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.
Happy Monday on a Sunday. My work schedule, and therefore my blogging schedule, has been unpredictable lately. Hope all of you who celebrate enjoyed your Mother's Day. We had an early breakfast that morning and headed home from North Carolina later that day. Glad to be home, but also miss our girl.
Here are a few recent photos:
The Lil' Princess and her dad
Our girls
The Lil' Princess and some friends
The family minus our son
Thought she might have gotten her arms stuck at the Battleship North Carolina
Recreating a One Tree Hill moment
I went to my first bar in over 30 years. It was not pleasant.
Hard to believe these four years have passed so quickly. Luckily, when she relocates for work, she will be much closer to our place.
In my reading world, my review of This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman appeared today. You can read it here.
I finished Scrap: Salvaging a Family by Luann Castle. This collection is emotional and raw. Look for my review on May 21.
I continued The Ladies Hall by Vanessa Miller. I hope I don't run out of time on NetGalley before I finish it.
I finished listening to Hi Honey, I'm Homo: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture by Matt Baume. Great book! Look for a review soon.
I started The Ledger by Steven Manchester, which is a companion to his novel, The Menu. It's a slow read for me so far.
These are next:
Co-Created: The Cultural Strategy That Redefined Pacsun by Brieane Olson is also a NetGalley download.
Love on the Shelf by Sheila Roberts comes out later this month.
The Ghost and the Key, the first book in Bill Cusano's The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club series. I am reading this series this summer.
The second book of The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club is The Widow Murderess.
Book three is The Sparrow and the Crow. All of these are July reviews.
Massawa by Pam Weber is a book that I will take on vacation with me in July.
Photo credit: Freepik
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.
Has anyone heard from Vicki? She hasn't posted since April 5.
These were presents for Mother's Day, and two books I bought for myself aboard the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington.
Upcoming Events
Scrap: Salvaging a Family by Luanne Castle - May 21 (Review)
The Ledger by Steven Manchester - May (Review)
Fighter Pilot's Daughter by Mary Lawlor - June 10 (Guest Post)
Staged by Cailtin Rother - June (Review)
The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club: The Ghost and the Key by Bill Cusano - July 1 (Review)
The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club: The Widow Murderess by Bill Cusano - July 8 (Review)
The Old Cranberry Ladies Garden Club: The Sparrow and the Crow by Bill Cusano - July 10 (Review)
Massawa by Pam Weber - July (Review)
Love on the Shelf by Sheila Roberts - (Review)
Christmas Year Round
This week's Journey through Christmases Past focuses on the year 1885. You can find it here.
The Children's and Teens' Book Connection
This blog is getting harder to update now that I don't read as many children's books as I used to, and because my writing is not as much as expected this year. Real estate, however, has been amazing.
Laura's Little Houses
On Wednesday, I posted my "Most Favorite Episode from Each Season of Little House on the Prairie (Seasons 7 - 9). This brings us to the end of the series. You can read this post here.
Looking forward to checking out your blogs today.
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10 comments:
It looks like you had a wonderful visit with your daughter (minus the pub scene of course). You have some great reads upcoming, enjoy.
Thanks for sharing your week
OMG, Shelleyrae, it was body to body in that place. (shudders) When she said she wanted me to experience a bar there I was thinking sit down or stand around the bar. We couldn't have reached the bar if we tried. It was so nasty. Thanks for visiting.
Looks like a nice visit minus the bar scene. It looks very crowded. Your books all sound good too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
Congratulations to your daughter and YAY that she will be closer! That is always a blessing. Have a good week!
Beautiful pictures! Hope you have a great week!
Congratulations to your daughter! That's wonderful she will be living closer to you. :)
Kathy, I have never seen such a crowded place in my life. It was gross, but she was happy we went. Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks, Cindy. We are so excited to have her only a few hours away from home. Appreciate the visit.
Thanks, Yvonne. You too! thanks for visiting.
Thanks, Meezan. It will be amazing! Now, I will have an excuse to take time off for visits. Thanks for stopping by today.
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