Barnes and Noble haul. Wanted to read Bills book , that Road Trip magazine looks so interesting!I have a person in mind to pass it on to. They gave me a free tote for renewing the membership.

Gratuitous cat photo of Sophie , next to me as I examine contents of my B&N bag #CatsOfLitsy

Soft pick for me .While I applaud Hannah for showing the woman‘s war through heroic nurses in Vietnam, the romantic entanglements seemed so unlikely & melodramatic.Frankie McGrath came from a privileged background where her families hope was she‘d turn out a lady.Nursing school & the war going on w/ her brother shipped over there made her want to do something to help.Frankie learned quickly how to become an asset in the most dangerous conditions

#DayDevotedTo #Princess another blast from the 1980s past ! @TheBookgeekFrau Krantz crowded the bestseller lists back then.

It‘s been on my shelves since 2022 , maybe there‘s something hopeful here .

The great thing about a Connelly book is that a bad guy get caught in the end.Renée Ballard continues to grow as a character, and her unsolved crime team gets a boost when Maddie Bosch joins the team part time.Connelly always describes in detail, neighborhoods in the L.A. area that adds interest to the story. I loved getting distracted from current events spending the weekend enjoying this book. Bosch plays a lesser though significant role as well

#DaysDevotedTo #GoodGrief we all have some Peanuts books floating around in our collections! 😄

Crosby and I having another wild #Caturday night!

#FirstLineFridays
“She liked waiting for the wave more than riding the wave.”

Yes , at least there is usually satisfaction in a Bosch Ballard book. The criminal gets caught. I need a satisfying ending this weekend.

Five star read in December 2020, five star read now. 😠Highly recommend. Table of contents above. 😞

#BOTM maybe these will distract me from my general angst. #BookMail is the best mail! The struggle is real trying to downsize book collection while buying more books 📚 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Published during the first Trump administration in 2018. Time for the disturbing reread. The basic “US” vs. “Them” was a big part of this latest election.

#DayDevotedTo #Kindness
“Be kinder to yourself. And let your kindness flood the world.”

I can understand the mixed reviews. A LONG gothic style read, not much like modern horror. I think Straub was very much under the influence of Hawthorne & James , the town itself turns quietly monstrous shut down with incredible levels of snow. I found it creepy & scary , but such a long way to get there not sure I would recommend to everyone. 🤔could be me being sick most of the time while reading it influenced this review?🤧

#DayDevotedTo #Veterans This years poster from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Thank you to all who served. I went down and watched some of the parade today.Time well spent!

My local indie Changing Hands , has a 2 day kick off the holidays sale, $10 off $50 , $20 off $100. While I should have looked for gifts , book desire & anger about this week won out! 😀Yes , that‘s the 1st blue bracelet I could find. I have some loose lapis & sodalite gonna make more.Covid gone, reading mojo back. Still extremely disappointed in our country right now. I think of all the folks that this turn of events will make life harder for🔵

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The pretty cover of the Diner book that the coffee image was from. Fun book!

#DaysDevotedTo #CoffeeTea a reproduction image of an enamel tile on the outside of a diner in Massachusetts. I miss seeing diners.Baeders book is filled with his realistic paintings & watercolors of Diners. A book I browse again & again

#distraction Beautiful illustrations! I needed this reread of a tale of an orphan getting saved by forest cats !🐈

#Mood There is a reason I keep these on shelf next to each other at eye level! Time for a re-read.
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What is it about certain titles on certain days catch your eye?

Sophie, being supportive. Bad thing about my Covid experience & election depression is that both have made my head wonky so I can‘t read very long. Sad , because usually reading is a go to comfort.
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I‘m so sad right now. Also , I haven‘t been present much on Litsy, I was going to enjoy a visit from a friend who never gets time off. My throat scratchy , took Covid test , negative.We had a fun taco Tuesday, the next day ,positive. We both got sick. Took paxlovid , supressed symptoms, still sick after 2 weeks. 2 negative tests , then positive again. Was hoping Americans would wise up,really understand the consequences of this election.Guess not.

#WickedWhispers #Mask Deity Mask , Mayan .

Happy Halloween Everybody!🎃🧛👻🧙🏻‍♀️🦇

AZ. has early voting, I voted today with a heavy heart . I am one of the holdouts that loves to vote in person ON Election Day. I hate that I had fears of people acting up or worse at polling places , that I might be disenfranchised on the day. If you had told me a couple decades ago that thoughts like this were even possible, I would have said no. This is a big one, please vote .

I have nothing in common on policy with Liz Cheney and don‘t get me started on her dad . In this moment, where she picks country over party she‘s my hero. A well written book with a bullseye view on the dangers of not defending the constitution & details of January 6th that could only be told by her. A memoir & a warning indeed! Go VOTE 🗳️

#WickedWhispers #Trick A book still on my TBR

As I clean the guest room so it is suitable for guests I had to take a small bookcase out (never fun) I still am obsessed with these little Booksellers stickers they used to put inside the books. How can there be so many books in a small bookcase ? 5 boxes ? Really?

#WickedWhispers #Haunt My current spooky read . Slow build, liking it so far .

#Bookmail is the best mail!👏😄📚

#WickedWhispers #Lantern This DK book is loaded with self sufficient skills that people like my grandparents were familiar with. That is why they saved everything, you might be able to fix it or use it as parts to make something else. I swear Grandpa could fix almost anything with duct tape and baling wire !

Enough vacuuming! We need to relax it‘s #caturday night ! Dusty is just gonna sit on the cord!
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#WickedWhispers #Dark A King I haven‘t read.

#BookMail #BOTM book mail is great mail! I am kinda surprised I picked this one ! 😄🤷‍♀️

#SundayFunday Unfortunately, I seldom seasonally read . I just have too many books going to make a plan for a holiday book. But even with my reading droughts this year I‘m gonna try to get to the tagged book that‘s been around since 1979 and is considered to be top notch in the scary category! 😁😬👻

These bums have convinced me to start the weekend a little early. 😁😻

#WickedWhispers #Bats I read this first in the Harry Hole series and enjoyed it . I haven‘t gone on with the series probably because I‘m in the middle of several series right now.

#WickedWhispers #Gruesome McNamara was obsessed with this case . So unfair she didn‘t live to see him caught .

#WickedWhispers #Pumpkin Though the weather is NOT turning to fall in Phoenix, some new additions to the Halloween decor! A dear friend got me the 2 pumpkins , cat & pumpkin was a Home Goods find!
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#SchoolSpirit #Lunch In high school we still had a cafeteria, but we also had a walk up window fast food style with picnic benches outside. Not sure if it was made by Deli Express back then but it would be embarrassing to know how many of these Chuckwagon sandwiches I ate while in High School!😂

#Booker an odd one ,but I liked it?A bit of a thriller w/ a woman for hire infiltrating a eco-terrorist group. Kushner adds so many ideas, philosophy, anthropology, w/ the main character having a hey, I‘m just doing my job kind of attitude.The scene that recalls a character finding a dead German soldier, taking his helmet, inherited his lice was intense. I can see why people bail, many layers in this one. I thought Flamethrowers was overrated.

Happy Caturday! Sophie contemplating how it can be 114 in Phoenix in October!😡😬🔥
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#SchoolSpirit #paper An oldie but a goodie. Why we need good journalists who go beyond the obvious, beyond the propaganda.

Absolutely sick ! The fans turned out , despite the anger & pain . John Fisher SELL! Son of the Gap founders and Bay Area native, SHAME ON YOU!

Having a bad reading year , a tough year in general. I don‘t need Goodreads making me feel bad about my reading goal so I reduced it! Thanks for the suggestion @dabbe months ago ! I feel better already! A different kind of #hailthebail

I have yet to finish his Septology series , my reading brain is finding it hard to finish anything so took in this slim volume. I liked it the first grouping is very much like what stands out in a child‘s memory. A middle section about a dog is fantastical tw below. The 3rd segment about a boy & girl 4 & 3 how they get in trouble, much from the point of view of the 4 year old brother. Powerful descriptions.

#SchoolSpirit #Poems This book of poems has been in print since 1916. I have fond memories of it from grade school, a teacher selected it to expose kids to poetry, see if they were interested in exploring more. I don‘t think it‘s ever been out of print, most libraries have at least an e book copy. It‘s also in the Internet Archive.

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