I enjoyed this story highlighting traditions of Hanukkah, Ramadan and Christmas all set in a small snowed in Canadian town. If this was a real place I would want to visit.

5 out of 10 for #TenBeforetheEnd @ChaoticMissAdventures

49 out of 52 for #52Bookclub #HolidayIDontCelebrate

#5JoysFriday

1) Pippin‘s leg is healing. It won‘t be perfect but we are more confident he won‘t lose it.
2) Yay for winter games and TOB25
3) Yay for 2025 reading planning and the 2025 52 Books Challenge
4) Finally got my blue and white quilt back from quilter. Going to its new home Sunday.
5) My daughter who talked me down off a cliff this morning. Stress + insomnia = tears, she provided the balm.

@DebinHawaii

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

Favorites:

Cornbread sage dressing rather than stuffing
Candied yams sans marshmallows
Rolls

@dabbe

#ReadYourKindle

I think this could have used some tighter editing as there was some annoying (to me) repetition. That being said it was the perfect book for right now. Light, easy to put down and pick back up, etc.

Another one off the kindle. 😊

@CBee

#StockingStufferSwap on its way due to arrive Thursday.

I forgot how busy Mondays are at the post office and unlike an older gentleman a few spots ahead of me I forgot my book. Glad I always have my phone and kindle app.

@Avanders

#WeeklyFavorites
C
No completed books last week. Having a puppy is kind of kicking my a$$ 😂

@Read4life

#52Bookclub24 #Palindromeoncover

This was just ok for me. Interesting enough to keep me reading but I wasn‘t wholly invested. 2.75 🌟

4 prompts remaining to finish this challenge.

#TenBeforetheEnd #52Bookclub24 #LandlockedCountry #TBRTarot #TitleStartswithMiddleInitial

Not my favorite of the series but I always enjoy my time in Botswana with Precious and her community. 3.5 🌟

@CBee @ChaoticMissAdventures

#TenBeforetheEnd. #52Bookclub24 #Debutinsecondhalfof24

Allison is surprised to learn that everyone at her ex-boyfriend‘s funeral doesn‘t know they had broken up. Keeping the secret she helps his family and best friend clean out his apartment. For a romance it also had a heavier tone due to Allison‘s health. 3.5 🌟

#BookedinTime

I enjoyed this audio book imagining what happened to the children of Marc Antony and Cleopatra after their deaths. I did find my mind wondering a bit as I listened and it‘s the beginning of a trilogy that I‘m not sure I will continue. 3.5 🌟

@Cuilin @dabbe

#WeeklyFavorite

I enjoyed being back in the time of Henry VIII with Matthew and Jack. Matthew has been sent to York to make sure a dissenter of Henry‘s reforms stays in good health to make it to London to be tortured. Along the way other mysteries abound.

@Read4life

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

Favorites:

1) Lemon Meringue Pie also known as Icebox pie
2) Apple Crisp
3) My Grandmother‘s peach cobbler

Hard pass on anything jello related although I am guilty of feeding my kids the orange jello cool whip dessert when they were small.

@dabbe

#5JoysFriday

1) The husband who said “if that‘s what you want to do, go for it” when I sent him a pic of the pug that might be available at the shelter.
2) We‘ve named him Pippin. He is smart, loving, and as rambunctious as all get out even with a broken leg.
3) He already is a mama‘s boy and is filling a hole in my heart.
4) He is the best at keeping me distracted from the things I‘m not ready to pay attention to
5) 🌞 today

@DebinHawaii

Some of you know that I lost my heart dog Dizzy a couple of years ago and have held off getting another dog for a myriad of reasons. And granted making a life altering decision while the world is a dumpster fire may not be the smartest move but an opportunity arose that i could not pass up. Meet my new wild child (name is pending). He is 6 months old and has a broken left leg that may need to be amputated. I'm fostering until I can adopt.

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

1) A recent tradition is to listen to A Christmas Carol. Love the Tim Curry edition but the Hugh Grant version is good, too.
2) I also have some kids books I read yearly: Yes, Virginia There is a Santa Clause, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Polar Express and a few others
3) Winter Poems

Thanks for the opportunity to think about something else for a bit.

@dabbe

#5JoysFriday

1) The gratitude and love I have for this community has no bounds.
2) That I had the appropriate coffee mug for Wednesday morning.
3) My cousin who reminded me it‘s ok to take time and sit with my feelings
4) All the things I found where others expressed those feelings better I could.
5) My husband who gives me the space to work it out in my time and fashion.

Tagging everyone who wants to share.

@DebinHawaii

Happy to see #LittleChristmasSwap back. An easy swap that helps with the holiday let down syndrome.

See @bookish_wookish posts for details and sign up link.

My cousin, who lives in Philadelphia, posted this on Facebook this morning. She gave me permission to post it here. It helped me. Thought it might help some of you as well.

Somehow this quote seems appropriate for today.

Getting closer to the end. Brotherless Night will take the prize if it goes up against the tagged book. 3 more chances to knock it off its pedestal.

#Two4Tuesday

1) Sunsets Like you I‘m rarely up in time to see a sunrise.
2) Belgium, museums, theft

Just started the tagged book today in the hopes that it occupies my mind. Tagging everyone with a reminder to go vote if you haven‘t and play along if like me you need distraction. Added pics just because.

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

#WeeklyFavorites

This was an excellent installment of this series. Set in the south 25 years after the end of the civil war Prudence and Geoffrey arrive to attend the wedding of a dear friend but have to unravel a murder mystery instead.

@Read4life

#OctoberWrapUp

#NetGalley- 1
#BuddyReads - 3
#SeriesLove - 12

No bingos this month. Instead of sticking to my list I got caught in a new to me series and read the first five.

#ReadYourKindle

The spinner‘s been spun and I‘m pretty happy with its choices.

Thanks! @CBee

#Weekendreads

Hoping to get Book One of the tagged read today for tomorrow‘s discussion #SundayBuddyRead

Listening to Lily of the Nile during chores, etc. #BookedinTime

Behind on Sovereign #Shardlakians

@rachelsbrittain

#5JoysFriday

1 - 3 Swaps! The books, the gifts, the candy. So much gratitude for the lovely Littens that sent such wonderful boxes. @Gissy @Chrissyreadit @Avanders and those that organize these fun events that bring all the joy. @wanderinglynn @BookwormAHN @MaleficentBookDragon

4 - Sunday matinee at Oregon Symphony with my daughter.

5 - Finally picked up a pen and sent some replies. 📬 #LitsyLove

Tag your it Littens!

@DebinHawaii

Looking forward to the tagged book about the daughter of Cleopatra and Marc Antony. The first in a trilogy.

#BookedinTime @Cuilin @dabbe

#ReadYourKindle

I enjoyed the tagged book quite a bit. Myrtle is smart and spunky. Not sure if I‘ll ever try the P&P retell again. It didn‘t grab my attention but it could have been my mood rather than the book 🤷🏻‍♀️ And I‘m still enjoying Gates series.

@CBee

#ReadYourKindle Looking forward to seeing what the spinner thinks I should read, which may or may not be what I actually read 😁

@CBee

#BookspinBingo #November

Not sure how it‘s November first already but here‘s my list. I‘ve not been good at staying on task lately so who knows what I‘ll actually read this month. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

@TheAromaofBooks

#ThreeListThursday #TLT

Three favorites shown. Three favorite authors are S A Cosby, Louise Penny and Michael Connelly although their books on the list are not my favorites of their work.

If you want to play find @dabbe original post for the survey link.

Thanks for the tag @dabbe 🧡🖤🧡

#WondrousWednesday

🎃 Both
🎃 Neither but wear a Halloween Disney Spirit Jersey
🎃 Ghost
🎃 Owls
🎃 Mummy
🎃 Lite scary movie marathon
🎃 Hocus Pocus
🎃 Spell
🎃 Drink Witches Brew
🎃 Paint
🎃 No thank you

If you haven‘t played consider yourself tagged. Thanks for the tag @Eggs

#HHS #HauntedHollowSwap

@Gissy You are so thoughtful. I love everything so much. I am so excited for the books and all the candy. You know how much I love Disney so the socks are perfect. I love that I have a mug to use for the whole fall season. Thank you for putting a little Puerto Rico in my box. The bookmark is so beautiful. Thank you! 🧡🖤🧡

Thanks for hosting @wanderinglynn You organize an awesome swap! 🧡🖤🧡

#AHRS #AllHallowsReadSwap

@Chrissyreadit I am so excited for these books and the candy! Love the coffins and flowers and vase to add to my Halloween decor. Thank you so much!

Thanks for hosting @MaleficentBookDragon . Love this swap!

#NunLit #TBRTarot #192025

A short mystery published in 1977. While some of it felt dated and I didn‘t particularly love the MC it was an engaging mystery.

@jlhammar @CBee @Librarybelle

#WeeklyFavorites

The last three weeks have been easy reads. Seems to be what I‘m in the mood for. Sorry goals 🤣

@Read4life

Aletheia! What a fun box to open. I squealed unwrapping each gift. The books are perfect. The grimoire is unbelievably cool. Love love love the salt and pepper shakers although I don‘t want to muck them up for their intended purpose. The mug, the socks, stickers and candy make it all a box of yummy goodness! Thank you so much! 🧡🖤🧡

@Avanders #mws #modernwitchswap

Thanks for hosting this fun swap, Ashley! @BookwormAHN

#5JoysFriday
Pictured:
1) my seasonal/holiday wall shelves.
2) my morning coffee view in Wenatchee in central Washington.
3) came home to a descaled keurig by a thoughtful hubby

Not pictured:
4) Had to change insurances and am saving ~$400 every 6 months…more books in my future
5) And the most important is the time I had with my dad. I‘m grateful everyday for how we‘ve grown in our relationship

Tagging one and all!

@DebinHawaii

Received this swap box from @Gissy today. I think it‘s my #HHS24 #HauntedHallowSwap24 box? So excited to see what‘s inside next week. Thank you, Gisela!

@wanderinglynn

38/100

Favorites of the bunch:

Double Indemnity
The Wizard of Oz
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Worst: The Omen

Want to play? @Meshell1313 @TieDyeDude @Ddzmini

@dabbe

#WondrousWednesday

1) My Grandma and my aunt (my dad‘s mom and sister)

2) My family and friends

Want to play @Gissy @PageShifter @cinda.marie

@Eggs

1) Ranier cherries ... so hard to choose just one but their season is so short it feels like a real treat.

2) Loved the book and the show

Want to play @Gissy @PageShifter @Bookpearl

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

#5JoysFriday

No pictures today but I am visiting family in central Washington. There‘s joy in being with family I only see once a year. The lovely drive up Blewett Pass with the leaves changing color. A drive yesterday up to Lake Chelan that brought back fond childhood memories. Biscuits and gravy at Blueberry Hill Farm. And bits of time to read a few pages in between all the visits.

@DebinHawaii

#WondrousWednesday

🌾 Hayride
🍁 Walk
🔥 Bonfire
📚 Book
🍏 Caramel
🫘🥔 both
🍎 Apple cinnamon

@Eggs

#Two4Tuesday

🎃 So far, no. We don‘t get trick or treaters 😔 but I usually get some just in case and then eat it myself.

🎃🎃 Cute, witchy, fun

Want to play @bthegood @TheBookHippie @jdiehr

@TheSpineView

#TenBeforetheEnd

I‘ve not done well this year with challenges or buddy reads. My main goal is to complete #52Books24 which 7 of these will help with. This is totally doable if I don‘t get too distracted with other books.

@ChaoticMissAdventures

Read this in a combo of print and audio. I liked but didn‘t love this story of when robots take over the world. However, I now want a roomba named Rambo.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @LiteraryinPA @PageShifter

#TrappedinaSpookyHouse

One down four to go.

Light pick for this murder mystery.

@Read4life @PuddleJumper

#WeeklyFavorites

@Read4life

#WondrousWednesday #ThisorThat

🍁Coffee AM/Cocoa PM
🍁🍁 Green
🍁🍁🍁 Spooky lite
🍁🍁🍁🍁 Both
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 Thanksgiving
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 Gloves
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 Low key small group

@Eggs