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AllDebooks

Joined February 2022

I'm a voracious reader with an appetite for all genres. Host of #NaturaLitsy #NetgalleyGroup #VirginiaBloomsberries

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Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World by Gillian Gill

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Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The ones who run our world. by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

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Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer

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The Woman in White by Wilkie Colli

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The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon

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Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox RICHARDSON

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees by Amy-Jane Beer

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Happy #Chatterday 😊

I'm so sorry I missed last week. Life is a real struggle atm.
I hope you are all well and planning a lovely weekend. Drop by and let us know your weekend news/plans. All are welcome to join us.

Play ☕️ Tag ☕️ Share

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @julieclair @kspenmoll @librarybelle @kelli7990 @dabbe @Cuilin @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @Catsandbooks @wanderinglynn @BarkingMadRead @DebinHawaii

BethM Sorry you‘re struggling! 9h

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag!😘💛🏷 9h

Cuilin I hear you. Sending happy thoughts your way. I started some new medication this week, feeling a little nauseous so will take it easy this weekend. 8h

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TheBookHippie @Cuilin Ugh that‘s the worst! Hope it passes. 7h

TheBookHippie Ugh. So sorry. I think I hit all the emotions in a day lately. Rage, grief, pockets of joy. This weekend just chores and rest. 7h

Deblovestoread Sorry to hear you‘ve hit a rough patch. Hoping for better things for you. I have some chores to do today and will start How the Light Gets In on audio for the #TransReadathon. I am hoping to sneak in a few minutes in my sewing room to craft a bit this afternoon. 6h

Librarybelle I‘m so sorry to hear! I hope things get brighter for you soon! ❤️ 5h

Librarybelle Today is a spring clean day, in between coaxing Zeke to eat. He‘s going through a rough patch this weekend and of course decided to be very picky on eating when the vet is closed for the weekend. I‘m hoping to carve some reading time in later today and all day tomorrow. We‘ll see! 5h

DebinHawaii Sorry to hear things are rough right now. Hoping things get better soon. 💜💜💜 It was a week & I‘m in need of an escape so taking a field trip to a little town with my favorite local stores & using the 30-40 minute drive each way for a cozy mystery audiobook. 24m

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Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World | Gillian Gill

#VirginiaBloomsberries

How are you getting on with our March #buddyread Gill's biography of VW?
I came across this great discussion in Elle - Why read Virginia Woolf?

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

https://elleuzbekistan.com/en/an-extraordinary-mind-why-read-virginia-woolf/

Librarybelle My copy came in at the library! 1w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Yay! I'm really enjoying it. 😊 1w

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Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The ones who run our world. | Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

#NaturaLitsy

Yep, me too! I'm so excited about this book. I have lots to learn about our invertebrate friends. 🪳🦟🐜🕷🦋🐝🪲

ShelleyBooksie What a great preface 2w

AllDebooks @ShelleyBooksie I thought so ❤️ 2w

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The Star Of The Sea | Joseph O'Connor

Get yourself cosy and join in our Sunday night #HyggeHour readathon. I'm going to start the tagged.
What will you be reading? 📚🍫🕯☕️

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit Ahhh! There was no Hygge yesterday 😭 But hopefully a genuine calm. Today is the criminal case for Brynne‘s ex. We spent yesterday making plans for safety just in case and prepping support. We do not have to go to court and that is a gift but hopefully she will leave the state peacefully after today. @TheBookHippie @AllDebooks 2w

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit oh jeez. That sounds like a tough time for you all. Hope you're all okay. Sendung hugs xxx 2w

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Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The ones who run our world. | Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

Starting the #NaturaLitsy #buddyread with the first outdoor read of the year.
A gorgeous spring day really lifts the spirit, don't you think? If only you could hear and smell the apple blossom pic. It smells amazing and is literally buzzing with pollinators. 🐝

Bookwormjillk How lovely! 2w

AnnCrystal 😍🤩💝💝💝. 2w

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The Professional Barista's Handbook | Scott Rao

Happy #Chatterday

Stop by and check in. Let us know what you're doing today. ❤️☕️❤️

All are welcome to join in.

@Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @dabbe @Cuilin @TheSpineView @Soscha @kspenmoll

Bookwormjillk Yay #Chatterday ! I got up early to take my son to work, planned some menus, and am heading out to the garden in a bit. I love spring! 2w

TheSpineView Will do! 2w

Librarybelle Good morning! Busy weekend planned, with a winery visit this afternoon and an author event hosted by my local bookstore tomorrow! 2w

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AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk we've had blue skies all week. Just wonderful. 😍 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Have fun! How are the fur baby's doing? 2w

Librarybelle @AllDebooks Xander is 100% back to normal. We go in a little over a week to recheck his white blood cell count…hopefully it‘s back to normal. Zeke is doing much better. He‘s having a slow morning, but he also had a massive hairball this morning. Crossing fingers that we are still on the right track! My other two are still fine…thank goodness. Thanks for asking! 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle that's so good to hear. X 2w

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle yay good pet news!! 2w

TheBookHippie Sun is out. Goulash in oven and I‘m on couch under heated blanket. Insomnia has hit which my doctor expected after Paxlovid dosing quit. My body is having heightened alert threat issues. I‘m enjoying FaceTiming my fellow activist at marches and having tea and toast. 2w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk 💚🌼💚 2w

dabbe @Librarybelle Glad your boys are doing well! Hope you have a fun weekend; you truly deserve to! 💚🌼💚 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Keep resting as much as you can! Hope the insomnia breaks soon, too. 💚🌼💚 2w

dabbe Hoping to do a quick pick up and clean; then, our friend and her greyhound are coming over in the late afternoon. 🤔 Come to think of it, why bother and clean when there'll be three dogs running around? Guess I'll have to relax and read instead. 🤣 2w

Librarybelle Thanks, @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @dabbe ! ❤️ 2w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie hope you start feeling better soon x 2w

AllDebooks @dabbe I fully support your decision to defer cleaning and reading instead. 😅 2w

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The Mask Falling | Samantha Shannon

I'm cosying up under the blankets with the 4th book from The Bone Season series for tonight's #Hyggehour readathon.

What are your plans? 📚🏡🕯🍫

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Happy #Chatterday ☕️

Thank you for all the lovely well wishes. I'll catch up on all I've missed over the last month. I hope you're all well and looking forward to spring.

What are your weekend plans?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Cuilin @dabbe @TheAromaofBooks @DebinHawaii @Librarybelle

Cuilin Well, I had to change my plans cause I got the dates wrong and I thought it was a rugby weekend but no Six Nations till next weekend. I guess I‘ll be reading. I have some catching up to do. 3w

Librarybelle This week has been rough, so it‘s my hope I can rest and read in between administering kitty medications. It‘s breezy yet sunny today at my house, so that helps build up my spirits! 3w

thecheckoutstack I‘ll be snowboarding in the mashed potatoe spring snow and grilling brats in the parking lot today, smoking some trout and catching up on chores tomorrow. 3w

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AllDebooks @Cuilin Love Six Nations tournament with a oint ir two of Guiness ❤️ 3w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle I wish them better with all my heart. X 3w

AllDebooks @thecheckoutstack Fun times x 3w

dabbe @Librarybelle How is Zeke doing? 🖤🐾🖤 3w

dabbe @Cuilin I still have to catch up with “Wisteria Lodge“ so I can participate today! Right there with ya! 🤗 3w

dabbe @thecheckoutstack 🤩 3w

dabbe Matt and I are getting ready for our Diamondback Ticket Draft Party tomorrow. Hard to believe that baseball season is upon us! I also am WAY behind in my reading (talking to you, LES MIS), so I hope to get caught up! Hope everyone has a lovely weekend! 🩶💚🩶 3w

TheLudicReader Haha, @dabbe , my ex used to be in a band called Diamondback. 3w

Cuilin @dabbe I just started following the Red Sox on Bluesky, and I keep dropping info to my husband. He‘s like “how do you know this?” 😂 3w

Librarybelle Thanks, @AllDebooks ! ❤️ 3w

Librarybelle @dabbe At the moment, Zeke is fine. He‘s got 5 medications, with two ending tomorrow and one “as needed” after this morning. Poor kid. The food allergy thing, and he loved that food, has been tough! He and Xander love waking me up every hour for food! 😂 3w

dabbe @TheLudicReader Yet another thing we have in common. There's a story here; I can feel it! 3w

dabbe @Cuilin 🤣⚾️🤣 3w

dabbe @Librarybelle Your boys are lucky to have you for their mamma! 🖤🐾🐾🖤 3w

Librarybelle Thank you, @dabbe !❤️ 3w

DebinHawaii Having a bit of an allergy/asthma flare up but managed to make a quick trip to the monthly makers market by my house & now at the coffeeshop, then grocery store & home to rest my eyes. Glad you are feeling better @AllDebooks 💜 3w

Bookwormjillk Glad you are back among us @AllDebooks It‘s a catch up/get ready weekend for me. House cleaning, did my son‘s taxes, getting things together for spring sports for my daughter, and stashing some meals in the freezer. I want to watch a movie tonight too- maybe Conclave? 3w

mhillis Glad you‘re feeling better On Saturday I went to a lecture on Rosalind Franklin and went to dinner afterwards. The restaurant specializes in dishes made with local veggies. Today I think I‘ll stay in and audio clean / bake 💛 (edited) 3w

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Panama Papers: Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money (Revised) | Bastian Obermayer, Frederik Obermaier

My #Roll100 books for March. I'm really enjoying this year's sociopolitical theme. I'm learning so much. Going down this rabbit hole is so enlightening and inspiring. 🐇 👀 It's giving me hope.

@PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 3w

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Charles Dickens

#BookSpinBingo March

My March list is made up of 9 #buddyreads
The above plus the tagged, a Leigh Bardugo book, Pride and Prejudice, Entitled and Brave hearted.
Plus my #Roll100 reads. https://litsy.com/p/eUlQc1FYM0k5

The rest will be selected from my tbr/library/arc pile.

@TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w

PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 3w

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Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World | Gillian Gill

#VirginiaBloomsberries March #buddyread

This month's title is Gillian Gill's 2019 biography of VW, focusing on the women ofthe late 19th and early 20th century who influenced her so much.

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

@LitsyEvents

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Jacob's Room | Virgina Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries February discussion thread.

📚 What effect did the narrative style have on you as a reader?
📚 Do you consider the stylistic choices VW made, helped raise questions about truth, subjective experiences, authenticity, &reliable narrative?
📚 What did you consider the central theme to be?

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

Next up - https://litsy.com/p/SWU3ekxLejl2

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @PurpleyPumpkin @TheKidUpstairs @quietlycuriouskate @Deblovestoread @Daisey @Cuilin @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @Graywacke 3w

AllDebooks @rubyslippersreads @AnishaInkspill @JenlovesJT47 @iamthatniki 3w

Cuilin I haven‘t finished it yet. 😮‍💨 I‘m not quite sure if I have a good grasp on the main theme. Stylistically I‘m finding it interesting, reading the inner thoughts of the people surrounding the main character. 3w

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Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The ones who run our world. | Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

#Naturalitsy March #buddyread

This month, we turn our attention to the essential creatures that sustain life on earth. I hope there is lots to learn in this book. Invertebrates, insects, creepy-crawlies, whatever you call them, are not my strong suit. I'm looking forward to getting to know them and their world better. 🐜🪳🐞🦟🦗

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

@LitsyEvents

kelli7990 I would like to join. 3w

AllDebooks @kelli7990 Great, welcome to #NaturaLitsy 📚 3w

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Ten Birds That Changed the World | Stephen Moss

#Naturalitsy
Our discussion thread for February's #buddyread

🐦‍⬛ Did you like the author's writing style?
🦃 Did you have a favourite chapter/bird?
🐦 Did that differ from the one you expected to like most? If so, why?
📚 Would you recommend this author or try his other books?

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

Next up - https://litsy.com/p/SnJ6bm9Kb1dH

AllDebooks @wordslinger42 @rockpools @Chrissyreadit @Blackink_WhitePaper @BookwormAHN @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 3w

AllDebooks @MelisK @Soubhiville @SamAnne @claudiuo @PageShifter @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @CaitZ @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark 3w

AllDebooks @bnp @TEArificbooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs @Julsmarshall @Readergrrl @AmandaBlaze @Cazxxx @Cuilin @Morr_Books @Read4life @vonnie862 @Eyelit @Roary47 3w

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AllDebooks @Knitmaths @mjdowens @SaltyMac 3w

AllDebooks @Bluebird @yourfavouritemixtape @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @gossamerchild @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll @Smarkies 3w

AllDebooks @JenReadsAlot @CatLass007 @bookwyrm7 @CBee @Vansa @Schnoebs 3w

Bookwormjillk I'm still trying to track this one and the next one down but please keep me tagged. Eventually some day I will catch up. 3w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk The audiobook of 10 birds is on Everand, if you have it. 3w

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks I do, but for some reason they tell me it's not available every month and to check back next month. 3w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk well that's irritating. Spotify have it. https://open.spotify.com/show/1DCUTOostrYyiboHqU4U3G?si=ggWJ-udMQfWB-ZHJZCtOAw 3w

AllDebooks It's included in the Spotify premium package jere in UK. Not sure about States. 3w

Chelsea.Poole I listened to about half of this. I gave up because I found the information about each bird pretty basic and nothing new to me. 3w

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks I gave in and changed my Everand subscription so I can access this and a few others. Hoping to get to it soon! 3w

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

Hi, tentative 👋

I'm slowly starting to feel better. February has been a tough month. All I've been doing is resting and reading. My daughter brought me snowdrops to cheer me up. A sign spring is springing. 🌞

I've got a lot of catching up to do.

Bookwormjillk Glad to see you back! We've missed you! 3w

KadaGul @AllDebooks I know the feeling of being sick 🤧😷🤒🤮. I spent the whole of January and February being sick and finally starting to get better. 3w

AnnCrystal Wonderful that you're recovering 🙏🏼💝📚💝. 3w

Liz_M Welcome back (and posting with a vengeance!) I hope spring arrives soon and with our, better health! 3w

Librarybelle Glad you‘re feeling better! 3w

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Untitled | Anonymous

Hi all,

Happy #Chatterday 😊

I'm going to have to check back with you all as I'm ill with an asthma flareup and chest infection. I'm sloping back to bed.

I hope you're all well and having a great weekend. X

Deblovestoread Oh no! Wishing you a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 1mo

kspenmoll That is the worst. Stay in bed & take care of you! I just grocery shopped with everyone else- supposed to get 6-9 inches of snow tonight. I will believe it when I see it- most we‘ve had so far this year is 4 inches of fluff. 💕💕 1mo

Bookwormjillk Oh no! Get some rest and I hope you feel better. 1mo

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Librarybelle Hope you feel better soon! 1mo

dabbe Cuddle up and rest! Hope you're on the mend soon! 🩶🩷🩶 1mo

TiredLibrarian Hope you're feeling better soon! 1mo

AnnCrystal Rest 🙏💝, may you recover and heal swiftly. 1mo

quietlycuriouskate Oh that's wretched! Hope you can get some rest and are feeling better soon. 1mo

Suet624 🥴 I hope you feel better soon 1mo

Lesliereadsalot Rest and hydrate and feel better! 🩷 1mo

TheLudicReader Feel better soon. 1mo

JessClark78 Hope you feel better soon. 1mo

TheBookHippie Feel better!!! 1mo

DebinHawaii Ugh! I can relate to the asthma flare up & chest junk! 😖 Hope you can get some rest & that you are feeling better soon. 💜 1mo

TheBookHippie Hope you‘re doing better! 1mo

Bookwormjillk Thinking of you this weekend and hoping you‘re feeling better. 1mo

bthegood Hope you feel better soon 💕 1mo

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Heartsong | Tj Klune

My first read for #LBQTHistoryMonth2025 is the tagged. I LOVE it but didn't realise it was part of a series. If I wanted to read the other Green Creek books, would it matter that I've read #3
first?
I love this graphic from @QueerChameleon 🏳️‍🌈 Says it all really.

Zuhkeeyah The storyline makes more sense in order but the way book #3 is setup it‘s almost a standalone. It‘s a great series! 2mo

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Hope In The Dark | Rebecca Solnit

FYI
I'm not wishing to ruffle feathers re politics, BUT I've seen a lot of people struggling with current events on here.
Rebecca Solnit has launched a new website to post essays, content, and information regarding the defence of democracy. Remember #KnowledgeisPower

https://meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/welcome-to-meditations-in-an-emerge...

Amiable Thank you for posting this. I for one am feeling powerless and angry and afraid and I don't know where to direct my rage.

FYI, if you don't already follow Heather Cox Richardson, I highly recommend that you do. 2mo

AllDebooks @Amiable just trying to help, as I've never been so scared at world events as I am rn. It's terrifying watching from the UK and I dread to think of the global impact this will have. I do follow Heather, too. She is so good at making sense of it all. 2mo

Karisa Thank you… so much 🤬 at the news from me these past few weeks. Good to know we are not alone. These are more constructive ways to channel our power. 2mo

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TiredLibrarian Thank you. 2mo

JenReadsAlot Thank you! @Amiable I'm so feeling the same way. 2mo

wanderinglynn Thanks for posting this. As someone who currently lives in DC & works for the US government, I can say we‘re all stressed, frustrated, & worried. Every day there‘s something. Some of my policy colleagues have already been laid off. Every day there‘s a new directive. I think it‘s going to get worse before it evens out. 2mo

Zuhkeeyah Thank you for sharing! 2mo

dabbe 🩶🩷🩶 2mo

AnnCrystal Thank you for sharing this 📻💝💝💝. (edited) 2mo

Cuilin Some feathers need to be ruffled!!! 💗 2mo

kspenmoll Thank you!!!!‘ I joined & sent this to my friends. @wanderinglynn My closest friend has lived in DC since college- she says much the same. Total chaos due to T. ( I cannot bring myself to write out his name). (edited) 1mo

TheBookHippie Thank you!!! 1mo

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The Wood at Midwinter | Susanna Clarke

My #HyggeHour read for tonight. 😍

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness: The Complete Book of Hygge (Hygge Life, Hygge Books, Hygge Habits, Hygge Christmas, Hygge Lifestyle, Art of Happiness. Concept of Hygge) (Hygge Lifestyle Books 1) | Britta Olsson

Are you joining in our #HyggeHourReadathon tonight?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

kspenmoll Yes! Been watching updates on the DC plane crash on & off today so I need to disengage & relax tonight with #hyggehour 2mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll so very sad 😔 2mo

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Untitled | Unknown

What a phrase!! I shall be hurkle-durkling for most of the day, with books, obviously. 📚 😁📚

BookmarkTavern Love it! 😍 2mo

AnnCrystal 😉📚💝. 2mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo

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kspenmoll Love this! 2mo

AnishaInkspill what a fantastic word, Sunday should be a hurkle-durkle-day 😊 2mo

AllDebooks @AnishaInkspill yes it should x 2mo

AllDebooks @BookmarkTavern @AnnCrystal @dabbe @kspenmoll 😊 2mo

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Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A celebration of gay gods, sapphic saints, and queerness through the ages | Dan Jones

🤔 What's on my tbr list this month for LGBT+HistoryMonth2025 📚

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/31/pinknews-book-club-10-queer-reads-for-lgb...
https://www.theproudtrust.org/schools-and-training/secondary-resources/lgbt-hist...

kspenmoll I am reading octavia Butler‘s book, A few Rules for Predicting the Future, &

[tagged book]

2mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll Thanks for the recs x 2mo

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None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary

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[tagged book]

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Bookshelves & Coffeecups | New Ulm, MN (Bookstore)

Happy #Chatterday 😊

☕️ How are you?
☕️ Do you have any weekend plans?
☕️ Any recommendations for 📚🎧📺🎬
💙❄️💙

All are welcome to join us.

Tagging a few to start @kspenmoll @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @TheSpineView @tpixie @DebinHawaii

julieclair I‘m visiting my grandsons this weekend! My oldest is turning 5…. such a joyful age! 💙😀💙 2mo

Bookwormjillk Good morning! I sent my son to work with my car so I will be forced to stay here and get to some of the projects I‘ve been putting off! @julieclair have a good visit! 2mo

Librarybelle After my usual cleaning today, I signed up to attend a webinar through the Bronte Parsonage, so I‘m looking forward to that. I‘ve got lots to read, so my nose will be in a book the rest of the weekend. Have fun, @julieclair and enjoy your projects, @Bookwormjillk ! 2mo

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Cuilin @Bookwormjillk good luck with the projects 🍀 2mo

Cuilin @julieclair how fun, enjoy. 2mo

Cuilin No plans. We had a snow storm during the night so I think I‘ll stay in and read. 2mo

kspenmoll @julieclair Enjoy your visit! They must be so excited when you come! 2mo

julieclair @Bookwormjillk It's so satisfying to finally get put-off projects completed, isn't it? And I hope you get them finished in time to enjoy some well-earned reading time. 😉 2mo

julieclair @Librarybelle That sounds totally awesome!!! Enjoy!! 😊 2mo

kspenmoll @Bookwormjillk I hope some of your projects are fun!!!!?? 2mo

julieclair @Cuilin That sounds Iike a perfect day! Enjoy! 2mo

julieclair @kspenmoll Thank you! I think we're just as excited as they are! 🥰 2mo

kspenmoll @Cuilin Sounds like the perfect day to stay inside, be cozy, & read! 2mo

kspenmoll I am meeting my sister at a local Indie bookstore, then enjoying coffee together. ❤️📚☕️ 2mo

TheBookHippie I am 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🙄🤬😡🤯 today I plan to do chores to loud music. I highly recommend watching Rather on Netflix about Dan Rather. https://www.netflix.com/title/81772239 2mo

AllDebooks @julieclair that will be so much fun. Enjoy all the cuddles. 😍 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk oh dear, hope it's a productive day 🙏 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle your webinar sounds interesting. 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin sounds like a cosy plan 😊 2mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll Bliss, coffee, then a book haul. Perfect day. 😊 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie Oh man, don't. This week has been nuts. And those poor people in Washington. Just awful. Do what makes you happier and calmer. Hope you vent your frustration while doing chores. 🙂 2mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie What a week. Hope the loud music helps to drown out at least some of the 😠😡🤬 2mo

julieclair @kspenmoll What a lovely way to spend a Saturday! 2mo

tpixie @julieclair have a wonderful visit! 2mo

tpixie @Bookwormjillk hope you got some projects done today! 2mo

tpixie @Librarybelle what a fun webinar! 2mo

tpixie @Cuilin keep warm! 2mo

tpixie @kspenmoll sister time! 📚 ☕️ 2mo

tpixie @TheBookHippie hope you were able to clean away some bad mojo! Thanks for the tip on Rather! 2mo

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The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm and Mindful in a Fast-Paced World | Haemin Sunim

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Happy Imbolc 🌞 Spring is on its way. 🌷

I hope you've enjoyed the last 2 months as much as I have. #MWS is always a big help to get me through the shorter days.
❄️Did you participate in the #buddyread (tagged book)?
❄️What are your thoughts?

We'll be back for #MidsummerSolace in June. Happy reading. 📚

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

AllDebooks @Faranae @Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie @Marmie7 @Julsmarshall @PaperbackPirate @dabbe @quietjenn @Charityann @peaKnit @Librarybelle @Read4life @BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch 2mo

AllDebooks @Cazxxx @wanderinglynn @Soscha @Lizpixie @Readergrrl @jenniferw88 @CrystalE02 @Catsandbooks @Dilara @tdrosebud @AmandaBlaze @Gissy @mcctrish @ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit @Cuilin @gossamerchild 2mo

AllDebooks @TheKidUpstairs @Crinoline_Laphroaig @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @TheSpineView @Larkken @julieclair @MittenGirlPeach @JamieArc @sebrittainclark @BookwormAHN @MidnightBookGirl @IndoorDame 2mo

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AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk @ChasingOm @Texreader @StaceGhost @DebinHawaii @LocalTXLibrarian @kspenmoll @Sparklemn @Avanders @BethM @forestandcrow @quietlycuriouskate @TEArificbooks @TheDaysGoBy @inthegreensandblues 2mo

AllDebooks @DogMomIrene @Kenyazero @bookwyrm7 @CatLass007 2mo

Librarybelle Overall, some good reflections. I liked the stories in each section that helped solidify the message for that section. I was not as enchanted with the book as I had hoped I would be, but I‘m so glad I read it! 2mo

TheBookHippie I‘m so sorry I bailed too many “pissed me off quips” 🤪😂😂😂🥴😩🤷🏻‍♀️😝 I‘m sure there was good in it for someone. I generally don‘t read these type books. 😅 2mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I didn't read the tagged book but previous one Calm Christmas and Happy New Year was a gamechanger for me. I want to reread every year. Thank you.

[tagged book]

Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A little book of festive joy

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AllDebooks @Librarybelle I felt the same, some nuggets of wisdom in there. 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie lol, fair enough 🤣 2mo

AllDebooks @Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm so glad you enjoyed the Christmas book. 😊 2mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks I bailed both books 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I cannot. 2mo

Julsmarshall I listened to it on #audio and like @Librarybelle , found a few gems that resonated with me. I never would have found this book without the challenge so thanks, @AllDebooks ! 2mo

dabbe @AllDeBooks @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Thank you for hosting this and giving all of us much-needed inspiration. 🩶🩷🩶 2mo

AllDebooks @dabbe it has been an absolute pleasure, as always. Thank you for joining us. X 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 🤣 2mo

AllDebooks @Julsmarshall I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😊 2mo

kspenmoll My “Bridget cross” is on my front door😀 It‘s so cold is hard to imagine spring… 2mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll 😊 2mo

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The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism | Martin Wolf

My February #BookSpinBingo reading plan. The tagged book is the first of my #Roll100 picks.
1 - 10 are #buddyreads

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees | Amy-Jane Beer

#NaturaLitsy #Dailybuddyread #ATreeADay

Well, that's a wrap on January.
🍃 Are you enjoying our daily read?
🍃 Do you have a favourite entry for January?
🍃 Have the entries prompted you to research more on that day's subject?

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

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread @Bookwormjillk @Read4life @TheBookHippie @kspenmoll @TEArificbooks @Cuilin @DebinHawaii @Chelsea.Poole @dabbe @Chrissyreadit @CBee @julieclair @tdrosebud @Soscha @Seabreeze_Reader @StaceGhost @Daisey @bcncookbookclub 2mo

Cuilin I love starting my day with this book. I love the Major Oak tree in Sherwood Forest and I also love the road of trees in Northern Ireland. 2mo

TheBookHippie Yes! I loved that Theresienstadt was in the book and everyday I‘m in awe. Such a perfect book for the year! 2mo

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CBee I need to catch up but am very much enjoying it! 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin I loved the Major Oak too, visited it many times. It is a lovely book. 😍 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie glad you like it. I like the variety of posts, so interesting. 2mo

AllDebooks @CBee no rush, just enjoy. X 2mo

Read4life I‘m just enjoying this book. I start my day with it out on the hammock with my coffee. It‘s just a perfect start to each new day. 2mo

AnnCrystal 🌱💝💝💝. 2mo

Faranae 😂 I think I'm the only one who doesn't like the book. I thought I would, but it doesn't go deep enough at all, and some of the trees I already knew about, I got annoyed because of how she talked about them (for example, focusing on the death of Kiidk'yaas instead of its part in Haida life, the saplings created from cuttings, the use of the wood in Six String Nation, etc).

It did give me something to track daily for Storygraph though! 2mo

dabbe I'm loving it and even got Matt reading it with me. 🤩 The only parts that sadden me, though, are the trees that no longer exist. 🥺 2mo

TEArificbooks I‘m loving it. I thought it was going to highlight a tree species a day but I like the specific trees. I thought the 11 bonsai trees was a cute story. 2mo

Daisey I‘m thoroughly enjoying this book as well! I don‘t tend to read it every day but about every 3 days I read a few days. I‘m not sure it‘s quite what I was expecting, but it‘s fascinating. 2mo

Seabreeze_Reader I'm enjoying the daily essays, although I sometimes miss a few days and then read multiple entries to catch up. I think the reading is just the right length and if I'm curious about finding out more info, I can do more research on my on. The stories of destruction do make me sad. How could someone manage to run over a lone tree in the middle of the Sahara dessert? It just boggles my mind. So far, I still like the Emancipation Oak entry the best. 2mo

kspenmoll My favorite entry for January is 01/04-The willow tree-always loved the weeping willows. 2mo

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Loved this info too- there is so much in this book-I adore it & its a lovely way to start my day. 2mo

AllDebooks @Seabreeze_Reader @kspenmoll 😊 2mo

AllDebooks I enjoy the variety of posts, not just actual trees but stories, art, sculpture, literary references, and history. 2mo

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Monday Or Tuesday | Virginia Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries January's #buddyread discussion thread.

📚 What did you think of the various writing styles between stories?
📚 Did you enjoy any particular stories? If so, why?
📚 Do you like the stream-of-consciousness style she uses?

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

Next up - Jacob's Room https://litsy.com/p/c3lpd2JsbHJN

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @PurpleyPumpkin @TheKidUpstairs @quietlycuriouskate @Deblovestoread @Daisey @Cuilin @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @Graywacke @rubyslippersreads @AnishaInkspill @JenlovesJT47 @iamthatniki 2mo

Librarybelle Still playing catchup, but please keep me on the tag list. I fell behind but want to read her works in order, so it‘ll be a bit before I‘m up with the group. 2mo

Cuilin What I find interesting about Woolf‘s writing is that I really enjoy it while I‘m reading and two days later I forgotten the majority of what I‘ve read. I remember birds flying over a town. Oh and a group of women asking if men are worth the praise bestowed on them? 2mo

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TheBookHippie I prefer her short stories and stream of consciousness over her long ones. I read a few twice to soak them in. I printed out Monday or Tuesday for my collage journal. 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle please don't feel under pressure. It's a relaxed group. Enjoy them as and when you get to them. 😊 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin that's true. 🤣 I did enjoy Kew Garden with the view pint of the flower bed. 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie adding them to your journal is a good idea 💡 2mo

TheBookHippie I didn‘t fully check this out but it appears to be our February book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNAdq9NHTlw 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie oh lovely, thank you for the link x 2mo

AnishaInkspill I will come back to this as soon as I have read it, but previously I have read Kew Garden and I really liked its style, I am looking forward to this 2mo

AllDebooks @AnishaInkspill Kew Garden was my favourite story. 😍 2mo

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What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World�s Ocean | Helen Scales

#NaturaLitsy January's #buddyread discussion thread.

🌊 Did you enjoy the author's style?
🌊 What stood out for you?
🌊 Did you find the tone optimistic about the future?

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

🦉🐦‍⬛🦃Next up - Ten birds that changed the world. https://litsy.com/p/NGNZWXBVZllk

AllDebooks @rockpools @Chrissyreadit @Blackink_WhitePaper @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @SamAnne @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MelisK @Soubhiville @wanderinglynn @claudiuo @PageShifter 2mo

AllDebooks @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @CaitZ @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark @bnp @TEArificbooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs 2mo

AllDebooks @Julsmarshall @Readergrrl @AmandaBlaze @Cazxxx @Cuilin @Morr_Books @Read4life @vonnie862 @Eyelit @Roary47 @Knitmaths @mjdowens @SaltyMac @Bluebird @yourfavouritemixtape @Deblovestoread 2mo

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Bookwormjillk I enjoyed this book a lot. I‘m not sure I found it hopeful. More like there is promise of hope if we do the right thing. I thought the audiobook was very well done. You could hear the emotions in the author‘s voice. 2mo

AllDebooks @TheSpineView @gossamerchild @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll @Smarkies @JenReadsAlot @bookwyrm7 @Vansa @CBee @Lunakay @Seabreeze_Reader @Texreader @PaperbackPirate @StaceGhost @Schnoebs 2mo

Roary47 I really enjoyed the book also. I show a video to my classes every year called The Plastic Ocean and it has the same tone, and much of the same information. It is nice to see the change that happens to my students after they realize how much just plastic is causing on aquatic ecosystems. I think a change for the better is the aim by the tone they have. I also listened to the audio which was really nicely done @Bookwormjillk 2mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk I felt this way too. I love the ocean so much and I fear for it. The book is very well written and I think it‘s a must read. Done very well. I had a library book and I had to wait for it so that‘s encouraging. 2mo

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Untitled | Unknown

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Our last #FridayNightShare is a free choice. What 2024 reads did you really enjoy? Recommend as many as you like. We all like a hefty tbr pile, right?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

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Moments of Being | Virginia Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries

I hear you, Virginia.

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Selected Poems | e. e. cummings

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A beautiful #WednesdayWisdom for you, plus a fabulous fox ❤️

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

AnnCrystal 💕💫💝. 2mo

TheBookHippie I love this poet and foxes! PERFECTION. 2mo

Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot | Mikki Kendall

Pick

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#RiseUpReads @Catsandbooks

This book is one of the best feminist books I have ever read. Kendall exposes how marginalised women are excluded from feminist causes and how we must bring these women into the fold in order to claim feminism as an equality concept.
If you consider yourself a feminist, you MUST read this book. It will show you how you can do better.

Catsandbooks Excellent review! Would you like to be added to the rise up reads tag list? 2mo

AllDebooks @Catsandbooks yes please 😀 2mo

Catsandbooks Added you! ❤️ 2mo

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Collapse Feminism: The Online Battle for Feminism's Future | Alice Cappelle

I'm really getting a lot out of reading my sociopolitical books from my #Roll100 list. It's making me feel better about the whole global situation atm, be that climate change, equality, AI, human rights, economics, or governance. There are people fighting back, educating, informing, documenting, and pushing for change. Some can be difficult reads but empowering for that. I highly recommend it.

@PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 2mo

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Reasons to Stay Alive | Matt Haig

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace #NaturaLitsy

This is our last #MondayMoments for now. I hope they've helped you pause for a moment. I found this great article, jam-packed with tips, advice, and recommendations. It's a lovely 5 minute read. 😍
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/26/winter-wonder-jeanette-winte...

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Chrissyreadit 🩵 2mo

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Women, Race, & Class | Angela Y. Davis

My #HyggeHourReadathon has developed into an all afternoon, not moving from this spot. This is most definitely a 'calm and boring day'. 😊📚☕️🐈
I'm spending the day alternating between reading the tagged book and listening to #NaturaLitsy January read, What the Wild Seas Can Be. 🌊 🎧

For the actual hour, I'll be planning February's reads and journaling.

All welcome to join us.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie Tagged book is so good! 2mo

Julsmarshall Sounds like a wonderful day! 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie isn't it, tho? This will go into my top 10 influential reads. 2mo

AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 2mo

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo

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The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison

Happy #Chatterday

I've had the best afternoon celebrating this lil dude's 1st birthday. I'm now snuggled up in bed #WithTheBanned book. 😍

AnnCrystal 🤩🥳🎂🍰💝. 2mo

Leftcoastzen Awesome! 2mo

Suet624 ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

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dabbe HB, Little Dude! 🤩🤩🤩 2mo

IuliaC Happy birthday! 🎈🎂 2mo

Cupcake12 Happy birthday little guy! 🎉🎉🎉 2mo

Gissy Happy Birthday 🎉🎊🎂🥳 2mo

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

#Chatterday

Well .... 🤔🫣, that was a week. So, let's focus on wellbeing, positive, and inspirational points.
Please remember this is a safe place to vent frustrations, shout out achievements, grumble, celebrate, all of it. Throw it at me, I can take it.
Let's chat. 💙

☕️ How has your week been?
☕️ Any weekend plans?
☕️ Any recommendations? 📚🎬📺

AllDebooks @Eggs how are you? 2mo

AllDebooks @CatLass007 @Kerrbearlib This is a weekly check-in event to catch-up. 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin @TheLudicReader @Soscha @AnnCrystal @Suet624 @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae @Sace @tpixie @dabbe @Librarybelle @Seabreeze_Reader @DebinHawaii @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @mhillis @kspenmoll @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Deblovestoread @Bookwormjillk 2mo

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Librarybelle Nearly one week down…how many more to go??? On Monday, I started meditating again and really hope to make this a part of my daily life—I do well, and then something happens, and I stop. My irregular viewing of my non-Litsy social media platforms is going well, which means more reading time! Overall, though, I‘m trying to focus on the present and live in the moment. I‘m a pessimist by nature, and current events make me doubt a bright future. ⬇️ 2mo

Librarybelle ⬆️ My favorite band, Our Lady Peace, released a song in 2005 titled “Will the Future Blame Us,” and it‘s been going nonstop in my head all week. That and R.E.M.‘s “It‘s the End of the World As We Know It…” except I don‘t feel fine. On a positive note, I‘ve got fun plans for Sunday and hopefully a good afternoon of reading today. Plus, the first discussion of #ChristiesCapers ! 2mo

TheLudicReader Busy week of marking and chasing kids for missing assignments as semester one wraps up. Had several discussions regarding AI, too. 😖 I have quite a lot of marking to do today to be ready for submitting my marks on Monday, but I am going to make time for a visit to the bookstore and to do some reading. Also made the decision to leave FB. I am on Bluesky if anyone else is. Come find me. 2mo

Bookwormjillk Happy #chatterday The best thing I can say for this week is it went quickly. I start PT on Wednesday for my hand issues so while I know it will be torture I‘m hoping for progress plus torture. @Librarybelle I started meditation again this week too! 2mo

AllDebooks Just off to a 1 year olds birthday party. Catch up later x 2mo

mhillis I attended a symposium on AI in Language Education today. Looking forward to a chill day at home tomorrow! 2mo

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk Admittedly, I don‘t have the best concentration for it, especially because the cats like to crawl all over me while I am meditating, but it‘s something! 2mo

Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle I have felt disheartened but i think my love of history has helped a ton to know that this is an ugly cycle and there are plenty of reasons it has happened- but it is not permanent because nothing is. One of my big thoughts is there is a huge fear of how social media has been used for misinformation- but it‘s also feared because it spreads information. We will continue to read and share and i have hope ❤️ 2mo

Eggs @AllDebooks Thx for asking - really challenging right now. Getting the house sale-ready, packing, crying, anxiety about apartment living, up and down stairs hundred X/day, visiting/consoling my partner in assisted living-so tired 🥱 2mo

Librarybelle @Chrissyreadit That‘s a good reflection and good positivity. I‘m a student of history too, and long ago I could just see where things were going. I‘m not in the hopeful mindset yet, but maybe someday… 2mo

Bookwormjillk @Eggs that sounds rough. I‘m so sorry you have to go through all of that. 2mo

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle me too with the cats. They seem to find me meditating interesting. 2mo

Librarybelle Oh my, @Eggs ! Thinking of you! ❤️ 2mo

Cuilin @Eggs That‘s so much at one time. Sending love. Thinking of you. 2mo

Cuilin I got a steroid shot so for four days I had zero discomfort and got so much done. Working on some long term solutions with my doctor. Went to see David Grey with my daughters last night in Boston which was amazing. For a moment we could pause the anxiety of the times. @TheLudicReader Also got rid of TIKTOK, all Meta and I‘m on Bluesky. (edited) 2mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle I need to start meditating again. Any tips? I used to use an app but don‘t want to pay for anything else. 2mo

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk Good luck with the hand therapy. Hope the torture is at a minimum. 🍀 2mo

Librarybelle @Cuilin I use the Calm app. In 2020, they had a lifetime membership at a deep discount, so I splurged and bought all of the content. I did see this post from Mindful.org on free app options for meditation: https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-apps-worthy-of-your-attention/ I‘ve not tried any of these, but Mindful is a good resource for meditation practices. 2mo

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I strained a muscle on the right side of my back, so during a week when I really need to release frustration through exercise, I'm limited to gentle stretches. It seems to be in the mend, though. Work was busy. It was so cold that I wore two pairs of pants. I covered for a sick colleague. BUT the weekend is here, and I'm hoping for some time to clean up a bit, to read, and enjoy the company of my guy and our dog. @Eggs Sending a hug your way. 💛 2mo

Sace @mhillis oh? What do you teach? I have yet to take the AI in the classroom plunge. 2mo

Sace @TheLudicReader Blergh. I know the feeling of chasing down students for assignments. 2mo

Sace @Bookwormjillk I hope you have more progress than torture. 2mo

Sace @Chrissyreadit I am constantly reminding myself of this (I‘m not a student of history per se but I have a working knowledge). 2mo

Sace @Cuilin glad you had days with no discomfort! 2mo

Sace @Librarybelle I have been back and forth about using the calm app. Maybe I‘ll give it a whirl. 2mo

Sace @Eggs I‘m so sorry. That‘s a lot on your plate. I‘ll keep you in my thoughts. 2mo

Sace @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick have a great weekend! Relax and refresh. 2mo

Sace I doomscrolled more than I should have this week but still way less than I have in the past. Thanks to snow days I had a lot of reading time which kept my mind of things. Working on my reading journal brought me joy as well as a nice conversation with a colleague about nothing in particular, but the human connection was nice. (edited) 2mo

Librarybelle @Sace Calm works for me, but I also know others who prefer other apps. Good luck! 2mo

Faranae I'm not in the US, so my week was less fraught in that regard. Tonight I'm having a Burns Supper on my Twitch stream, which is a bit silly since I don't currently have a way to have other people recite, or a camera for showing a proper meal. And my bagpipe music are all midis. 😂 2mo

Kerrbearlib This week I made mental health a priority. I learned emotional regulation skills & spent less time online. I‘ve been inspired by this Maggie Smith quote: “It‘s not enough to “think positive‘; you have to ‘do positive‘…Do something today, however small, to light up your own life. Or shine on someone else.” It‘s a dark time in the world & I think it‘s so important to bring light whenever possible. ♥️♥️♥️

[tagged book]

Keep Moving: The Journal: Thrive Through Change and Create a Life You Love

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CatLass007 Today is #Caturday! Every day is #Caturday! The cats are the only reason I get out of bed some days. And they take very good care of me when I don‘t feel well like Thursday and Friday because I had migraines all day. Not fun, except for kitty snuggles. Today I feel much better. This book about coffee that you have tagged is making me very sad because I love coffee, but coffee doesn‘t love me anymore. I am still able to drink tea, (cont)⬇️ 2mo

CatLass007 even caffeinated tea, so it‘s not all bad. My physical health goal is to manage my pain levels, starting with migraines. My feeling is that once my migraines are no longer keeping me in bed most days. I will be able to leave the house for something other than doctor‘s appointments. I used to attend a fiber arts group and an open craft group at our senior citizen center but the instructor is now in a nursing home and those groups no longer (cont)⬇️ 2mo

CatLass007 meet. I have spent a lot of time googling and have found a fiber arts group that meets every other Friday at the public library, and a group called Makerspace that meets on Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons at another location. I also am looking at local book clubs and have found at least one that seems to be one in which I could participate. Maybe more. But until I get my physical health in better condition I won‘t be able to really (cont)⬇️ (edited) 2mo

CatLass007 go anywhere. I am working at ways to be more frugal, because I spend every month agonizing over every penny I spend. Mental health also is a major priority. I am looking for mentally healthy and effective ways to resist fascism in the United States. @Librarybelle @Cuilin @Sace I have tried Calm and didn‘t find it particularly helpful. I find guided meditation a frustrating experience mostly it‘s about breathing and noticing your body (cont)⬇️ (edited) 2mo

tpixie @Eggs thinking of you, your partner, and your changes. In these hectic, difficult times, be sure and pause and take a deep breath & care for yourself. 💙💙💙 2mo

CatLass007 and for whatever reason that doesn‘t work for me. I have attended a meditation group that mostly focuses on breath work, but on two different occasions, we were led on more focused, guided meditation. Mentally walking across a field, through a forest,up a hill, etc. Those seem to work better for me. But that particular group no longer (cont)⬇️ 2mo

CatLass007 meets. If any of you have have suggestions for meditations similar to the ones I described, I would appreciate any input you have to offer. 2mo

AnnCrystal @Librarybelle I believe there's hope for the future so long as don't give up hope 🙏💝.

@Bookwormjillk may the therapy help your hand recover 🙏💝.

@Eggs keeping you and yours in my prayers. Hopefully once you resettle, the stress will be a less for you 🙏💝.

@Cuilin may you find a long time solution for the discomfort 🙏💝.

@Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick may your back strengten soon 🙏💝.

@CatLass007 may your condition become well 🙏💝.

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AnnCrystal Personally I am better this week mentally. We're no longer jumping out of our shoes whenever we hear sirens.

Still worried and freaking about things going on.

For meditations, my garden is my safe place 🌱💝.

Thank you for the tag ☺️💝. (edited) 2mo

CatLass007 @AnnCrystal Thank you. 🙏🏽💗 I will pray for you and all my friends on Litsy. Although the times can be discouraging, I don‘t think I could give up hope when I know there are still so many wonderful people in this world. 2mo

tpixie @Kerrbearlib great Maggie Smith quote! 2mo

AnnCrystal Thank You @CatLass007 truth 🥲🙏💖. 2mo

Deblovestoread I have to admit I‘m mostly angry, especially at the people I know who voted for this dumpster fire. So I‘m trying to use that to make some changes like get rid of Meta products, reduce my reliance on Amazon, etc. and also review the people in my everyday life. I appreciate the reminder about this not being permanent from @Chrissyreadit although at 65 if feels like it could be for the rest of my days. 2mo

dabbe @Librarybelle Glad you're meditating and that it's helping you to feel better. Can't wait to discuss some Christie! 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

dabbe @TheLudicReader Okay, you win the teacher award. I never chased down students for missing assignments! I was like “You snoozed? You losed!“ Bad grammar intentional. Hope you get some relaxation from marking. 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Good luck with PT; I hope it brings excellent results. 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

dabbe @mhillis Yay! Hope it's relaxing! 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

dabbe @Chrissyreadit Thanks for reminding me of this word (as a hashtag of course): #perspective 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

dabbe @Eggs So sorry to read this. You are going through so much. Holding you in my thoughts and sending 🩵🩶🩵. 2mo

dabbe @Cuilin Hoping for as many pain-free days as possible for you! 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Go easy and rest up! 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

Deblovestoread @Eggs. I‘m sorry you are going through so much and hope once you are settled you can find some comfort and peace. @Bookwormjillk @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick and @CatLass007 I hope you all find healing and comfort from your ailments. ❤️ @Cuilin David Grey! I haven‘t listened to him in a while. Need to fix that. Glad you had a lovely outing and hope you get continued respite from what ails you! Thanks everyone for sharing! ❤️ 2mo

dabbe @Kerrbearlib #dopositive Love that, and thanks. 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

dabbe @CatLass007 Meditation doesn't work much for me either. Here's a silly game I play when I want my brain to shut off: I take the alphabet and think of a category; then I try to come up with answers for each letter. Example: For “names of authors“ I might think “Alcott, Louisa“ or “Ann Patchett“ (both ways, of course). Then for B, maybe “Browning, Robert“ and so on. It really helps shut off my worries. 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread So with you! 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

dabbe How I got through this week:
1. A Trump Countdown timer: it actually helps me to see the numbers SLOWLY going down. 😂 Link: https://shorturl.at/Ai7s3
2. This song performed by Sydney Christmas. I have played it over and over again. She is STUNNING. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjyy4tYZFDc&list=RDpjyy4tYZFDc&start_radio=1
3. Creating my own mix of ambient sounds: https://asoftmurmur.com/

Sending all of you 🩵🩶🩵. #thistooshallpass 2mo

Deblovestoread @dabbe Somehow #1 gave a spark of joy and although I had seen #2 before watching today made me tear up. Thanks for that! ❤️ 2mo

Cuilin @CatLass007 speaking of walking meditation I just finished an amazing book on geotherapy,

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dabbe @Deblovestoread Seeing those numbers move is reassuring! And I am now Sydney's biggest fan! 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

CatLass007 @Deblovestoread I‘m 63 and I understand what you‘re saying. I‘m tired of being angry though. Making constructive steps like ridding yourself of Meta products, reducing your reliance on Amazon, and reviewing the people in your everyday will be emotionally healthy for you (and all of us) and I hope will help reduce your anger. @Kerrbearlib I like the way you think. I‘m looking up books by Maggie Smith right now. @Librarybelle I‘m looking up (cont)⬇️ 2mo

CatLass007 mindful.org Thank you! @eggs ❤️🙏🏽❤️ @Cuilin Thanks for the recommendation! @dabbe I will look both of these up. (edited) 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle I feel so much better for moving off SM. Living in the moment is the only way to live, especially in such uncertain times. X 2mo

AllDebooks @TheLudicReader I'm on Bluesky, but forget to use it. I mainly use Litsy now. Time in a bookshop is always time well spent. X 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk sounds painful but I hope it's worth it for long term relief. X 2mo

AllDebooks @mhillis I find AI terrifying. I really need to learn more about it. 2mo

AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit there is always hope. 💙 I've been following a lot of positive folks drawing attention to misinformation and what we can do to fight back, like AOC and Rebecca Solnit 2mo

AllDebooks @Eggs you were on my mind. I'm sorry you're having such a difficult time. Do you have support or help in dealing with the house? I wish you rest and strength to see you through these awful changes. X 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin I bet that was a lovely distraction for an evening. 2mo

AllDebooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick glad you're feeling better. Enjoy your down time. X 2mo

AllDebooks @Sace I absolutely bloody love this. Connection is key to getting through these tumultuous times. Ease up on the doomscrolling, tho. I drove myself batty over it during Brexit. 2mo

AllDebooks @Faranae sounds like it will be a blast. Enjoy x 🥃 2mo

AllDebooks @Kerrbearlib I agree with Maggie Smith. That quote is going in my journal. 😍 2mo

Sace @AllDebooks I just corrected my comment because I meant to say that since I doomscrolled more than I should have it was still LESS than I did 2016-2020. I can do more good going out and connecting with others. Or staying in and reading and keeping my bad attitude about my neighbors in check 😂 2mo

AllDebooks @CatLass007 🐈😻 Chronic illness is so debilitating. All you can do is take it one day at a time. Wishing you better so you can get more out of life. This time of year is tough for me, healthwise. It's why I started the #MidwinterSolace event as a way to connect with others. X 2mo

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal I'm glad it's ben a calmer week. My garden is my happy place too. 2mo

TheLudicReader @mhillis Any interesting takeaways about AI from your symposium? 2mo

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread No!!! 65 is young, and this is a transient time. Yes, it's scary, but I think enough people will oppose the divisive, destructive changes he wants to bring in. Particularly so now it's obvious 2mo

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread he's just in it for big business. I'm doing the same, avoiding all these troublesome companies. 2mo

TheLudicReader Ugh, right @Sace “Is there anything I can do to get my mark up?” Um, yeah. All the crap you should have done during the semester. 😂 2mo

AllDebooks @dabbe that countdown is going to be obsessed over. 😅 2mo

AllDebooks @Sace yes, that's the time period I was lost in it, too. I blame covid. 2mo

TheLudicReader Omg, @dabbe, Sydney Christmas! I started crying practically as soon as she started singing. Thanks for the link. As for chasing students…I wouldn‘t chase any of them if I had my way, a deadline is a deadline. Sadly, not our district‘s pov. 2mo

AllDebooks @TheLudicReader just finished watching her. She's incredible @dabbe thanks for the link x 2mo

CatLass007 @AllDebooks Today hasn‘t been too bad. I‘m really glad to be part of this group you‘ve established.❤️ 2mo

AnnCrystal @AllDebooks 😘🌱💝💝💝. 2mo

Sace @TheLudicReader I hate when they ask what they can do to bring up their grade. “Why yes. It‘s easy. Go back in time and do the work!” 2mo

mhillis @TheLudicReader It was so interesting because some presenters were using AI as language teachers and others as language game developers. There are some gaps in our understanding of each other‘s needs but we learned a lot through discussing this 🙌 2mo

mhillis @Sace I teach English to Japanese university students. I‘m interested in AI and literature language teaching too!! 2mo

Kerrbearlib @Sace it can be hard to stop doom scrolling, can‘t it? I‘m working on reading or writing instead of scrolling, but it‘s hard to put the electronics down sometimes. 2mo

Kerrbearlib @AllDebooks I‘m so glad you like the quote! ♥️ 2mo

Kerrbearlib @dabbe you‘re welcome! 2mo

Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 #Caturday makes everything better! I hope you enjoy Maggie‘s books if you decide to read any. The one I tagged really helped me after a friend‘s death. I think it‘s a good read for anyone experiencing change or loss. I may reread it soon, I think it will be helpful with all that‘s going on in the world. 2mo

Sace @mhillis I teach novice level Spanish to US high school students. I‘m an old dog and I struggle with new tricks. I‘m only just trying CI/ADI techniques. 2mo

Sace @Kerrbearlib same l! I‘m trying to just stick to Litsy! 2mo

dabbe @AllDebooks IKR? 🤩😂🤩 2mo

dabbe @TheLudicReader I know, but it still sucks that you have to do it. I would, too, in this climate today. RE: Sydney “Merry“ Christmas: I can't stop watching her. Her rendition of “Over the Rainbow“ and “My Way“ made me 😭 as well, but “Tomorrow“ really hit it for me. She is unbelievable! 🤩 2mo

dabbe @AllDebooks YW! 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

CatLass007 When I worked at HBO in Manhattan, I was able to look out the window in the cafeteria at the National Debt Clock across the street. It was kind of depressing watching the numbers keep climbing. Eventually, National Debt stopped climbing so steeply and the billionaire who put it up had it taken down. The National Debt is skyrocketing again and his Foundation put it back up. But even as slowly as the Trump countdown clock is going, it makes me happy 2mo

CatLass007 @Kerrbearlib Do you think her books would work well as audiobooks? Particularly Keep Moving, the inspiration for the journal? 2mo

Eggs @AllDebooks Thank you. My partner‘s daughter is helping manage her dad‘s stuff. Two of my daughters live 3-4 hours away, though my youngest lives 20 minutes away and came for several hours last weekend to help with taking down the paintings and making trips to goodwill etc. I just want it to be over. I have decluttered to the MAX!!!😅 - feels good 2mo

Kerrbearlib @CatLass007 I think so, yes! 2mo

Eggs @Bookwormjillk Thank you Jill🥰 This too shall pass.., 2mo

Eggs @Librarybelle Thank you 🙏🏻 2mo

Eggs @Cuilin Thank you🥰 Thanks for the love💞 I still have a lot to be grateful for - his heart is well and he‘s grateful and sweet. 2mo

Eggs @Sace Thank you for the 💭 s; I‘m just grateful he survived the cardiac arrest - it could have been fatal. He is so grateful and sweet 2mo

Eggs @dabbe Thank you 🙏🏻 💗😘 2mo

dabbe @Eggs 🩵🩶🩵 2mo

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell | Susanna Clarke

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Our #FridayNightshare is to recommend your go-to comfort reads. Seems appropriate for this scary week.

The tagged is my go-to contemporary read. My comfort classics are Sense & Sensibility and David Copperfield.

What are yours?

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Chrissyreadit 💙💙💙💙💙 2mo

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Lark Rise to Candleford - Trilogy: Lark Rise, Over to Candleford and Candleford Green | Flora Thompson

#HashtagBrigade
@BarkingMadRead

We have a saying in UK 'got a face like a cat's arse' reminds me of the chicken a few chapters back.

AllDebooks @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @Librarybelle @Cuilin @eeclayton @Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean @willaful @dabbe @AnneCecilie 2mo

Cuilin I laughed way too hard at that. 😂 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk @quietjenn @Crinoline_Laphroaig @JacqMac @julieclair @Deblovestoread @Vansa @Bklover @SamAnne @KAO @CoverToCoverGirl @Tineke @Sace 2mo

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AllDebooks @Cuilin as did I 😅 2mo

Bklover 😂🤣😂🤣 2mo

Kerrbearlib I want that cookie cutter! 2mo

Librarybelle 😂 2mo

dabbe 😂😂😂 2mo

Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂😂😂 2mo

mcctrish My father in law says “that‘s cat‘s ass” when something is good which makes NO SENSE 2mo

AllDebooks @mcctrish No sense at all 😅 2mo

AmyG I actually love this. 2mo

BarbaraJean 😂😂 2mo

Deblovestoread 🤣🤣🤣 2mo

Ruthiella 😹😹😹 2mo

TheBookgeekFrau 🤣🤣🤣 2mo

Sparklemn Love it! 2mo

AnishaInkspill 😂😂 2mo

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Jacob's Room | Virgina Woolf

#VirginiaBloomsberries

Our February #buddyread is VW's third novel, published in 1922, Jacob's Room. The main protagonist, Jacob Flanders, is revealed to us through the opinions of other characters. This is considered an important text as VW moves away from conventional plot driven fiction to a more experimental, modernist way of writing.

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

@LitsyEvents

TheBookHippie It‘s on Hoopla FYI 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie great, thanks for the info 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @IndoorDame @PurpleyPumpkin @TheKidUpstairs @Daisey @quietlycuriouskate @Deblovestoread @Cuilin @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @Graywacke @rubyslippersreads @AnishaInkspill @JenlovesJT47 @iamthatniki 2mo

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Librarybelle Yay! 2mo

Cuilin I haven‘t read this one. Yay 2mo

AnishaInkspill I've read this and have been wanting to read this again. I'm going to try and fit this in but it may or may not be for Feb 2mo

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Ten Birds That Changed the World | Stephen Moss

#NaturaLitsy

Our February #buddyread is Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss. This book examines the relationship between humans and birds, using ten key species from all seven continents to tell this natural history.

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

@LitsyEvents

AllDebooks @rockpools @Chrissyreadit @Blackink_WhitePaper @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MelisK @Soubhiville @wanderinglynn @SamAnne @claudiuo 2mo

AllDebooks @PageShifter @Addison_Reads @BarkingMadRead @CaitZ @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Aimeesue @tdrosebud @Soscha @ElizaMarie @Larkken @Caterina @sebrittainclark @bnp @TEArificbooks @BookBelle84 @Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs 2mo

AllDebooks @Julsmarshall @Readergrrl @AmandaBlaze @Cazxxx @Cuilin @Morr_Books @Read4life @vonnie862 @Eyelit @Roary47 @Knitmaths @mjdowens @SaltyMac @Bluebird @Deblovestoread @yourfavouritemixtape 2mo

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AllDebooks @TheSpineView @gossamerchild @julieclair @Bookwormjillk @quietlycuriouskate @Faranae @DebinHawaii @kspenmoll @Smarkies @JenReadsAlot @bookwyrm7 @Vansa @CBee @Lunakay @Seabreeze_Reader @Texreader @PaperbackPirate @StaceGhost 2mo

julieclair This one looks fascinating! 👍 2mo

AllDebooks @julieclair I think so. I can't work out which chapter I'm most excited to read. Odin's raven is up there. 2mo

julieclair @AllDebooks Don‘t have my copy yet, but Odin‘s Raven sounds like a great place to start! 2mo

Schnoebs Just stumbled upon this group. Would love to join! 2mo

AllDebooks @Schnoebs oh yay, wonderful. Welcome to NaturaLitsy. It's a very relaxed, friendly group. We also have a #dailybuddyread

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A Tree a Day: 365 of the World�s Most Majestic Trees

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Be The Change: A Toolkit for the Activist in You | Gina Martin

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Today's #WednesdayWisdom is one we all need to hear. Absorb these words, believe them.

YOU ARE ENOUGH

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo

Suet624 thank you 2mo

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2mo

Cuilin Beautiful, thank you 😊 2mo

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The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

It seems so relevant today to quote Martin Luther King for today's #MondayMoments

Happy MLK day.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Suet624 💕💕💕 2mo

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

lil1inblue 💗 💗 💗 2mo

Leftcoastzen ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

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Hygge: Unlock the Danish Art of Coziness and Happiness | Barbara Hayden

Find yourself a cosy corner to participate in our weekly #HyggeHourReadathon ☕️✒️🕯🛋

All are welcome to join in.

What will you be reading?

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TiredLibrarian What a nice idea! 2mo

Bookwormjillk Starting Sense & Sensibility tonight 2mo

dabbe I'll be reading 'SALEMS LOT. I need a place more terrifying than my country right now. 🖤 2mo

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AllDebooks @dabbe I hear you. I was reading that after the election in November 😱 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk love this book so much. It's one of my comfort reads. 2mo

AllDebooks @TiredLibrarian @Chrissyread it came up with it for #MidwinterSolace last year. It was so popular, we kept it running as a weekly event. 😊 2mo

dabbe @AllDebooks #greatminds 🩶🖤🩶 2mo

AllDebooks I'm lost in

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The Book of Doors

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Faranae I spent it with Heartstopper volumes 4 and 5! Very cosy~ 2mo

AllDebooks @Faranae 💙❄️💙 2mo

CatLass007 @dabbe There are very few places less terrifying than our country. 2mo

CatLass007 @AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit I think this is a wonderful idea! This is one of the many reasons I love Litsy. We‘re not just a group of people who love books, we‘re a group of people who care about each other. We care about the world at large. I am looking for mentally healthy and constructive ways to resist the fascist oligarchy in which most of us live. Is there a tag list for #MentalHealthMonday? Or for the self-care group you mentioned? (cont)⬇️ 2mo

CatLass007 If so, please add me to the tag list. 2mo

AllDebooks @CatLass007 Thank you for your kind words. I'm with you 💯 x There isn't a taglist for #hyggehour just the hashtag. I'll add you to the #LitSolace event taglist. This is a wellbeing, self-care group that runs all year. The biggest events are around the solstice and we use #MidwinterSolace running until end of Jan and #MidSummerSolace. Welcome x 2mo

AllDebooks @CatLass007 #MentalHealthMonday is run by @Kerrbearlib 💙 2mo

dabbe @CatLass007 🩶🖤🩶 2mo

CatLass007 @AllDebooks Thank you for adding me to the #LitSolace tag. And thank you for the information about #HyggeHour and #MentalHealthMonday. 2mo

Kerrbearlib Thanks for the tag! Adding this to my calendar ♥️ 2mo

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World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing -- Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed | James Hoffman

Happy #Chatterday

How's your day going?

All welcome to join in the chitchat. ☕️

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie @sace @Cuilin @dabbe @tpixie @TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie Holding my breath 🎗️… I don‘t say much on this platform because IMTIREDOFHATE but today I‘m just holding my breath waiting to see what happens. Then next week is a whole other story. My brain cannot comprehend I once again need to know the rights of students and if ICE can come into the buildings. RAGE is an appropriate word for the day. I know ppl don‘t like the political for me today this is my reality. So I put a spoiler up. Oy. 2mo

tpixie Great! Reading my daily read of Les Misérables for #READLESMIS. I‘m going to finally finish my #AuthorAMonth WhoseBody? ThankGoodness! And I just read JRR Tolkien‘s poem, Errantry which is very lyrical. @Daisey shared it with me! Tonight, I‘m going to a school fundraiser with my daughter. Several men cook samples of food and you go to each table to try them, & then you vote on your favorite. I‘m bringing baggies- it‘s always too much food ? 2mo

tpixie @AllDebooks Thanks for the tag! 🩵📘🩵 2mo

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TheBookHippie @tpixie Les Mis is such a zen thing everyday. ♥️ 2mo

tpixie @TheBookHippie yes! Thanks for hosting!! 2mo

Sace I finished my sixth book of the month and I‘m currently staying tuned to the weather in hopes of another bonus day off 🤣 2mo

Sace @TheBookHippie I have been thinking about you. I‘m also holding my breath and anxious about next week. 2mo

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie I hear you. I‘m dreading going to work in DC on Tuesday. Really relieved that it‘s so cold and apparently they‘re all going to stay inside. 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I fully understand how you're feeling and wish there was something I could do to make you feel better. Just know you're not alone. I think the whole world will be holding its breath on Monday. X 2mo

AllDebooks @tpixie I love Les Mis. Tonight's event sounds fun. Enjoy. X 2mo

AllDebooks @Sace lol, I get that wish. 🤣 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I can't imagine how touh that's gonna be. My thoughts are with you. X 2mo

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm just finally having my morning coffee. We are heading to Easton, PA today to have a belated holiday with my guy's cousin and her two sons (19 & 16). The father passed about 2 years ago and they all had similar interests. We like to spend time with the boys talking about superheroes and Legos. @TheBookHippie I am not looking forward to this week. You're all in my thoughts. ❤️ 2mo

TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk ugh thankful for small favours of the weather. Sigh. 2mo

TheBookHippie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick So sweet. Legos are the best! Hope you all have a wonderful time. ♥️ 2mo

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks Yup. Just keep swimming!!! 2mo

quietlycuriouskate @TheBookHippie I don't know what to say about Monday: still can't quite get my head around the fact that it's for real. 2mo

tpixie @Sace snow days are fun! At any age!! 🩵❄️🩵 2mo

tpixie @AllDebooks thanks! 😊 2mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Right there with you, my friend. Living in a border state has me very worried as well. I still can't even wrap my head around it. He loses and there's an almost-insurrection. We lose, and we're supposed to play nice in the sandbox. RAGE is the word. 🩶🖤🩶 2mo

TheBookHippie @quietlycuriouskate SAME. 2mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe ♥️💯 2mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe 👏👏👏 2mo

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie I was talking with my parents yesterday about how no one in my area has thought about those forced to leave the US and the impact this will have on the agriculture here. It‘s so sad. Rage away…I‘m with you! 2mo

TheBookHippie @Seabreeze_Reader I‘m doing service for MLK day and not tuning into a thing. I absolutely agree we should speak up. Those who are celebrating would like us not to - and to be quiet, which is not my problem. 2mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle many have left here (in November -about 60 percent). 2mo

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie 😔 So very sad. By the way, have you read this…we‘re discussing it for #LiteraryCrew on Monday, and it‘s been a good read on speaking up in your own way against hate for a YA audience. I‘ve thought of you while reading the stories!

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Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

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Faranae I'm super sleep-deprived, but also excited because I finally have a fridge in my basement suite, so I can maybe start eating better. Anyone got healthy snack ideas? Nothing crunchy and it's winter here in the far North so produce will cost an arm and a leg. But baking is an option! 😻 2mo

AnnCrystal 🫂💝.
@Seabreeze_Reader
@dabbe
@TheBookHippie
@Sace
@Bookwormjillk
@AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate
@Librarybelle

It feels like we're reading an unrealistic sci-fi book...

My mom and I went grocery shopping yesterday. We stocked up a bit in case there's some kind of chaos and we're forced to shelter in place...that sounds ridiculous...this just all feels unsettling.

Keep praying for our wild in the forests, waters, and sky.

🇺🇸🙏🦅🇺🇲.
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TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle yes we did this with young people for a book club ♥️♥️♥️ last go round … 2mo

Sace @AllDebooks I love my job and my kids are the BEST, but being at home snuggled in bed reading is even better! 😊 2mo

Librarybelle @AnnCrystal ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie It‘s a good book club book for teens! 2mo

Sace @tpixie they certainly are! 2mo

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle they very much liked it. 2mo

AllDebooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick lego is the best invention. Have a fun time x 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 💙 2mo

AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate it's a dystopian nightmare, but unfortunately, irl. I'm still in shock 2mo

AllDebooks @dabbe 💙 thinking of you all 💙 2mo

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @tpixie @sace @Bookwormjillk @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @quietlycuriouskate @dabbe @Seabreeze_Reader @Librarybelle @Faranae @AnnCrystal And to anyone else who participates in #Chatterday 😊 Thank you for your responses. I started this as an open, safe space to discuss anything. I'm so pleased you all feel able to voice your worries, alongside all the good stuff. X 2mo

AllDebooks @Seabreeze_Reader I'm with you 💯 x 2mo

AllDebooks I'm changing today's #Chatterday tag to #RAGEaday. X 2mo

AllDebooks @Librarybelle We had this issue after Brexit. No one thought about a ll the EU residents working in the UK that would return to their home countries. Take the mic was the best read. 👌 2mo

AllDebooks @Faranae we love flapjacks. Various nice recipes in this article https://www.olivemagazine.com/guides/snacks-winter-walks/ 2mo

AllDebooks @AnnCrystal human rights aside, the environment is my biggest fear. It's going to be completely neglected and plundered to the detriment of us all. 2mo

Suet624 @TheBookHippie I‘m with you. If folks aren‘t upset about what‘s coming they just aren‘t paying attention or have no compassion. 2mo

Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks ❤️ 2mo

quietlycuriouskate @AllDebooks Thank you for holding the space. Yes, Litsy is a respite from the ongoing crapification of the world BUT at the same time, this mustn't be a place where folk feel they must be silent. I'm scared for the whole damn world and feel helpless, pretty much, but want to show solidarity with our friends in America. God, I never imagined that Brexit was just the warm-up act for this clusterfuck. 2mo

TheBookHippie @quietlycuriouskate RIGHT?!?! 2mo

TheBookHippie @Suet624 💯 2mo

AnnCrystal 🫂👍 @AllDebooks the environmental threat is going to be truly scary 😢🙏. Unimaginable dreadfully nightmarish...thank you for creating this safe space. (edited) 2mo

dabbe @AllDebooks 🩶🖤🩶 2mo

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#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

Recommend a book by your favourite nature writer for #FridayNightShare
This should be a good one as we all have different interests. Here's to stacks 📚📚📚📚📚

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Bookwormjillk I don‘t know if she‘s more of a nature writer or a travel writer but I always enjoy Sarah Wheeler. 2mo

AllDebooks It's always Robert Macfarlane for ne, particularly

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Mountains of the Mind: Adventures in Reaching the Summit

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AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk I've not read any, but I like the look of this one.

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Mud and Stars: Travels in Russia with Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Other Geniuses of the Golden Age

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Anyone have any tips on sorting an eczema flareup? The only plus side is I get to do bandage wraps and look like a Scooby Doo villan. The best bit is chasing the kids (teens) round the house for a hug, shouting ,'But I'm your Mummy.'

Hours of fun 🤣🤣🤣

Smrloomis Sorry to hear about the eczema. Our household has used Cerave and Eucerin creams; both worked well if you can get them easily where you are! 2mo

Lesliereadsalot Have had eczema my entire life. Can you get a tube of Mometasone Furoate Cream, .1% from your doctor? This stuff is amazing, clears up itching and rash immediately. And it lasts forever, have had this same tube for years! (edited) 2mo

AnnCrystal My brother had eczema, our mom applied medicine during the daytime and loosely wrapped cotton crepe bandage (allow fresh air time). For nighttime, she had my brother wear loosely fitted socks or mittens so he could not scratch.

I have plaque psoriasis, there was Burt's Bees Baby 100% Natural ointment that worked wonders, but these days I use Alba Botanica herbal healing. It takes longer 2 work, yet not oily messy, therefore more practical.

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willaful Having a bad one too. Nothing seems to help anymore. 😭 Just getting a new prescription for something called Pimecromilus but my pharmacy is out of stock. 2mo

Birdsong28 Loratadine tablets. It's the base and ingredient in the fancy tablets such as Benadryl which stops the itching and you can pick up six months supply for cheap on Amazon. It always helps me 📚📖 2mo

dabbe Oh, I feel your pain! I've had it in my ears for over 30 years now. Nothing seems to work anymore--even the steroid ointment prescribed by the dermatologist. Thanks for sharing--because I see some new remedies posted here that I'm going to give a try! Hope one of these works for you, too! 🩶🖤🩶 2mo

quietlycuriouskate Have you tried Aveeno Dermexa (you can find it in Boots and Tesco's). The balm, especially, has been a godsend for flare-ups. I use the ordinary Aveeno for maintenance: my GP recommended this years ago when she was concerned about the long-term use of hydrocortisone cream and the like. 2mo

Cuilin Only prescribed meds that have horrible side effects. But for light relief on top of meds La Roche-Posay Double Repair moisturizer. It may not fix it, but it makes it feel good for a bit. 2mo

Larkken When I get patches in the winter i spot treat with the day crème from no 7 - oddly it seems to work v well. Its also seemed to help to over hydrate and to use the Dickinsons witch hazel cleansing cloths. But maybe all my little things wouldn‘t help on a large scale? Sorry you have to deal with it 2mo

AllDebooks @Smrloomis @Lesliereadsalot @AnnCrystal @willaful @Birdsong28 @dabbe @quietlycuriouskate @Cuilin @Larkken Thank you so much for all your kind suggestions. Lots to try. 🤞 2mo

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Beating Brain Fog: Your 30-Day Plan to Think Faster, Sharper, Better | Sabina Brennan

Every minute of every day. #Brainfog

Bookwormjillk Relatable 2mo

dabbe #truth 🩶🖤🩶 2mo

Cheryl_Russell 🤣🤣 Been there! 2mo

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Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2mo

Cuilin Never related to anything more than this. 😵‍💫 2mo

bthegood 😂 😂 2mo

Lesliereadsalot Too true! 2mo

AllDebooks 🤣 I'm so glad I'm not the only one @Bookwormjillk @dabbe @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes @Ruthiella @Cuilin @bthegood @Lesliereadsalot 2mo

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Mindfulness for Children: Simple activities for parents and children to create greater focus, resilience, and joy | Sarah Rudell Beach

#MidwinterSolace #LitSolace

A #WednesdayWisdom full of mindfulness practice tips to use in a classroom. Just as applicable to adults and home as much as for children and school.

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2mo

Chrissyreadit 🩵❄️🩵 2mo

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#AudibleStats2024

I could never get into audiobooks when younger. What a young fool I was. 😅
Obviously, with age comes wisdom, as I have now tripled my reading time and discovered some amazing productions. Andy Serkis narrating The Hobbit was perfection.

Cuilin Same. I love audio booking now. I can read and do other things at the same time? Perfect!! 2mo

AllDebooks @Cuilin 💚 2mo

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