Category Archives: Books

Sunshine and Backlash

Hi. We’ve had much milder temperatures lately … the weather went from -25F the week before to 40F this past week … Wow what a huge difference it makes. We’re happy here again, see Stella at left with her trusty … Continue reading

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A January Roundup

Well it’s simply too cold to go outside this week, though I have been out in brief dashes. We’re in a deep freeze up here, which apparently won’t be ending till Sunday. Good grief, I don’t even want to say … Continue reading

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Year-End Stats and 2019 Favorites

Happy 2020 everyone (wow we are there)! I hope your holidays were wonderful and that you received many new books and gifts. We just returned from visiting with family in Southern California and had a great time. The only trouble … Continue reading

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Closing Out the Year

Happy Holidays everyone. I hope your December has been festive and fun and that you’re able to close out the year with your loved ones. This might be my last post of 2019 since my husband and I will be … Continue reading

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Out and About

Greetings. I want to wish everyone in the U.S. a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday ahead. It’s hard to believe it’s already upon us. Last week I was away visiting my parents in Southern California (see the photos attached) so I’ve  … Continue reading

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A Flurry of Reviews

Greetings. I hope everyone is enjoying their fall … or early winter as some might have it. We received several inches of snow on Tuesday, which made walking our Labrador (my trusty book assistant) very pretty and serene on Wednesday. … Continue reading

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Book Festival Recap

Oh October has been busy and flown by. Luckily as a remedy to all the jarring political news going on these days … I’ve been attending our city’s annual book festival over the past week called The Imaginarium (put on … Continue reading

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Raking in the Reviews

Greetings, I hope everyone is enjoying the fall colors these days.  So far we’ve had two snowstorms here, and still the leaves seem to be in fine form and haven’t come down fully yet. It’s pretty out now … just … Continue reading

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Jumping Into Fall

Well this Monday is the first official day of fall, and already it’s been darker in the mornings and getting darker earlier in the evenings, yikes. The temps too are getting a bit crisper … at least here in North … Continue reading

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Golden Days

Greetings, I hope your September is going well, particularly your reading as there are many notable books out this fall. Just this week the whole hoopla over the arrival of Margaret Atwood’s sequel novel — “The Testaments” — seems to … Continue reading

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