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, comment, and add to that ever-growing TBR pile! So welcome, everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and was then taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.
Oh, my gosh! We are back on Monday again. How are the weeks flying by?
This was an exciting weekend. Three of my four buyers received the good news that their offers were accepted. I am waiting to hear back on the last one. I guess that means December will be another busy one for me. That's okay, sure beats being bored.
The garden is now ready for winter. The garlic has been planted. I cut the last of the herbs. Cardboard and straw have been placed over the soil. The tulip and crocus bulbs have been planted. I invested in a composter this year, so I should have some compost to work into the soil next year.
Here are photos from last week:
The three cats hanging out in the Lil' Princess's bedroom
Saw a Patchy the Pirate (from SpongeBob SquarePants) portrait in a house this weekend
Christmas mugs at the local grocery store
I made ham tetrazzini for supper on Sunday
In my reading world, I finished The Curiosities by W.H. Eatons. Check out my review here.
I finished Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest by Chris Grabenstein. Loved it! Such a fun read. Look for my review coming soon.
I continued with The Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts. Need to finish this week.
Singing the Forge by G. H. Mosson will be done this week.
I am not sure I will be able to read Old Flames, New Beginnings by Lea Schizas during the holiday season. Too much going on. But I will do my best.
Eager to read Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron for a November review.
Will be posting a First Chapter Review of A Quarterback for Christmas by Linda West soon.
As I head into the new year, my TBR pile will be my focus. As much as I enjoy VBTs, I need to cut back. (We will pretend I didn't say the same thing last year.)
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.
The world recently lost historical fiction author C. W. Gortner. I met Chris through Pump Up Your Book and have enjoyed reading his books for years. In his honor, I bought the second book in his Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles: The Tudor Conspiracy.
Upcoming Events
- A Quarterback for Christmas by Linda West - Nov 13 (First Chapter Review)
- Singing the Forge by G. H. Mosson - Nov 25 (Review)
- Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron - Nov 27 (Review)
This week's Christmas... in the news post is up at Christmas Year Round. We covered stories from New York, Maryland, and Florida this week. Check it out here.
My review of The Curiosities was posted at The Children's and Teens' Book Connection this week.
Laura's Little Houses was quiet except for me writing that I am working on Part 6 of the "Times Are Changing" Season 9 rewrite.
Looking ahead, there will be no day off on the calendar this week. I expect it will slow down a bit the week of Thanksgiving. Hope you have a great day!
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