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TheAromaofBooks
Gift from the Sea | Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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I first read this book back in 2012 and knew it was one I wanted to find and add to my own collection. Lindbergh writes from a seaside cottage where she is on holiday, each chapter looking at a different seashell and using it to reflect on a different aspect of life. Published in 1955, it was an era where woman were still mostly home-focused, but with advancing technology opening up more time and opportunities for them. I found her thoughts on ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the importance of seeking solitude, finding creative work/hobbies, understanding and accepting that relationships go through cycles, and finding ways to take time to ground yourself to be thoughtful and encouraging.
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TheAromaofBooks At only 128 pages, this is a slim volume and I enjoyed chewing on a chapter a day. I've been meaning to revisit this one for years, and thanks to the #MonthlyNonfiction challenge I picked up this 128 (Philosophy/Epistemology/Humankind) and checked the 100s off the list!! @julieclair

#FourFoursin25 - Pilot Islet @lauredhel
#GottaCatchEmAll - Set on an Island @PuddleJumper
#100YearsofBooks #BookSpinBingo
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BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, such a beautiful work! My mom shared this with me years ago. I, too, should reread. 7d
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julieclair Love that vintage edition! I have owned this book for years, I suppose it‘s time I read it. 🤪 6d
TheAromaofBooks @BooksandCoffee4Me @julieclair - This one definitely benefited from only reading a chapter every day or two. It was a nice book to savor. 5d
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks That‘s helpful to know. 4d
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Lizwarnerpdx
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FWIW I didn‘t finish the book. Not because there‘s anything wrong with it, it‘s a great book on a great topic. I quit because I think I‘m one of the lucky ones that is generally happy. I am content. I don‘t have a lot of negative self talk. If I find myself in a funk I can refer back to this book. If you struggle with being happy, you should check it out.

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CoffeeNBooks
Fishbowl | Bradley Somer
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Sunday morning #coffeeandabook
I didn't like my #BookSpin or #DoubleSpin books this month, but I picked this one from my February bookspin stack, and it looks promising so far!
@TheAromaofBooks

mcctrish I have this in a long forgotten TBR pile 1w
CoffeeNBooks @mcctrish This has been sitting on my bookshelf for years. I think I picked it up at the dollar store because of the cover. 😁 1w
mcctrish I bought mine at a library book sale for the same reason 1w
TheAromaofBooks Such a fun cover!! 1w
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Eggs
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“This is what one thirsts for, I realize, after the smallness of the day, of work, of details, of intimacy - even of communication, one thirsts for the magnitude and universality of a night full of stars, pouring into one like a fresh tide.”

#Gift #25Alive

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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MonicaLoves2Read
My Last Name | Eric Schumacher
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It's a moving quick read. It's the story of Charlotte Marie Barnes through her eyes. She reminises about growing up, her husbands and life.

Thanks to Goodreads for the E-book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#Read2025 #Alphabetchallenge2025 (M) #Bookspinbingo

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Elizabeth2
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Welcome to Litsy @Lollybooks ! I hope you find bookish community and enrichment here! I‘m tagging some good Littens to follow as you learn to navigate this space.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mjm1 @Crazeedi @EadieB @Eggs @Andrew65 @dabbe @TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle @DaveGreen7777
@Bookwormjillk @LitsyWelcomeWagon

Lollybooks Thank you! 😁 3w
JamieArc Welcome! 3w
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DaveGreen7777 Welcome to Litsy, @Lollybooks Hope you enjoy your time here! 🥳📚 3w
Lollybooks @DaveGreen7777 thank you!! 3w
Lollybooks @EadieB thank you! 3w
Lollybooks @JamieArc thank you! 3w
Librarybelle Welcome to Litsy, @Lollybooks ! And thanks for the tag, @Elizabeth2 ! 3w
Elizabeth2 @Lollybooks if you go to the page for @LitsyWelcomeWagon there are a couple of links for tips on navigating Litsy. 😊 3w
dabbe Thanks for tagging me, @Elizabeth2! 😘 And welcome, @Lollybooks! You're going to love it here! If you want to look at events to join, go to @LitsyEvents. Feel free to tag any of us if you have questions, need help, or just want to chat about books! 🩵🩶🩵 3w
Eggs Thank you🙏🏻 Elizabeth 3w
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🥳📚💕 @Lollybooks 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy @Lollybooks 🎊🎉🎈 I hope you love it here! Thank you for the tag friend! 💗 3w
TheSpineView Welcome!!!! So glad to have you as part of our bookish family!❤️📖 3w
Cupcake12 Welcome to Litsy x 3w
Mjm1 Welcome to Litsy 3w
TheAromaofBooks Welcome to Litsy @Lollybooks !! It can be a little overwhelming at first, but if you see any reading challenges/buddy reads/hashtags that intrigue you, just ask!! 3w
JessClark78 Welcome to Litsy! @Lollybooks 🙂📚 3w
Andrew65 Welcome @Lollybooks 🤗 3w
Andrew65 Thanks for the tag @Elizabeth2 😍 (edited) 3w
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dabbe
Untitled | Untitled
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#5JoysFriday
@debinhawaii

1. My niece graduates from ASU next month. She's going to be an elementary school teacher. 📚
2. My same niece got engaged to her long-time boyfriend yesterday! 💍
3. Looked through old Thanksgiving photos yesterday. This pic is of me, my two sisters, and my grandma at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 36 years ago! 🎈
4. Our Christmas cactus is starting to bloom. 🌺
5. Kate, Pip, and Matt. Always.
All are tagged! 🤩

julieclair What fun joys! Love the parade photo! 3mo
mcctrish Your niece is having all the big moments right now ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Christmas cactus time is so beautiful 3mo
Deblovestoread 💜💜💜 3mo
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dabbe @julieclair Being from Phoenix, we were FREEZING! That day had a wind chill of 20+ below. #memories 🧡🤎💛 3mo
dabbe @mcctrish She sure is! And thanks about the cactus. You'd think I'd know a lot about cacti living in the desert, but I don't. I'm so happy I didn't kill it by overwatering it. I tend to over-dote. 🧡🤎💛 3mo
dabbe @Deblovestoread 🧡🤎💛 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
curiouserandcurioser @dabbe beautiful joys!💜 3mo
julieclair 20 below! I can‘t even imagine! 🥶 Could you even enjoy the parade? 3mo
TheSpineView Congrats to your niece! 😍🤩😊 3mo
Mimi28 I love your dogs 🐕 and i have never heard of a blooming cactus- who‘da thunk it??!!! My mom got a bamboo plant for her 80th birthday and we water it but it just sits there. I dunno it may have gotten a little taller. Maybe I need to name it and start talking to it 🤷🏽‍♀️ 3mo
dabbe @curiouserandcurioser 🧡🤎🖤 3mo
dabbe @julieclair I have never been colder. That was the one and only time I purchased a wool coat and the whole shebang just for this trip. We're drinking coffee and hot chocolate in the pic; it saved us. And we stupidly went on the Staten Island Ferry that day. Wind and water? 😱

It was all worth it, though. It was the first parade with Snoopy & Woodstock; my mom was an avid collector of PEANUTS. She passed that on to me. 🤩
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dabbe @TheSpineView Thanks! 🧡🤎🖤 3mo
dabbe @Mimi28 Oh, we have quite a few cacti that bloom, the biggest and best being our saguaros. If you get a chance google “saguaro in bloom.“ Kate & Pip say #wolf! 🖤🐾🐾🖤 3mo
AnnCrystal 🎓💝💝💝💝💝🥂. 3mo
Lesliereadsalot Best joys ever!! 🩷 3mo
dabbe @Lesliereadsalot #life 💙❄️💙 3mo
DebinHawaii A lovely list of joys! 💛💛💛 Congrats to your niece 🎉 & love the retro photo! Thanks for joining in! 3mo
dabbe @DebinHawaii Oh, yes, the big hair of the 80s! 🤩😂🤗 3mo
julieclair @dabbe That sounds like a really fun trip, despite the cold. I‘m sure the ferry ride was quite the experience. 🥶 3mo
dabbe @julieclair When WORKING GIRL came out just one month after the trip, the ferry ride scene was EXACTLY like what we had just done--well, duh, of course it was. Minus the wind chill factor, though! 🤩 3mo
julieclair That is so cool! Loved that movie, and that song. 3mo
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MemoirsForMe
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Love Anne Lamott! Her faith-infused essays and honest outlook on life are always healing for the soul and just what I needed to read. Although this moving book was published in 2014, Anne‘s life lessons on grief, forgiveness, community, friendship and grace still hit home.
And yes, Anne‘s words even got Frost‘s attention! 😸
#AnneLamottRocks!

IuliaC 😻💕🐈‍⬛ 3mo
AmyG What a beautiful cat! 3mo
AmyG And YES to Anne Lamott. Help, Thanks, Wow is a huge favorite. 3mo
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
MemoirsForMe @IuliaC @dabbe He was somewhat cooperative for this post. I guess he likes Anne too. 😸 3mo
MemoirsForMe @AmyG Thank you! He is a sweetie! Anne really does tell it like it is. Looking forward to her next one after all that‘s been going on in the world. 🙄 3mo
TheAromaofBooks !!!!!!!!!! I just got your letter!!! Thank you so much for writing and updating me!! I have really only been on Litsy to check my notifications, not much scrolling, so I had not seen your post about your mother 💔 I am hoping to write back to you soon, but in the meantime I did update your username on the BookSpin tag list!! Praying for you!! ❤ ❤ ❤ 3mo
MemoirsForMe @TheAromaofBooks Hey Sarah! Great to be back in touch and back to #BookSpin! Much appreciate your prayers and you! 😘😘😘 3mo
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shawnmooney
The Right Time | Danielle Steel
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JenniferEgnor
On Life after Death, revised | Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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I found this edition while scanning the shelves in an indie bookstore in Seattle. It was a quick read with a lot of familiar information and ideas—but EKR is always worth reading. I honestly can‘t get enough of books on these topics! The world needs more of them. Death Care and Death Education can be so different, if we allow it to be. Shown: snowberries at Snoqualmie Falls in WA.