Reading and flipping between the Dodgers and the Rangers games this afternoon with a favorite little treat. Having an early #hyggehourreadathon as I‘ll be driving home later this evening from a weekend of pup sitting.
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This zany red head was a childhood favorite and she stands the test of time of time. Still a fun read. Now I have a hankering to watch the movies. Pippi on the run is my favorite.
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Another fun installment of Nancy Drew. This time she encounters a cult and a crime syndicate. I missed having Hannah in this one but we had more Carson Drew. Glad to have George and Bess around but annoyed we had no mention of Ned.
After a long day yesterday I was too tired for #hyggehourreadathon but made up for it today by taking an extended walk and stopping to smell the flowers. Sadie enjoyed the springtime flowers as well.
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I had my hygge hour this afternoon as I puppy sat my aunts new dog. I enjoyed reading Crumbs and Pippi with gorgeous views of the ocean before my drive home this evening.
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Rereading a childhood favorite. On the left was what my original copy of Pippi looked like. I wish it had survived childhood. On the right is the replacement copy I purchased in the late 90‘s.
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Hard to believe I went this long in life without reading this gem. Such beautiful descriptions of nature, and a heartwarming tale that made me miss my grandparents. So glad I read it and so glad I purchased the book.
#MiddleGradeMarch
Only got four books in for #MiddleGradeMarch and I didn‘t even get to my Jason Reynolds book but as always it was a joy to participate. Heidi was my favorite.
March #wrapup
A good reading month. Graphic novels have been a big help in getting me out of a little slump. Stand outs of the month are Heidi and Swans of Fifth Avenue. Now for next month, hoping to read more novels.
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Finishing up Heidi in my peaceful hotel room in LA. Just finished a delicious room service breakfast. Happy to not be cooking or hosting today. Heading to a Dodger game this afternoon with family for Easter. ⚾️🐣 Go Blue!
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I knew the subject matter going in but really wasn‘t expecting this to be so heartbreaking and tough to read. This novel in verse tells the story of Betita and her family‘s experience as cranes, people who migrate, for various reasons. Her family is torn apart due to cruel immigration policies in the US. I‘ll never understand how people can treat other people so inhumanly. Our systems are so broken.
March #serieslove2024 wrap up
No more books in a series will be read by Sunday so posting my monthly wrap up. I completed the truly devious trilogy, I‘m keeping current on the Click and Heartstopper series, and I‘m continuing on with the Nancy Drew series.
This is for all you Litsy crafters and letter writers. Found this cute washi book tape with quotes from Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz, and The Secret Garden at Barbes & Noble. They had another style of washi tape of banned book quotes.
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In this installment we see Olive reluctantly spend spring break with her father, whom she hasn‘t seeing in a long time, and learn the balance between social media and living in the moment. Book 6 in the fun mg graphic novel Click series.
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Wearing my warm cozy wrap and catching up on Heidi, which I‘m loving, and my book club book which is dragging. I did some baking today and made a carrot cake from scratch with homemade cream cheese frosting.
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Totally forgot to post a pic from last night! I‘ve really been enjoying hygge hour as it‘s helping me get through my current stack of books. Just finished watching Feud, Capote and the Swans so I had to dive in further and find out more. Even though this is a fiction title it follows the show pretty closely.
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Caught up and current on the Heartstopper series. Such a sweet series filled with lots of great characters. In this volume Nick contemplates which University he wants to attend and Charlie learns that he doesn‘t need Nick to be brave, that he can be brave on his own.
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Once again thanks to hygge hour I‘m making progress on my reads. Finished this one and I was so happy to finally meet George and Bess. More of the same formulaic plot filled with phantoms and secret passages but this time at a ranch in Arizona.
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Reading some mg titles tonight and Heartstopper on my iPad. My usual mug of tea, a favorite seasonal candy and I don‘t have this candle by Bath and Body Works but I saw it in the store and I‘m quite curious.
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Thanks to hygge hour last night I was able to finish the last book in the Truly Devious trilogy. As a whole I did enjoy the series. Great mysterious murder plot but it really could have all been done in one book and in the end the big reveal felt anticlimactic. The tagged book just dragged as I waited and waited for Stevie to divulge who the killer was. Glad to have this series finally completed.
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Spent most the day doing laundry and chores so it was extra relaxing this evening to don my favorite pair of cozy socks, have tea in one of my favorite mugs and lather my hands with a favorite scent of vanilla and lavender while reading the pictured books.
I just need to pick up this months Nancy Drew read from the library and my #MiddleGradeMarch stack is good to go. My current favorite mg author is Jason Reynolds and I‘ve read nearly all of his mg titles except the tagged title.
February #wrapup
Favorite book of the month is tagged but Stories on Rye is a favorite too. Still struggling a bit with a slump, it‘s been hard for me to focus on anything other than a graphic novel or a very short book. Hope this feeling ends soon, my books are pulling up.
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Ended the week and weekend with a nice glass of Malbec and my bookspin pick.
Snaps of Canters and the signed book illustrated by the granddaughter of its founder, Gina Canter. My usual meal I order vanilla egg cream potato pancakes and not pictured pastrami on rye. Afterwards I hit up the bakery counter for cookies and hamantaschen all of which I failed to get pictures of before they were devoured.
Tonight‘s #hyggehourreadathon was enjoying this book I bought yesterday from one of my all time favorite eateries. It‘s the only place I know of in LA that comes close to NYC deli & it‘s delish. Not only is it good eating but it‘s a storied restaurant that started in the 1930‘s & is still going strong.
The Ripped Bodice from the inside of the store, very cute and instagram-able. Hope to make it to the Brooklyn store one day.
Finally took the drive to LA and went to the Ripped Bodice bookstore with my niece. We had a great day of shopping and eating. Gonna spam your feed with lots of pics of our day. 🤗
I failed miserably at keeping up with the chapter a day read a long but I did make it to the halfway mark. I‘ve contemplated DNF‘ ing but I feel it‘s such an important work that I must continue and finish. So for now I‘m going to continue on and I hope to finish no matter how long it takes me.
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A fun, quick easy read and I think this one is my favorite mystery so far as it was slightly more complex than the others and the danger levels are high. Lucky Nancy is a skilled sleuth!
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Waited until after the big game to have a picnic of Valentine treats, chocolate strawberry and homemade spritz cookies while reading with the pup. I received the leopard print wrap as a gift for Christmas and it is the coziest to wear and snuggle up with on a chilly night.
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Participating in my first hygge hour although it‘s been mostly a hygge kind of day. Chilly and cloudy with a big rain storm coming in so I took advantage and stayed cozy indoors with a favorite movie, some homemade chicken noodle soup with dumplings, a cup of tea and now catching up on my favorite bookish magazines this Sunday evening.
January #serieslove2024 wrap up.
Two picks down for my year goal. Enjoying both Nancy Drew and Wells & Wong. Love a mg mystery.
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A light month and my favorite was I‘m Glad My Mom Died on audio. Great narration and storytelling.
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I enjoyed the characters of Miss Bianca, Bernard and Nils very much but my adult mind didn‘t care much for the plot. I wanted to know more about the prisoner and why he was imprisoned. Still glad I read it and after I rewatched the Disney movie, hadn‘t seeing it in ages.
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January is off to a good start. Completed this months bookspin and checked off another book in a series I adore. Daisy and Hazel are off to Cambridge to celebrate the Christmas holidays and stumble upon two murders. They join forces with their friends the Junior Pinkertons to solve the case set at a fictional Oxford.
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A little late but a Happy Birthday to my best girl!!
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Enjoyable but there is clearly a formula to these mysteries. As I like Nancy and her determination and sense of good I‘ll definitely read a few more.
It‘s been a crazy week, time to catch up with some reading and cuddle time with my girl.
#SeriesLove23 Wrap Up
-Continued- Little House was a reread, I completed Cassidy Blake, Hunger Games, Small Spaces and Al Capone series. Got current on the Click and New Kid series, started Nancy Drew and continuing on with Wells and Wong series. Made great progress! Thanks for hosting @TheSpineView and @Andrew65
