#WednesdayWisdom tad late (hic 😅 🥴)

Wishing all my fellow lovely Littens a very happy and healthy 2025.
This is the first time in about 8 years I've actually seen the new year in. It's been a blast, thanks to the company and the Kraken! 🐙 In the words of Jack Sparrow, why is the rum gone? 🥴🤔😊

My apologies for completely missing last night's #HyggeHour #Readathon it has been a stressful few days. I can't tell you how lovely and cheering it was to hop on Litsy and see all your posts 😊

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A belayed #MondayMoments 💚 I love this idea, don't you?

@chrissyeadit @TheBookHippie

#NaturaLitsy

Discussion thread for December's #buddyread

❄️ Did you enjoy the book?
❄️ Did you like the author's style?
❄️ Was this an informative read?
❄️ Any highlights for you?

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Discussion thread for December's #buddyread

✒️ Did you like the author's style of writing?
✒️ Did you know of these 5 women before reading?

✒️ Which of the 5 women stood out for you?
✒️ Would you seek out more works by the author and the women she has discussed?

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

Hello #SaturdayChatterday

A check-in for all Littens to share your plans, recommendations, what's on your mind, etc.
All are welcome. ♥️☕️♥️

It's the last one of the year! How have your holidays been? Are you looking forward to a New Year? 🍾🥂🥳

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit #MidwinterSolace #NaturaLitsy #VirginiaBloomsberries

#NaturaLitsy

Our first read of the year is a discourse on the future of our oceans from an experienced marine biologist, Helen Scales.

https://helenscales.com/portfolio/what-the-wild-sea-can-be/

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

#NaturaLitsy

2024 is fast drawing to a close. Here's a reminder of our 2025 monthly #buddyreads 📚📚📚📚 For the first time, we're trying a daily #buddyread see the tagged book, starting 1st January.
All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

#12daysofChristmas

March

Fiction- French woman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier

Non-fiction- Tagged. A remarkable biography of Van Gogh, focusing on the women in his life and the impact they had on him and his art.

@Andrew65

I'm joining in with @Andrew65 and his end of month #Readathon #20in4 (but with a sneaky extra day this month).

I have given myself an open goal to mood read what's left of my 2024 tbr books, but with at least a minimum of 20 hours, read time. I have a couple of short story collections to finish from my #10beforetheend list and #buddyreads for #NaturaLitsy and #VirginiaBloomsberries

#OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A reminder I need constantly 💙❄️💙

Don't forget, starts 1st January (tagged book)

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#Fridaynightshare

I've selected a few for different ages 📚📚📚

Preschool - Where the wild things are or anything by Dr Seuss
6-12 yrs - The hobbit and Narnia chronicles
Teens - I discovered the classics, favourites being Dickens, Austen, and the Brontes.
Always and to this day - fairytales

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#5JoysFriday

This year has been awful for so many reasons. But, focusing on the joys 😊
1) Milo
2) Maisie
3) Freddie
4) Arthur
5) The ability to find strength and joy to be there for them, always.

This is an older photo taken in 2017. The beasties made me a photo album full of their baby and childhood pics. It was a wonderful gift, reminiscing on all our wonderful adventures.

@DebinHawaii

#Fridaynightshare
Anyone else losing track of the days in this 'month' between Christmas and New Year?
I've only just realised it's Friday! 😅

This week seems fitting for a bit of nostalgia and a return to our childhood. So, embrace your inner child and share your childhood favourite book(s). 💙🧒📚👧💙

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#12DaysofChristmas

February picks

Fiction- Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson
Non-fiction- tagged

@Andrew65

#12Booksof2024
As I read an equal amount, I will be sharing a fiction and non-fiction selection for each month.

January's picks

Fiction - Tagged

Non-fiction - Ultra-processed People by Chris Van Tulleken #NaturaLitsy #buddyread

@Andrew65

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Every Wednesday, I will post an image, quote, or phrase, which will hopefully help you press pause, take a deep breath, and reset before going about your week.

Merry Christmas to all x
#WednesdayWisdom 💙❄️💙

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas Eve x

Update on my #10beforetheend 5 physical books, 2 to go, plus 5 on Kindle, all finished.
1) The Toymakers - Robert Dinsdale ✔️
2) The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo ✔️ 5⭐️
3) Murder on the Christmas Express- Alexandria Benedict ✔️ I enjoyed this so much I started the tagged today and am already halfway through.
4) Father Christmas's Fake Beard - Terry Pratchett ✔️
5) The Mistletoe Murders - Nita Prose ✔️

@ChaoticMissAdventures

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Spreading a little thoughtful cheer with #MondayMoments 😊
It's a very gloomy, cold day here in Derbyshire. So I'm sending out my own smiley sunshine 🌞 with a check-in.
🌞How are you all?
🌞What have you been up to?
🌞How are you feeling?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

I'm so ready for this tonight. I shall be cosying up with last year's #buddyread Winter Spirits - Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights. It's so cold and blowing a hooley, again, so it seems like the perfect night to read it. 🌬🍷
What are your plans?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

I'm a firm believer in this, and the earlier in life we accept this, the happier we would be.

Blessings to you all x

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Happy Winter Solstice to you all 💙❄️💙

I plan a day of last-minute gift grabbing before settling down to wrap them all tonight. What are your plans? 🎁

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Hello #SaturdayChatterday

A check-in for all Littens to share your plans, recommendations, what's on your mind, etc.
All are welcome. ♥️☕️♥️

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Sace @Librarybelle @Soscha @Eggs @Read4life @Cuilin @dabbe @Deblovestoread @tpixie @kspenmoll

I'm currently participating in the final #hashtagbrigade #buddyread of the year. 10ish chapters left, and I just don't care anymore. I've never read a book with more loose ends, dead ends, and 'we won't talk about that' plot devices in my life. Thank goodness for @BarkingMadRead keeping us sane and the humour flowing. Otherwise, I would have bailed around chapter 10!
FYI, I got bored and did a word count. 🙄😅
⬇️

#MidwinterSolace @LitSolace

My #FridayNightShare week 3 selection for Solstice/Equinox is a childhood favourite (tagged). My non-fiction selection is this incredible memoir and ode to nature by Kerri ní Dochartaigh, starting a few days before midwinter solstice and the following year.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie
@Bookwormjillk @tpixie

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Do you have recommendations for this week's #FridayNightShare 💙❄️💙 The theme is Solstice or Equinox. It can be fiction or non-fiction.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Our week 3 activity is to take 5 minutes to think about mindfulness and what it means to you.

😌 Do you practice it?
😌 What works for you?
😌 Do you have any tips or recommendations?
😌 What have you done for your self-care this week?

All welcome to join us in the discussion.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Every Wednesday, I will post an image, quote, or phrase, which will hopefully help you press pause, take a deep breath, and reset before going about your day.
#WednesdayWisdom 💙❄️💙

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

📷 @blurtitout

A hugely enjoyable myth-busting history of Christmas, written and narrated by Bill Bryson. I spent a pleasant few hours listening to this while doing Christmassy things. 😍🎄😍

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Spreading a little thoughtful cheer with #MondayMoments 😊
It's a very gloomy, rainy, cold day here in Derbyshire. So I'm sending out my own smiley sunshine 🌞 with a check-in.
🌞How are you all?
🌞What have you been up to?
🌞How are you feeling?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

My plan for tonight's #Hyggehour is to browse Amy Stewart's amazing "spirited toast to the marriage of botany and booze." While doing so, I shall be sipping a festive, sloe gin hot toddy. ??❄️?

What are your plans?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Join our #Hyggehour #Readathon tonight between 8 and 9pm. Grab your cosy books, blankets, snacks, and drinks for a peaceful reset.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

This has been a standout read of the year. I absolutely loved everything about it. The narrative is told alternately between Snow, the fox wife, and Bao, the private investigator looking for her. The setting is China at the end of Empress Cixi's reign, as modernity and Western culture start to infiltrate China.

It's heavily interlaced with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean folklore.
Highly recommended 5⭐️

Hello #SaturdayChatterday

A check-in for all Littens to share your plans, recommendations, what's on your mind, etc.
All are welcome. ♥️☕️♥️

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

Tagging all #MidwinterSolace folks 💙❄️💙 @Faranae @Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn @Soscha @Lizpixie

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

#Fridaynightshare Week 2 - Non-fiction- Winter

I had to choose The Library of Ice (despite choosing it last year 😅), as it had such an impact on me. It is a glorious homage to landscapes we must protect.
https://www.nancycampbell.co.uk/books/the-library-of-ice

MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Woohoo, it's Friday which can only mean it's time for #FridayNightShare 😊 Each week will have a different theme, alternating between a fiction and non-fiction read. Get recommending your favourite reads.
Week 1 theme - Non-fiction - Winter 💙❄️💙

Let's get stacking 📚
#Justforfun

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Here, we have our reading list for 2025. It's a good mix of her novels, short stories, esays, and biography. I'll tag them all in the comments for your perusal.

I can't wait to delve deeper into the world of Virginia Woolf. 📚📚📚

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

@LitsyEvents

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Activity - Week 2 - Favourite walks.
I'm so lucky to have this view from my garden. I use the field often, particularly when I have asthma flareup and can't walk for a long distance.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Activity - Where do you go for your walks? Share your photos of your favourite walks.

I love seeing these, so don't forget to tag us.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

I forgot to post my #10beforetheend stack. 😅
My 5 physical books pictured above plus 5 on Kindle
1) The Toymakers - Robert Dinsdale ✔️
2) Tagged - Reading
3) Murder on the Christmas Express- Alexandria Benedict ✔️
4) Father Christmas's Fake Beard - Terry Pratchett
5) The Mistletoe Murders - Nita Prose

@ChaoticMissAdventures

An enjoyable thriller with good characters. The isolated situation of a stranded train added to the tension nicely.
Book 3 is complete for my #10beforetheend
@ChaoticMissAdventures

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Every Wednesday, I will post an image, quote, or phrase, which will hopefully help you press pause, take a deep breath, and reset before going about your day.

Here's our #WednesdayWisdom 💙❄️💙

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

📷 https://www.instagram.com/toyoufromsteph?igsh=MWVtbnczdXhsY2RlZw==

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Can I have all three? 😅

📷 Lucy Clare Illustration
https://www.lucyclaireillustration.com/

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

My 2nd book selection for #10beforetheend is this amazing novel. Only 3 chapters in and I'm completely entranced. Disclaimer - it has nothing to do with foxes being my favourite mammal. 💙❄️🦊❄️💙

@ChaoticMissAdventures

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Spreading a little thoughtful cheer with brand new #MondayMoments 😊

🌞How are you all?
🌞What have you been up to?
🌞How are you feeling?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

What am I reading? 😱
The Long Walk was written by Stephen King, aged 18, under the pen name Richard Bachman. It is absolutely horrifying.
#LosersClub @BarkingMadRead

Are you joining our communal #HyggeHourReadathon tonight?

All welcome to get comfy, cosy, and lost in the world of books. It's a great way to end the week. 📖🕯🫖🎧📚

I can't praise this enchanting tale too much. It has given me so much joy over the last few days. It was an absolute perfect winter read.

Get lost in the magical world of Papa Jack's Toy Emporium. You won't regret it.

Also ✔️ the prompt for London between the wars #BookedinTime @Cuilin @dabbe
Book 1 of #10beforetheend @ChaoticMissAdventures

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Calm Contemplation 2 - The Story of Magic

These questions are a wonderful pause to recognise your emotions, beliefs, and thoughts around Christmas.
⭐️ I loved magical stories as a child, still do.
⭐️ I'm in awe of magic but don't believe in it as such.
⭐️ Traditional stories & cultural influences
⭐️ No and no
⭐️ 10