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Lab Girl: A story of Trees, Science and Love
Lab Girl: A story of Trees, Science and Love | Hope Jahren
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mcctrish
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Bag #10: the girls‘ apartment begins. It‘s pouring rain now 😢 so Lego and the to do list to finish this book. I really enjoyed this. So much about trees and science and funding I did not know, so much confirmation on how important trees are and how little governments care about them. An early quote stuck with me “the science of war will always pay more than the science of trees” I wonder if we will ever get it right ?!

rretzler 😍Legos! 8mo
wanderinglynn Legos!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 8mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 8mo
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mcctrish
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Filling her up and she‘s got a new sticker for tracking while we swim #fancy

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 8mo
mcctrish @dabbe it is officially filled and now heating ???? once it hits 80° F I can add chemicals and then tomorrow take in a water sample to fine tune it. THEN it will be swim time 8mo
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mcctrish
Lab Girl | Hope Jahren
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March Break = all the chores I haven‘t managed either cuz I was sick or the weather was crap or I was teaching. Today we plugged in the pump to empty the tub and I have vacuumed and wiped down 2 of the 3 decrepit vehicles we own. It‘s 5 pm now 😴 and I‘m waiting for the tub to empty STILL. I will wipe it down tomorrow and then fill it and clean all the rubber mats for the cars. Thank you to whoever thought up audio books 🙏🏻

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mcctrish
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Bag #9 the girls‘ living room ? Ross and his baby powder for his leather pants 🤦🏻‍♀️

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 8mo
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mcctrish
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Bag #8 ; the coffee shop? Started Lab Girl, I have this on my TBR bookshelf and I‘m never going to get to it 🤣🤣 so I‘m going to listen to it and give it away 👏🏻👏🏻 #mutlitasking

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JenniferP
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Library book sale! Oh how I love them!

BarbaraBB Wow! I loved Miss Buncle and Pigs in Heaven 1y
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AvidReader25
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I read this one a few years ago and loved it. I was thrilled to revisit it with my book club and learn what stood out to everyone else. This book was what encouraged me to buy a tree for my daughter‘s first birthday so I could watch her grow alongside it. Such a great discussion book! I love the way the author shared her passion for plants and her struggle with mental illness. She was so vulnerable.

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MissHel
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This book is going to join my list of recommendations. I came for the science (history of science is one of my favorite sub genres) but the found family theme that the author wove through the book kept me going. Hope and her best friend Bill‘s relationship is what everyone needs in their lives: crazy ideas, crazier implementation, and laughter and profanity when stupid shit invariably happens. #pop23 #bookwithgirlinthetitle

squirrelbrain Sounds great! 2y
Cortg Nice job! I love this one. I really want my daughter to read it. 2y
KarenUK A great read 💕 2y
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MissHel
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Is this a biblical quote? Whatever it is, I love it.

Lindy Yes, it‘s in Psalms 2y
MissHel @Lindy thank you for the confirmation! It sounded Old Testamenty. 2y
Lindy @MissHel “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” (I don‘t personally believe that suffering is rewarded with joy in the future, btw.) 2y
MissHel @Lindy I don‘t know that I believe that either entirely, but it feels hopeful and that is a valuable commodity this time of year. 2y
Lindy @MissHel True 2y
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MissHel
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A little backstory on what‘s happening here, Hope is a geochemist and Bill is her best friend and lab partner. Bill just shaved his head and Hope isn‘t taking it well. They‘re nuts. I like them a lot.

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MissHel
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I‘m not far in, but this book is hitting me right in the feels.

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MissHel
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#firstlinefridays Okay, not technically the first first line, but in the first paragraph.

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Vansa
Lab Girl | Hope Jahren
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#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
🌷When i was around 5 years old,my parents took a lot of effort and got me 5 potted Rose plants to take care of-I soon lost interest and the weather didn't co-operate so they all died!Have only lived in cities after in flats,so no space for one!
🌹The tagged book isn't exactly about a specific garden but a spectacular book on plants and trees in general,and the research that goes on. Wonderful.

Eggs Book sounds great 👍🏼 2y
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LaurenMags
Lab Girl | Hope Jahren
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Mehso-so

Meh. It was okay. I liked hearing about her friendship with her lab partner Bill but the rest of the memoir really didn't catch my interest.

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haudgepaudge
Lab Girl | Hope Jahren
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Inching my way through these chapters, paw in paw.

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kspenmoll
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Eggs Great cover! 3y
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LibraryCin
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Mehso-so

I know most people loved this. I‘m waffling between good and ok. I liked the biography/memoir parts of the book. I found some (but not all) of the science interesting (my favourite science chapter was the one on desert plants.) Where I definitely lost interest was in the philosophical parts. She did tend to mix her science with philosophy. Too much philosophy my liking, anyway

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Soubhiville
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I absolutely loved the poetic way Jahren writes about plant life. The beginning part in which she describes growing up in her Dad‘s laboratory made me laugh out loud. The many instances of “but don‘t try it.”

I found the parts about struggling to keep funding for her research disheartening. And of course reading about her struggles with depression too.

But really this was an incredible read, I‘m glad to have picked it up. #NonFictionNovember

wanderinglynn Sounds interesting 👍🏻 3y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks I loved this book! 3y
Addison_Reads This book is one of my favorites. 💚 3y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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1. I love tent camping but I want to get a Scamp.
2. Camp Lost Girl
3. The tagged book. I‘ll never look at a tree the same way again. Also Wild and A Walk in the Woods both made me want to try 🎒 camping/hiking.
4. Read what I want instead of just my bookclub 📚.
🏕 #litsysummercamp

ImperfectCJ A friend of mine has a Scamp that I covet. They go all over Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming with it and have such awesome adventures! Great to have you at camp this week! 3y
TheAromaofBooks I also want a Scamp! They're SO adorable!! 3y
MaleficentBookDragon @TheAromaofBooks I love them. If I put a deposit down now the wait is 22 months.😢 I‘m hoping to find a used one before then. 🤞 3y
TheAromaofBooks My husband & I are slightly addicted to watching YouTube video tours of various tiny campers/trailers 😂 3y
MaleficentBookDragon @TheAromaofBooks me too. I just watched one. 🤣 3y
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Vansa
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#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94
📚 I've reread most of my Agatha Christie books,Enid Blyton books,Tolkien and Harry Potter books so many times! I read Julie James and Kresley Cole over and over again too,they're perfect to take your mind off things!
📚 It is, sometimes! To pick ARCs anyway!

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Addison_Reads
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🌲 The Handmaid's Tale. One of my favorites.

🌲 I'm terrible about picking up books to read based on their covers.

🌲 love this book 💚

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TK-421
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“Our world is falling apart quietly. Human civilization has reduced the plant, a four-million-year-old life form, into three things: food, medicine, and wood...” #plant #QuotsyJun21

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BlueStockingReviews
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A delightfully unique memoir of a woman of science. Check out the full review! https://www.bluestockingreviews.com/post/lab-girl #readitloveit #findinggreatreads #bluestockingreviews

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KadeLexical
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A beautiful book. Her passion for plants, heart wrenching portrayal of bipolar disorder and honest portrayal of pregnancy made for an incredible book. I fell in love with treesand the author.

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kspenmoll
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Cinfhen Ohhh, that book on Norte-Dam looks so interesting 😮and great choice for #CovidHeroes 4y
Cinfhen And Lab Girl was awesome 4y
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ElleSkel
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#booked2021 #LitsyAtoZ

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Larkken
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@Andrew65 suggested we all name one of our favorite books from the last year each day for each of the 12 days of Christmas 🎄

Day 1: Jahren's memoir was the first book to ever make me feel that a life like mine might be worth writing about. It's been a long time since I worked with a mass comp, and even longer since I studied plants, and this book brought it all back, and included fascinating new tidbits too. #12booksof2020

Andrew65 Good choice. 4y
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DrexEdit
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📚 #bookmail! 📚 My delightful sister-in-law sent me this book she had finished and that I wanted to read. Just a nice surprise in the mail today. It's the little things. 😃

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nao
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Currently reading this beautiful #nonfiction book.
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It's so engaging and just can't put it down. 🔖📚

Hope you have a happy reading everyone 🌻🤍
#labgirl
#hopejahren
#currentlyreading
#books

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LiteraryLona
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Loving this book. Harvey approves as well 😂

MaleficentBookDragon I was just thinking about this book this morning. I really enjoyed it. I will never look at a tree the same way again. 4y
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nao
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It's been a while since I posted something here I'll be sharing all the books I've been reading so far with a little review.

Actually I made an bookstagram (@nao.reads) but you know how things work there where you have to pay to let your posts stand up.
So I'll be sharing may reviews, thoughts and books that I'm reading here with you guys 🤍🍃

CURRENTLY READING: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren and other books I'll be sharing with you soon
Happy reading

Prairiegirl_reading I got on Instagram to post about books but I rarely post and when I do it‘s always pictures of my dog and never about books. 4y
nao @Prairiegirl_reading I'm trying to post here more now so I can share my book related posts here and Instagram. 4y
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elisebarker
Lab Girl | Hope Jahren
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What a beautiful book. Jahren expertly weaves in personal stories with her description of plants. This is the best book I‘ve read in quite a long time! Thank you @DimeryRene for this pick!!

Gogobooks Re reading🌿🌲💚 4y
elisebarker @Gogobooks It‘s just so good!! 4y
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DimeryRene
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“Being paid to wonder seems like a heavy responsibility at times.” 🌱🌿🍃🌳

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GoneFishing
Lab Girl | Hope Jahren

A CACTUS DOESN‘T LIVE in the desert because it likes the desert; it lives there because the desert hasn‘t killed it yet. Any plant that you find growing in the desert will grow a lot better if you take it out of the desert.

Smrloomis I loved this book. Haven‘t read her latest though. 4y
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GoneFishing
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My lab is a place where my guilt over what I haven‘t done is supplanted by all of the things that I am getting done. My uncalled parents, unpaid credit cards, unwashed dishes, and unshaved legs pale in comparison to the noble breakthrough under pursuit. My lab is a place where I can be the child that I still am.

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underground_bks
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I was expecting peaceful forests and sedate labs from this book and I loved being surprised by Hope Jahren‘s weird, messy, filthy-mouthed obsession with plant science and her absurd and tender relationship with her oddball lab partner Bill. This book‘s enthusiasm for understanding the world around us is contagious, and Jahren‘s honesty, authenticity, and grit are so real. Highly recommended for fans of Educated and Ecology of a Cracker Childhood.

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Linsy
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Jahren is a fantastic writer. And this is a beautiful story of friendship that I didn't expect.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Listening to this beautifully written autobiography and getting my walks in.
The cherry blossoms are falling.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#weeklyforecast
Lab Girl on audio
Woman in the Dunes is my #triplespin #bookspin
The Gilded Ones is this week's ARC v. excited for it
Uncanny Valley is my nonfiction of the week.

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violabrain
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Mehso-so

Unpopular opinion, but although I respect the author‘s contribution to science, I found her to be unbelievably irresponsible, self-centered, and annoying. I felt like all the stories she told were like when a teenager tells you about something they did that was unbelievably stupid and/or uninteresting, but they think it‘s the funniest, most important thing in the world. Too bad. I could‘ve used much more plant science.

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BookishMe
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Also from a friend, in Germany. Apparently he snapped this while tolerating a tedious teleconference 😆😆
We teased him for getting some good out of the boredom 😉😉

#bloomingLitsy #KeepLitsyPositive

Texreader Gorgeous!! 5y
BookishMe @Texreader 🤗🤗 5y
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BookishMe
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Can no longer go out as freely or for as long, with the restrictions in place (tho not calling it a lockdown ;o)

From my friend's garden... Will post my own pic when I get out proper!
#KeepLitsyPositive #bloomingLitsy

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RickW
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All scientists and environmentalists should read this! As a male I am appalled at how we have treated women in Science. This book is a true testament to the difficulties that still persist in taking women and minorities seriously. The work done by Dr Jahren is priceless. The book also sheds light on the ridiculously low wages garnered by lab techs. It‘s a call for change! You will never look at a tree the same way again after you read this.

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violabrain
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This sentence stopped me in my tracks. I have never been able to understand why people like to listen to music or work in coffee shops when they are trying to work and concentrate. I have always preferred silence. Is this the reason? Is it because people need noise so they don‘t feel lonely?

paulfrankspencer I don't think that's why I prefer sound, but maybe for others. 5y
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BookishMe
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On my way to work earlier this week. Stopped in my tracks, gasped with glee and giggled to myself as I admired these pretty little things.

Earlier in the day, this article reminded me to be more grateful, less anxious over the surreal normalcy here

https://www.citylab.com/life/2020/03/coronavirus-response-singapore-covid-19-cas...

#SpringIsInevitable #KeepLitsyPositive
(cont'd ⬇️)

BookishMe Later that night, stricter precautions were announced which included temporary closure of workplace. Tho I had been anticipating the worst, I was shattered (to put it mildly) I've since become less fretful. Planning to temp if possible.
Relief measures have also just been announced. Less bleak, but... I know I have been spared the worst, and for that I stay #Grateful
5y
TheAromaofBooks Things are definitely weird and scary right now, so searching out the positive can be challenging but rewarding. Hope you are able to get back to your job soon! I'm working at a wholesale greenhouse & we are still transplanting in hopes that we will be able to send items out at some point! Yesterday we did a bunch of lantana (like you have pictured) so your photo made me extra happy! 5y
BookishMe @TheAromaofBooks I thought of you and your hashtag when I snapped the pic. I just wasn't able to post on Tuesday itself. Yes, trying to stay positive and really, there's much to thank for in these scary times. Just as how transplanting keeps plants well, we need to keep hopes up 💟💞💟 5y
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TheAromaofBooks I'm always up for spring flower pictures!!! Very slow to emerge here in Ohio, but I think our peach tree is going to bust out this weekend! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful!!! The little things we take for granted... I was so excited to see my lilies starting to bloom 🌸 5y
BookishMe @TheAromaofBooks how peachy! Lol... Not sure about spring flowers, since it's perpetually sunny here when not raining ;p will continue to post more blooming pics ;D 5y
BookishMe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks wow! Lilies are my favourite 😍😍 I make sure I don't take the tropical blooms here for granted, since I'm surrounded by landscaped neighbourhoods. This row of colour is below knee height and I'm sure I made a strange sight, standing in the middle of walkway with a grin 😁 😁 5y
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#SpringIsInevitable I have been trying to capture this pocket of colour, which can be found on my way to work. Snapped the photos from the bus earlier... Always a cheerful sight!
#KeepLitsyPositive #AllinThisTogether

Those are blocks of flats, our main public housing, in the background.

BookmarkTavern What beautiful flowers! It must smell amazing right there! 🌹🌻🌷 5y
TheAromaofBooks So lush!! Things are just barely starting to poke out of the ground here! 5y
Meaw_catlady Lovely flowers! Thanks for sharing them with us! 5y
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BookishMe @ozma.of.oz your comment reminded me how bereft we can be without the scented air. These colourful shrubs usually line the pavements here and I suspect fumes from passing vehicles mask the fragrance of the flowers. Nighttime strolls may stand us a better chance to enjoy a mild whiff 5y
BookishMe @TheAromaofBooks it's either rain or shine here, so lush foliage is common sight that I am grateful for ;D 5y
BookishMe @Meaw_catlady 💚🍃🌼🌴🌺🌿💚 5y
BookmarkTavern A night time stroll sounds absolutely lovely! If you do that, I hope you enjoy it! 5y
BookishMe @ozma.of.oz thank you 😊 😊 5y
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Addison_Reads
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I LOVED this book! 💚💚💚

The science, the friendships, the honest look into a woman in a field traditionally dominated by men, and Hope Jahren's compassionate writing of her life are all excellent reasons to read this book.

My #DoubleSpin choice for March is now finished. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Great review! 5y
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BookishMe
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Infinitely #SpringIsInevitable in my sunny island ☺️😉😊
Pretty blooms all around the Garden City. These were spotted on my commute and the tiny ixoras formed the backdrop to the bus stop (but overflowing from a private property ;))

theladygreer Gorgeous! 5y
BookishMe @theladygreer 💚🌸💚 5y
TheAromaofBooks Yay for spring!! 5y
BookishMe @TheAromaofBooks 🍃💕🌱 5y
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