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Joined September 2016

“I cannot live without books!”
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Let's Go Camping! | Jan Mader
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Here we go! Audition by Kate Kitamura was at the top of my list but since @squirrelbrain nominated it I chose Penitence instead. Loving the nominations so far! So happy camp is back!

@Megabooks @BarbaraBB

#CampLitsy25

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BarbaraBB Fab choices! I want to read all four of them! 22h
Meshell1313 Ooh good picks!! 22h
ChaoticMissAdventures I am excited to read Tilt! It is set in my hometown. 21h
squirrelbrain Sorry to ruin your list! 🤣 I loved Tilt. 21h
Deblovestoread @squirrelbrain Not ruined! Opened up a slot for another nominee! Can‘t have an exploding TBR without ALL the choices. 🎆📚🎆 20h
AmyG Oooo Tilt. Everyone has such great choices. 20h
GatheringBooks Yay for We Do Not Part! We just discussed this in my book club last week. 💕 10h
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Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy
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Loved every little thing about this book. The setting, characters, atmosphere, plot, all the things. 5 🌟

BarbaraBB Yes yes yes to all of what you say! 2d
Lesliereadsalot Just starting this one! Go glad you loved it. 2d
Lesliereadsalot Wow! This book is really something. @BarbaraBB 1d
BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot I hope you‘ll love it as much! 1d
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#5JoysFriday

1) My new candles from a small Oregon business
2) A sign found on the internet that explains why
3) I was at local protest on the 5th. Was my first, won‘t be my last
4) Loving the art that is included in tagged book
5) Bibimpap! Another first at lunch with a friend. Yummy!

Thanks for the tag! @DebinHawaii

dabbe 💙💚🩵 2d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1d
TheLudicReader I love that sign! 1d
Jari-chan ✊✊✊ 21h
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The Lord of the Rings | J. R. R. Tolkien
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday #Twofer

Thanks for the tag! @dabbe

I forgot to post last week‘s results which was my best one of the bunch in terms of numbers anyway.

Favorites: All 3 LOTR movies, Moonstruck, and Sense and Sensibility

This week‘s faves: Midnight in Paris, The Martian and American Fiction

This has been an a great reminder of so many movies I want to see.

Thanks for the fun, Denise 🩷💚🩷

dabbe TY! Even though you kicked my sorry butt! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙💚🩵 2d
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See @TheLudicReader 's original post to see what color reader you are. I'm not mad at my results. It will be fun to see what further recommendations I get.

Thanks for the fun, Christie

Ruthiella I was 30% blue! Green must be nonfiction, because that was my lowest percentage. 😅 2d
MemoirsForMe Looks like I‘m a 70% Yellow reader! 50% Blue. 2d
TheLudicReader I thought it was a cool little quiz! Thanks for sharing your results! 2d
dabbe 💙 2d
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This one kept me guessing and I have thoughts. Can‘t wait to discuss! #Shardlakians 4.5 🌟

@dabbe

dabbe I'm almost done. This is my 2nd read, and I don't remember what happens! 🤣 Can't wait to discuss! 🩵💚💙 3d
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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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I really enjoy Kate Quinn books and this is no exception. Set in a Washington DC boarding house during the McCarthy era 7 women, each with their own secrets, bond over weekly dinners. The audio was great but now will borrow from the library to look at the recipes from each character‘s chapter. Pic is from IG of Candlestick salad. 4.5 🌟

Look forward to discussing with #LiteraryCrew

@Librarybelle

Bookwormjillk Um.....that is an interesting dish.

I just started this last night and am liking it so far.
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julesG Agree, interesting dish. 3d
tpixie Lol yes! The candlestick dish! 🥸😅😂🤣 3d
Librarybelle Yeah, interesting dish. 😂 3d
LeahBergen I have this recipe in an old cookbook! 👏👏😆 3d
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New to me word. Love purple and love the description.

#WeirdWordWednesday

@CBee

TheLudicReader I once had a violet kitchen. 4d
CBee My favorite color as a kid! And I LOVE that poem 😊 4d
Melismatic This is me! 💜 4d
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The Language of Flowers | Vanessa Diffenbaugh
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#WondrousWednesday

1) I love all flowers, but today‘s pick is lilacs as I wait for mine to bloom. It amazes me how quickly they grow from the tiniest bud to a stalk of lovely color and scent.
2) My kids are safe and secure, good friends and my snuggle pug, Pippin.

Want to play? @Lesliereadsalot @Bookwormjillk @Amor4Libros

@Eggs

Eggs I dearly miss lilacs💜 3d
Amiable I love lilacs, too. 3d
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Pride and Predujice. | Jane Austen
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#Two4Tuesday

1) Most definitely! Being around books is my favorite place.
2) Tagged

I‘m late to the party so if you want to play consider yourself tagged.

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 5d
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Mozart's Starling | Lyanda Lynn Haupt
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On Sunday my daughter and I went to the Oregon Symphony. The opening piece was Mozart‘s first symphony written when he was 8! I was probably still making mud pies at 8 😂. The closing piece was his last symphony Jupiter. It‘s been the year of Mozart this season as we also heard Requiem and saw Amadeus.

#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️LOVE! 5d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 5d
dabbe ♥️🎶♥️ 5d
MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 4d
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I Capture the Castle | Dodie Smith
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Only 2 finished last week. I read the tagged book after seeing it recommended on a Parnassus Books video. It sounds like it is a much loved coming of age story. I did enjoy it but didn‘t love it.

I also enjoyed the Pride & Prejudice continuation by McLeod.

ChaoticMissAdventures I am reading this because of that video too! I am only a third of the way in and agree with you, it is okay. 6d
monalyisha I‘m part of the “much-love” camp! 6d
ChaoticMissAdventures @monalyisha did you read it as a youngster? I have this theory on books like this. I feel like if I had read this in my teens/20s I would have gotten so much more out of it. 6d
monalyisha Hmm…late 20‘s. I think I was 27. I was thoroughly charmed. I thought it was quirky and cozy, with a strong setting and thoughtful spiritual ruminations. The movie, on the other hand? Blech. 6d
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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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#WeeklyForecast

I normally do not have this many books going at once and it all looks like a bit much grouped together like this.

April buddy reads: About 1 1/2 hrs left on Briar, close to finding out who‘s dead and why hopefully. Next will finish Heartstone on audio.

Loving Wild Dark Shore. Still making slow progress on King.

NG: Finding it hard to get into the Donoghue and the Book & Beach Club is ok.

dabbe W🤩WZA! 6d
Ruthiella Wow, that is a lot! 😳 6d
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I quite enjoyed this sapphic Pride and Prejudice continuation. With every book that begins in JA‘s world I always look for authors to stay true to the characters I know and love as well staying true to time and place. And McLeod does that while giving me a story of exploring Charlotte‘s awakening to who she is and finding the courage to be herself.

Her post showed up on my IG feed so I commented and she responded. Fun!

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Deblovestoread Thanks to #NetGalley and Harlequin-Romance for the opportunity to read and review this book. Pub date 4/29/25 1w
Read4life That is so cool!! 💙🐣💙 1w
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#5JoysFriday

1) Coffee, Litsy, and Insta in the morning.
2) This morning‘s post from Robert Reich and a small dose of optimism
3) Cory Booker, Susan Crawford and others that are driving the Hope train.
4) Both my kids at the dinner table last night. My favorite joy always!
5) Disney decorations Spring edition

In a world where we are currently inundated with 💩 almost minute by minute this act of reflection and finding joys is necessary! TY to

TheBookHippie I need a flag of that penguin!!! 1w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1w
AnnCrystal 5JoysFridays is truly a weekly a remedy 🌞💖. 1w
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MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻❤️🙌🏻❤️🙌🏻 1w
dabbe Best coping mechanism there is! 🩵💙🩵 to your joys! 1w
Lesliereadsalot It‘s wonderful when you love your home, isn‘t it? 🩷 1w
Bookwormjillk Staying home is the best. 1w
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#ReadYourEBook

I started the tagged yesterday as it‘s next up on my #NetGalley list. I “enjoyed” her other books and am hopeful about this one. I doubt I will get to #12 as I‘m not feeling it but the top 2 stand a chance.

@CBee

CBee I‘ve heard great things about Ann Cleeves, but haven‘t ever read any of her books 🤷‍♀️ 1w
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I rarely cussed until around 2019. Maybe because I turned 60, or because the end of that year was horrible and then 2020 came along with its own set of things 🤷🏻‍♀️. And to be honest I still don‘t cuss a whole lot but a well placed 💩, f*ck, damn does wonders. Nice to have a word to justify my profane word usage. 😂

#WeirdWords

@CBee

marleed Well, I was a civilian working for the DoD my whole career so I‘m proficient in profanity. Growing up we never would have considered a curse word in conversation with my dad (single parent). The benefit is that I am able to judge a room and deliver my f-bombs to a receptive audience. But there are times when there is nothing like a well placed f*ck to relieve stress🤣 2w
Daisey What a fun word! 2w
TheSpineView Love this word! 2w
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CBee Great word! I agree - I don‘t cuss a lot but when I do it‘s usually warranted and cathartic! 2w
ShelleyBooksie This is a fantastic word! I tend to only cuss while driving and it 100% matches the definition - hehe 2w
Bklover It must be an age thing! I‘ve cursed a LOT more since I turned 60. Great word!! 2w
Prairiegirl_reading I‘ve always been kind of a sailor when it comes to swearing. It is good for the soul. When I met my husband he said “I never thought I‘d meet a girl who swears as much as I do.” 🤣🤣 2w
Aims42 I‘m also not a huge swear-er but I do enjoy weaving a tapestry of curses from time to time 😂 It is very cathartic 😌🤗 1w
Sparklemn I mutter “For f*ck‘s sake” to myself a lot. A LOT! 😆 1w
mrp27 I never used profane language much until I moved to and lived in New York. Now the f word is one of my most used words. It is the best stress relief. Obviously I check the room before I let my profanity fly. 😂 1w
TheLudicReader I love a well placed F bomb, I have to say! Plus, I read somewhere that people who swear are more intelligent…so, yeah, let‘s say that‘s actually true! 😂 1w
Reggie This has come into play at work this week. A lot. Lol 1w
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Litsy is part of my morning routine with my coffee. This community always helps my day start off with a smile. My towering TBR is proof of how powerful your book reviews are. So many ways to participate and all open, inclusive, and kind.

Congrats on your milestone @CSeydel ! So glad you are here.

#50KGIVEAWAY

CSeydel It really is a great way to start the day! 2w
CSeydel And I‘m glad you are here, also! 2w
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Love this short clip about in justice.

Justice is not justice unless it is for all human beings. Every creed, every color, every religion, every gender, every sexual orientation…Every.Single.Person.

TrishB Yep. 2w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2w
Suet624 Seems so obvious, right? 2w
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Prairiegirl_reading I can‘t wrap my brain around people for whom this is not a given. (edited) 2w
MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 2w
Jari-chan Thanks for sharing this 💖🫶 2w
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My only finish for the week but it was a great read.

#WeeklyFavorites

@Read4life

Read4life 💙📚💙 2w
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This follow up to Count the ways was everything I didn‘t know I needed until I started reading. Between the two books is a family saga with all the ups and downs, wins and losses, etc. Told in mostly short chapters it is a fast read. Loved it!

Read for #TransRightsReadathon. My first choice was Meet Cute Diary which I had to DNF as it was way to YA for my 65 year old brain 😂

Amiable It was so good! 2w
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J Is for Joy | Lakesha Yvette
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#5JoyFridays

1) Pippin! It was a short trip from the couch over a small end table onto the top of a kennel for a patch of sun.
2) All the spring blooms!
3) My new resistance pins ❤️ I love Mary Engelbreit
4) #SpringCardSwap and daily joy in the mail. Notes, poems, stickers, bookmarks and lovely cards. Thank you all! Thank you @TheBookHippie for organizing 🩷💚🩷
5) Popcorn with added melted Irish butter and salt. My favorite comfort snack. 🍿

TheBookHippie 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 2w
MemoirsForMe Love those pins…and of course Pippin! ❤️ 2w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2w
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Bookwormjillk Every once in a while I just have popcorn for lunch. 2w
Lesliereadsalot The pins are amazing! 2w
Aims42 I love your pins!! 2w
AmyG Pippin! Adorable. And LOVE the pins. 👊🏻 2w
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#ReadYourEbook #April

I haven‘t read one book of March‘s selection but hope springs eternal. Here‘s April‘s list a combo of series and NetGalley.

@CBee

MaGoose The titles of your April book selections are fascinating and alluring. I'll have to do some research and check them out. 🤔💕👀 2w
CBee Pretty collage, Deb 🌺 ♥️ 2w
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Fiddler on the Roof: Based on Sholem Aleichem's Stories | Joseph Stein, Jerry (COP) Bock, Sheldon (COP) Harnick
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#ThreeListThursday

This made me remember all the popular disaster movies of the 70‘s. Favorites on the list:

Fiddler on the Roof
Raiders of the Lost Arc
Witness
Mary Poppins

See @dabbe ‘s original post to play along!

dabbe IKR? TOWERING INFERNO/POSEIDON ADVENTURE ... Thanks for playing and sharing. 📽️🍿🎬 2w
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Bingo! | Rosemary Wells
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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#WeirdWordWednesday

Although it doesn‘t appear in Webster‘s dictionary it popped up on more the one site when Googling. Seems appropriate in today‘s political arena. And I just like the sound of it.

@CBee

Aims42 Lol! Definitely applicable to today‘s political climate 😂😭🧵 3w
AmyG Ha! 3w
CBee Very appropriate for today‘s climate - great word too! 3w
DGRachel That may be my new favorite word. 🤣🤣 3w
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#Two4Tuesday

1) Music, Pippin snuggles, a trip to the ocean
2) For me it‘s usually a return to the familiar, either a reread or the next in a series I enjoy.

@Lesliereadsalot @Meshell1313 @Ruthiella

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView 🩵🏖🐾🎹🎻🎶 Thanks for playing and have a wonderful day! 3w
Meshell1313 Oh fun! Thanks for the tag! 3w
Moss_Croft I read a lot of Jonathon Franzen; I have no inner peace. 3w
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#MentalHealthMonday

1) Although I had to work it was 73 degrees today and lovely. A beautiful day goes a long way in improving my mood.
2) I‘m going with neutral leaning towards positive. I keep the negative to a minimum and have some trusted sources I follow for action tips and feel goods. Except for Litsy which is my happy place.
3) Yes, even the positive can be a bit much weirdly so breaks are necessary.

@Kerrbearlib

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King: A Life | Jonathan Eig
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#MondayMood

It is very Spring like today and I wish I could stay home on my patio with a book but taxes await. I will say reading the tagged book during this time provides encouragement and strength.

What‘s your mood today?

TheBookHippie I really enjoyed this book! 3w
dabbe 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w
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The World's Fair Quilt: A Novel | Jennifer Chiaverini
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#NetGalley #WeeklyFavorite

As Sylvia and the Elm Street gang work through some financial challenges keeping quilt camp going, she reflects back to 1933 when she and her sister work together to sew a quilt for the Chicago World‘s Fair. I enjoyed the latest installment of this series. Always a pleasure to revisit comfortable places and likable characters.

@Read4life

Read4life I love going back to wonderful characters and places!! 💙📚💙 3w
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Black Woods, Blue Sky | Eowyn Ivey, Ruth Hulbert (illustrator)
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The beauty of the Alaskan wilderness is on full display here in this modern take on the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. Although Birdie has community support raising her daughter she feels stifled by their always watching eyes. When Arthur offers her an opportunity to live in solitude, nature and maybe even love, it seems like the answer she‘s needed to make a positive change for her and Emaleen. 3.5🌟

Thank you #NetGalley!

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#ISpy #January

Finally worked on my I Spy boards. Glad it‘s a year long challenge.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looking great!! 3w
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Joy in the Morning | P. G. Wodehouse
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#5JoysFriday

1) Heart concert. They opened with a photo montage of 1 picture for every year since the band‘s inception. 2006 was EM and the boos were strong. MZ, the other douchecanoe featured, also was booed.
2) Bookmail
3) I caved because it makes me happy, Disney Spring from Costco.
4) Litsy! That last stat is strong because of this community and all the ways you have informed my reading and my growth. ⬇️

Deblovestoread 5) Finding companies to support who support my values. So long Starbucks. 3w
MemoirsForMe I love all of these! 🙌🏻🙌🏻✊🏻✊🏻✌🏻✌🏻 3w
Aims42 I haven‘t shopped at Target for a whole month and I don‘t miss it one bit. I switched my purchases over to Costco and Walgreens who still support DEI hiring practices 💛🧡🩷 3w
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dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3w
mcctrish Oh Heart!!! What a great concert I bet that was, even with the booing 🤣🤣 3w
peaKnit Douchecanoe might be my favorite word and seeing it here is another joy. ❤️ 3w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 3w
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#WeirdWordWednesday

I don‘t know why but this word always makes me stop in my reading. It never sounds “right” to me for some reason.

@CBee

CBee A weird one indeed 😂 4w
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Les mis?rables | Victor Hugo
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I've been tracking my daily reading on Storygraph and we are now a quarter of the way done. I'm loving it, especially as a chapter a day book. Also, I got the calendar for our next season of Broadway in Portland and Les Mis is playing at the end of March next year! Perfect timing.

@TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 4w
lil1inblue I've been doing my reading in the morning. It's been such a comforting routine. How exciting that you get to see the show, too! 4w
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Fresh Water for Flowers | Valrie Perrin
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#Two4Tuesday

1) I can‘t pick a favorite but I love when my crocuses bloom as my first sign Spring is really on its way. Then my daffodils bobbing in the breeze.
2) Tagged book is always the first to come to mind and now that it has I want to reread it.

Want to play @dabbe @MemoirsForMe @TheLudicReader ?

@TheSpineView Hope you are continuing to heal!

AmyG #2 same 4w
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! It is a slow process but I'm feeling better. 4w
dabbe I do and will! Thanks for he tag! 🩵💙🩵 4w
MemoirsForMe My favorite spring flowers are all of the fragrant ones. Love star jasmine, freesias and the orchid that smells like chocolate. Thanks for the tag! 🤗 3w
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Will be focusing more on King once I finish Murder on the Links for #ChristieCapers. Starting Star of the Seafor #BookedinTime, hoping the audio is good. Meet Cute Diary is for #TransRightsReadathon. That and my buddy reads will take up my reading time.

#WeeklyForecast

Amiable I‘m reading the King book right now —in hardcover! So it‘s taking me a while because I‘m not carting it around. 😖😄 3w
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The World's Fair Quilt: A Novel | Jennifer Chiaverini
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#BookReport

It was nice to be back in the land of Elm Creek Quilt manor with familiar characters and places. A nice palette cleanser after the tension of Nesting. Still thinking on Calculations.

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I Capture the Castle | Dodie Smith
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#MondayMood

Another Monday wondering what 💩 will hit the fan this week. I‘m going to read the tagged book for the first time. I think it will be a nice escape.

AmyG I think this every day. 😥 4w
rubyslippersreads One of my favorite books, and one of my favorite artists (Mary Engelbreit). 4w
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Nesting | Roisn O'Donnell
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#WeeklyFavorite

Will definitely be in my top books of the year and easily could be the best of the year. The audio was fantastic.

@Read4life

Lesliereadsalot This one really looks good! 4w
Read4life 💙🍀💙 4w
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This is the only book, so far, off the Booker International Longlist at my library. It was lyrical and propulsive although I‘m not sure I totally understand what was really going on. Even with the ambiguous ending I enjoyed it and am looking forward to Volume 2.

BarbaraBB Good to know. I have this one on my shelves to pick up soon. 1mo
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#5JoysFriday

1) Even tho Pippin ended up with a tummy ache we had a good visit with my dad. My brothers and I call his house the dogs vacation home because they all love him and the beach. Can‘t wait for a better weather day to give Pip his first beach experience.
2) Postcards to the #ldf who is #nmp
3) Not pictured: Easy recipe for Lasagna with homemade marinara sauce.
4) Watching my lilac buds grow daily
5) Pippin loving daycare

@DebinHawaii

AnnCrystal ✊🏼💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
kspenmoll 💚💚💚 lilac buds! 💜💜 (edited) 1mo
TheBookHippie Love. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 1mo
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mcctrish Yay for lilac buds 1mo
MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys list! 💛💛💛 I 💜🪻! 4w
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So many of them I do not know. Did watch The Nun‘s Story last fall with my dad.

Favorites:

1) The Quiet Man With Monday being St Paddy‘s Day I will be enjoying my annual viewing soon.
2) Miracle on 34th Street. Another annual treat at Christmas
3) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

@dabbe The link to her survey is on her original post.

dabbe I was lucky that our Blockbuster video store back in the day had a huge section on old movies. So many fond memories watching these with my mom. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 1mo
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TheBookHippie How pretty!!! Yay!!! 1mo
dabbe 💙🩵💙 1mo
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I know you are thinking there is nothing weird about empathy and you are right, we all know the word and understands its meaning. But it is a word and action that is now being criticized and used as if it were evil. When I hear Christians say that to empathize is unchristian I don‘t even have the words to address how far away from Christianity you are that you believe that.

#ranttime #pleasestopthemadness

@CBee

AnnCrystal ✊🏼😢💝. 1mo
Prairiegirl_reading This is an honest question, what do they think IS Christian??? 1mo
AmyG Lose all empathy and there goes society as we know it. 1mo
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dabbe Definition of “Christian“ from Merriam-Webster: “one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ.“

Isn't Jesus the one who taught so-called “Christ“ians to turn the other cheek and to love one another?

#stopthemadnessindeed 👊🏻💙👊🏻
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CBee Jesus was the ultimate empath. So many “Christians” today don‘t even know what it even means. Thanks for sharing ♥️ 1mo
ImperfectCJ It's ridiculous for sure, but I remind myself that according to polls, this kind of view is not shared by a majority of Christians in the US. Faith is being used by a minority to further a political agenda. https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/homepage 1mo
Susanita They don‘t understand it so it must be bad. 1mo
TheBookHippie @Prairiegirl_reading POWER AND CONTROL 1mo
TheBookHippie @ImperfectCJ it is shared by 99 percent in my town. Happy to know elsewhere it may not be. 1mo
TheBookHippie I posted a quote and explanation a bit back sympathy is feeling bad. Empathy is knowing it could be you. (edited) 1mo
TheBookHippie In my life I‘ve never in person met an empathetic Christian. I however have been told by many of them we just don‘t get you - you love everyone so well even us, but I don‘t think you like us. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1mo
BarbaraJean #preach 👏🏼 1mo
Karisa 💯% agree! Where‘s the followers of the golden rule to be found anymore? I reported Jesus‘ Good Samaritan story on the enddei website. Way too accepting by the current right‘s standards 🙄 #wwjd 1mo
ImperfectCJ @TheBookHippie They tend to be less loud than those without empathy, I find, which makes them more challenging to find. 1mo
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Nesting | Roisn O'Donnell
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Pickpick

WOW, WOW, WOW!

This could very well be my favorite book of the year. I felt everything Ciara felt as she leaves her emotionally abusive husband, all the second guessing, anxiety and struggle to find her way. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This why I love the Women‘s Prize. Can I just award it the prize now? It‘s that good. Read it!

Lesliereadsalot You sold me! 1mo
ChaoticMissAdventures Wow!! So excited. 1mo
AmyG Oh wow. Stacked! 1mo
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squirrelbrain Wow! I‘m so pleased! I was already thinking of saving this to last as I was so sure I was going to love it….now I definitely am. 1mo
Hooked_on_books Oh, this is exciting! I have this patiently waiting for me to get started. 1mo
BarbaraBB Wow, what a review. Now I need to read it too. 1mo
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Untitled | Untitled
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There is so much to love about Litsy. Some of my favorite things are:

There is something for every reader from every genre.

All the books that have exploded my TBR.

Positivity, support, kindness, inclusion and pet photos!

Congrats on your milestone 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @Texreader See her original post for giveaway entry details.

MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
Gissy 🎉 📚 🎉📚👏👏👏 1mo
Texreader Thanks very much! And yes my tbr list is massive, mostly in thanks to Litsy!! 1mo
Texreader And I got your card yesterday! Thank you!! Loved the quote from Lord of the Rings so so much. ♥️ 1mo
Deblovestoread @Texreader Glad to know they are arriving 💚🍀💚 1mo
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Untitled | Anonymous
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https://youtu.be/MbW0GDoN5WE?si=ZPSEDJomB0WsnQVY

This came up listening to a rotation of my liked songs while doing chores. I love it so much and perfect for #TuesdayTunes

@TieDyeDude

TheBookHippie Nice! 1mo
TieDyeDude So appropriate! Thanks for sharing. 1mo
Leftcoastzen Oh yes ! Fantastic! 1mo
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Monday, Monday: A Novel | Elizabeth Crook
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Not much sleep over the weekend between a sick Pippin (just a tummy upset) and the time change while visiting my dad. Glad to be home, slept pretty well last night and working on getting caffeinated. You can google the postcard campaign for more info if you want to participate.

What‘s your mood today? #MondayMood

Librarybelle I hope Pippin is feeling better! 1mo
dabbe OMG! I love this! I mailed postcards for the election, and it felt good just to DO something to show my resistance. I just ordered 100 postcards, and I found a perfect photo of the #ldf shouting “You're fired!“ Thank you for this. 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 P.S. hope Pippin is feeling better! 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
AnnCrystal 🙏🏼💕🐕💝...🆒✊🏼. 1mo
MemoirsForMe Feel better Pippin! 🐾 1mo
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Untitled | Unknown
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#WeeklyForecast

Haven‘t made any progress on King in the last week. Started the Chiaverini ARC because it‘s a familiar series. Nesting is fantastic so far on audio. And I‘m keeping up on daily reading. Still haven‘t started either print book.