Welcome to Litsy!

I got to meet this amazing soul last night at the opening event for my local book festival!!

A fun and colourful look at organising. These girls know how to organise beautifully. I love all the rainbow colour schemes. Not sure I'm that dedicated but did find a few handy tips and storage solutions. 5*

I did a thing. I ventured out this weekend to see my daughter in Providence. We went to the Athenæum and then to Aleppo Sweets for some Arabic coffee with cardamom and of course some baklava. The Athenæum had a sale so I got 6 books for less than $10!!! No anxiety. It was lovely.

Another great entry in this series #SeriesLove2023

In this one George us accused of murder and Ellie is limited in her sleuthing due to being eight months pregnant.

In 1957 my grandpa built the house they are still living in now, at the age of 91. He and Grandma were talking yesterday about the adventure of building their own house and I asked Grandpa how he knew what to do. He replied, "I had a book!" and then pulled this one off the shelf. It's absolutely fascinating and full of details, blueprints, and careful instructions. However, I forgot to ask him if they came in under the $3500 mark.

January 1 #JanuaryJazz Out with the old. I love old houses, they make beautiful photos all year round. This one is still up, and close to it is a brand new barn. Which I try to not include in the photos. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#DivineDecember Day 2 This is Zoey‘s fireplace and her Elf on the Shelf!!

My little overflow bookcase arrived. It nestled nicely in front of my fireplace, but it clearly isn‘t big enough. 😭😭 I will be doing some culling soon, donating books I know I will never read or that I won‘t finish/didn‘t enjoy. I have to make room for a Small Business Saturday book haul, right? The more I look at it, the more I think I may make it an art piece by doing those rainbow shelves I keep seeing. I could do that for just these.

Honestly, I skimmed through this book while my family was shopping in Target. I did enjoy the art style throughout the book and the definitions of the different styles of homes. I think this would be a nice coffee table book… I might be a little biased because my mom watches the Gaines‘ on HGTV frequently. 😂

Thanks for the tag @pip2 !

1. Yes, I love to fill up random spots in my house with stacked books. One is the tagged book. It looks nice but is funny because my “home“ is crumbling down around it. Need to get moving on some home projects!

2. TV...particularly episodes of shows like Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls and The Office. All of these I've watched today while I'm home sick. Now back to my book.

Want to play? @amyk1 @andrew61 @susanita