Our first three babies have completed metamorphosis

To start to read tomorrow.

I‘m going to preface this with….i can not handle war. I never have been able to, it‘s such a horrible thing for people to live through and it is hard for me to read or watch.

That said I really enjoyed this book. It deals with the life of a displaced child during the Croatian war in the 90s.

Trigger warning for all the things and horror that go with war.

Todays reading snack!

My beautiful reading companion… who insists I should be patting her and paying her homage rather then reading!

It wasn‘t here before Xmas but I‘m going to read it now it‘s in!

I loved this book. Loved the lore and the stories I hasn‘t heard before like the night that won‘t decompose….

I hear he has written many other books so I think I might need to have a good look!

Next up off my self is this….

Not having the best day book wise. I think Lyn and I may have very different ideas on some things…like money.

Next up….for my read around the world challenge

I gave it 100 pages but I really just couldn‘t get into it. And, well life is too short and there are too many other books waiting….

Let‘s give this one a go

And there is is, the transphobia I was worried might be in here. So this is a DNF from me. And now I need to find a new home for it somewhere as it has no space on my shelves.

Woke this morning to the smoke from the Grampians fire thick across the Adelaide sky:(.

To start tomorrow night

I loved this book. My weird, wild and odd self had heard of a good few of the items features but there were so many I have not heard of. It was an easy and enjoyable read.

Our first chrysalis today, and a few more caterpillars are about to become pupa! (It‘s red cause the spare ,milkweed from a friend is sitting inside a jar, inside a red bucket out back)

I‘m so proud of myself. I have read everyday this month and completed 12 books (don‘t think I‘ll quite make 13)

Going to start this one tonight!

Completed! I just wish it had got here in time for Halloween last year!

This book has been on myself for a very long time waiting for me to read. I‘m a bit concerned that it might have transphobic content. Wish me luck.

I didn‘t expect to get through this book so fast. But I really enjoyed it and found myself making time to read a chapter or so each day. There is a lot in here about reclaiming the goddess oath and our feminine power.

I ordered this book way back in September from the library. It‘s finally here and though Halloween is well and truely over I‘m still going to read it! Might give me some good ideas for this year!

This was waiting on the library shelf for me today and I couldn‘t wait to read it! It did not disappoint. It‘s sad there is only one more after this, I have loved Charlie and nicks story.

Finished this one today. It was ok and I didn‘t DNF. But, yeah.

I was surprised this book was Australian when I first started! I don‘t find many paranormal books set here! I really enjoyed this one though it was slow going at first…..but was enjoyable.

Another small cute book I have chosen for a bit of diversion.

Turns out this was just what I needed to break up the topics I have been reading!

I‘m in need of a small brain break from the three books I‘m reading so I‘m going to emerge myself in this sort little cottagecore book.

I‘m working on it.

Meet Augustus…..my eldest found him outside very emaciated. So we have taken him in, set him up a nice home and are feeding him yummy crickets. He is easily handled too and very friendly.

I‘m planning on starting this tomorrow. I think it will take a while to read, as it‘s long and the print is small limiting me to daytime reading by the window.

Finally finished today. I have deliberately taken my time reading this as war is such a heavy topic for me. I did enjoy it, but was unaware of any controversy surrounding it until today when I was talking about it with my art therapist (who often asks me what I am reading and she looked the story up).

A short and spooky little read. I love poetry but don‘t read a lot so it was nice to sit down and read some last night. This version is nicely illustrated

Tonight I‘ll start this one. It‘s been on my,Anna read list for many years.

Picked this gem up from Carpe Diem with Remi last year. Looking forward to diving in.

Finally finished. This one‘s been on the go for well over a year. Lots of beginner level info and a pretty good read.

To read tomorrow.

I have to admit I almost gave up on this one pretty early on, but I did stick with it and was great fun for having done so. It‘s different to most of the YA paranormal I read and I actually ended up really enjoying it.

This has been on my TBR wanna read list for a very long time. I‘m looking forward to this.

It was weird, entertaining, bizarre, and def not for everyone‘s taste. There were people I love with and who come here who were told “if I were you I wouldn‘t open that book”. I‘m going to pass it over to my oldest daughter to read now.

We are having a hard 24 hours here. Yesterday we lost this baby girl, Midnight. She was our last rat. We have had rats non stop pretty much for 19 years. We are not getting any more as with my husband unwell everyone is taking on so much. Then when my husband was cleaning our ladies out (mice) we noticed our Sage who was 2 had passed. She was fine the day before. It‘s the end of our rattie era. I‘m going to miss them

Another morning with the nurse at the doctors for my son. I‘m getting a lot of reading done with these visits but am grateful his surgery wound is starting to look much better

Not the best picture but there were baby ducks on my walk this morning. Now home and utterly exhausted but it was worth it. Time for a cold drink some reading and some rest.

To try tomorrow.

First book of the year and I have struck out 😩. The language was a little too scholarly for me, but it was interesting to look through

To start of 2025 with tomorrow

With this book done I have read 75 books this year. High is half more than I normally make so I‘m super happy about that.m

I also have more than that in places I want to visit now…darn not being rich enough to do it!

Time to go on a journey

Finished.In really enjoyed reading this. I‘d like to add more to my weird collections, not animal things unless they can be got safely and without harm but more plant and rock and other oddities.