“The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh. Let us not then speak ill of our generation, it is not any unhappier than its predecessors.”
#DaysDevotedTo
#Absurdity
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
"What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever."
#DaysDevotedTo
#GamesPuzzles
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
“Margaret thought the world cruel for seeing her as the negative version of her sister, yet it was also how she came to define herself.”
#DaysDevotedTo
#Princess
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Thanks for the tag. It has been an emotional week after my partner had a cardiac arrest last Friday evening and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. His body is better but he‘s disoriented and confused. Having heart procedure tomorrow. Wish I had better news to share. I miss my grands💔
#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii
1-Like an exhausting nightmare-my partner‘s still in hospital with congestive heart failure 😞
2-weekend‘s almost over and he has surgery tomorrow
3-prayers and peace
#saturdaychaturday @AllDebooks
“…as you heal and grow, something beautiful and layered and solid and lasting is formed.”
#DaysDevotedTo
#Hiking
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
I love the story of Madame C. J. Walker, self-made millionaire and philanthropist
#DaysDevotedTo #Philanthropy
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
“Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.” R. P.
#DaysDevotedTo
#Inspiration
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
My partner had a cardiac arrest Friday night. He‘s been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Still sedated and progress is slow. We take it one moment at a time. Prayers and hugs are appreciated😔❤️
“My socks DO match. They‘re the same thickness.”
– Steven Wright
#DaysDevotedTo
#OddSocks
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
“They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.”
#DaysDevotedTo
#Veterans 😔💔
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.”
#Science4peace
#DaysDevotedTo
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
“It's not finding what's lost, it's understanding what you‘ve found.”
#ArtMuseum #DaysDevotedTo
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Big library trip! And cuddles with LB!
That‘s 10 things but all joyful🌟 Thanks for the tag Deb.
#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
Play? @Read4life @TieDyeDude @RamsFan1963 @iread2much
I‘m away from home (and my shelves) so here‘s one I chose for its clever title!
#DaysDevotedTo #Coffee/Tea
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
“What you need is a life of your own. You can't hang on to them forever and live theirs or stop them from making mistakes.”
#DaysDevotedTo
#FamilyStories
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Happy Wednesday! Happy November! Been thinking about rain and fall bc we had lovely showers throughout the night, and temps in the higher 60s F today!
1* A. Rainy day indoors, reading physical books with a warm drink with classical or jazz 🎶 B. Spring or late fall, in the hammock with the birds singing and breeze blowing with any book format.
2* Teller of Small Fortunes 🔮
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
DebinHawaii, BookishTrish, iread2much, Kshakal, Gissy, Deblovestoread, S3V3N, Read4life, BarbaraBB, TheBookgeekFrau, RamsFan1963, TheSpineView, dabbe, Cupcake12, lil1inblue, julieclair, Karisimo, AnnCrystal, AnishaInkspill
pickThis is part of a series set in a mystery bookshop owned by Samantha Washington: amateur sleuth and mystery writer. It was clever and fun, especially her poodles and her fiesty grandmother Nana Jo. I‘ll be reading the rest of the series❣️
#Pantone2024
#SeriesLove2024
#ReadAway2024
#Bookspinbingo
so-soI have loved all the Amish murder mysteries Castillo has written with her Kate Burkholder character. This one is a so-so police procedural that I stuck with bc I was audio-crafting, -driving, and -doing chores.
#Pantone2024
#ReadAway2024
#Bookspinbingo
1-Sunsets over a lake, river, or bay
2-cops*murder*mystery
Play? @Cupcake12 @Karisimo @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Teresereading
National Love Your Red Hair Day on November 5 is a day dedicated to the beauty of men, women, girls, and boys – everyone with red hair. Whether you consider your hair strawberry blonde, deep burgundy, or ginger, this day is for you and your uniqueness! Here‘s to all ginger Littens🥂
Three of my fave redheads! And These Broken Stars I do want to read!
#DaysDevotedTo #Redheads
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks my favorite redhead❤️
pickAnne and Gilbert become Dr. and Mrs. Blythe and move into the lovely house with the wonderful gardens. And the meet and become involved in a new community of friends and neighbors 🩵
#Pantone2024
#SeriesLove2024
#ReadAway2024
#Bookspinbingo
#LitsyLove
DieAReader, TieDyeDude, Read4life, Andrew65, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, BarbaraBB, TheSpineView, TheAromaofBooks, GHABI4ROSES
pickThis one was fascinating bc Einstein and his family are involved. Book 5 of The Missing series.
#Pantone2024
#SeriesLove2024
#ReadAway2024
#Bookspinbingo
From A Serenade at the Villa by Robert Browning.
#Villa
#PoetryMatters
@TheSpineView
“Family, friends, school - they were just obstacles in the way of getting more candy.”
#DaysDevotedTo
#Candy 🍭🍫🍬
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickUnputdownable and eye-opening story of how opioid addiction of a teen boy affects a family of 5, from the POV of his younger sister. It‘s heartbreaking holding onto hope when that‘s all you CAN do. Complex dynamics, loss, grief, and adolescence.
#ReadAway2024
#Bookspinbingo
@TheAromaofBooks @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES
pickBook 2 of November. How can it be November? 😳
Anne is completing her college degree and becoming more independent, while still remaining friends with Gilbert. Her bestie Diana, now married, has given birth to her first child.
#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView
#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
Sonnet 121: 'Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
#Vile #PoetryMatters
@TheSpineView
pickHappy Sandwich Day! When my old 1960s BHG cookbook fell apart, my daughters got me a new edition. Here‘s a sandwich 🥪 with Thanksgiving leftovers flair 🦃
#Sandwich #DaysDevotedTo
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Told over a single day in Paris of 1927 this story weaves together the moving tales of four disparate souls, in a stunningly beautiful way
#AllSoulsDay #DaysDevotedTo
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pick“The murders took place on a hot summer night, but to Juniper it would always be winter in Jericho.”
First book of November. Surprising ending to a small town double-murder mystery.
#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl
#Pantone2024 @BarbaraBB
#ReadAway2024 @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES
Happy Friday!
1* Waffles the fur king
2*Trick or Treating with my little goblins
3* - *4 A memorial walk for cancer awareness with my eldest “ghoiul” @SarahBradley
5* pumpkin patch🎃
#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
Play? @Texreader @Kshakal @Karisimo @JenlovesJT47
October wrap up: 73 books, 15,169 pages
#Spookoween
YTD wrap up: 721 books, 111,213 pages
#ReadAway2024
YTD wrap up books in series: 130
#SeriesLove2024
November 1 ~ It‘s National Authors Day and I‘ve chosen a few of my favorites: clockwise from top left-Fiona Davis, Laird Hunt, L. M. Montgomery and William Kent Krueger.
Who are your favorites??
#DaysDevotedTo #Authors
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickStan and Elpidia both need to fight back and defend themselves; Elpidia from peer bullies and Stan from his alcoholic dad. The recluse Charlie helps them learn. A MG story of friendship, morality, and growing up strong 💪
#Pantone2024
#Spookoween
#ReadAway2024
@TheSpineView @BarbaraBB @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES
Excerpt from Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field one Night
BY WALT WHITMAN
#Vigil #PoetryMatters
@TheSpineView
“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”
James Baldwin
#Mask #WickedWhispers
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Three library books I enjoyed this week🎃
#SeasonalShelfie
#LitsyLove
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude
