The Underground Railroad: A Novel | 
Purchased this issue because Dark Winds was featured on the cover, and discovered this article.
From Magazine,
Cowboys & Indians
The Spring Fashion Issue
April 2025, Page 110
Note: the following is not a direct qoute from article.
The Packhorse Librarians (during the great depression between 1936-43) filled their saddlebags with books and rode into the hills of the Appalachia to bring books to those who had none.
#californiananncrystal
“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.“ -Jane Smiley
#ThinkPositiveBePositive
#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal
#5JoysFriday on Saturday! 😄 @DebinHawaii
1. I finally got 4 birds to use my bird feeder at the same time AND I got a picture! I love this cardinal who frequently visits
2. Coffee
3. Spending time with friends on Thursday night
4. Spending this weekend with my family in Iowa, and we‘re planning on visiting 2 indie bookstores!!
5. This amazing community is such a joy and a bright side in these dark times. Thank you all so much!
Thank You @dabbe for creating this fun play-card & thanks for the tag 😎🎬💝.
7/116 · 6% 🤔seriously👀...
Hugo (2011)
I haven't been able to catch the Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) movie, therefore it wasn't one of my seven. Yet Did read the book, and that was a terrifying masterpiece.
The Descendants (2011)
#TLT
#ThreeListThursday
#killersoftheflowermoonreviewedbyanncrystal
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
Thank You @Eggs for creating this fun play-card & Thank You @TheSpineView for the tag
1- a favorite is the late spring blooming White Magnolia that continues to blossom through the summer. 💝💝💝.
2- garden, family, our home, my state (California), my heritage, my art supplies, my library of books 🌱💖🏡🐻🦅🖌️🎨✏️📚📚💝💝💝.
#WondrousWednesday
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
Here are my picks for #ReadYourKindle
Hopefully, this month, I'll actually get to some of them 🤦🏼♀️
@CBee
Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday & for the tag 💖🌺💝.
1- A ThunderStorm 🌬️⛈️🌧️🪄🦅💝 came on Thursday. When the Thunderbirds sung, the song was a roar... incredible, it has been years.
2- Read a little during Thunderstorm 🌧️🎶📚💝...just 2 enjoy the spooky atmosphere even more..
3- Grateful that the Thunderstorm rolled in before this weekend 🌬️⛈️🦅🌧️🌦️🌤️🌞.
4- April is here 🌻🐇🧺🐣.
5- Litsy.
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
I can‘t believe Friday is again upon us! I haven‘t even been around to all of last week‘s #5JoysFriday posts🤦🏻♀️Still it‘s time to list the 5 things big or small that brought you joy this week.
Use the #5JoysFriday hashtag & tag me in your post as well as others if you want to help spread the joy. You can use the background graphic as you like or use your own.
Tagging a few to help get us started, but as always, anyone is welcome to join in!
mcctrish, wanderinglynn, Daisey, peaKnit, suvata, Aims42, AmyG, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, BarbaraJean, Kshakal, Texreader, Librarybelle, Eggs, JenReadsAlot, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Sace, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, dabbe, Catsandbooks, Jari-chan, Cupcake12, peanutnine, Lesliereadsalot, LiseWorks, julieclair, AllDebooks, KadaGul, AnnCrystal
Thank you @dabbe for creating this fun play-card & for the tag 🎬😎👍🏼💝.
22/100 · 22%
There were a lot of good ones on there...🤔🎬💝.
Ghost (1990)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Chocolat (2000)
#TLT
#ThreeListThursday
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
Very behind on my #ReadingBracket2025
As much as I love Assassin's Apprentice, I went with SVSSS as my favourite because of how much joy it brought me
No wild cards yet. I think I'm going to leave them until Jun/Dec and pick a book that has stuck with me, made an impact etc but maybe wasn't my favourite that month
#unrelated2books
Went out and got myself a pager 📟! Anyone can now reach me by dialing 📞 Pennsylvania 6-5000 😉💝.
#californiananncrystal
Today is Cesar Chavez Day
✊☺️🇺🇸💝.
My late Aunt Linda (my Mom's sister) was involved in the movement during her younger days.
#unrelated2books
#californiananncrystal
Heartbound Book Shop in Anaheim, California, is my new favorite indie bookstore!
It's a romance bookstore and it has an awesome selection of books! They also have constant events, which are so fun to participate in.
#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern
My favorite bookstore is Joseph-Beth in Lexington. Another indie bookstore I love is Sassafras in Black Mountain, NC. There‘s several indies around my state, & I‘m planning to road trip to some this summer. #sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern
Ack! How is it almost Friday again which means it‘s time for #5JoysFriday & listing those 5 things big or small that brought you joy this week.💛
Use the #5JoysFriday hashtag & tag me in your post as well as others if you want to help spread the joy. You can use the background graphic as you like or use your own.
Tagging in some regulars to help get this Joy party started, but as always, anyone who needs a spot of joy is welcome to join in! 🤗
mcctrish, wanderinglynn, Daisey, peaKnit, suvata, Aims42, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, BarbaraJean, Kshakal, Texreader, Librarybelle, Eggs, JenReadsAlot, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Sace, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, Jari-chan, Cupcake12, peanutnine, Lesliereadsalot, LiseWorks, julieclair, AllDebooks, KadaGul, AnnCrystal
Thank you @dabbe for creating this fun play-card ☺️💝
14/100 · 14% 🎬💝.
ET 📞.
Mary Poppins 🪁.
Raiders of the Lost Ark 💼.
#TLT
#ThreeListThursday
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
#unrelated2books
On the first day of Spring I was drinking tea...this was the quote connected to my tea bag...cheers ☺️☕💐💝.
#ThinkPositiveBePositive
#binspired
#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal
It‘s Thursday night here which means it‘s almost time for #5JoysFriday & time to list the 5 things big or small that brought you joy this week.💛💛💛
Use the #5JoysFriday hashtag & tag me in your post as well as others if you want to help spread the joy. You can use the background graphic as you like or use your own.
I'm tagging a few friends to get the Joy party started, but as always, anyone who needs a spot of joy is welcome to join in! 🤗
mcctrish, wanderinglynn, Daisey, peaKnit, suvata, Aims42, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, BarbaraJean, Kshakal, Texreader, Librarybelle, Eggs, JenReadsAlot, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Sace, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, dabbe, Catsandbooks, Jari-chan, Cupcake12, peanutnine, Lesliereadsalot, LiseWorks, julieclair, KadaGul, AnnCrystal
I decided to test out my beginner knitting skills by making a book snake reading tracker. I‘m very pleased it‘s only a little “rustic” looking so far. I‘m also laughing at the comically large (2lbs) bag of stuffing I accidentally ordered.
#CraftersOfLitsy
#unrelated2books
💝🇺🇸🐕🦺🇺🇲💝.
#californiananncrystal
To all who celebrate...
Happy St. Patrick's Weekend ☘️🥳🍀💚💚💚 and Day (March 17th 2025).
“May the dreams you hold dearest, be those which comes true; the kindness you spread, keep returning to you.“ -An Irish Blessing.
I always believed that the true pot of gold at the end of the rainbow 🌈 is not filled with actual gold, it is a collection of genuine magic...or a passage to a magical library 😉🪄📚💝.
#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal
While technically I am still working on both spins for February and one of my spins for January, it‘s not gonna stop me from trying to complete March as well. Luckily, I have one of these done already, and both of them are part of two other challenges. Which is not hard since most of the books on the spin are challenge books… Lol. #bookspinbingo
