1 Fall
2 Caramel Apples but they have to be the good kind. Not those nasty Happy Apples that are smothered in peanuts
3 Hayride
4 of course! Many, many times
5 sure! I like it but I‘m not one who is waiting in line for it the day Starbucks brings it back. Besides, I prefer hot apple cider. W/ bourbon.

@Laughterhp @Ajessgirl I hope you both can figure out my map of comments 😕 After I wrote this one I sort of just paused and stared at it. Then decided the most logical thing to do is post it on Litsy #LTLPBC

I am excited to read this and I love all the very thoughtful goodies! Tysm @Laughterhp #LTLPBC 1.2 is gonna be a good one ☺️ @Ajessgirl

I love Fiona Davis and The Masterpiece is her best work. The storylines are richly woven around each other while Grand Central reflects the storylines, the characters, and the ways our lives can effect change in our hearts and our soul. I found the stories to be as lovely as the artwork described within. @Ajessgirl @Laughterhp I hope you guys like the book and that you find the symbolism as interesting and as beautiful as I did. #LTLPBC

1. Migraines
2. Amazing weather
3.

This was a wonderful surprise in the mail today! Ham is excited too 😆💝 Thank you @Ajessgirl You‘re a rockstar!

My new deck is finished and I have my reading nook all set up ❤️😍❤️

1. Getting my new patio set ready for my new deck; a graduation party; supposed to have a date but I am dreading it
2 I have been a slacker this month so only 10. But last month I read over 20 😵
3 both 🌞💦🌨☃️ because I need variety
4 either Madonna at Madison Square Gardens or U2
5 Happy Friyay everyone!

@jesshowbooks thx for a fun friyay!

I packed for my trip!

So grateful for my BOTM delivery. This is a heartbreaking week. My sugary, sweet Roxie Hart has been suffering from bladder cancer for a few months and I can‘t let her suffer any further. The next few days I will spend loving on her and indulging her in every way I can. On Thurs morning our vet will arrive here and Roxie will be put into a final rest and be freed from her pain and misery. And then my BOTM stack will be my respite.

Going w/ Audible today so I can work on this light fixture. I loved this vintage beauty but didn‘t love the chain swag it hung from. I updated it by removing the chain and plug and hardwired it to hang directly at the ceiling. It turns out my project is much more interesting to me than this book. I don‘t like the characters, am annoyed by the narrator, and if this story doesn‘t go anywhere I will not be shocked.

1. Picking and drying flowers to work on my botanical jewelry like in the picture above
2. Cake (not a pop) AND donuts
3. Finished 4 but one was a novella
4. Getting and planting forget-me-nots
5. Last person to like one of my posts @Chili

It is interesting to me that Slaughter wrote this as, really, a short story. A topic that is so important and could have been expanded extensively. But it strikes me that even the brevity of this piece is significant in and of itself; a parallel, a representation of the story‘s message: rape and rape victims were not worthy of society‘s time.

The storyline was engrossing and the sympathetic characters led to that. I was invested in the “what happens next” factor, but then after the “reveal” the rest of the ending became too elongated, too predictable, and therefore fell flat. I still give it a pick, I just felt as if the end could have been tightened up a little more because it was already clear what was going to happen so I didn‘t need a 1.5 hour unfolding. Just end it already.

It is because of you Lovely Littens that I decided to again try OverDrive. Last time I was unimpressed with the selection and the wait time but I keep seeing comments about OverDrive and about using Libraries. All of your random, subtle “libraries are awesome” comments worked their way into my brain where they waited and grew as more amazing Littens noted more and more about utilizing the library system. I am now devoted to digital-library-ing!

@Kaye you‘re so cute with the survey entries! I love it 💖

Ham is always reliable for a good expression.

1. At least 12 if I don‘t go to a thrift store to buy some. 2. I love rice so I am fine w/ that fate. 3. Las Vegas 4. Nope. 5. @Genstl3

Cute!

This story got inside of me and stayed with me, begging me to finish. The characters were likeable, yet as the story progressed, more and more of their flaws were revealed. My favorite aspect was the way the author wove together philosophy and the psychological thriller in a way that supported the story but also propelled the story.

I got home from lunch w/ mumsy and you would think that after 1/2 bottle of wine it would be ME sleeping. But, alas, it is always the bulldog who wins the sleep war. Especially Ham. At least I can continue my Audible, which I am loving!

1. St Louis, Mo 2. HAHAHAHA! That was so funny 3. Not a series kinda gal. Too much commitment 4. Depends on the genre 5. Again, several, but one current show is This Is Us. Also anything about crime/murder 6. Tori Amos 7. Turquoise 8. Literary fiction 9. I teach piano 10. I have two goofy, lovable bulldogs: Roxie Hart, who‘s 11, and Ham, who‘s 6

I gave the bulldogs a bone so I can go read and soak in the tub 😆

1. A Year in Provence 2. Pizza cuz u can do ANYTHING to it! 3. Fatty, blubbery, globbilly meat 4. Thanksgiving! 5. Local restaurants that use fresh ingredients: Annie Gunn‘s, Katie‘s Pizza & Pasta, so many others

This is one of those I didn‘t want to put down and only paused to sleep last night. The main character is undoubtedly a mess, but is the type pf mess you care about and feel a need to know what happens to her. This is a definitive pick in my book!

Congrats on 1,000💖📚💥🌟 #SuperStephSurprise

Adding to my tbr and cant wait! This Book About The Woman Behind 'Little House On The Prairie' Just Won A Pulitzer Prize - Bustlehttps://apple.news/AO8QTbFQiRuqKmnWmvGMDtg

Where do I even begin. I gave it a pick so I did like it. The premise and the storyline are so interesting. There were some things that were a little uncomfortable to read but that is because it is very real. Where it gets problematic for me is the end of the book. I almost feel like I missed something and I am still wondering what the ending actually means. If anyone else has read this I would love to chat!

I got a scoop! BOTM sent me a survey and one of the questions asked me which book from a list of 5 I would select for my botm. As I was scrolling down I saw a book that was already familiar to me, as she is a Facebook friend of mine and good friends w/ one of my besties. She confirmed that, indeed, her book is going to be offered for May! I have to tell you all that May is going to be a tough month because they all look like amazing options!

This book keeps getting dubbed as a mystery but I read is as more of a piece of literary fiction that happened to have a mystery within it. The imagery and metaphors are beautiful. If you are familiar with the themes in Midnight‘s Children by Rushdie you will find some pertinent parallels.

I enjoyed the entire story but felt like it ended a little flat.

Happy reading to you all! 💕💖💕

Curled up w/ a book and my old girl, Roxie

The mail arrived = tbr grows

What is the oldest book you own? Mine is our family bible (ironic because no one in our family is really a bible believer) but it is a beautiful piece of art and has our family history in the back in the form of a few pictures and the family tree my dad and I researched.

The mail arrived! Now I have some reading choices to make 🤔

1. Every song on The Voice 2. Rainbirds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (but I JUST started and am only 1 page in) 3. Les Miserables. There are several at around 1,000pgs but Les Mis wins. 4. @Genstl3

@mrozzz Ham and I are sending u puppy luv and sympathy. Maybe a good book would help distract you from work?

TY @ kois88 I picked up a couple of books tonight from Book Outlet 🙂🤫

1. Books! Duh! 2. I always remove the dust jacket while I‘m reading 3. Amazon, Audible, Goodwill

It was‘t exactly a mind-blowing ending but I was captivated enough to stay awake all night to finish listening so I definitely enjoyed it ☺️ My next dilemma is whether I go to sleep at 4:30am or just stay up. 📖👀⏰

I attempted this book at least 3 times and I just could not get through more than half.

Now that I bailed on a book I am ready to curl up with something new. Any input? I have The Piano Teacher by Janice Y K Lee; The Echo Chamber by Luke Williams; and In America by Susan Sontag. I love Sontag but I actually am a piano teacher. I have never read Luke Williams but the philosophical nature of The Echo Chamber is right in my wheelhouse...

Struggling to get through this. Please. Make. It. End.

Ham and I want to know where everyone lives and what ur reading. I am near St Louis, Missouri, USA 💗🇺🇸 and I am taking a break from reading Poison.

📖Best Feb Book: The Alice Network 💁🏼‍♀️I have 5 aunts, but one died a few years ago 🐜 I say ant, not ahhhhnt ☀️ For breakfast I had nothing because I ate my last cookie at breakfast yesterday 🖐🏻👊🏻 high five backatchya and a fist bump to boot @readherwriteher Idk any other new Littens either

Accurate for me 🤔