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#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii

1. After what was to me one of the worst days in American history this past Monday, the sun did come out the next day. And the next... If you want to hear the best rendition of this song that I have ever heard in my entire life, here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjyy4tYZFDc
2. Litsy and you Littens.
3. Matt. #always
4. Kate. #always
5. Pippa. #always

#5JoysFriday
@debinhawaii (thanks for the tag! 🥰) ... you, too, @Cuilin! 🥰
1 day late. #oops

1. Lovely surprises from @AmyG and @Cuilin + my #Jólabókaflódswap package from @Deblovestoread. Many heartfelt thanks, you lovely Littens. ❣️
2. Our two new awnings: 1 above my head and 1 farther away.
3. A book from King Arthur Baking Co. covered in flour! 🤩
4. Our wreath near our front-door entrance.
5. Kate looking at me (+ Pip & Matt). #always ❣️

“If one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body, answer that the flower withers but the seed remains.”

#spookoween

#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii (thanks for the tag! 😘)

1. Our new yard sign.
2. Our favorite pizzeria (voted as one of the top 22 pizza joints in the US by the NYT) now delivers!!! NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-pizza.html
3. My sister sent this 1988 pic of the three of us with my grandma at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade; it was below freezing!
4. Walking the pups in the middle of the day in Phoenix!
5. Kate, Pip, & Matt #always

#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii (thanks for the tag; you, too, @Eggs! 😘)

1. Mailing out my #LitSolace autumn cards.
2. Writing postcards to get people to vote in November.
3. Getting ready to high-five Randy Johnson's Bobble-Mascot at the D-Backs game on Wed.
4. Tuesday night's debate + a hat to show how easy it is to pronounce Kamala's name. Perhaps Trump should wear it so he'd remember. 😂
5. Pippa, Kate, & Matt. #always

Play? @AmyG @batsy

#5JoysFriday
@debinhawaii (thanks for the tag, @Eggs, too! 🩶🧡🩶)

Please ignore the huge human lump in the middle. 😂
1. Got a new couch and luckily was able to put down some dog-proof blankets just before the invasion of the GSD's. 🤩
2. More work in the office--slowly but surely.
3. College football starts this weekend!
4. A 3-day rest for all who LABOR and labor hard. #youveearnedthis
5. Matt, Kate, Pippa. #always
More joy? @TheBookgeekFrau

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?

All are welcome to join in. Tag and share, the more the merrier. 😊

@Chrissyreadit @PaperbackPirate @Deblovestoread @quietlycuriouskate @Catsandbooks

Thanks for the tags, @Eggs and @The_Penniless_Author! 🤩🤩🤩

1. I called myself CrabbyAbbe as a high school English teacher (my students LOVED it), so I almost named myself that, but Matt wanted me to get away from any negative talk about myself (even if in jest), so it's just dabbe for Denise Abbe. 🤷‍♀️
2. I've tried audiobooks, but I just can pay attention.
3. Book: DISSOLUTION by C.J. Sansom. 💙'ed it the 2nd time around, too!

Another good book, but you have to read the book before this to pick up on the plot threads. I didn‘t care for the time jumping, but it was only in short interludes so I guess that OK.
Mercy‘s brother shows up under a curse and she and Adam go to try to convince the power that cursed him to release him, which leads to a major Norse Myth inspired snowed-in mystery-ish.
4/5 dense but good-great characters, good plot, good world building.