Watching “The Holiday“ for the first time and screaming at the t.v. any time Jasper appears. But I don't love Miles either. Harumph.
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Just came across this on my kindle. #ChristmasCheer Day 16 #BowsAndRibbons
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Loved this new historical romance by Aster Glenn Gray. (Note that Amazon has it as “Deck the Halls In Secret Agents,“ not With.) Towards the end of the Cold War, two agents from opposite sides--with a lot of personal history--find themselves on missions at the world's most OTT Christmas party. Gray's quiet prose packs deft characterizations and genuine emotion into the short cat-and-mouse story. A more traditional romance than Gray's Honeytrap.
My daughter's beloved Big Bear, now mine. He wears the scarf year-round, because he's from Texas and find it chilly here. :-)
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Another possibly controversial BINGO choice. That's *Simon* Snow on the cover! 😂
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63364923-my-rosebud-boy
I just made a very controversial decision and used this book for the “someone mentions a holiday movie“ square. The movie in question is “Die Hard.“
I found this in my “books I've read“ list, though I didn't think much of it and don't remember a word. I'm pretty sure the foreign language cover is much better than the book deserves! 😂
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Gotta love the commitment to showing forearms on the cover of a Winter romance. 😂
Former best friends turned enemies are stuck together on the way home from college. Their history is pretty sad, but of course all ends well. Way too steamy for such a short book, IMO, but enjoyable. I really liked Charlie's relationship with his little sister, who's in remission from Leukemia; he's terrified of not making it home for her Christmas.
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A tradition from my husband's family, making Koeksisters, a South African braided donut. They're fairly work intensive and the whole family would help out.
Yes, that is a statue of a Koeksister. 😂
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A holiday tradition, going to a tree farm to cut down a tree. We did *not* pick this extremely big one, but we admired it.
I love how new trees grown on the stumps of old ones!
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One of my oldest holiday traditions happened last night! This is the Kiss Jar; I bought it almost 40 years ago because the goofy reindeer smile reminded me of my (now) husband. The tradition is to fill it with Hershey kisses and then see how long it takes the other person to notice. I didn't do it this year so my husband and daughter conspired to surprise me!
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Have a Nerdy Christmas!
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To celebrate the start of the Dec 13-16 #OatmealEscape readathon. 😂
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Another funny for the fans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2SGwdHTKr8
“Abby Hoffman said we should all eat what we kill. That would put an end to war.“
Not for the first time Beauvoir was at a loss for words with Gamache. Was he serious? Was he, perhaps, a little touched? And who was Abbé Offman? A local cleric? Sounds like exactly the sort of things some Christian mystic would say.
Two soldiers on opposite sides save and succor each other, in an effort to find “something human“ in an ugly war. The friendship they develop as they share their lives could lead to lasting love... and peace. A sweet, slow-moving romance which is surprisingly warm and comforting despite the circumstances.
#URC “A book from a country that doesn‘t exist anymore“ (fictionalized.) #ChristmasAtoZ letter D #Adventathon #Winter Games Team #XmasChaCha
My daughter's choice for tonight's hoiday viewing, “A Charlie Brown Christmas.“
More fun viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sKrwsHweGc
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Typical Kelly Christmas novellas, with Napoleonic war settings, lively prose, and ordinary, admirable people falling in love. Very cosy and not too syrupy. Could use a little more proof-reading.
My last #BookSpin of the year!
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Argh! Started this and so far it's All Miss Bickle,All the Time. I can not STAND her. Please tell me if gets better?
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You're welcome! This is very enjoyable. I did feel the main character was harsh on the romance genre, but she came around in a pretty believable way. (Although the plot is quite deliberately tropey.) Laugh out loud funny at some points -- Whelan likely had a field day with creating characters she could have fun voicing -- but also genuinely painful and touching at times.
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The new game reminded me of the time my husband made this to be my avatar on GoodReads.
A fav of mine.
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Currently reading.
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Whut.
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