It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are, and are 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 first Monday of October! Hope you had a great week. We had typical New England weather, cool one day and summer temperatures the next. After my closings on Wednesday, I appreciated a few slower work days. On Saturday, I tackled my first fall cleaning task: getting my upstairs office in order. I'm still working on it. That room will become my writing room, away from the many distractions stealing my attention in my new downstairs office.
Here are a few photos from the week:
Theo taking a breather after our walk
Travis invades Paddy's space if he dares to sit down
Leaves are turning in our woods
Last week was another decent week of reading and reviewing. I brought The Eyes of River by Cindy K. Sproles downstairs so that I can begin it again. Too much time has passed for me to recall the first few chapters.
Posted my review of Beginner's Guide to Using an AI Assistant by Hank Quense.You can find it here.
I posted short reviews of two books I listened to thanks to Audible: How to Train Your Mind by Chris Bailey and God's Purpose for Your Life by Charles F. Stanley. You can read those reviews here.
I haven't started Harboring the Enemy: The Civil War Heroine History Forgot by R. C. Duffy yet, but I will soon because of the time limit.
I am reading She Forgot She Was Free: Returning to the Girl You Were Before the World Got Loud by Giselle Mascarenhas. This is for a review on October 14.
I started The TV MBA: Business Lessons from Popular Culture by Rhymer Rigby.
I am also reading Still Wild: Poems from the Bear Shack by Suzanne Sunshower for a December review.
Upcoming Events
- She Forgot She Was Free by Giselle Mascarenhas - Oct 14 (Review)
- Still Wild: Poems from the Bear Shack by Suzanne Sunshower - Dec 14 (Review)
- Starry-Eyed for Christmas by Sheila Roberts - Dec 16 (Review)
- Sugar Sand Land by Patricia Leavy - Dec 17 (Spotlight & Giveaway)
Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books they added to their shelves the previous week. This weekly meme was last hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach. It appears to be on hiatus, but I keep sharing new books.
I pre-ordered a new book by Jill Kemerer, which arrived last week. Isn't the cover for His First Country Christmas lovely? This is part of what attracts me to Jill's books.
Christmas Year Round
My Christmas blog is getting busier as we head into the holidays. Recent posts include:
The Children's and Teens' Book Connection
Recent reviews at The Children's and Teens' Book Connection include:
- Turkey's Fall Fumble by Wendi Silvano. Read the review here.
- Luna and the Lost Cove by Aria Joy Prichard. This review appears here.
Day in the Snow by Fiona Craig and Counting Winter by Nancy White Carlstrom are coming later this week.
Laura's Little Houses
In honor of what would have been Michael Landon's 90th birthday on October 31, I am sharing Halloween episodes of Little House on the Prairie. You can read that article here.
Wow! That was a lot. Hopefully, these posts are still engaging to you. I'm looking forward to checking out your blogs today.
8 comments:
Love the pics of Theo and Travis, and the woods. The woods look like an interesting adventure awaits.
It sounds like you had a varied reading week. She Forgot She Was Free sounds great. I have been finding myself trying to do things that don’t involve a screen, unless it includes directions for a recipe or pattern and such. Added it to my TBR.
I get what you said about having to go back to re-read when too much time has passed. I do that, too. I have also recently begun taking notes while reading, not so much for this situation, but because I seem to be skipping around in reading series a lot these days. I was thinking it would be nice to have a quick review sheet for characters and some background.
Jill Kemerer’s book cover is adorable.
Have a good week. Hope your weather remembers that it is the cool season and that you like the new office space once it's ready.
I imagine New England is such a beautiful place to live. Good getting your upstairs tidied out and ready for some writing. Love the pics.
The TV MBA looks interesting. I hope you enjoy your books. Have a great week!
Leaves are starting to turn here too, and we also have the usual fall rollercoaster of temperatures. Your books all look good. Thanks for visiting my blog. Happy reading!
Thanks, Cheryl. Great to see you here. We love having the woods behind us.
Glad you found a new book. She Forgot She Was Free has been good so far.
Love Jill's work. Hope you give her book a try.
Thanks for visiting.
It really is, and where we are, we don't get as much impact from bad weather as other areas. Sure, we have had some crazy storms, but I usually don't need to row a boat down the street. Thanks for visiting.
It is so far, Yvonne. I like pop culture books. Thanks for stopping by.
It sure is that time of year. You guys usually get snow before we do. Thanks for stopping by.
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