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Hello #SaturdayChatterday

A check-in for all Littens to share your plans, recommendations, what's on your mind, etc.
All are welcome. ♥️☕️♥️

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Read4life I hope everyone is doing well. Since we won‘t be able to get home for Christmas with everything going on with my FIL (he‘s now in hospice care), we flew my daughter down for her winter break. I‘m so excited she‘s here. 1w

Avanders So glad you were able to have your daughter join you @Read4life ! As for me, we have our holiday baking extravaganza today. Sister & I bake/make Christmas candies to give away to friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc., all day. ☺️ 1w

Read4life @Avanders Thank you. The baking extravaganza sounds wonderful!! 1w

DogMomIrene @Read4life Glad your daughter is with you. And hopefully hospice care is going well for your FIL. My husband was a hospice nurse for a few years. It‘s not an easy time, but sending out positive vibes that it‘s pain free. 1w

DogMomIrene @Avanders A baking extravaganza sounds like such fun. What‘s your favorite candy to bake? 1w

Librarybelle So glad your daughter is with you, @Read4life ! And that sounds like fun, @Avanders ! This week has been crazy with meetups with friends, sending out my resume to potential clients, vet visits and checkins (Vladimir had his annual checkup, and Zeke seems to be doing better from his illness), and finishing my holiday cards for the year. I have to plan out what ingredients I need for requested cookies, muffins, and pies for Christmas, which is fun! 1w

AllDebooks @Read4life must be lovely having your daughter home. I hope FIL is comfortable and painfree x 1w

AllDebooks @Avanders oh how lovely. I bet your house smells amazing today. 💙❄️💙 1w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle so glad Zeke is doing better. 💙🐾💙 All sounds very Christmassy. 🎄 1w

AllDebooks It's my daughters 19th birthday on Monday. There is a lot of tidying and cleaning today, followed by gift wrapping and cake baking tomorrow. 😍 1w

BethM Like @Avanders it‘s baking weekend! Today is gluten free tomorrow is regular, combined with my nephews song performance at church and spaghetti with Santa tonight. 1w

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Today‘s a wee bit busy here. I‘m babysitting my niece in the morning and we‘re taking The Wyrmling bowling for the first time this afternoon. We‘re pretty much ready for the holidays. I‘m still wrapping gifts and need to pick up a few more stocking stuffers for my husband. Hoping everyone is having a stress free weekend! ❤️ 1w

Cuilin @Read4life so glad your daughter is with you. Hope you find some comfort together at this time. 1w

Cuilin What a week! My daughter R, had a fire in her apartment and had to move out. It was contained quickly and no one was hurt. They‘re hopping between our house and her boyfriend‘s dad house. They were moving out at the end of December anyway. I‘m going to see “Christmas at Pemberley” in Vermont today. 1w

Cuilin @Avanders that sounds like fun. Now my daughter is here we may try to do some baking together too. 1w

Cuilin @Librarybelle busy day! I‘m still working on cards and need to figure out some holiday baking too. 1w

Cuilin @AllDebooks happy birthday to your daughter!!! 🎂 Have a wonderful festive weekend 🥳 1w

AllDebooks @BethM sounds a lovely festive weekend 😀 1w

AllDebooks @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm enjoy the bowling. Have a fun with your niece x 1w

AllDebooks @Cuilin Gosh, that's scary. Glad everyone is safe. Enjoy your evening, 1w

kspenmoll @Read4life So glad your daughter is with you!💕 1w

kspenmoll I am home nursing a cold, but hope to help my men trim the tree.🎄 1w

julieclair @kspenmoll Christmas colds are the worst… so inconvenient! Hope your tree trimming goes well! 🎄 1w

julieclair @Cuilin Gosh, that‘s scary. So glad everyone is safe! Does your daughter need any clothes, home goods, etc. ? 1w

julieclair @Read4life Sending you hugs as you navigate this very difficult time. So glad your daughter is with you. 💙 1w

julieclair I am finishing up all the packages that need to be mailed, and then tonight I‘m serving cookies and hot chocolate at our church‘s live nativity event. Fun! (edited) 1w

thecheckoutstack We got to go snowboarding yesterday at our home mountain for opening day then went to a Christmas party for my husband‘s work. Tonight we go to a Holiday Vaudeville show which I‘m really looking forward to. 1w

AllDebooks @kspenmoll oh no, sending love and get well soon wishes x 1w

AllDebooks @julieclair you can't get any more festive than that. Enjoy the nativity. 💙❄️💙 1w

AllDebooks @thecheckoutstack What a fun weekend. Enjoy 💙❄️💙 1w

Librarybelle Oh my, @Cuilin ! Glad your daughter is okay. 1w

inthegreensandblues Working on holiday cards today, the past week has been too busy and I'm behind! Tonight I'm going to see my new guy play with his band for the first time and I'm ridiculously nervous about all of the people I'm going to meet 😂 1w

Soscha Not much feeling it, any holidays save Halloween. No family, no children, no gifts, no holiday meals. Also, praise mercy, in SoCal so no snow. IDK, is what it is in hope I‘ll come into luck at some point. For reference I have lost my last four remaining animal companions to old age in the last 3 months. I‘m just disconnected from life. 1w

AllDebooks @Soscha 💔 Sending you the biggest of hugs. I'm so sorry you're having such a tough time. I don't want to overload you with helpful suggestions, but PLEASE take care of yourself. Little random acts of kindness to yourself build up over time. You may not get immediate effect, but slowly, as they become routine, you'll come to look forward to them. Love Debs x 1w

AllDebooks @inthegreensandblues new guy, in a band, exciting!! Have the best time. X 1w

Bookwormjillk @Soscha it‘s so hard to lose animals. Hang in there. 1w

Bookwormjillk I had so much going on last week I ended up crashing on the couch after dinner and accidentally taking a 5 hour nap. Oops. Luckily I‘m still feeling tired so I shouldn‘t have trouble sleeping tonight, and hopefully will feel more energized for a busy day tomorrow. I enjoyed reading everyone‘s updates. 1w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk haha, nap roulette is a dangerous game. Could be 10 minutes cat nap or 5 hours exhaustion coma. You obviously needed it. Hope you feel well rested and energised for today x 7d

TheAromaofBooks @Cuilin - Oh my! Do let me know if your daughter needs anything. That's so scary. My sister had a fire in her apartment a year and a half ago and she lost pretty much everything (including her cats), so I know how scary and disorienting that can be.

@Read4life - Hope hospice care goes well for your FIL. It's a hard time, but can also be a time of peace and memory-sharing. 💕 7d

TheAromaofBooks Busy here. We are thinking of selling our house and a realtor is coming to look at it tomorrow, so we have been doing a lot of little clean up, touch up stuff. We've lived here for ten years and completely renovated every aspect of this house, so it kind of feels like we are going up for a final exam to find out how much it's worth 😂 7d

Cuilin @julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Thank you. We‘re going to the apartment today to pack up some things. My understanding is that the damage was contained to a wall and some cabinets. It was electrical because the landlord plugged the fridge into an extension cord!!! It could have been a worse situation. 7d

Chrissyreadit @Read4life I love that you get time with your daughter!!! 🎄 7d

Chrissyreadit @Avanders that‘s sounds amazing and a skill set i do not have but love hearing about ⛄️ 7d

Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle OMG! Sounds like a total holiday weekend. Lovely! and inspiring me…. 7d

Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks Happy Birthday to your daughter! 7d

Chrissyreadit @BethM are you gluten free? do you have a favorite gluten free cookie recipe? 7d

Chrissyreadit @Cuilin I‘m glad your daughter is ok! that sounds stressful. Also Christmas at Pemberly sounds amazing. Is it a house? a play ? share more info please so i can live vicariously through you! 7d

Chrissyreadit @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I hope bowling was a blast! 7d

Chrissyreadit @julieclair That sounds like a scene out of Hallmark! filled with Christmas perfection ❄️🤍❄️ 7d

Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks good luck! i hope it all goes well! 7d

Chrissyreadit Obviously i‘m a day late… but really love when i can see what everyone is up to. i love these posts Deb! I‘m trying to clean and hang some greenery today. Recovering from another injury and being grateful it is healing. Trying to get excited and not overwhelmed- I decided to host a cookie exchange and Yule event next Saturday. I will probably buy my cookies- because I cannot bake these days…. and also will not eat cookies 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but miss 7d

Chrissyreadit having company- i‘m an extrovert and loved hosting when i had strength and energy so am determined to find a way. I also love Yule. 7d

AllDebooks @TheAromaofBooks ooooh how exciting! I hope the realtor gives you good news x 7d

Kenyazero @Soscha thanks for sharing what you‘re dealing with. That‘s a lot to be dealing with on your own. I hope you‘re able to find comfort and bursts of joyful feelings in the coming weeks. 7d

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit it's so exciting reading everyone's preperations for the holidays. I love these posts, too. They bring me so much joy x 😊 7d

AllDebooks @Soscha I was thinking about you last night. Is there anything we can do to help? I hate to see anyone struggling, so I'm always happy to chat about anything. You're not alone xx 7d

Kenyazero Thanks @AllDebooks , it was fun reading everyone‘s responses! I‘ve been super stressed and have been having trouble looking forward to holiday season because people are a bit nasty. Just finished a week vacation in a nearby town which I think was relaxing? Helped my mom decorate this weekend. I‘m looking forward to joining a local LGBTQIA+ craft group this week and hoping it‘ll help me feel less stressed too. (edited) 7d

AllDebooks @Kenyazero 💙❄️💙 7d

Kenyazero @Chrissyreadit hoping you have a smooth recovery and fully enjoy your Yule event! It sounds like a ton of fun. 7d

Chrissyreadit @inthegreensandblues I hope you had a blast! It sounds like a great time! 7d

Chrissyreadit @Soscha I‘m sorry! I know this must be a painful time missing fur family. There are a lot of littens who i think will empathize if you want to grieve out loud and share pictures and stories of them. @TheBookHippie has a running chat on christmas day for anyone who is alone on the holidays or needs a break. I know most days i‘m held together with duct tape and bakery string so am here any time for support and hope. 7d

Chrissyreadit @Kenyazero I agree there are a lot of awful people being brazen in their awfulness. Glad you found a craft group- that sounds like fun! 7d

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit 💙❄️💙 7d

TheBookHippie @Read4life oh I am so sorry…. Sending love & light. 7d

TheBookHippie @Cuilin yikes!!! Glad she‘s okay!!!! 7d

TheBookHippie My Daughter had a hysterectomy on Friday due to severe endometriosis - she‘s 35 and she has horrific reactions to anesthesia and we are still in that phase along with immense pain. She will not take strong pain meds as I‘m allergic to most and they don‘t agree with her either and she already reacts to anesthesia so… 800 mg Motrin it is. 7d

TheBookHippie @TheAromaofBooks moving is exciting or I‘m projecting! Hope it all goes well. 7d

TheBookHippie @Soscha I‘m so very sorry. I‘d love to send you a card if you‘re open to that. My email is social@bookhippie.com ❄️🤍❄️ 7d

TheBookHippie @Avanders I‘m baking tomorrow!!!! All the holiday breads!!! 7d

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle yay for pet wellness!!! Are you making your mint cookies??? 7d

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit ❄️🤍❄️ hope you heal and have a good party!! We do store bought cookie exchange and decorate the ziplocks 🤣 with my teen mums. It‘s fun. 7d

TheBookHippie @Kenyazero glad you found a group!!! Holidays for me are 😵‍💫 because awful nasty people are everywhere and nasty seems to be their theme. Especially some blood relatives of mine… 😬🫣😝 7d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk nap is life!!! 7d

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie Yes! I‘ve had requests to make 3-4 batches of the cookies for Christmas Eve, so you can probably guess what I will be doing early next week. 😂 7d

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie oh gosh, that's so young! I hope she has a speedy recovery now that it's all over. Sending love and hugs to you all. X 7d

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks yes. It‘s young, however with the new president coming in and her unmarried status the doctor was afraid so we got it done. Since the birth of my grandson a copper IUD was helpful but not perfect, with it being likely made illegal it was too great a risk. It‘s a miracle she had my grandson, who will be 11 in February. Her case was very severe. I‘m hoping she‘s free of pain now. 7d

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle I bet it smells so good baking!!! 7d

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie I hope her recovery gets easier ❤️ 7d

Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie I hope she recovers quickly 2 of my close friends (sisters) had that done in their thirties with zero regrets- neither had children and both wish it could have been done sooner. i‘m happy she had a dr responsive to her medical care. 7d

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit oh I‘m so happy to hear that!!! 7d

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk me too. ♥️ 7d

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie No doubt she made the right choice for her and hopefully be pain-free. 6d

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks ♥️🤞🏻 6d

Kenyazero @TheBookHippie oh no! I hope you‘re able to find some reprieve from the 😵‍💫 and people (especially relatives) being nasty! 6d

TheBookHippie @Kenyazero I have an escape plan 😝🤣🫣👀 I primarily go to protect my nieces and nephew who are LGBTQIA+ … 6d

Kenyazero @TheBookHippie you‘re awesome! 6d

BethM @Chrissyreadit I‘m not but my sister is, so I‘ll do gf baking for her. Honestly so far all of my baking recipes have worked well. I use Bob‘s all purpose 1:1‘baking flour 6d

Chrissyreadit @BethM thanks!!!! 6d

Read4life Thank you, @TheBookHippie 💙❄️💙 I hope your daughter makes a safe and successful recovery. Sending love right back at you. 💙💙💙 6d

julieclair @TheBookHippie Sending hugs to you and especially your daughter. I‘m so glad she has an understanding, proactive doctor. And I know you are taking good care of her as she heals. 🩵💙🩵 4d

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

I have recently come into contact with a secret society here on Litsy apparently called #CoffeeBeanBookClub or #CBBC. I am SHOCKED! I'm not quite sure how it works but they seem to prey on victims of both coffee and book addiction and reward their affliction with gifts. It's absolutely wicked! How do I sign up?

Librarybelle I‘m not part of it, but I believe it‘s a yearly activity organized by @Mommamanzi . 4w

bookwyrm7 @Librarybelle thanks for the tip! 4w

Avanders 😂 that‘s right - a yearly activity (jail book club) organized by @Mommamanzi — I think we‘re about halfway through the current year. 🤗 3w

bookwyrm7 @Avanders thanks! I've sent @Mommamanzi an email, just waiting to hear from her 😁 3w

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Happy #SaturdayChatterday 😊

☕️ Are you having a good weekend?
☕️ What are you up to today?
☕️ Where are you?
☕️ What are your plans for next week?
☕️ Any recommendations - books, places, films/tv shows etc?

Don't forget to tag and share. 😊

@Bookwormjillk @Chrissyreadit @Daisey @Soubhiville @DebinHawaii @Graywacke

AllDebooks I'm at home in Derbyshire. I have a busy day planned, family visits, and prepping for the #VirginiaBloomsberries and #NaturaLitsy #buddyread discussions. I'll check back in throughout the day. I hope you're all well and enjoying a great weekend 😊 4mo

TheSpineView I'm lounging in bed for a little bit before I have to start my day. Headed to the barn for an 11am riding lesson. Lunch with my barn friends, then a quick stop at the grocery store. Shower again, to get rid of the barn smell, a little housework, reading and that is my day. Rinse and repeat on Sunday. 4mo

AllDebooks @TheSpineView reading about your weekends always makes me feel so relaxed, without the effort you put in. 😅 Enjoy your day. X 4mo

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AllDebooks @Faranae @Deblovestoread @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn 6mo

World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

#LitSolace #MidsummerSolace

It's Saturday 💚☕️💚 Grab your coffee and check in for #SaturdayChatterday

☕️ Are you having a good weekend?
☕️ What are you up to today?
☕️ Where are you?
☕️ What are your plans for next week?
☕️ Any recommendations - books, places, films/tv shows etc?

Have a great day 🌞

❓️Would you be interested in this being a weekly event, rather than just at #Litsolace events?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

AllDebooks @Lizpixie @Readergrrl @CrystalE02 @Catsandbooks @Dilara @tdrosebud @AmandaBlaze @Cupcake12 @Gissy @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Cuilin @gossamerchild @TheKidUpstairs @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm 6mo

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AllDebooks @DebinHawaii @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks @TheDaysGoBy @Charityann 6mo

Librarybelle I think this would be a fun weekly checkin! It‘s been very hot in my part of PA, but also sunny. I have a busy week ahead, as I am nearing completion of my coursework in proofreading. I also have a number of library books due that I should read! But, this Sunday is a visit to a winery with a friend for a wine and ice cream pairing. Yum! 6mo

IndoorDame @Librarybelle congrats on coming to the end of your coursework, that‘s big! And wine and ice cream sounds fun, totally a pairing Ive never tried and now want to! 6mo

BethM It is pouring here in WI. Today I need to teach yoga and tomorrow is church, Sam‘s club, and the bookstore! 6mo

IndoorDame I‘m also enjoying our check ins and would be down to continue them. I‘m feeling better than last week. Still nursing the tail end of whatever bug I had, but definitely strong enough to start catching up on the household stuff that fell by the wayside (at least in small bursts) so that‘s probably what my week looks like. But I‘m actually looking forward to it since having my space in balance is one of the things that centers me mentally. 6mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @IndoorDame ! The winery does lots of fun pairings, so it‘ll be a good time, and perfect weather for ice cream. Good luck with your household stuff! 6mo

TheSpineView I like the idea of a weekly check-in. Just my usual plans for the weekend, ride and go to lunch with my barn friends, then home to get some housework done. Hot here so the riding will be short today. Next week it will be hellish hot, in the upper 90s with a heat index well over 100. Just as well that I have to work next week. At the AC in the office works well. 6mo

wanderinglynn I just worked out & did my stretching, so feeling pretty good. It‘s going to be 99/100F in DC this weekend = staying inside with the blinds closed & the fan running on high. I‘m working on updating a paper I wrote about 10 years ago but didn‘t publish. That & reading are my plans. The heat wave is supposed to continue through next week, although this weekend is the peak temps. 🥵 90 is going to feel cool after this weekend. 😆 6mo

IndoorDame @TheSpineView I rode growing up, and I remember at my outdoor stable they used to have us ride bareback when the weather got obscenely hot or obscenely cold (for the horses comfort not ours, though I doubt anyone was actually comfortable 😂) 6mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle 🎉🎉🎉🎉 yay!! Enjoy Sunday! 6mo

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame The nasty viruses of late have been awful! So glad you‘re on the mend! I get it with the house stuff! 6mo

TheBookHippie @wanderinglynn oh a paper! How wonderful to revisit and revise. Why yes I‘m a nerd. 6mo

TheBookHippie @TheSpineView this heat 😵‍💫 6mo

TheBookHippie Sunday is forecasted the last day of miserable heat here. We shall see. I‘m doing chores in the house today, the heat and my RA are NOT friends. I‘m about to make waffles and cut up the oranges and get my pour over coffee going. I finished up most of my Litsy love writing last night so a couple of more letters to write today too. My flare is tapering off thank goodness. Reading to do this afternoon - library books are due! 6mo

TheBookHippie I watched Black Barbie on Netflix and enjoyed it! 6mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @TheBookHippie ! 6mo

IndoorDame @TheBookHippie I‘m so happy to hear your flare is tapering off! That makes everything in life better 💜 6mo

TheBookHippie @IndoorDame ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 6mo

peaKnit Rainy weekend in WI, I need to clean but want to read, I‘ll try to get to both :) 6mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle great job on nearing the end of your course. Your plans sound amazing! 🍷🍧 6mo

AllDebooks @BethM a bookstore visit is always a win, especially on rainy days x 6mo

AllDebooks @IndoorDame so glad you're starting to feel better. X 6mo

AllDebooks @TheSpineView jeez, that's 🥵 Enjoy your ride x 6mo

Cuilin This has been one of my best weeks pain and mobility wise. Almost no stiffness. I met up with friends. Went to a game and I‘m off to a Bridal shower today. I need to watch out for fatigue but so far I feel good. Best week of the year. 6mo

AllDebooks @wanderinglynn I could not cope with these temps! Enjoy your reading x 6mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie So glad you're recovering from your flareup. Take it easy x 6mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie oooh, this does look good. I shall be watching this. Thanks for the recommendation. X https://m.imdb.com/title/tt26593387/ 6mo

AllDebooks @peaKnit rainy days = reading days. It's the law 😊 6mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin That's amazing. Glad you're able to make the most of your time. Sounds a fun weekend x 6mo

Cuilin @TheBookHippie I understand the flair ups and downs. I‘m just coming off a 3+ month PsA or Lupus flare (med team still undecided) I also need to catch up on #LL Enjoy your waffles. 6mo

AllDebooks I'm gardening and catching up on #buddyreads inbetween ferrying my teens around their shenanigans. 😅 6mo

Cuilin @IndoorDame I like everything ordered too. It makes me feel calm. Do you listen to audiobooks or music when you‘re doing housework? 6mo

Cuilin @AllDebooks Gardening sounds lovely. I actually miss the teenagers around. Though I get to see my eldest today as it‘s her friend‘s Bridal shower. 6mo

wanderinglynn @TheBookHippie yay for nerds! 🤓🎉🙌🏻 6mo

mcctrish I love this idea! I slept in, the heat wave is alive and well here & I‘m hoping the humidity does abate a bit too @TheBookHippie I‘m thankful for a/c but I hate having the house closed up after winter. I‘ve got a giant cold brew with foamed milk in front of me and I‘m trying to catch up with Butter for #camplitsy we still have another week of school and last week lasted FOREVER. I am helping serve a meal at a church today, it will be busy 6mo

mcctrish @Cuilin I‘m so happy to hear you are feeling great 6mo

peaKnit @AllDebooks it‘s the law! I love that!! 👮 6mo

mcctrish @TheBookHippie I‘m glad to hear you are on the other side of a flare and can enjoy your summer holidays 6mo

AllDebooks @peaKnit 😊 6mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @IndoorDame @TheSpineView @mcctrish I'm up for keeping it running. I'll post it as a play/tag/share game once #MidsummerSolace is over. It will make a nice communal weekend #SaturdayChatterdy followed by Sunday #Hyggehour 💚 6mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 😵‍💫 I get it. I‘m just now starting to get a grip on my life since having COVID 2022 - not good for RA, migraines and my immune system issues. Good days are wonderful. I‘d give advice but I always overdue good days. 😵‍💫 Enjoy your day!! ♥️ 6mo

TheBookHippie @mcctrish gads I forget you‘re still in school 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 6mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks yes keep weekly running ♥️ 6mo

IndoorDame @Cuilin I do! Especially anything repetitive like dishes, I find them super overwhelming otherwise but kinda meditative with an audiobook 😂. So glad to hear you had a good week and were able to take full advantage of it! That up and down cycle with chronic illness is something I‘m familiar with. 6mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @AllDebooks ! 6mo

AllDebooks I need it too. It really helps ground me for the week. It has been a very stressful year so far and I have a lot ongoing, still. These events are a true solace and I truly appreciate and love your responses x 6mo

TEArificbooks We finally have a week with no plans. My hubby travels for work so when he comes home for a week or two between jobs we usually pack it full of family fun activities and appointments. We even go on trips while he is home even though he travels for a living. However, the cosmos aligned this time and we have no plans no appointments no trips. So it is time for a lazy week at home and to hide from the triple digits temps. 6mo

kspenmoll I was on my porch reading u til the heat drove me inside. Since then, hunkered down in AC, reading, lunching, soon to watch MASH the movie with Donald Sutherland. 6mo

kspenmoll Yes, this chat is a nice check in with everyone! 6mo

kspenmoll @Cuilin Keep taking care of yourself as best you can. Saw friends-so important! ❤️ I listen to audiobooks or music or NPR depending on on time of day when I cook, clean up. 6mo

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Same heat here. Yuk. Enjoy reading now your flare up is receding! 6mo

kspenmoll @mcctrish Persevered & read 1/2 of Butter! 6mo

kspenmoll @TEArificbooks Enjoy your well deserved lazy week! 6mo

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie I am so sorry Covid wrecked your body.❤️🩵💙🩷 6mo

dabbe 💙💚💙 to everyone! And to all suffering with the heat, hang in there! 6mo

AllDebooks My recommendation for today is

The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City

6mo

DebinHawaii I love the idea of an ongoing weekly check in. 💛 After a month+ of travel & illness (either bronchitis twice or another form of crud) & crazy work times, I‘m starting to feel human again. I‘m out today at the coffee shop trying to catch up on reading Butter for #CampLitsy24 along with catching up on #5JoysFriday posts & getting #LitsyLove & card swap out. (I did not make the solstice!) Definitely feeling the pressure of being behind on so much. 6mo

Catsandbooks I like the idea of a weekly check in! Although I would definitely need reminders 😆Next weekend I'm flying up to my mom in WI because she has to have shoulder surgery so I want to be there for extra help. So this week I'm getting ready for that. Doing laundry and other chores this weekend. Least I'll get a little break from the MS heat for a couple weeks. 6mo

Avanders Hi! 👋🏽 I was in the mountains in a yurt for several days this week, just getting back yesterday! I rested, showered, unpacked, and read yesterday in lovely weather (70s and gray - unusual for June in NM!). 💕💕 6mo

julieclair I would love for this to continue as a weekly play/tag/share game! I‘m late in posting because I spent yesterday reading the selection for my irl book club. It‘s about a smart, independent, modern-thinking woman in 1930s Asheville, NC. The Depression and Prohibition both figure prominently in the plot. It‘s an excellent read:

The Sky Club

6mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie @Cuilin So glad your flare-ups are calming down. Chronic pain is so exhausting. 💙💙💙 6mo

Cuilin @julieclair oh this would be a wonderful time period for #BookedInTime (edited) 6mo

AllDebooks @DebinHawaii great, it's a keeper. Glad you're feeling better but give yourself a break. There's no pressure and you are one busy lady x 6mo

AllDebooks @Catsandbooks 🤞 your mum's surgery goes well, and she has a speedy recovery. Enjoy your time with her, and the cooler temps x 6mo

AllDebooks @Avanders oh wow! That sounds like absolute heaven x 6mo

AllDebooks @julieclair sounds good and dedo a great time period for #BookedinTime @Cuilin 6mo

julieclair @Cuilin It definitely would! 6mo

Catsandbooks @AllDebooks thank you! 🩷 6mo

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#LitSolace #MidsummerSolace

Let's make Saturday a day for coffee and chats. Join in our #SaturdayChatterday event. Grab a drink and start chatting.
☕️ Are you having a good weekend?
☕️ What are you up to today?
☕️ Where are you?
☕️ What are your plans for next week?
☕️ Any recommendations - books, places, films/tv shows etc?

Have a great day 🌞

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

Librarybelle Good morning! I‘m very excited for the $5.00 bag sale at my favorite independent bookstore and plan to go today. It‘s a lovely sunny day in my part of PA, so a good day for a book sale! 6mo

kspenmoll Hello! It‘s a gorgeous morning in CT- blue skies, breeze- on my way to Brooklyn to see a Paul McCartney photo exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Meeting a friend who lives there. There have been protests pro Gaza so we will see what transpires today. Living history. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/paul-mccartney (edited) 6mo

kspenmoll @Librarybelle What fun! Enjoy the bookstore!📚📚 6mo

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AllDebooks @Librarybelle sounds fun, enjoy x 6mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll oooh that looks a good exhibition. Have a great day with your friend. Living history indeed, stay safe x 6mo

AllDebooks I've got rained off gardening. It is so cold here in Derbyshire. I've snuggled up with list making of garden jobs and our #buddyread

Prodigal Summer

6mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle ooooo FUN!!!! 6mo

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll HOW LOVELY 6mo

TheBookHippie Current have two loaves of bread in the oven. 👀 @dabbe …. Laundry and sitting on the patio for today it‘s been a flare week so I need to behave. 🫣 6mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Is it in the 60s-70s? I hope so, and I hope you relax on your patio and rejuvenate yourself! 💚💙💚 We're hibernating inside and also having a relaxing day of reading. 6mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe NO it‘s 80 WTH 🫣😵‍💫😝 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ so… I‘m inside until the supper hour I guess… 😩 6mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie 80 with humidity is like 100 here. #ugh! 6mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie flare-ups are so frustrating. Wishing you a speedy recovery. I bet your home smells lovely, nothing like freshly baked bread x 6mo

AllDebooks @dabbe it's easy to forget how blissful a day of reading truly is. x 6mo

dabbe @AllDebooks #truth 🤩 6mo

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Avanders

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@Gissy !! What a wonderful, thoughtful, and generous #cbbc #coffeebeanbookclub package! Thank you!! ♥️♥️♥️ Buggy loved the snoopy book, chocolates (he refused to share the caramel chocolate 😂), and sheep kit — I think his creation is adorable (picture insert) 😁🤩 And I **love** the mug, candle, garden tools, and coffee (‘mmm), and those guava cookies were so good!! 🤤🤤🤤 Thank you for my Easter fun!! 🐰💗🤍💗🐰

Gissy Yes! Tell Buggy that I love his sheep creation, so lovely😍So funny he didn‘t want to share the chocolate. Maybe he thought, “well, there are other chocolates to share”☺️I‘m glad you liked it🤗🥰 3y

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BookBabe

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Another perfectly cozy rainy day here on the mountaintop. 🤍 I‘ve been long searching for the perfect coffee, and I just might‘ve found it! It‘s organic, low acid, and doesn‘t contain any chemicals and mold which are common in coffee…AND it‘s delicious. 😋 Tastes so pure (very aptly named😄)!
You can try it here: https://bit.ly/3xcHV9m

#coffee #CoffeeAndABook

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful photo ❤️☕️ 3y

BookBabe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you! 🥰 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @BookBabe you‘re welcome 💞 3y

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mom2bugnbee

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Grading midterms is more enjoyable with a good cup of coffee in an awesome mug from a more awesome friend! Thank you, @HeatherBookNerd ! #NashvilleLittens

HeatherBookNerd 🙂 3y

Sleepswithbooks Love your mug!!! 3y

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MommyOfTwo

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@ElizaMarie This arrived yesterday right after I finished the last book! You sure are spoiling me, I love it all. Thank you so much! #CBBC #coffeebeanbookclub

ElizaMarie I‘m glad you got it. I had finished it early so I wanted to pass it on as soon as I was completed with it :) 3y

BethM Such a great package! 3y

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The Ladies of the Secret Circus

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Amazon got me again with today's #KindleDailyDeals.

GondorGirl Thanks for the heads up- the Sayer book has been on my TBR list! 3y

peanutnine Thanks for this! I just bought

Chrissyreadit Can you email me pretty please? Chrissyreadit@gmail.com 3y

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Sorry @ElizaMarie I got my #cbbc package last week but I haven‘t been online posting much. Work has been insane! Thanks for the fun gifts and I just finished one of you other coffees, so perfect timing. And that name! I‘m excited to try it. 🦅☕️
I have the Christie book so I will pass it along.

ElizaMarie The coffee is from a local cafe I go to and I really enjoy it so. Hope it is good. Oops sorry you have the book already :) Share share! Also hope you enjoy the Mexican candy :) 3y

Mommamanzi Oh the coffee looks good @ElizaMarie I miss Mexican candy, we can get a few things in Florida but the bakeries and candies ahhh I miss them! At least we have Mexican coke here so I can share that with the kiddos! 3y

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kaysworld1

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@BookNAround Look what came today 🥳 now to hide it, the fleeting moment of joy to then be ripped from my hands, oh the pain!
Being a bit over dramatic but still.... 🤣🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

#SliceOfSummerSwap #litsyfamily #litsyfriends #swaps

BookNAround Yay! I‘m so glad it made it. 4y

Catsandbooks Hooray! 🎉 💕 🍉😎 4y

kaysworld1 @Catsandbooks Hello there just a question when opening day I forgot? X 4y

Catsandbooks @kaysworld1 July 7th. I know it's awhile yet lol 😬😂 4y

kaysworld1 @Catsandbooks 😲 it's ok I have it hiding in the wardrobe 4y

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Thank you @ElizaMarie for this month‘s #cbbc 📦! It all looks so good and I‘m loving the Miss Marple stories. The #manpanion already snagged the Cadbury eggs.
#coffeebeanbookclub

ElizaMarie Ooo I am glad you like it. I wanted to get you something off of your TBR but I couldn't find any of those books at the bookstore I was in (also I am still struggling without my contacts so sometimes bookstores are overwhelming me with my vision issues. )

The #CBBC book was super cute! 4y

MaleficentBookDragon @ElizaMarie I ❤️❤️❤️ Agatha Christie and I‘m trying to read them all! They are my go to if I‘m in a slump or need a palette cleanser after a heavy read. 4y

ElizaMarie @MaleficentBookDragon I‘ve only read one (the orient express before the movie) and really enjoyed it 4y

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Leftcoastzen

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Went to my local coffee place this morning, casual stroll for caffeine! Hope everyone has a great Saturday!+weekend

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LeslieO

World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Here‘s my new Ember mug. A Christmas gift from my son. It keeps the coffee hot for 90 minutes. But the mug itself is not hot. A joy! #coffeeandbooks

Chrissyreadit Nice! 4y

julesG Perfect mug for a reader. 4y

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@ElizaMarie what a way to kick off this round of the #coffeebeanbookclub
What thoughtful and fun extras. I used to work in Bennington and Brattleboro Vermont so the maple candy and syrup were blasts from the past. You really get me. I love pancakes and waffles, and am obsessed with mugs and flip mitts. Thank you so much! I got this the other day and didn‘t get a chance to post until today. I finished you‘re book as well. It was fast and fun⬇️

Hestapleton I LOVE that travel mug!! 4y

Crazeedi I ordered from Brown and Jenkins coffee company from Vermont for many yesrs 4y

ElizaMarie I wasn't sure how to send a package. I hadn't read the book yet because it got delivered super late and I was worried Iw wouldn't send you the package with enough time. If that makes sense? But I am glad you got everything! Also super small word that you worked in Brattleboro! 4y

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Avanders Wow!! 🤩😍 4y

BethM Love it! 4y

BethM Welcome @ElizaMarie this is my favorite thing on Litsy! 4y

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