathered.

#ChristiesCapers @Librarybelle

I would not recommend this book as a first one to read of Christie's; it is clearly not her best. The novel's origin as a short story collection is glaringly obvious. The narrative feels fragmented, jumping from one escapade to the next without the seamless plot construction Christie is renowned for. Also, there is no central puzzle for the reader to solve. The clues are not laid out for the armchair detective; ⬇️

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

The moors of England aren't fictional, but I would love to have lived on the moors with the Bronte sisters and be part of any of their novels. 💜🧡🤎

#haikuhive #haikuaday

Spent most of the day completing my autumn cards for the #FallCardSwap. I love these card exchanges so much, and they bring such joy at such a chaotic time. Thanks, @TheBookHippie, for organizing this! 🧡🤎💛

Crimson, gold, and brown,
Fall Swap cards are on their way--
bringing autumn cheer.

#fallcardswap2025

These little darlin's are going out on Monday. Thanks for another fabulous card exchange, @TheBookHippie! 🧡🤎💛

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

I definitely have FOMO syndrome. 😂

#serenesaturdays
@TheBookHippie

Even though it's still in the 100s, I'm drinking warm drinks in anticipation of autumn. My three favorite boozy warm drinks are (in order of the pictures above)
•Bailey's and coffee
•Hot buttered rum
•Pepperming Schnapps and cocoa

All fattening, too. I haven't had the rum or cocoa in AGES! Baileys? Quite often, right @TheLudicReader? She had a bottle waiting for me when I visited. 💛🤎🧡