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dabbe

dabbe

Joined May 2018

Retired English teacher • Lover of dogs (liker of cats) • Sherlock Holmes Fanatic • Reading is Life
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#5JoysFriday @Debinhawaii

1. The Blue Wave. 💙🌊💙🌊💙 Hoping for an even bigger one next year!
2. Our temps didn't hit above 90 degrees. Grateful for small mercies.
3. Survived the following in one day: a Pippa episode, a Covid vaccine, a flu vaccine, a fall in my house which led to an ambulance ride to the local hospital and a couple of staples in the noggin. Plus shot #3: a tetanus one. Fun day.
4. Matt. #always
5. Kate & Pippa. #always

TheBookHippie OYTOTHEVEY. 44m
Leftcoastzen This is a lot ! Hugs to you ! Beautiful pups ! 🥰 32m
Aims42 😳😳😳😳 What a week!! I‘m so glad you‘re doing okay 🫂💛🧡🩷 2m
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#FridayHappyReadingHour

Happy Hour is also dinner hour: New England clam chowder, fresh parsley from our garden, and homemade croutons. Relaxing and reading HOUSE OF SILK for #TheLitsyIrregulars (#TLI). Have a lovely weekend, everyone!

MemoirsForMe Yum! 1h
dabbe @MemoirsForMe It was! 🤩 60m
mcctrish Oh delicious dinner 😍 38m
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Ruthiella Yum! 😋 37m
JenReadsAlot Yum! 34m
Tamra Oooooo better looking than my dinner! 😋 27m
Aims42 That looks delicious and I bet smells amazing 🤤 1m
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#haikuhive #haikuaday

Poor Tate caught some criticism on Saturday for his shorts, especially by ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit. I had to haiku about it. #haikuisnowaverb

Who wears some short shorts?
Tate Sandell wears some short shorts.
Daisy Dukes are back.

AmyG Not a Herbstreit fan. Boo 4h
GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 4h
dabbe @AmyG Yeah, he was a bit of a jerk about it. But hey, it's made the guy famous! 3h
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ChaoticMissAdventures Did he score the points? I heard he had issues with his other long pants so I think he is a winner and I hope he starts a trend! Show those legs! 3h
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🏈🐝💝. 2h
dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures He did! And he refuses to change them! Gotta love his spirit! 🤩 1h
dabbe @AnnCrystal 💛🐝🖤 1h
JenlovesJT47 I ain‘t complaining! 😁😳😏 4m
mcctrish Nair wears short shorts now
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#TakeThreeThursday #TTT @dabbe

Kansas, you really are in the middle, aren't you? And yes, Maryland is BELOW Connecticut for Pete's sake. And New Hampshire is EAST of Vermont. Sheesh.

Middle of the country, the New England small states, and the southeast (except Florida). Yikes! 1st score: 42/50 ... played two more times until I got it right. I just had to.
Link to an ad free version: https://www.bls.gov/k12/games/geography-quiz/

BookmarkTavern Woohoo! 🎉 14h
GingerAntics How are you feeling today? 11h
dabbe @BookmarkTavern Three is a magic number! 🧡🍁🤎 7h
dabbe @GingerAntics Thanks so much for asking! I'm actually sorer today than yesterday. I did get to take a shower, though, so that's a plus. I just need to let the old body heal. 🧡🍁🤎 7h
GingerAntics @dabbe great excuse to relax on the couch and enjoy a good book or two! 6h
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#haikuaday #haikuhive

First, I'm alright. Nothing a middle of the night visit to the emergency room can't fix. I slipped on our concrete floor in my slippery slippers while trying to give the dogs treats, and I fell back on the ol' noggin. Of course Pip ate all of the K-9 kabobs that fell around me. Quite the sight. Recuperating today. 🤪

Nothing like a fall
and some head staples to make
you feel really dumb.

Bookwormjillk I‘m glad you‘re ok but 😂😂😂 never change Pip 1d
Leftcoastzen Oh no ! I‘m sorry that happened to you ! 1d
Deblovestoread Glad your ok! 1d
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Mimi28 Hope you heal quickly!! 1d
CogsOfEncouragement 💐 Wishing you a full and speedy recovery. 1d
DaveGreen7777 Ouch! 😩 Wishing you a speedy recovery! 1d
TheBookHippie Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I‘m so glad you‘re okay! 1d
xicanti Oh no! I‘m glad it wasn‘t more serious. 1d
Hooked_on_books I love that the dog treats were still your pup‘s priority. 😆 Did they give you a cone to wear so you won‘t scratch? 😉 Joking aside, I hope it doesn‘t hurt too much. 1d
Bookwomble Ouch! Get better quickly ❤️‍🩹 1d
Leftcoastzen Grippy slippers 1d
OriginalCyn620 Oh no! Feel better soon! ❤️‍🩹 1d
LiseWorks Oh my! Get rid of those slippers. Yes for treats for Dogs 🐕 1d
Cuilin Oh no, two injuries this year!!! You got keep the dogs but please get rid of the slippers?? Take care. 1d
Librarybelle I hope you feel better soon! 1d
Amiable Oh no! Nurture that noggin, and trade in those slippers for some grippers! Feel better! 😘 1d
Kshakal Sending lots of love and well wishes! 1d
TheAromaofBooks Oh my goodness!! Glad you are okay!! I always feel a little sad when I have a spectacular fall and no one around to see it 😂 1d
ShelleyBooksie Oh no!!! Im so glad that you are OK @dabbe - thats awful!! Sending speedy healing wishes your way 1d
GingerAntics Oh my god, I hope you‘re recovering well. 1d
CSeydel Oh no! Sending healing prayers 🤕 can totally relate to the feeling that the worst part is how dumb you feel once you know you‘re going to be ok… I will not be taking questions at this time. 1d
willaful Oh no, not the cone of shame! No concussion, I hope? 1d
MemoirsForMe Oh my! So glad you‘re okay! At least Pip made sure all the treats were cleaned up. 😁Take good care and please get a pair of no-skid slippers. 🤗🙏🏻❤️ 1d
dabbe @Bookwormjillk TY! Yeah, Pip: Food or helping Mom? Uh, a no brainer here! 🤣 1d
dabbe @Leftcoastzen TY. Feeling like a klutz. 🤪 1d
dabbe @Mimi28 TY. 1d
dabbe @DaveGreen7777 TY. I feel like a klutz. 🤪 1d
dabbe @TheBookHippie I've got a head stronger than concrete. 🤣 1d
dabbe @xicanti Me, too! It looked like a bloody horror movie (who knew your scalp could bleed so much), but was “routine“ as the doc said. 🤪 1d
dabbe @Hooked_on_books IKR? She'd go for the food no matter what! 🤣 TY. I just feel like the biggest klutz. 🤪 1d
dabbe @Bookwomble TY! ❤️‍🩹 1d
dabbe @Leftcoastzen A stupid Costco buy; they're now in the trash! 🤣 1d
dabbe @OriginalCyn620 TY! ❤️‍🩹 1d
dabbe @LiseWorks Slippers are in the trash and the dogs are constantly treated. 🤪 1d
dabbe @Cuilin Slippers are gone! Just feel like a total klutz. 🤪 1d
dabbe @Librarybelle Thank you! 1d
dabbe @Amiable Will do! 😘 1d
dabbe @Kshakal TY! Feeling like a klutz! 🤪 1d
dabbe @TheAromaofBooks You know, I did, too! I thought, “Well, Matt's only going to see me on the down-end!“ It did scare the crap out of him, though! 🤪 1d
dabbe @GingerAntics I am, TY! 😘 1d
dabbe @CSeydel Exactly! Feelin' like the biggest klutz! 🤪 1d
dabbe @willaful Not that I know of. Just feelin' like a klutz. 🤪 (edited) 1d
dabbe @MemoirsForMe TY! Slippers are trashed, and I'm on the lookout for better ones. Pip says 🖤🐾🖤. 1d
TheBookHippie @dabbe my always be barefoot looks good huh? 😂🤦🏻‍♀️🫣😅🫠😬 1d
Ruthiella Yikes! Wishing you a speedy recovery. ❤️ At least the pups got something out of it! 😅 1d
BookmarkTavern Hope you feel better soon! ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 1d
Jess861 Glad you're ok! 1d
dabbe @TheBookHippie More and more every minute! 🤪 1d
dabbe @Ruthiella TY. And it is all about them isn't it? 🤣 1d
dabbe @BookmarkTavern TY! ❤️‍🩹 1d
dabbe @Jess861 TY! Me, too! 1d
TheBookHippie @dabbe 🫠💕🙃 1d
mcctrish Oh my gosh! I hope you aren‘t hurting too badly and your recovery is swift and your feet stay planted going forward 1d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝 Oh no! A fall is always scary, a fall on concrete floors is way scarier! Glad you're alright. May you heal swiftly. Throwing away those slippers was good. 💝💝💝 1d
AmyG Oh NO! I am glad you are ok. Staples! Remind me to tell you of the time I was a klutz and got 10 stitches. A cat was involved. Solidarity! Feel better. 😘 (edited) 1d
DrSabrinaMoldenReads I am so glad that you are OK! Take good care of yourself! 1d
Jari-chan Get better soon!! 💖💖 1d
dabbe @TheBookHippie C'est la vie, right? 🧡🍁♥️ 1d
dabbe @mcctrish Got some new “grip“ slippers, so hopefully, I'll walk with my feet firmly planted on the damned ground! 🤪 1d
dabbe @AnnCrystal TY! 🧡🍁🤎 1d
dabbe @AmyG Damn these animals! I will hold you to that story! 🧡🍁🤎 1d
dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads TY! 🧡🍁🤎 1d
dabbe @Jari-chan TY! 🧡🍁🤎 1d
KT1432 Oh noooo!! Im glad you‘re okay!! 24h
TheBookgeekFrau 😖 Glad you're ok!! And, I'm not gonna lie, I'm happy Pip got the treats 😂🐾 🧡🤎🧡 24h
dabbe @KT1432 TY! Just feel like the world's worst klutz! 🤪 24h
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau She is, too! 🤣🐾🖤 24h
Cupcake12 Oh no! I‘m glad you are ok. Take it easy x 21h
LeahBergen Noo!! I‘m so glad you‘re okay! 20h
Sleepswithbooks @dabbe!!! Do you have a cone too? My poor friend! I think I read somewhere that klutz‘s are actually secretly brilliant. I knew that about you 💡📖🧡 Be gentle to you this weekend 🫶🏻 16h
Mollyanna Glad you are okay! Take care of yourself. Pip was nice to make sure the area around you was clear before you got back up 🐶 (edited) 14h
Susanita I hope you‘re feeling better today. ❤️‍🩹 13h
dabbe @Cupcake12 TY! 🧡🍁🤎 7h
dabbe @LeahBergen TY! My ego's bruised, but other than that ...! 🧡🍁🤎 7h
dabbe @Sleepswithbooks Luckily, no cone for this klutz! TY, my friend! 🧡🍁🤎 7h
dabbe @Mollyanna TY! She's quite resilient in that way! 🧡🍁🤎 7h
dabbe @Susanita Thanks, m'dear. I'm actually sorer. I think it's the 2nd day that hurts more than the 1st. Letting the ol' body heal. 🧡🍁🤎 7h
The_Book_Ninja Oh noooooooo!!!! 🤕 7h
NatalieR I‘m glad you‘re okay and that you‘re giving yourself time to heal. ❤️‍🩹 6h
eeclayton Feel better soon 💕 6h
dabbe @The_Book_Ninja IKR? I feel like such a klutz! 🤪 5h
dabbe @NatalieR TY! ❤️‍🩹 5h
dabbe @eeclayton TY! 🧡🍁🤎 5h
Read4life I‘m so sorry, Denise. I‘m glad you‘re recuperating. Please take care of yourself 💙💙💙 1h
dabbe @Read4life I'm trying! TY. 🧡🍁♥️ 1h
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#TTT #TakeThreeThursday @dabbe

It was getting harder and harder to keep this fun activity to just lists, so ... a new name! #TakeThreeThursday is a way for you to take three seconds or minutes to do whatever the activity is and to share whatever you‘d like to share––or not share. Please tag me so I can share in the fun! 🤩

Tagging a few to get the ball rolling. Link to quiz: https://www.sporcle.com/games/Matt/find_the_states

OriginalCyn620 Thanks for the tag! 😊 1d
LiseWorks As a Canadian, I have an excuse for only having 26 % Ask me about Canada now! 🇨🇦 1d
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ElizaMarie Ha!!! 74!!! I used to know all the states and the capitals. Now - lost! Also I missed some of the states I had even worked in!!! Wow! 1d
TheKidUpstairs I'm actually surprised that I was able to get 70% - all the middle states are a jumble to me (I'm Canadian, so I'm pretty happy with this result!) 1d
Librarybelle Full transparency: I scored 94%. However, for 2 of the 3 I “missed,” my finger hit an adjacent state (I know where PA is on the map! I swore I touched the state). So, it‘s more of a 49/50. Not easy to do this on my phone. 😂 1d
TheAromaofBooks I did get all the states 🎉 But know that I would 100% fail if this was a map of Europe 😂 1d
dabbe @JenlovesJT47 #wootwoot! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙🇺🇸🤍 1d
dabbe @OriginalCyn620 YW! 🧡🍁♥️ 1d
dabbe @LiseWorks I wonder if that same link has a Canadian quiz? I'll have to check it out! And kudos for 26%! I don't know how poorly I'd score on Canada, but it'd be pretty low! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙🇺🇸🤍 1d
dabbe @ElizaMarie The middle of our country and the New England area gets me every time! Especially the little states! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙🇺🇸🤍 1d
dabbe @TheKidUpstairs Wow! That's an amazing score! The middle states get me every time, too, and I live here! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙🇺🇸🤍 1d
dabbe @Librarybelle Oh yeah, trying to not touch the tiny ones when you want a big one is really tough on the phone! All those little states in the northeast! Yikes! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙🇺🇸🤍 1d
dabbe @TheAromaofBooks OMG, so would I. Hmm, that might be a fun future quiz to do! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙🇺🇸🤍 1d
Susanita I should have gotten 50 but I blame my fat fingers for my 45 score. 1d
ImperfectCJ I rock the US States, in part because I've lived in so many of them and have done road trips through all areas but the upper Midwest. So, 100%, and I mostly do the Sporcle quiz for time (my teen and I challenge each other). I'm also decent with Canadian provinces and South American countries, but I'm not as great at European countries (the Balkans get me). I wouldn't do well on Mexican states, either, I don't think. 1d
ImperfectCJ @dabbe Sporcle has a bunch of different quizzes (Canadian provinces, countries on different continents, etc). My teen used to challenge me on them (after he'd practiced them multiple times). 1d
BookmarkTavern *cracks knuckles* I got this. 1d
AnnCrystal Thanks for tag 🥳👍🏼💝. 1d
Bookwormjillk I got 92% but I only got Maryland wrong because my fingers are too fat and I accidentally touched Delaware. 1d
AmyG I can‘t do it….keeps freezing and won‘t let me continue. 🙁 1d
DrSabrinaMoldenReads I am terrible on geography 1d
Jari-chan I got 36% by sheer luck 🤣😅 And then there was an add telling me to become orange? 🤨🍊 1d
dabbe @Susanita I'm with ya! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙🇺🇸🤍 1d
dabbe @ImperfectCJ Ooh, thanks for letting me know. Seems like we can have a lot of fun with the Sporcle quizzes. Kudos to your son for doing them! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙🇺🇸🤍 1d
dabbe @Bookwormjillk Yep! Been there done that ... more than once! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙🇺🇸🤍 1d
dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I hear ya! Especially anywhere outside of this country! 🤣 1d
dabbe @Jari-chan Yikes! Here's an ad-free link, and yay for 36!!! https://www.bls.gov/k12/games/geography-quiz/ 1d
mcipher I got 70%, mostly br process of elimination — I apparently know the coasts but NOT the middle 😅 23h
dabbe @mcipher I hear ya! Thanks for playing and sharing! 💙🇺🇸🤍
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Dilara I got 24. My excuse is that I am not American. However, since I still had to learn them in geography class at school (we weren't tested on them, but we were told to memorise them 😋), it isn't much of an excuse... So I'll blame my lack of sleep instead 😁. I mainly failed on the states in the middle. 21h
thebacklistbook I used easy mode it took me 260 clicks to get them all. 18h
AmyG I missed rhode island but only because it‘s so tiny…and my fingers are too big. 🤣 13h
dabbe @Dilara We all do. They're all boxes for the most part! Thanks for playing and sharing! 💙🇺🇸🤍 7h
dabbe @thebacklistbook Yay for getting all of 'em! Thanks for playing and sharing! 💙🇺🇸🤍 7h
dabbe @AmyG IKR? Bigger than the state! Thanks for playing and sharing! 💙🇺🇸🤍 7h
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Had to share, especially with my Canadian friends. This tee is the #1 seller for the FUNNY TIMES newspaper. They can't keep it in stock.

If you've never heard of FUNNY TIMES, it's a fabulous (ahem) liberal-leaning newspaper with tons of cartoons, editorials, etc. that are, well, FUNNY! It's my most cherished reading now that we are actually living in #funnytimes. P.S. I don't work for them. 🤣

GingerAntics That shirt is utter perfection!!! 2d
mcctrish That‘s funny 2d
Tamra Love it! 2d
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LeahBergen This 🇨🇦 loves it! 2d
LeahBergen As imperfect as we are, of course! 2d
LiseWorks Ha! I love it. ❤️ 2d
lil1inblue ❤️🇨🇦🤍 2d
dabbe @LeahBergen YAY! ♥️🇨🇦🤍 1d
dabbe @LeahBergen You got more goin' on than we do! ♥️🇨🇦🤍 1d
dabbe @LiseWorks I thought you might. ♥️🇨🇦🤍 1d
dabbe @lil1inblue ♥️🇨🇦🤍 1d
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Tombland | C. J. Sansom
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#shardlakebr #shardlaked #shardlakians @LitsyEvents

Hi, Tagged Shardlakians! Last call: As a thank you for going on this Shardlake journey with me, I have a little token I'd like to mail to you. Whether you finished all books or not, if interested, please fill out the information in the survey link: https://forms.gle/kpRanX93ZQowZKaM9 by this Thursday, 11/6. I will be the only one who sees it.

Thanks! 🖤#forevershardlaked🖤

Amiable Aww! I‘ve only read 2 of them. So far. 2d
dabbe @Amiable 🧡💜💛 2d
Librarybelle I have the series staring at me, waiting for me to continue with it. It‘s so good…I will get to them! 😂 2d
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lil1inblue 🩶🖤🩶 2d
PurpleyPumpkin I had so much fun on this journey even though I STILL haven‘t finished the series! But I will. 😉 The discussions were great. Thanks so much for organizing this and for keeping things going. 😘 2d
Mollyanna That is so kind. I really enjoyed reading this series with everyone. 2d
dabbe @Amiable @Librarybelle @lil1inblue @PurpleyPumpkin @Mollyanna No worries whatsoever. The series will still be there whenever you want! I'm just glad you all joined in for the fun of those crazy Tudor times! 🤣🤩😍 1d
Karisimo I missed the last discussion but I did read them all and I‘m so thankful you brought it to my attention- I enjoyed it thoroughly!!! 9h
dabbe @Karisimo YAY! Glad you were able to finish them all. That last one was quite the doozy! 🧡🍁🤎 7h
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#haikuaday #haikuhive

With a nod to HAMILTON. #myshot

Not throwin' my shot--
[needle aims, jabs in the arm]
to fight diseases.

TheBookHippie Please people vaccinate!!! Those of us who cannot count on you!!! 2d
julieclair 💯 2d
dabbe @TheBookHippie 🖤🎯🖤 2d
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dabbe @julieclair 🖤🎯🖤 2d
JenlovesJT47 ♥️♥️♥️ 2d
dabbe @JenlovesJT47 🩶🖤🩶 2d
DebinHawaii Perfect! 🖤🐝💉💛 2d
lil1inblue ❤️❤️❤️ Yes! 🤩 2d
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 💓🎯💓 2d
dabbe @DebinHawaii TY! 🖤🐝💛 1d
dabbe @lil1inblue TY! 💛🍁🧡 1d
Singout Will do when I recover from this darn cold. Maybe a shot (I don‘t think so) or upping the masking again (more likely) would have prevented it. 1d
dabbe @Singout Oh, you poor thing! Rest, drink lots of water, and let your body heal. Sending 🧡🤎💛. 1d
Singout Thank you! 22h
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#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords @CBee

Boy, is this a good one to help with understanding a major logical fallacy. And why would we need that given today's political climate? 🧐

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#WDNCW #WeDoNotCareWednesday @dabbe

Can't wait to hear these for today! Be sure to tag @dabbe!

We do not care that we made vaccination appointments for 11:30 AM today, showed up at 11:20 AM, still had to wait for half an hour, and had to refill ALL of the online info we had filled out yesterday. We are hoping the shots were correct and are glad they are done. We also don't care that we're resting the rest of the day. #maybeavodkashot 🤣

Aims42 Oof. You enjoy that “maybe a vodka shot” if you have one, you earned it lol 2d
TheBookHippie 😬OYTOTHEVEY 2d
DGRachel As @aims42 said Oof. I did flu, COVID, and pneumonia in September. I don‘t usually have strong reactions but all three at once was a lot. Rest well! 2d
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dabbe @Aims42 Cheers!🍸 2d
dabbe @TheBookHippie Cheers! 🍸 2d
dabbe @DGRachel Yeah, now my other arm is sore, too! Cheers! 🍸 2d
AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼😉🥂💝. 2d
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Carmilla | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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First published in 1872, Carmilla stands as one of the earliest works of vampire fiction—predating Dracula by over two decades—and has earned enduring attention for its atmospheric storytelling and complex themes. Le Fanu‘s prose is lush, gothic, and heavily descriptive, filled with misty forests, moonlit rooms, and an ever-present sense of unease. ⬇️

dabbe The pacing can be slow by modern standards, with long digressions and subdued tension rather than overt horror. However, this deliberate rhythm builds an immersive, dreamlike quality that I found quite haunting and effective. 3d
TheBookHippie I love this book. 3d
Deblovestoread Great review! Stacked 3d
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AnnCrystal Grand review. Always wanted to read this 📚👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝. 3d
dabbe @TheBookHippie IKR? 🩶🖤🩶 2d
dabbe @Deblovestoread @AnnCrystal And it's short, too! 🩶🖤🩶 2d
lil1inblue I'm sold. Stacked. 2d
dabbe @lil1inblue YAY! 💛🍁🧡 2d
wildwoodreads I loved Carmilla 2d
dabbe @wildwoodreads IIKR? just fell into the language and setting. 🩶🖤🩶 2d
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One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote | Bonnie Worth, Katherine Ross
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#haikuaday #haikuhive

I put my money where my haiku was yesterday.

Hand holds quiet power--
a mark becomes a voice heard.
A voice voted loudly.

Eggbeater ✊️🫶 3d
Bookwomble ❤️🗳️✊ 3d
Kerrbearlib ♥️♥️♥️ 3d
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JenlovesJT47 ♥️♥️♥️ 3d
lil1inblue 🩵✊🏻🩵 I was pleasantly surprised at our turnout. While still pretty low, it was a lot better than past elections with only bond proposals. 3d
dabbe @lil1inblue Same here. Hope all of the education bonds pass. 💙✊🏻💙 3d
julieclair You are on fire with these haikus!!! Love it!!! 🔥✊🔥 3d
AnnCrystal “Hand Hold Quiet Power“ LOVE this! Powerful Haiku👏🏼🐝💙✊🏼💙✊🏼🐝💙. 3d
dabbe @julieclair TY! 💙✊🏻💙 3d
dabbe @AnnCrystal TY! 💙✊🏻💙 3d
ravenlee 3d
Eggbeater 🥳 some hopeful results coming in here in Virginia! 3d
dabbe @ravenlee 💙✊🏻💙 3d
dabbe @Eggbeater #wootwoot! 💙✊🏻💙 3d
Leftcoastzen 👍👏💙 3d
CBee 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2d
dabbe @Leftcoastzen 💙✊🏻💙 2d
dabbe @CBee 💙✊🏻💙 2d
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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh
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CSeydel Very nice! 3d
Catsandbooks 🎉🙌🏼❤️ 4h
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Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh
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CSeydel Great bracket! 3d
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#readyourkindle #readyourebooks #readyourbooks @CBee 🧡🍁♥️

My best laid plans.

lil1inblue Jamaica Inn was such a good read. I just read it last month. 😍 3d
dabbe @lil1inblue Cool! 🧡🍁♥️ 3d
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Carmilla | Joseph Sheridan LeFanu
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#bookspin2025 #bookspin25 #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks 🧡🍁♥️

My two definite November Bookspin reads.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3d
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#readyourebooks #readyourbooks #readyourkindle #readwhateveryouhave @CBee 🧡🍁♥️

A little late and very boring, but it works for me.

CBee It‘s not boring. Think of it as “not chaotic” and maybe that‘ll help? 🤪😂 2d
dabbe @CBee Thanks, dear friend. 💛🍁🧡 2d
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#bookspin2025 #bookspin25 #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks 🧡🍁♥️

A little late and very boring, but it works for me.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d
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#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude

I always listen to this album in late October-mid November for it has my favorite BM song: “When October Goes“ and is (obviously) fitting for this time period. It's a jazz album with many lyrics by Johnny Mercer: a total diversion from the pop Manilow stuff. 🧡🍁♥️

TieDyeDude Definitely a different vibe for a Manilow song. That's a nice tradition. Thanks for sharing! 3d
dabbe @TieDyeDude 🧡🍁♥️ 3d
Tkimsal “When October Goes” is such a great song! Love it. 3d
dabbe @Tkimsal I tear up every time I hear it. 3d
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One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote | Bonnie Worth, Katherine Ross
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#haikuaday #haikuhive

Tomorrow we vote.
Another chance to have our
voices heard. Vote loudly.

TheBookHippie It‘s feels so weird to not be voting. Nothing to vote here this time around. 4d
JenlovesJT47 💙💙💙 4d
dabbe @TheBookHippie Wait'll next year. That's where we'll have our best shot. 💙✊🏻💙 4d
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dabbe @JenlovesJT47 💙✊🏻💙 4d
dabbe @TheBookHippie We have quite a few bond elections for education in quite a few of our districts, so we're hoping all of those pass. We can only vote for ours, of course. 4d
ChaoticMissAdventures @TheBookHippie same. We had a small amendment about parks in my district but that was it. I have thrown myself into rooting for Mamdani for NYC mayor. 4d
TheBookHippie @dabbe we did that in May! They alllll passed! 4d
ImperfectCJ We have just the single proposition on the ballot in California. Easy to complete but left me feeling like I'd forgotten something. 4d
AnnCrystal
🐝👏🏼🥳👌🏼✊🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲✊🏼🌊🌟❤️🤍💙🐝✌🏼.
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Jari-chan 💙💙💙 4d
Hooked_on_books Vote loudly. I like that! 4d
lil1inblue We have one bond proposal for our schools. I hope it passes. 🤞🏻🤞🏻 4d
dabbe @TheBookHippie YAY! I hope ours do, too! 3d
dabbe @ImperfectCJ It's a famous one, though! 3d
dabbe @AnnCrystal 💙✊🏻💙 3d
dabbe @Jari-chan 💙✊🏻💙 3d
dabbe @Hooked_on_books YES! 💙✊🏻💙 3d
dabbe @lil1inblue 🤞🏻💙🤞🏻 3d
julieclair Vote loudly! Perfect! 3d
dabbe @julieclair 💙✊🏻💙 3d
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Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse
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Cuilin 🩵🩶🤍 4d
dabbe @Cuilin 🤍🩶🩵 4d
lil1inblue 🩵💙🩵 4d
dabbe @lil1inblue 💙🩵💙 3d
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One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote | Bonnie Worth, Katherine Ross
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#mondaymood @Deblovestoread

Tomorrow's a big day for quite a few states. A major way to effect change is to get out there and vote. Vote “bigly“ ... and hopefully keep our democracy--well, what little we have that's left of it anyway. Yeah, quite a mood.

Bookwormjillk Voted in Virginia a couple of weeks ago and now just holding my breath. 4d
Bette 👍💙 4d
Aims42 I hope we flip some seats blue!!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 4d
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dabbe @Bookwormjillk 💙✊🏻💙 4d
dabbe @Bette 💙✊🏻💙 4d
dabbe @Aims42 Amen, sista! 💙✊🏻💙 4d
peaKnit Praying for blue. 4d
dabbe @peaKnit Amen, sista! 💙✊🏻💙 4d
AnnCrystal Love this poster 👏🏼🦅✊🏼💙🇺🇸🌊✊🏼. (edited) 4d
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick NJ looks too close for my comfort so far. I'm heading out this morning to vote. I asked my guy if he was voting in the morning, more for a timeframe than if he was planning to, and the tone of his yes was hilarious. Like, of course, I'm voting. And I know damn well he's not afraid to vote for a woman. ? "C'mon...big bucks, no whammies". ?? 4d
dabbe @AnnCrystal 💙✊🏻💙 3d
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Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse
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Cuilin 🤨😖😠 as she looks at ma! 5d
dabbe @Cuilin I typed this one myself and fucked up the last line. 🤦🏼‍♀️ 5d
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#FavoriteReadoftheMonth @ChaptersofChaos (thanks for the tag! ♥️🍁🧡)

Favorite November read with the #hashtagbrigade.

kspenmoll I never read it. Maybe I will try….🙂 5d
dabbe @kspenmoll I never would have if not for the #hashtagbrigade. I can say that for quite a few books (talking to you, THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV!) 🧡🍁♥️ 5d
ChaptersofChaos @dabbe You're welcome, and thank you for playing! 5d
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#haikuhive #haikuaday

Posted this book for #SundayFunday and now can't get it out of my mind. It got me through 4th and 5th grade. Thanks, Ms. Blume. 🧡💜💛

AmyG 😥 5d
dabbe @AmyG ♥️🍁🧡 5d
JenlovesJT47 Love Judy Blume ♥️♥️♥️ 5d
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dabbe @JenlovesJT47 #ditto! ♥️🍁🧡 5d
AnnCrystal
💝😘🐝🫂🐝💝.
5d
dabbe @AnnCrystal ♥️🍁🧡 5d
julieclair 💝💝💝 5d
dabbe @julieclair ♥️🍁🧡 5d
lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 4d
dabbe @lil1inblue 💛🤎🧡 4d
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Autumnblings | Douglas Florian
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Amiable Gorgeous colors! 😍 5d
TheBookHippie So pretty! 5d
OriginalCyn620 Pretty! 🍁 5d
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JenlovesJT47 🤎🍂🤎 5d
kspenmoll 🧡💛🧡 5d
dabbe @kspenmoll ♥️🍁🧡 5d
AnnCrystal Sweet gorgeous 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🍁🤩🍂🐝💝. 5d
dabbe @AnnCrystal ♥️🍁🧡 5d
julieclair I love that you named your tree! 5d
dabbe @julieclair Such an original name, too, right? ♥️🍁🧡 5d
lil1inblue ♥️🧡💛 4d
dabbe @lil1inblue 💛🤎🧡 4d
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Deblovestoread Great articles! 5d
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#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

I will always be indebted to Judy Blume for getting me through some rough patched in my childhood. Back in 1975, this 10-year-old girl was the ONLY student in her class whose parents were going through a divorce. She thought her life was over. Enter this book. No one was writing for kids my age about these kind of issues ... until Ms. Blume. She had the pulse of Gen X kids, and she saved a lot of us. 🧡💜💛

BkClubCare 👏 🙌 5d
dabbe @BkClubCare ♥️🍁🧡 5d
BookmarkTavern I think a lot of people underestimate how important it is for kids to see themselves in the stories they read. Thank you for sharing! 5d
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dabbe @BookmarkTavern #wellsaid ♥️🎯🩵 5d
AnnCrystal Powerful author review 😘🫂💝. 5d
dabbe @AnnCrystal 💛🤎🧡 4d
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Mutts | Patrick McDonnell
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Hopefully, a punny one. HH, everyone! 🧡🎃🖤

julieclair 🎃👻🎃 1w
Ruthiella 🎃👻🎃👻🎃 1w
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TheBookHippie 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 1w
AnnCrystal
👏🏼🥳👠💃🎃💛🧡🤍.
1w
dabbe @TheBookHippie 🖤🎃🧡 6d
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🖤🎃🧡 6d
MemoirsForMe 🤗🧡🎃 6d
dabbe @MemoirsForMe 🧡💜💛 5d
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#5JoysFriday @Debinhawaii

1. Headline in the NYT just 10 minutes ago: “Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown“. #justiceforall 💙✊🏻💙
2. The fabulous #AHRW box from @julieclair. Thanks again, m'dear! 🧡🎃🖤
3. Best pumpkin carving ever. 🎃
4. Lovely Halloween surprises from @Catiewithac. Thanks, friend! 🧡🎃🖤
5. Matt, Kate, & Pip. Since her new med regime: no seizures. 🙏🏻 Thanks to all who offered encouraging words. 🖤

ShelleyBooksie Yay for no seizures!!!!!! 1w
dabbe @ShelleyBooksie Amen, sista! 🧡🎃🖤 1w
julieclair You‘re very welcome! And… that pumpkin is hysterical! 🏆🎃🏆 1w
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Aims42 💛🧡🩷 1w
Ruthiella Great pumpkin! 🎃 1w
dabbe @julieclair @Ruthiella Our neighbor's son came up with the idea--a 12-year-old! 😂🎃😂 1w
dabbe @Aims42 🖤🎃🧡 1w
TheBookHippie Yay PIPPA!!! 1w
dabbe @TheBookHippie She's a heckuva trooper! 1w
TheBookHippie @dabbe I‘m so glad she‘s doing okay. 1w
Bookwormjillk Great news! 1w
peaKnit Woot woot to SNAP! And your pup🎉 1w
Jari-chan So happy to hear about Pippa!! 1w
Bette Great news! 🐶💕 1w
AnnCrystal ✊🏼💝💝💝💝😘🐕‍🦺💝. 1w
thebacklistbook So glad to hear about Pippa's improvement! 7d
dabbe @TheBookHippie 🖤🐾🖤 6d
dabbe @Bookwormjillk TY! 🖤🐾🖤 6d
dabbe @peaKnit 🖤🐾🖤 6d
dabbe @Jari-chan TY! 🖤🐾🖤 6d
dabbe @Bette TY! 🖤🐾🖤 6d
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🖤🐾🖤 6d
dabbe @thebacklistbook We're having a major moment of phew! 🖤🐾🖤 6d
MemoirsForMe All great news! Yay! 💙✊🏻🐾💙 6d
dabbe @MemoirsForMe TY! 🧡💜💛 5d
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#haikuaday #haikuhive

I've had such fun doing haikus for spooky books and movies. I'm kinda bummed it's over! 🖤🎃🧡

AmyG Enter the turkey haiku! 1w
AnnCrystal This is excellent 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🎬🎪🐝💝. 1w
dabbe @AmyG You don't like it? 😱 1w
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dabbe @AnnCrystal 🧡🎃🖤 1w
julieclair The month is over, but the haikus don‘t have to stop. 😘 Unless, as @AmyG says, you‘re ready to switch to turkeys! 🦃 (edited) 1w
dabbe @julieclair Duh! @AmyG goes over my head with her wit sometimes. In my defense I, well, I ... oh, shit, I was dumb, man. Thanks for your eloquence in opening my eyes. 👀😂🦃 1w
JenlovesJT47 🖤🧡🖤 1w
AmyG Hahahahaha….😘 7d
lil1inblue What a great haiku to end the month! 🖤🖤🖤 7d
dabbe @AmyG 😘 6d
dabbe @lil1inblue TY! I loved reading this book at Halloween; it's perfect! 🖤🎃🧡 6d
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Carmilla | Joseph Sheridan LeFanu
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#FridayHappyReadingHour

Thanks for the tag, @kspenmoll! Cozied on my couch with a greyhound, my book, my dogs, and Matt. Hiding in the back and avoiding trick or treaters--only because our one dog Kate (the Little G[eneral] goes crazy if even a leaf blows. We're hoping to stay quiet back here. Matt's reading King's IT. And we're watching baseball. Go, Blue Jays! 💙⚾️🤍!!!
P.S. See the treadmill in the corner? Ain't doing that! 😂

TheLudicReader Mal and I watched some baseball last night. 🤪 what even is my life these days? 7d
Tkimsal I loved Carmilla! One of those I had been meaning to read for years and was so glad when I finally did. 7d
dabbe @TheLudicReader Well, you better watch game 7! I wish they had won it all last night, but today's the day!!! Hi to Mal! 💙🩵💙 #bluejays 6d
dabbe @Tkimsal Same here! I got it last year as a box gift from the Strands bookstore and am finally reading it. So atmospheric! 6d
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#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe

I'm creeped out by a lot of things! The three I chose are random ones.
1. Caves. Or should I say caving disasters. Just look that up on YouTube, especially the Nutty Putty Cave Incident. You'll see why.
2. Bugs. Or should I saw UGLY bugs. I love butterflies! I once had to get special permission to have my pin-an-insect biology project changed to pin-a-leaf instead.
3. I can't STAND my bare feet on anything. Truly.

TheBookHippie I was with you until #3. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1w
dabbe @TheBookHippie IKR? No idea why. I wear socks in the summer in Phoenix. PHOENIX!!! 😂👣😂 1w
TheBookHippie @dabbe -20 I‘m still barefoot 1w
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dabbe @TheBookHippie 🖤🩶🖤 1w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads I guess I should not tell you why I was told not to go barefooted as a child and still don‘t. It involves something I‘m afraid of. 😩 1w
dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads Thanks for sharing and for NOT sharing. 😂🩶😂 1w
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Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier
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#haikuhive #haikuaday

Yet another fave.

TheBookHippie Love. 1w
lil1inblue 🖤🖤🖤 1w
JenlovesJT47 Love this book and movie ♥️♥️♥️ 1w
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AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🎬🐝💝. 1w
dabbe @TheBookHippie 🖤🩶🖤 “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.“ It never gets old. 1w
dabbe @lil1inblue 🖤🩶🖤 1w
TheBookHippie @dabbe never. ♥️♥️♥️ 1w
dabbe @JenlovesJT47 #ditto 🖤🩶🖤 1w
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🖤🩶🖤 1w
julieclair Perfect! 1w
dabbe @julieclair 🖤🩶🖤 1w
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#TheLitsyIrregulars #TLI @Cuilin
#NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Alright, Sherlock Pastichers! How's everyone doing? I have to admit, I have yet to start this one because I know when I do, I will not be able to put it down. So, I'm leaning to reading it closer to our discussion date--which is NOVEMBER 30TH. Mark your calendars!!! Any thoughts so far?

Read4life This is a reread for me so I‘m going to read it closer to our discussion date. 1w
CogsOfEncouragement I‘m waiting to start this too, but looking forward to it. 1w
kelli7990 I‘ve already started it and I enjoyed it. I thought our discussion for the book was October 30. 1w
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kspenmoll I plan to start it this weekend. 1w
eeclayton I haven't started it either. I plan to jump into it mid-November, but I'm rather bored with my current read, so who knows 1w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads I just started reading. I am so excited about reading something different. I love the Preface (edited) 1w
dabbe @kelli7990 Nope. Each book will take 2 months; 1st month will be a check-in, and the 2nd month will be the discussion. So, Nov. 30th is the discussion date. 🖤🩶🖤 1w
dabbe @Read4life 🖤🙌🏻🖤 1w
dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement 🖤🩶🖤 1w
dabbe @kspenmoll 🖤🙌🏻🖤 1w
dabbe @eeclayton I'm bored with mine, too, and might just dig in! 🖤🩶🖤 1w
dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads Yay! 🖤🩶🖤 1w
Mollyanna I, too, plan to start in November. Looking forward to it! (edited) 1w
Librarybelle I plan to start reading it in November…if I can. Reading time is so minimal of late for me. But, I have read this before, so even if I‘m not done by discussion time I can still participate! 1w
dabbe @Mollyanna Yay! Me, too! 🖤🩶🖤 1w
dabbe @Librarybelle Yay! 🖤🩶🖤 1w
CatLass007 Waiting until closer to the discussion date. Just like nearly everyone else in the group. 1w
MaGoose I read this quite a few years ago. I'm looking forward to reading it again 1w
dabbe @CatLass007 I wonder if we should go to a book a month ... but then it is a relief to have two to get 'er done! 🖤🩶🖤 1w
dabbe @MaGoose I hope it's good! 🖤🩶🖤 1w
Cuilin I‘m a few pages from the end. 🤞I remember enough for discussion. 1w
dabbe @Cuilin I can't resist asking, did you like it? 1w
Cuilin @dabbe Yes, I started two days ago. It immediately grabbed my attention. I feel like I should‘ve paced myself. 🤷‍♀️ 1w
dabbe @Cuilin Cool! Now I'm even more excited to read it! 🤩 1w
CatLass007 Let‘s just go with one every two months as planned. Then next summer when it‘s time to choose new books or even to choose whether or not to continue the buddy read, we can vote on whether to do one book per month or one book every two months. 6d
dabbe @CatLass007 Excellent idea; thanks! 🖤🩶🖤 6d
CatLass007 You are most welcome!🤎🤎🤎🐾🐾🐾 6d
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@Liseworks ...
Look what arrived! 😂😍😂 Thanks so much, m'dear! #julybirthdayinoctober 🧡🎃🖤

AmyG Canadian mail is back??? 1w
LiseWorks @dabbe, oh my goodness. I just sent you another letter today asking about it. YAY! 1w
dabbe @AmyG I think so! 1w
dabbe @LiseWorks 🧡😂💛 1w
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Jamaica Inn | Daphne Du Maurier
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#AHRS2025 #AllHallowsReadSwap @MalificentBookDragon (thanks for hosting and for all of your hard work!) 🧡🎃🖤

@julieclair ... THANK YOU! I love everything! The Sherlock goodies touched my #sherlocked heart, and I've already started eating the candy--though it's not even noon here yet. I don't think they'll last until Halloween. 😂 I'm thoroughly intrigued by the books as well--can't believe I've never read JAMAICA INN! You spoiled me! 🧡🖤🧡

julieclair Yay! I was so happy to get your name. 😀 I couldn‘t resist adding a little Sherlock. 😉 I hope you love Jamaica Inn! It‘s one of my favorites. 🎃 1w
dabbe @julieclair REBECCA is in my top five faves of ALL time. And I've never read JAMAICA INN? What the heck is wrong with me? 😂 Now I have zero excuses. Thank you again, my friend. 🖤🩶🖤 1w
julieclair 🤣😂 I‘m sure you were just waiting for the right time in your life! And it has arrived. Enjoy, my friend! 🧡🖤🧡 1w
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dabbe @julieclair 😍😘😍 1w
MaleficentBookDragon 🧡🖤🧡🖤 🧡🖤🧡 6d
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#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe

TRIGGER WARNING: Some of these are humorous; some aren't. Some are objects; some are deep feelings that only you know about. Share whatever you want or share nothing at all. List fears not on the list or ones you thought were silly ... the possibilities are endless. We all have fears ... what are yours?

ALL are welcome to play. 🧡🎃🖤

Survey Link: https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-things-that-scare-you

Cuilin I‘m too easily triggered lately, probably should skip this. 🤔 1w
Texreader 7% but that may be too high. My only real paralyzing fear is heights. 1w
ImperfectCJ My big fears are pretty specific: Steep drop-offs with no railing on the left side of a trail, being stopped by the police and arrested for a DUI when I haven't been drinking at all (a fear of Kafka-esque authority), being told by an usher at the symphony or a play that I'm too loud or in the wrong seat, not being able to get to my spouse and kids during an earthquake/wildfire/other disaster or emergency, an airplane row with no window. 1w
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DrSabrinaMoldenReads I got 17%. Thanks for this. I thought it was very interesting. It‘s something I know but do not think about. I was surprised some of my fears were even on the list-like highways and falling downstairs (These are new since I‘ve gotten older). Actually the list included most of my major fears. (edited) 1w
eeclayton I scored 19, which is higher than my Halloween candy score from last week 😁 1w
dabbe @Cuilin I hear ya and completely understand. 🧡💜💛 1w
dabbe @Texreader W🧡W. You're way better than me; I'm afraid of practically everything! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🧡💜💛 1w
dabbe @ImperfectCJ These are such genuine and specific fears. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🧡💜💛 1w
dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads Thanks. It's good to know we share many as a species, I think. And I know my fears have changed since being retired (like I'm no longer afraid of being successful; I truly don't care anymore). It's good to know that these can change over time. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🧡💜💛 1w
dabbe @eeclayton I have a feeling I'll be higher, too! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🧡💜💛 1w
dabbe @melissajayne I think I'm going to be right around there with ya! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🧡💜💛 1w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads Yes @Texreader ! You are fearless. I have always been a “scaredy cat” is what they called me. 1w
Texreader @DrSabrinaMoldenReads 😊 Oh gosh I‘m not sure that‘s what I‘d call me. I‘m uncomfortable with a lot of things, but when I judge them compared to my sheer terror of heights, nothing else comes close anymore. Dogs used to paralyze me with fear too. But in my 20s I had awesome neighbors who worked with me with their large dogs, that terrified me to paralysis-a German shepherd and an Australian shepherd-until I overcame it. 1w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads @Texreader Dogs is one of my major fears. I saw my grandfather‘s dog (whom I was not supposed to get near) bite several people when he got loose. My fear is not socially acceptable these days. (Sigh) People let their dogs come right up to you. I understand the love for pets. It‘s just me. (edited) 1w
dabbe @Texreader Sometimes one fear is more than enough for the others. 🖤🩶🖤 1w
dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads @Texreader Anyone who thinks it's okay to just let their dog wander up to someone is batshit crazy (IMHO). I have 2 German shepherds, and when walking them, we always walk to the other side if another person is walking. No one knows the paths that the other travels, and it's essential to give them space. 🖤🩶🖤 1w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads @dabbe Thanks for that 1w
Texreader @DrSabrinaMoldenReads @dabbe I‘ve known so many people who let their dogs jump on people. Sometimes that‘s what created the fear in little people in the first place 1w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads @Texreader Exactly! I did not mention about my granddaughters‘ fear now even of little dogs. A dog ran out of a garage in her neighborhood and literally tried to attack her. I don‘t even know what my son likely did to that dog and said to the dog‘s owner. I guess the dog is still alive. 1w
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Frankenstein | Mary Shelley
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#haikuaday #haikuhive

In honor of Halloween and the finishing of this brilliant novel by the #hashtagbrigade. This one never gets old. 🖤💚🖤

AnnCrystal Wow, incredible capturing. Powerful 👏🏼🐝🥺🐝💝.

I was reading Guillermo del Toro's comments about his new take on Frankenstein.

Never read the book, nor have I watched any of the movies...I tried when I was a kid, but I just couldn't because it was just too sad.

Yet, I found Guillermo's remarks on the storyline very interesting.

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AnnCrystal Qoute “I did want it to have the arrogance of Victor [Frankenstein] be similar in some ways to the tech bros. He's kind of blind, creating something without considering the consequences.“ - Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro later clarified that the film is not a metaphor for AI, stating, “I'm not afraid of artificial intelligence. I'm afraid of natural stupidity.“

💫🎬💫💝.
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dabbe @AnnCrystal Wow. Thanks for sharing these thoughts. They are 🎯🖤🎯! 1w
JenlovesJT47 🖤🩶🖤 6d
dabbe @JenlovesJT47 🖤🩶🖤 6d
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The Phantom of the Opera | Gaston Leroux
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#WDNCW #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

We do not care that our lovely Pippa had four grand mal seizures in a row last week, causing us to cancel our plans to go up north to see the leaves change this week. We also do not care that we missed the deadline to receive a full refund by ONE day. It's just money.

We are pleased to note that Pip's meds have changed, and so far, it seems to be working. These pets. 🖤😭🐾😂🖤

LiseWorks Oh boy, poop pip, let's hope the meds work 1w
Aims42 Hope Pip continues to thrive with the new meds!! 1w
Bookwormjillk Oh Pippa. Get well soon. 1w
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willaful Giving sweet Pippa some pets and you a hug. 1w
mcctrish It‘s always something, hopefully Pippa and the new meds are a match for awhile 1w
Eggbeater You must be exhausted. I hope you can get some rest this weekend anyway. Love to Pippa! 1w
kspenmoll Oh I am so sorry poor Pippa had to experience those seizures. I so hope the new meds work! 1w
ChaptersofChaos I hope Pippa gets better soon! 1w
AnnCrystal 💝🐾💝 Poor Pippa 💝💝💝 I'm glad your baby is doing better now 💝🐾💝. 1w
lil1inblue I hope the new meds continue to work! Poor Pippa! It's hard when your pet is unwell - I hope you're hanging in there, too! 💓 1w
dabbe @kspenmoll @ChaptersofChaos @AnnCrystal @lil1inblue Thanks, everyone. Since the med change, no new seizures. 🙌🏻 Pippa sends you all 🖤🐾🖤. 1w
AnnCrystal That's grand news 💝💝💝. 1w
ChaptersofChaos @dabbe I'm glad Pippa's feeling somewhat better. 1w
dabbe @AnnCrystal We are relieved. 🤞🏻🙏🏻🤞🏻 1w
dabbe @ChaptersofChaos TY! Pippa sends you some 🖤🐾🖤. 1w
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#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

I'm still on a major calm-me-down-please Brian Eno kick. So all the ambience. Now, however I notice some streaming services that need attention. Supporting ICE recruitment ads? I'm done with you Spotify et al.
Must. Stay. Vigilant. 💙✊🏻💙
Link to article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ice-ads-all-over-streaming-service...

Kerrbearlib Thanks for sharing this. I'm going to be using Hoopla and Freegal a lot more now. 1w
SamAnne Thanks for the share. 1w
RamsFan1963 I haven't seen them on Spotify, but I did run into one on Tik Tok. I made sure I blocked that account, like every other MAGA loving, Trump @$$ kissing video I come across. 1w
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AnnCrystal 💙✊🏼🤨👍🏼💙. 1w
GingerAntics 🤮 1w
GingerAntics I haven‘t seen any on Hulu or Netflix, but then again, I‘m watching shows that will probably not be targeted by ICE. Though, I have considered getting recruited and being the best I can possibly be at being the most ineffective ICE agent ever. Like, I‘ll hand out ice water or something. lol 1w
Hooked_on_books @GingerAntics I think that would be a brilliant form of resistance! 1w
TieDyeDude I have premium, so I wasn't even aware of this. Nothing is sacred... 1w
GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books right?! Just running around. “ICE! FREE ICE WATER! Oh, where are you from? Really, do you like it there? Is it a good vacation destination? Lovely, here you stay hydrated now and have an awesome day!” 🤣😂🤣 1w
dabbe @GingerAntics Perfection! 😂 1w
dabbe @TieDyeDude IKR? “We hold these truths“ has gone right out the window. 1w
GingerAntics @dabbe wait, joining ICE was not where I needed to go to become the best ice cream man ever?! Whoops! Oh well! ICE CREAM! FREE ICE CREAM!!! 1w
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#haikuaday #haikuhive

I was just a sophomore in high school when this one came out. And I still look under my bed to this day. Talking to you, Kevin Bacon. 😱

AnnCrystal
👏🏼🐝👍🏼🎬👀🐝💝.
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dabbe @AnnCrystal 🧡💜💛 1w
JenlovesJT47 🔪🖤😱 6d
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Would you be surprised to learn that a teenager lives at this house? 🎃

Aims42 🤣🤣🤣 Love it! 2w
dabbe @Aims42 Even the eyes, right? 🤩 2w
Aims42 @dabbe the detail is 👏👏👏👏 2w
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Deblovestoread I get it! 2w
Leftcoastzen 😁👍 2w
TheBookHippie 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 2w
dabbe @Deblovestoread Unfortunately, so do I! 🤣 2w
dabbe @TheBookHippie 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 2w
GingerAntics Really? I never could have guessed. lol 2w
kspenmoll This is fantastic! 2w
dabbe @GingerAntics And then I wonder how this teenager would know ... 🧐 2w
dabbe @kspenmoll He's quite the character in our 'hood. 🧡🎃🖤 2w
dabbe @ShelleyBooksie IKR? 🧡🎃🖤 2w
MemoirsForMe 🤣🤣🤣 2w
GingerAntics @dabbe it‘s truly baffling! 🧐 2w
Tamra Ummmmmmm nope! 🤭 2w
dabbe @MemoirsForMe IKR? 🧡🎃🖤 2w
dabbe @Tamra Crunched up and salted maybe, but yeah, this? Nope! 🧡🎃🖤 2w
Tamra @dabbe well, at least you had someone carve it! I‘m going to have to open my son‘s to retrieve the seed bc I LOVE roasted pumpkin seeds. 🎃🎃 2w
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😂👍🏼🎃💛🧡🤍.
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dabbe @Tamra Luckily I didn't carve it (it grosses me out); it's our neighbors two doors down. 🖤🎃🧡 1w
Kerrbearlib LOL! 1w
dabbe @Kerrbearlib 😂🎃😂 1w
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#haikuaday #haikuhive

Needed to add a little humor to this one.

AmyG Another fun movie from back in the day. 2w
TheBookHippie 👀📺 2w
Itchyfeetreader Oh I am a wimp for this sort of thing. Couldn‘t watch ! 2w
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dabbe @AmyG I've been having a ball with these. 2w
dabbe @TheBookHippie 👀👻👀 2w
dabbe @Itchyfeetreader It's pretty scary! 😱 2w
JenlovesJT47 This is a good one! 2w
dabbe @AmyG @TheBookHippie @Itchyfeetreader Scary-assed fact: the movie famously used real human skeletons in the swimming pool scene, as it was cheaper than using realistic fake ones at the time. Actress JoBeth Williams was unaware the skeletons were real until after the scene was filmed. 😱 2w
AnnCrystal This is a grand haiku to capture a brilliant movie 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🎬🤩🐝💝. It was cruel what they did with those skeletons...kinda makes one wonder why this movie was considered cursed??? (edited) 2w
TheBookHippie @dabbe OMG & I‘ve not seen it in decades. 2w
dabbe @AnnCrystal Exactly!!! 🎯🩵🎯 2w
dabbe @TheBookHippie Same here. Maybe this week ... it would be the week to do it! 🎃 2w
MemoirsForMe Carol Anne!!! 😳 Gotta see this movie again. It‘s been ages. 2w
dabbe @MemoirsForMe Excellent memory! I'm thinking I need to revisit as well. 🧡🎃🖤 2w
AmyG @MemoirsForMe I can her the psychic lady calling her name. 🤣 2w
MemoirsForMe @AmyG Me too! In her high pitched voice! 😆 2w
dabbe @AmyG With that voice! 😱 1w
dabbe @MemoirsForMe I wrote mine before I read yours! 😂 1w
MemoirsForMe @dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 Great minds think alike! 1w
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@Librarybelle First published in 1928. BLUE TRAIN offers readers the classic ingredients of a Christie mystery—an exotic setting, a glamorous cast of characters, and a puzzling murder—but it‘s one of her more uneven works, which is why I'm a month late finishing it with the #ChristiesCapers group. The plot takes a while to build momentum. Much of the first third is setup, and the murder itself occurs relatively late. ⬇️

dabbe The investigation that follows can also feel disjointed at times. Christie reportedly wrote THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN during a personally difficult period following her mother‘s death and her own divorce. She later expressed dissatisfaction with the book, though it contains the seeds of themes and techniques she would refine in later novels. Heard of The Orient Express, anyone? 2w
Librarybelle I‘m glad the techniques were refined by the time she wrote about the Orient Express. 2w
dabbe @Librarybelle I love that we're reading these in progression; you can really see her playing around with the form, then making it her own and putting her own spin on it. 2w
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#mondaymood @Deblovestoread

Kind of in a pinny mood today. 💙✊🏻💙

ravenlee Love them all. 2w
JenReadsAlot Yes!! 2w
Deblovestoread All the love for this post! 💙✊🏼💙 2w
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AmyG 🎯 2w
Jari-chan 👏👏👏 2w
mcctrish Don‘t we all look forward to when people get rid of these buttons cuz they aren‘t needed anymore 🙏🏻 2w
dabbe @mcctrish 🎯✊🏻🎯 2w
MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🎯🙌🏻 2w
dabbe @MemoirsForMe 💙✊🏻💙 2w
Bette All of them! 💙 2w
AnnCrystal These are grand ✊🏼🤩👍🏼💙. 2w
dabbe @Bette 💙✊🏻💙 1w
dabbe @AnnCrystal IKR? Too bad we need them right now. 💙✊🏻💙 1w
AnnCrystal @dabbe true ✊🏼🥺💙. 1w
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I finally have a #beautybreak post. Can't post much from Phoenix as it's still hot and not-autumny. #boo

My sister and her bestie are on a Caribbean cruise (luckily east of Hurricane Melissa). Here's where she is today.

GingerAntics That is gorgeous! 2w
dabbe @GingerAntics My zen for the day, week, month, year ... 🩵💙🩵 2w
TheBookHippie Beautiful. 2w
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AmyG That blue water! ❤️ 2w
dabbe @TheBookHippie It's nice to know there are still some places that are beautiful and peaceful. Sometimes. 🩵💙🩵 2w
dabbe @AmyG 🩵💙🩵 2w
TEArificbooks Same here near Death Valley, my ac is still on during the day anyway. It does get “cold” at night, cold for us anyways. I want crisp and fall leaves. I want to turn ac off! 2w
SamAnne 💙💙💙 2w
LiseWorks Beautiful, it's-1celcius here at night, we have the heat on Ottawa Valley Ontario Canada 2w
OriginalCyn620 That water! 🩵🩵🩵 2w
Amiable I could stare at that all day. 😍 2w
dabbe @TEArificbooks I am with you!!! AC is still on! Where the hell is fall? 🔥 2w
dabbe @SamAnne 🩵💙🩵 2w
dabbe @LiseWorks How I envy you. 🩵💙🩵 2w
dabbe @OriginalCyn620 🩵💙🩵 2w
dabbe @Amiable IKR? 🩵💙🩵 2w
GingerAntics @dabbe absolutely!!! 2w
AnnCrystal Calming Peace 🤩💙😍. Glad your sister is outside the path of the Hurricane 💝💝💝. 2w
dabbe @AnnCrystal Me, too! 🩵💙🩵 1w
Gissy In San Juan PR we are right now in 89 degrees with 63% humidity it is hot. 1w
dabbe @Gissy 😱🔥😱 Stay inside and stay cool! 1w
JenlovesJT47 Gorgeous water 🩵🩵🩵 6d
dabbe @JenlovesJT47 I look at it daily from my laptop. 🩵🩵🩵 6d
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This one scared the beejebus out of me.

AnnCrystal Another one I have never watched...Love the teacup 👏🏼🐝🎬🐝💝. 2w
dabbe @AnnCrystal You'd think differently after seeing this one! 💙☕️🩵 2w
TheBookHippie Pretty tea cup 💙 but 👀 2w
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dabbe @TheBookHippie It's the actual prop from the movie! 💙👀💙 2w
JenlovesJT47 I need to watch this! 2w
DebinHawaii Such a good scary movie & great haiku too! 💙🐝🖤 I borrowed the idea & just did a book/movie inspired one too. 😉 2w
DrSabrinaMoldenReads Beautiful cup 2w
dabbe @JenlovesJT47 Ooh, it's scary good! 💙🩵💙 2w
dabbe @DebinHawaii I've been doing scary books/movies for the past week or so; such fun! 💛💜🧡 2w
dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads IKR? 💙🩵💙 2w
lil1inblue Good one! 😬 1w
dabbe @lil1inblue TY! 💙🩵💙 1w
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