Welcome to Litsy!

Refusing to watch the inauguration today. Trying to keep from spiraling with the catastrophic thoughts by playing with my grandson, watching comfort shows, and taking things easy. Sending love to all who are needing it today.

🙏🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲💝.

Prayers for my sisters and brothers in the wilds of land, water, and sky 🙏🦅💝.

“We are brothers and sisters with all living things on this earth. All the animals, birds, fish, and even the trees.“
Native American qoute
-unknown

#californiananncrystal

This Hiawatha wampum belt tells the story of the Haudenosaunee's legendary story of three: Peacemaker, Hiawatha and Jigonsaseh (the first clan mother) who together convinced hate filled hearts into becoming forgiving and peaceful, uniting five (multi-generation) warring Nations.

As one story tells, after Hiawatha lost his daughters, he had a reason to continue his hatred...but he instead chose to forgive and fight for peace.

🙏🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸💝

Jimmy Carter 1924-2024
39th president of the United States
from 1977 to 1981.

#ThinkPositiveBePositive

#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal

#25Alive
Day 14. Possibility
#Possibility

I couldn't find a 2025 planner with all the bells and whistles that I needed, or they were too expensive...I therefore decided to make my own. A desk version and one for my handbag.

If anyone is having difficulty finding a new planner this year, perhaps you can also make your own. You can even use store bought stickers to decorate your cover.

#craftbyanncrystal
#Legateebyanncrystal

Thank you @debinhawaii for creating this fun play-card & for the tag 💕🌺💝.

1- the remaining fires are calming, praying for no more 🙏🐻.

2- Firefighters 👨‍🚒👩‍🚒🧑‍🚒 who came together to help our own from neighboring countries, states, and counties 🦸🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️.

3- the extreme Winds are calmer 🌬️🍃🙏.

4- invited @Wildflower & @JosusAngel to Litsy. How wonderful that they both joined 🥳👍.

👇

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Recommend a book by your favourite nature writer for #FridayNightShare
This should be a good one as we all have different interests. Here's to stacks 📚📚📚📚📚

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Hi everyone, please welcome my maternal cousin (by my mom's sister) @JosusAngel to Litsy!

Glad you have joined this magical place called Litsy JosusAngel 📚💝.

Here are some interesting pages:

A California reader page:
https://www.litsy.com/web/book/840840/California-Readers

And two pages to post about “any topic“ that doesn't tie to a book.

The tagged & https://www.litsy.com/web/book/130280/Untitled

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#25Alive
Day 10. Friendship
#Friendship

Hi everyone, please welcome #Wildflower to Litsy! She is my Godbrother's sister.

Welcome to Litsy Wildflower, this is a magical community 📚💝, and I am so happy you've become a Litten.

Here are some interesting pages:

A California reader page:
https://www.litsy.com/web/book/840840/California-Readers

And two pages to post about “any topic“ that doesn't tie to a book.

The tagged & https://www.litsy.com/web/book/130280/Untitled

👇

Fell in the snow today and I have strep throat for the 2nd time in a month. So I'm taking it easy and getting caught up on Grey's Anatomy and reading my Kindle.

Thank you for the tag @Sace

1. Texting w/ a friend I recently reconnected with
2. Face masks
3. Having time to read 🙂
4. Saw a great play about love and loss
5. The colder weather!

#5joysFridays

Thanks for hosting @DebinHawaii ! It‘s a great way to reflect on the good that happened during the week.

Hi everyone! So I kind of disappeared last year and have been posting on and off even before then. But I'm back now 🤣 I read so much last year too (133+ books!), idk why I didn't think to drop a review here. That said, I'm about to go through my backlog and post the reviews here (so I can start posting my 2025 reads after that) #update

#Prosperous #25Alive

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#25Alive
Day 6. Joy
#Joy

Hope everyone who celebrates had a Peaceful and Blessed Three Kings Day 👑👑👑💝.

We make cinnamon, raisin, sweet tamales for our Three Kings Day 🫔🫔🫔😋💝.

#californiananncrystal

#25Alive
Day 5. New year quote
#NewYearQuote

The usual. I have several books on my shelves with “LAST” in the title, I‘ll try to cross those off the TBR. I‘ll try to read books already on my shelves, not be so distracted by the new and shiny. Last year‘s nonfiction goal didn‘t work out so I‘m back to 1 per month. I didn‘t up my overall goal. I‘m going to try not to be so worried about numbers so I can read some longer, slower paced books. #ReadingGoals2025

El Péndulo- a café bookstore in Mexico City 😍

@TheAromaofBooks Could you add me back to the #bookspin list for 2025?

I jotted down a list on New Year‘s Day, but just dusted off PicCollage today. My list is a combination of books I own, library books, and the ones my husband picked for me last year that I never got to. 🙂

#25Alive
Day 2. Toast
#Toast

For December & the #WinterGames2024 I read 15 books. My favorites were: The Nightmare Before Kissmas, Don't Let the Forest In & The Hitchcock Hotel 💜

My total for the second half of the #WinterGames2024 is 12310 so my grand total is 28275 🐉
#HolidayBookDragons
@LiseWorks Thanks for hosting!

I‘m afraid of what scary humans are going to bring in this new year, but I‘m excited to read more pages and share them where they are needed.

.... And here's my #ReadYourKindle list for January

Thanks for hosting @CBee !

I read 61 out of 60 books this year! Yay!
I have no idea how I did it. It was a very hectic and emotional year, so I am proud of myself for making time to read.

I'm keeping the same goal of 60 books for 2025. I am sending positive vibes for this new year.

Thank You Littens, for making Litsy such a Wonderful & Magical Community 🥂💖.

#californiananncrystal

Happy Nee Years. I will be in bed when the ball drops lol - I finished my goodreads reading goal. I preordered 10 books next year, so little random b&n packages will be coming through out the year. Lol I am going to cut down my TBR hopefully.

repost for @AkashaVampie:

Who is joining me in 2025 for #BookishMonopoly? I wanna see your boards if you are making your own, use the tag #BookishMonopolyBoard.

3 different options:

1. Read books I am reading
2. Use prompts to read books that you want to read
3. Make ur own board. Check YouTube/Pinterest

Let me know if ur participating by using the hashtag & tag me! Happy Reading. Share w/ everybody!!

#ChristmasCheer
Day 31. Secrets
#Secrets

#ChristmasCheer
Day 30. Nice
#Nice

#ChristmasCheer
Day 28. Ice skating
#IceSkating

repost for @Kenyazero:

The 2025 LGBTQIA+ Book Bingo card is here! Anyone is invited to join this inclusive, casual, year-long #BookBingo and take it at your own pace. Read books by LGBTQIA+ authors or featuring LGBTQIA+ characters.

You can also track progress on The Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/2a75ed55-253f-4e22-b540-bd10b2b...

Don‘t forget to tag me in your reviews and #LGBTQIA2025!