My #SeasonalCozies August selection is Betrayal at the Beach, downloaded to my Kindle for free yesterday thanks to @Read4life ‘s post. 😃

What will everyone else be reading?

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Pork BBQ recipe: Put a Boston Butt in the slow cooker. Dump a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce over it. Cook on low all day. Shred and put on a hamburger bun. Add more sauce if desired. Enjoy!

Anyone else want to play?

My #SummerBucketList 😀 I have completed all of these except the picnic. But for all of these, there‘s no such thing as too much or too often. 😉
#LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude

#LitsyLove members… August begins one week from today! Time to finish up July‘s #LitsyLoveBingo board and turn in your totals to @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks . Each row is worth one point, and a coverall is worth 10 points. Have fun with it!
@TieDyeDude @Read4life

#TLT #ThreeListThursday
Thanks for the tag, @dabbe

My 3 favorites this week:
1. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
2. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel
3. Sweet Dreams Are Made of This - Eurythmics

Want to play, @Avanders @kspenmoll @CatLass007 ?

Everyone is invited to play. See @dabbe ‘s original post for details.

#WondrousWednesday Thanks for the tag, @Eggs !

1. My first and middle name.
2. Puzzle, crafts, drive, household chores.
3. The last audiobook I finished was Little Women.

Anyone else want to play?

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
I absolutely love this weekly exercise in gratitude!
Want to play @TheBookHippie @dabbe @kspenmoll ?

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe
Got distracted and forgot to post this yesterday. 🤦‍♀️
Despite my dismal score, this quiz was still a fun musical trip down memory lane.
Thanks for the tag, @Cuilin ! 😀

#WondrousWednesday

1. Never find out the ending. I would just assume it ended just the way I wanted it to.
2. Meet my favorite author. Jane Austen.
3. Romance for sure, even though I do love mysteries.
4. Historical Fiction, hands down.
5. Skip the last book. (See my answer to #1! 🤣)

Thanks for the tag, @Eggs ! These were great questions. Anyone else want to play?

#WhatsNewWednesday #litsycrafters

I tried Diamond Art and I'm loving it! It's a perfect relaxing activity for #AudioCrafting. So far, I've made 3 coasters out of a set of 8.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude @Catsandbooks

Your #staycationintime24 box is on its way to you, @kspenmoll ! Boy, did I have fun shopping for this! 🇫🇷

#staycationintime #staycationintimeswap
@Chrissyreadit @DinoMom

In this historical novel set in World War I France, a young woman suspects her fiancé did not die at the front, even though all the official evidence says he did. Heartsick, she becomes obsessed with finding out the truth. The plot is complicated, and the ending was not what I was expecting. ⬇️

This tale totally drew me in. It was mesmerizing, but so sad.
#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead @BarbaraJean

Just not the right season for me. Rather than sympathizing with Mia, I found that she just annoyed me. Off to the Little Free Library it goes. #HailTheBail
#ReadOrDonate

I totally enjoyed this first-in-series cozy mystery. I liked all the characters, especially the main character, Everly. I loved the coastal North Carolina setting. The mystery kept me guessing up until the end. I‘m looking forward to reading the next book in the series, and hoping that Everly‘s friendship with the new police detective, Grady, turns into something more!
Thanks to @Avanders for putting this one on my radar!
#SeasonalCozies

#WondrousWednesday

1. Seinfeld
2. Monopoly, Risk, Clue
3. I‘m currently reading Mockingbird Summer (tagged), which features a Black girl playing on an all-White church girls‘ softball team in Texas in 1964.

Thanks for the tag, @Eggs ! Anyone else want to play?

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1 - Somewhere - anywhere - quiet and peaceful, with a gorgeous view of sparkling water, and temperatures in the low 80s.
2 - I would like to read a romcom or cozy mystery set in that location. And also a nonfiction book about the local history.

Thanks for the tag, @Read4life !
Anyone else want to play?

Incredible story, beautifully told. The Trojan War from the women‘s point of view. Mesmerizing. Great choice for #LiteraryCrew, @Librarybelle !
#Pantone2024 @Lauredhel @BarbaraBB

#5JoysFriday
1. Watching the mullets jump in the lagoon behind our house.
2. Planning our September trip to Wales.
3. Our son & daughter-in-law are visiting for the long weekend! Fun pontoon boat ride!
4. The beach!
5. I live in a free country. 🇺🇸 ♥️🤍💙
@DebinHawaii

#WondrousWednesday
1. No. They see me as an extrovert, but I‘m really an introvert.
2. Friendly, honest, kind, faithful-filled.
3. I see @Librarybelle as caring, friendly, intelligent, insightful and organized.
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs !

All are tagged!

I have some fun choices for #ReadYourKindle this month! Thanks for hosting, @CBee !

What a delight to come home from vacation to find some #LitsyLove and #LitSolace surprises in my held mail! Thank you, @TheBookHippie @Sace @AllDebooks @Texreader @WorldsOkayestStepMom @kspenmoll @Chrissyreadit ! You made my day! 💌📪💙

#WhatsNewWednesday We bought a bunch of plants at our neighborhood plant sale, and actually planted them! We are NOT gardeners, lol. We'll see what happens! 🌱🌿🤞😉
#LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude

@kspenmoll My #StaycationinTime box has arrived! Yay!!! Can't wait to open it! 😀

I'm still looking for one more item before I'm ready to mail yours. I know what I want, I just have to find it! 😉

@Chrissyreadit @DinoMom

My #BookSpin selections this month are something from my #Roll100 choices, and Mockingbird Summer for my IRL book club.
@TheAromaofBooks

This is my #ReadOrDonate choice for July. Some of you have already posted. What is everyone else reading? 🤔 I love seeing everyone‘s choices! 🙂

My July #Roll100 lineup. I‘m excited about these! Thanks so much for hosting, @PuddleJumper !

Hello Blitzers! It‘s time to gather up our July issues old and new for our #MonthlyMagazineBlitz. Hopefully we will all have some lazy summer days where we can just lounge around reading magazines! (A girl can dream… )

I have actually had some success this month in depleting my backlog of May & June issues. How did everyone else‘s month go?

My July #BookSpin list! 😀
@TheAromaofBooks

It‘s almost July, #LitsyLove members! Here is our new #LitsyLoveBingo card. Have fun with it!

And, if you played #LL Bingo in June, please remember to get your points totals to Misty @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks .

@Read4life @TieDyeDude

@Avanders enjoyed this summery book as her June #SeasonalCozies pick, so I‘ve decided to read it for July. A few of you have already posted your July choices. What will everyone else be reading?

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
@TheBookHippie

If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged! 😀

I really enjoyed this cozy (but not “cutesy”) mystery. The characters were interesting, and I loved that the main character was a librarian! There were numerous options as to who might have “dunnit”. Kept me guessing until the end. I really enjoyed the setting on England‘s Isles of Scilly. Now I want to go there! This was the first in a series, and I can‘t wait to read more!
This was my #SeasonalCozies pick for June.
#ReadYourTBR @melissajayne

Appropriate title, because the relationship between the two main characters is utterly charming. I was rooting for them throughout. Supportive and caring friends rounded out this great cast of characters. I appreciated the way the author dealt with mental health issues - realistic and non-judgmental. And the insights into “reality “ tv were interesting (and a bit disheartening, to be honest.)
#LittensLoveRomance Thanks for hosting, @StayCurious !

“I cannot live without books.” - Thomas Jefferson
This has always been one of my #FavoriteQuotes .
#WondrousWednesday
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs !
Want to play, @CoffeeNBooks , @AllDebooks , @Gissy , @Bookpearl ?

Our new dishwasher was finally delivered yesterday. Woo hoo! No more hand washing!

#WhatsNewWednesday #LitsyLove #LitsyLoveBingo
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude

Just so sweet. A young couple in their first year of marriage, “adulting” 1920s style. Watching their pennies (have to have enough to pay their cook and housekeeper 😂), learning to handle disputes, navigating the ups and downs of daily living, and facing everything together with love and tenderness . A portrait of the first year of what will almost certainly be a happy marriage.

#PersephoneClub

#LitsyLove members… June is winding to a close! But you still have a few days to complete your #LitsyLoveBingo rows. Be sure to tag @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks with your total points to be entered in the prize drawing - one point per completed row, 10 points for a coverall. Have fun!
@Read4life @TieDyeDude

Since so many of us are trying to cope with extreme heat, I thought I‘d share this ridiculously easy but very yummy summer treat!
#LitsyLoveBingo #LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life

The main character is a smart, independent, modern-thinking woman in 1930s Asheville, NC. The Depression and Prohibition both figure prominently in the plot. Spare, reflective writing. Superb sense of time and place. 5 stars.

I read this for my irl book club, and I can‘t wait for our discussion! So much to talk about with this one.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

We have escaped to the Blue Ridge Mountains to get a break from the heat! So many joys here…
1 - The view! I never tire of it.
2 - Moonlight from the full moon streaming into my bedroom last night. (Found this pic on the internet, as I am not a good enough photographer to capture anything but a blurry moon, lol.)
3 - Sweet pink flowers that have bloomed in our absence. ⬇️

Oh my goodness, @Chrissyreadit ! These #NaturalitsyMidsummerSwap surprises! Everything is perfect! Who knew there was such a thing as Bridgerton tea? Even the package is beautiful. And those note cards… each one is different! The yummy honey, gorgeous tea towel, wonderful produce bags for trips to the farmers market, and the BOOKS! How did you know I‘ve been dying to read the Sleepy Hollow series?! Many thanks, my friend. I am delighted. 💛
#NLMSS

#WondrousWednesday
1 - I started 2024 with a reading goal of 120 books. And also to read books I already own.
2 - I love making reading plans, lists, spreadsheets, tracking charts, etc!
3 - I learn so many things from my reading. It expands my world, and my understanding of differing opinions and cultures.

Thanks for the tag, @Eggs ! Good questions!

This Kindle sleeve is so pretty, @KateReadsYA ! Did you make it yourself? Thank you for doing this Giveaway. So kind!

To enter, share this post and tag @KateReadsYA . 😀

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1 - Finding a picture of a Trade Card from the London Glass Shop where my 4G Grandfather worked in the 1820s.

2 - Summer recipes from the “Queen of Beach Reads”!

3 - A friend introduced me to Mexican Fried Ice Cream. Yum!

4 - The beautiful yellow-crowned night heron who visits my backyard to fish in the lagoon.

5 - The 1000 piece puzzle I‘m working on. Perfect for #audiopuzzling 😃

Thanks for the tag, @Eggs 🥰

#WondrousWednesday … two days late! 🤪

🌷I really want to try Louise Penny‘s Still Life, and The Court of Thorns and Roses. Both are first books in series I think I will love.

🌼 The Covenant of Water. I just couldn‘t get into it enough to make me plow through all those pages.

🌺 Pride and Prejudice. I totally loved Jane Austen‘s dry wit, and instantly became an Austen fan for life!

Great questions, @Eggs ! 💙 Thanks for the tag, @Cuilin ! 💙

#NaturalitsyMidsummerSwap on its way to you today, @Chrissyreadit ! ☀️🌻☀️
#NLMSS @jenniferw88 @AllDebooks

@Chrissyreadit Yay! It's here! So excited!
Yours is going out tomorrow. 😀
#NaturalitsyMidsummerSwap #NLMSS
@jenniferw88 @AllDebooks

This book was incredible. Kristin Hannah did an amazing job of telling the stories of the combat nurses who served in Vietnam - a group of veterans who, even today, remain largely forgotten and unacknowledged. Spanning two decades, from the early 1960s to the building of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in the early 1980s, this book immerses the reader in the lives of the nurses in vivid detail. ⬇️

My plan for #SummerFun! Anyone else want to play?
#LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude