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MemoirsForMe
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“Reading by Candlelight” for #BookishMonopoly is quite a sensory experience! Seeing the pages in soft light, hearing the flicker of the flame, feeling the crisp pages & smelling the fragrant candle.🕯️I didn‘t realize reading by candlelight could be so calming & peaceful, especially with inspiring stories & quotes by Jim Henson & friends.
Fave candle scent: Market Square: a sweet blend of gardenia and tuberose.
@AkashaVampie
@Jari-chan

Jari-chan Oh wow, so beautiful 😍🕯️ 6mo
MemoirsForMe Next time, I must choose a classic that used to be read back in its time by candlelight. 6mo
MemoirsForMe @Jari-chan I‘ll be investing in more reading candles! 😉 6mo
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Jari-chan @UwannaPublishme Sounds like a decent plan 😃 6mo
lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 6mo
MemoirsForMe @lil1inblue 🤓📚🕯️🙌🏻 6mo
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MemoirsForMe
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It‘s time for this month‘s #BookishMonopoly! I rolled a nine again and landed on “Read By Candlelight.” Not sure where I found this prompt! 🤓📖🕯️I thought I‘d go with more wisdom from Jim Henson and The Muppets. It‘s been on my TBR for awhile. Thanks again to @AkashaVampie for inspiring me to take on this challenge and to fellow player @Jari-chan
Now I need to search around for some candles!

AkashaVampie Oh fun... and u are so welcome. I love to inspire people to read. Also, let me know what scent u use for the candle. Hope it smells wonderful. 6mo
Jari-chan What a lovely prompt! Let us know how it's going 😀❤️🕯️ 6mo
MemoirsForMe @AkashaVampie I just found one with a gardenia scent. I may start with that and then maybe try some different ones. 6mo
MemoirsForMe @Jari-chan Thx! Will keep you posted. Maybe I should have picked a dusty old classic written before there was electricity. 🤓✒️📜 6mo
Jari-chan @UwannaPublishme Oh, that would've been so fitting! 🤭 6mo
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MemoirsForMe
Jim Henson: The Biography | Brian Jay Jones
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Pickpick

I learned so much about the brilliant Jim Henson and all of his creative ventures in this compressive and fascinating bio. What an impact he made in the TV & film industries. I even got to meet Jim and visit the incredible NYC Muppet HQ back in the day. Whenever he was starting a project, his mantra was always: “Let‘s do something to make the world a better place.” He left us too soon.😢
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@AkashaVampie

MemoirsForMe Pictured: Jim Henson and the Fraggle Rock characters; and Frank Oz and Jim Henson with my fave Muppet Rowlf. Oz created Miss Piggy & Grover, voiced Cookie Monster among others and also bantered as Bert with Henson‘s Ernie. 8mo
AkashaVampie Glad u loved ur pick. 8mo
MemoirsForMe @AkashaVampie Thanks again for inspiring me to play! I‘ll be ready to roll next week. 😊🎲 8mo
AkashaVampie @UwannaPublishme ur welcome! Perfect.. can't wait to see what u roll 8mo
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MemoirsForMe
Jim Henson: The Biography | Brian Jay Jones
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Finally finished my #BookishMonopoly board! 😅 I‘m not as creative as @AkashaVampie and @Jari-chan , so I used a template by #ElaineHowlin and embellished it with a bunch of bookish stickers. My first roll was 8 and I landed on #Nonfiction. 🎲 So I chose this Jim Henson book that @Beatlefan129 reminded me was on my Kindle.
Thanks for hosting and inspiring me to play, @AkashaVampie ! Now I need to learn more of the rules!

Jari-chan Your board is beautiful 😍 So glad you joined in. Enjoy your book 😊 9mo
Deblovestoread This looks fun! 9mo
AkashaVampie Ur board is gorgeous hun. Yay!! Happy u could join us. As for the rules. U can do whatever u want. I do 5 rolls at a time, sometimes 10. I do it that way so I can jump right into another book after I'm done one. I believe @Jari-chan does 1 roll at a time. Do what works for u. Just Roll & Read. 9mo
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AkashaVampie @Deblovestoread it is fun! Feel free to join in. Check some of my posts. 9mo
Jari-chan @Deblovestoread It is! 😊 I love playing it 🤭 9mo
mrp27 Neat! 9mo
MemoirsForMe @AkashaVampie Thank you Krysti! The stickers and template definitely saved me. 😁 And I did borrow several prompts from your beautiful board. Love these rules too, especially since I‘m a slow reader. I‘ll start with one roll at a time and see where it leads. Thx again for hosting such a cool challenge! 🤗❤️📚 9mo
MemoirsForMe @Jari-chan Thanks again for encouraging me to play. What a fun way to get to my many TBRs! Happy reading to you too! 9mo
MemoirsForMe @Deblovestoread @mrp27 Yes! Come join the fun! 9mo
AkashaVampie @UwannaPublishme u honestly can do what u want. For my community chest & chance, I have 2 cups that I pull from. So it's kinda like TBR Jar mixed in. And u are so welcome! Happy to help. 🤓 9mo
MemoirsForMe @AkashaVampie I love your idea for the chance and community chest cards. I may have to try that down the road. I am still in awe over your 5 or 10 rolls at a time. Wow! Happy Reading to you! 9mo
AkashaVampie @UwannaPublishme thanks. I just like having options when I read. And depending what I have on my list, it might not be available to me at a certain time. 9mo
Amiable This was such a good book! I didn‘t realize Jim Henson had such a subversive streak. Loved it! 😀 8mo
MemoirsForMe @Amiable Oh, I‘m loving it already! 😃 8mo
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Beatlefan129
Jim Henson: The Biography | Brian Jay Jones
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I grew up with Sesame Street, The Muppets, and Fraggle Rock so I really enjoyed reading about the man who brought them all to life. Jim Henson was a truly exceptional person—creative, collaborative, generous, silly. At times this book could get a little bogged down in minutiae, going through the events of Henson‘s life in almost daily detail. But overall I enjoyed learning more about his life and the incredible contributions he made to puppetry.

Karisa I have the Fraggle Rock song stuck in my head just reading the words Fraggle Rock 🤣🤣🤣 Watched and loved all those shows too! 10mo
MemoirsForMe I‘ve had this book on my Kindle forever. You have inspired me to put it on my next #BookSpin list. I must dust it off and read it now. 9mo
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BarkingMadRead
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TieDyeDude
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Everytime I discover another Jim Henson project, I am remind of what a singular talent he was. One of the long list of unproduced absurdist/surrealist screenplays from the 60s, this graphic novel interpretation features minimal dialogue and vibrant art.

RaeLovesToRead Kitty!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 2y
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Soubhiville
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My topics bookclub is reading “childhood favorites” for January, so I reached for this. I hadn‘t read it before, but I have watched the movie many many times.

It started kind of slowly and I didn‘t care for the writing style at first, but once Jen leaves the valley of the urRu it picks up and gets better.

It‘s not exactly like the movie, but only very minor differences. I liked it, but the movie is better in my opinion. Venkman agrees 😺

Leftcoastzen So cute!😻 2y
bookishbitch Did you ever watch the new show? I thought it was excellent. I've read some of the graphic novels and really liked them too. I've watched this movie so many times! I also just ordered a book called The Shadow Glass which sounds intriguing. 2y
Soubhiville @bookishbitch I did watch the show and liked it 😊. I‘ve only read the creation myth GN, but I‘d read more if I come across them. I got The Shadow Glass for Xmas and plan to read it in Jan! 2y
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