I know many of you, like me, have an overflowing TBR (to-be-read) pile. Lately, I’ve been struggling with choosing my next read. For the most part, I’m a mood reader, so I choose based on how I’m feeling. However, I also enjoy reading books from different genres simultaneously, so if I finish one genre, I pick something else from the same genre, as I likely have other … [Read more...]
Hold the Onions
While I'm still basking in the thrill—but mostly tremendous relief—of turning in yet another tome of a novel, I asked my husband Joe if I could share one of his life lessons from his book From Start to Finish that released earlier this year. He said, "As long as you choose it." 🤣 More about the bookAvailable on Kindle Unlimited So I chose the following lesson about always giving our … [Read more...]
Visit Maine with me!
It has been nearly two years since we’ve taken an actual vacation—a trip with no other people or work attached to it. We are tired, so as we planned our trip, we decided to go to what has become one of our favorite places to relax—Maine. We had never visited Maine until our daughter moved to Boston in 2020. That year, we did Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. It was wonderful! We were … [Read more...]
Redefining “Booktrovert”
With all the “bookish” paraphernalia that has arisen in the past few years, one of the shirts I’ve long wanted to order is: I’ve latched onto the term. I decided it aptly described me as an introvert who reads. But the other day, I looked up the definition as others understand it. Mind you, this is not an actual dictionary word. But this definition is the one bandied about in the … [Read more...]
Books & More Books
Once a year, our local library has a giant used book sale as their main fundraiser. They rent the convention center downtown and host hundreds of book lovers over a three-day period. Some bring wagons to cart their treasures home. I purposely only bring a single tote. Can't get too carried away. My daughter came home to attend this sale last week, so, of course, I took the day off from work to … [Read more...]
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