It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - Feb 2

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.

Welcome to February! As I am writing this, we don't yet know if the groundhog has seen his shadow, but I'm ready to celebrate the month of love. My house is decorated, and I think I will buy myself some flowers to brighten up the dining room. 

Hope you all had a nice week since we last connected. I worked more than planned, but I had most of Sunday off. Here are a few photos from the week:

Just a dabble of hearts 

Swag from the Chicopee Chamber Annual Breakfast

Theo seems a bit jealous

Made a leftovers (rice, chicken, stuffing) meal 

Bought holiday spiced tea from Sweater Box Confections

Feeling more productive in my reading world. I am almost done with the Christian short story collection, Chapters and Second Chances by Evelyn Grace Berry. 

I did not read I Heard the Bells. I've added it to my February reviews list.

My review of Hooked by Cailtin Rother was posted on Wednesday. You can read it here.

I reviewed The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz on Sunday. You can read that here.

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 used my remaining Amazon credit to buy the first book in a new series by Victoria Gilbert, Schooled in Murder. 

Then I used an Audible credit to grab Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor, which I am already listening to. I saw this book in my blog travels last week. I knew I wanted to read it when it first came out, so I grabbed it while I was thinking of it. 

Upcoming Events

Artsy Rambler by Evy and Rich Journey - Feb 3 (Spotlight)

Evan's Gift by Karen Charles - Feb 6 (Review at TC&TBC)

Winter's Season by R. J. Koreto - Feb 13 (Spotlight)

I Heard the Bells by Darlene L. Turner et al - February (Review)

Chapters and Second Chances by Evelyn Grace Berry - February (Review)

Hook, Line, and Murder by GG Calpo - Mar 2 (Interview)

Agatha Christie, She Watched by Teresa Peschel - Apr 15 (Review)

Christmas Year Round

Christmas Year Round's latest "Journey through Christmases Past" dips into Christmas fashions for girls in the late 1960s. You can check that out here.

The Children's and Teens' Book Connection

I reviewed two books on my blog on Sunday. If you click on the book titles, it will take you to the reviews. 

I Really Want to Be a Cat by Helen Hancocks

Arthur's Cat by Johan Leynaud

Laura's Little Houses

I am working on my next character profile. This one will be about Albert Quinn Ingalls. 

Today will be a hectic one, so I will check in with you later. Enjoy your day!