It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.
Welcome back to Monday! How was your week? Did anyone have special plans this weekend? Friday is date night, so the other half and I went out to dinner. Nothing special. Just the local UNO's. The Lil' Princess is out of town, spending time with her fiancé, so we are getting a taste of life as empty nesters. Not sure I will be ready for it when it comes.
Another productive week for me. It helps when real estate is steady, but not hectic.
- I have meal plans in place for the next four weeks.
- Participated in #Questpit for the first time on X (formerly Twitter).
- Sold one of my books, which means it will soon be out of print. Wish I could affordably bring them back into the marketplace.
- I also organized all of my bookshelves and cataloged all my titles by or about Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House on the Prairie television show starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert. I also cataloged all my books by Lucy Maud Montgomery, tie-in books to Anne of Green Gables, and biographies about the author.
I am now the lucky wearer of three different pairs of glasses. In addition to my regular progressives and my sunglasses, my old eyes need these computer progressives to work any length of time on the screen. Can't drive with them, but they definitely make it easier to work at my desk.
Poor Boots had to have a nail extracted from her paw. She is doing fine but wasn't a huge fan of the visit.
Dwight checking everything out from his perch on the kitchen wall.
Travis taking advantage of the rug we have laid down so Theo won't slip on the floor.
In my reading world, I am reading all three of these right now.
Grabbed Gilbert's book with an Audible credit after it was recommended by a workshop coordinator.
These are next.
Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books they added to their shelves the previous week. This weekly meme is now hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach.
I've been on a bit of a book-buying binge lately. The books from Thriftbooks arrived Saturday and were added to my bookshelves. This one below arrived from a publicist. It will be released on March 25. Look for my review coming at the end of March or early April.
This digital copy arrived on Friday. I will be posting a First Chapter Review on March 11th.
I also ordered two books from Amazon from an author whose launch party I will be participating in. I've reviewed a couple of her books in the past. More about that coming soon.
Upcoming events:
- Review of Body Parts by Catlin Rother - Feb 24 (Review)
- Sunset Bay by Karen Stewart - Mar 11 (First Chapter Review)
- Gitel's Freedom by Iris Mitlin Lav - Date TBD (Review)
This week at Christmas Year Round I shared "Three Things to Do in February to Prepare for Next Christmas." You can read it here.
At The Children's and Teens' Book Connection I chatted about my #QuestPit experience. I also use this blog to share writing updates and news.
At Laura's Little Houses, I posted a link to my latest Anne with an E fanfiction story, "A Scandal in Avonlea." I tend to think of Anne Shirley as the Canadian version of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Even their authors had some connections. You will also find a post titled Transitions and Simplicity, which talks about stage of life changes and choices I'm making.
In the United States, today is President's Day. We use it to celebrate our presidents, even though, as history.com indicates, it was originally established to commemorate George Washington's birthday.
That's it for me today. Looking forward to visiting your blogs and catching up with you.
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17 comments:
the kitty cat <3
Pretty photos and book covers!!
Enjoy your week!!
Thanks, Teri. We love them.
Thanks, Elizabeth. Hope you get a chance to read some of these. Appreciate the visit.
Sounds like a good week. I've been binging on books and audiobooks lately. I'll need to live until I'm 900 to get them all read. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
I hear you, Kathy. I can't believe how many books are here that I haven't read. Enjoy your week. Appreciate the visit.
Sounds like a productive week. The Sunset Bay book has a lovely cover.
Good looking book arrivals. I hope you enjoy them. And congrats on 18 yrs of blogging. The date usually gets past me for my blogiversary but when I remember I usually mention it and then move forward. My blogging has changed a lot over the years. In the past year my husband and I have cared for our 1 yr old twin grandsons - two days a week. That has cut into my reading but we love doing it.
Very. Thanks for visiting, Kathryn.
Thanks! Me, too, Mary. We are usually on vacation, so I rarely plan anything special. So sweet that you get to care for your grandsons. Such precious memories. Thanks for visiting.
I hope it wasn't too crowded at the restaurant Friday. I avoid going on Valentine's Day because everyone else seems to want to eat out. LOL Congratulations on selling one of your books! My optometrist told me at my last appointment that I would probably end up needing computer glasses in the future, so I'm expecting to need to add another pair someday. Maybe this next time I go in. I am glad you are finding them useful! As always, it is great to see the cats. :-) I hope you are enjoying your reading and have a great week!
Oh, poor Boots. All your kitties are beautiful. I love Uno's but rarely seem to find one where we are. I liked Big Magic when I listened to it several years ago. And I'm currently reading a serial killer book too, though mine is more about tracking him down than what he did. Happy reading!
Great pics! Hope you enjoy your books. Have a great week!
Wasn't too bad at all, Literary Feline. We didn't go anywhere fancy, so that helped. Ebay has been helpful with my books. Hope you can push off getting another set of glasses, but they are really helpful. Thanks for visiting. Always great to see you here.
Thanks, Jen. We certainly love our furry babies. Enjoying Big Magic. Hope you enjoy your week. Thanks for visiting.
Thanks, Yvonne. Hope you have a great week, too. Appreciate the visit.
I enjoyed Big Magic a lot when I first read it. I think I need to read it again.
It's wonderful to have several pairs of glasses, I think.
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