Welcome to Litsy!

Thank You @catsandbooks for #ShowAndTellTuesday 🥳🎨💝.

I'm no expert. I just freehand without a pattern. Crochet this shoulder shawl as a Christmas gift for my Mom. I used two colors of cotton yarn and two crochet hook sizes ☺️💝.

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It's us! Thanks for being my favorite corner of the internet, friends!

repost for @PuddleJumper:

It's time to suggest books for #QueerBC October buddy read

Suggest 5 books below that fit that theme and either feature LGBTQIA+ characters or were written by a queer author.

Last year‘s pick was Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell so please don‘t suggest that again

Suggestions will close September 15th

Voting will end September 21st

Suggest books here: https://forms.gle/yS7Xri15t3cB9PKf6

Here are my 5 Joys
1. Dante Brasco 🖤celebrity crush 🖤 got to see him in an The Avatar Last Airbender Panel (today)
2. Margaritas & my kindle
3. Cockmark -Spicy Tentacle version lol. I am thinking about adding these to the Night Cap Blind Book Date
4. Shirt I saw. I 100% agree, might go back and get this shirt at the convention
5. Starbucks has brought back Raspberry syrup. (Limited Time, I think) - favorite drink with raspberry 🖤#refreshing

I just retired from education, so this is a particularly poignant question for me. I loved the kids—most of them were so sweet and so much fun! I loved being a librarian (unfortunately only two years out of my 18 year career) SO much! It was so much fun! And I loved (and still do) the friendships that I made during those years—such wonderful people! ❤️
#TLT #ThreeListThursday

Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1- @dabbe challenged me to write a Batman Haiku this week, and it was grand fun 🪄✍️🦇💖. Then today, talking chocolate with @dabbe compelled me to bake chocolate chip cookies, dangerous deliciousness 🍫😋💝. Thanks @dabbe for a week of inspiration 😉👍🏼💝.

2- Batman 📜🦇🔖💖.

3- Chocolate chip Cookies 🍫😋🍪.

4- Garden Magic 🌱💝.

5- Litsy, HaikuHive, & #ShowAndTellTuesday 📚🐝🎨💝.

1. I spend my days watching my grandson, Michael. The picture is of the two of us cuddling, post-nap!
2. My mom was mentioned in a book, saving abuse victims. I didn't know that she did that until I read the book. I'm proud of her!
3. Messaging with my daddy.
4. Keeping up with my gratitude journal.
5. Brian, always and forever. ♥️

#5JoysFriday @debinhawaii

#CharacterCharm
Day 11. Thief
#Thief

#CharacterCharm
Day 10. Widow
#Widow

I'm wanting to listen to more audio books, but I need to be doing something with my hands while I'm listening. I know some people crochet or knit, but that hurts my hands (thanks, fibromyalgia). I've thought about coloring while I listen to them, but want more suggestions! What do you do when you listen to audio books?

Since we will not shop at Walmart, and do not feel safe shopping at Vons, we have rediscovered Walgreens.

No DVDs, yet Walgreens still stock books!

When I purchased these, the cashier was excited that a customer was buying books. She said the last selection had to be returned to the supplier because no one seems to buy books anymore!

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“California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault right before our eyes, this moment we have feared has arrived.“ - Gavin Newsom, Governor of California

💙✊🏼🐻🌊✊🏼🦅💙.

There are so many stories that I want to share from California. These are the some of the ones that made me cringe the most.

This post in no way covers all the the stories happening in Los Angeles County NOR across California.

Please do further research to fact-check or if you would like to know more or want updates on the people highlighted here.

Please Note: I didn't include updates.

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TS 12 ON OCT 3!!

repost for @AllDebooks

The wonderful Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage is doing her #75soft framework again. I'm going to do this and thought I would share it. It starts on Monday and runs until Halloween. 🎃

I'm trying to sneak a little #hyggehour every day if you would like to join me.
Reclaiming Your Magic: Why We Need #75Soft Right Now - The Shabby Creek Cottage https://share.google/qlpLdboKsl3Ywc5TP

I‘ve been to 2/10. New travel goals!

https://vegoutmag.com/travel/r-10-libraries-every-bookworm-should-visit-at-least...

repost for @AllDebooks

Are you ready for another #Netgalley mid-month #readathon starting Fri 15th until Monday 18th August. 📚

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

#CharacterCharm
Day 7. Elderly
#Elderly

#CharacterCharm
Day 5. Seamstress
#Seamstress

One of the best days of the year!! Make sure you spend some time today celebrating! 📚❤️🎉 #NationalBookLoversDay #BookLoversDay

Inspiring! There needs to be more radical street librarians in the world 🥹 https://www.instagram.com/p/DMtFS7NxNYh/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii

1. A chill Friday night after a busy week
2. Pixel 🐶 (the pile of fluff pictured above)
3. Coworkers at my bookseller side hustle
4. A job with flexible hours
5. Audiobooks (which certainly spice up boring tasks at work)

1. Retirement officially started this week—no more 5 am alarms! ?
2. Also, no professional development, planning, grading, parent calls, state testing, etc. ?
3. My new leisure has allowed me time for my bookish social media, largely abandoned this last school year.
4. My son‘s fiancée said yes to the dress! (This is not her—I can‘t reveal it to the public before she does)!
5. We watched Sinners, an epic vampire movie! ??‍♀️❤️
#5JoysFriday

Thank You @dabbe 🐝 for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@bellabella 🐝
@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@The_Book_Ninja!
@CBee 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@ImperfectCJ 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝
@Jari-chan 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@julieclair 🐝
@kelli7990 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@Mimi28 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Susanita 🐝
@vivastory 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝

It‘s hard to just choose three, and I‘ve definitely seen some of my favorites posted by others today. Here are three of the many I love! All three are from texts that I‘ve taught and passionately love! ❤️
#TLT #ThreeLineThursday

#CharacterCharm
Day 4. Spy
#Spy

#CharacterCharm
Day 3. King
#King

The restraining order didn't hold for as long as Angelenos & Southern Californians were hoping 🤬. They are ignoring OUR 1st, 4th, & 8th Amendments ✊🏼🐻.

They were in full tactical gear.

#californiananncrystal
#HighlightsfromCalifornia
#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

The following has been sourced from ABC 7 News.

Videos taken from the scene shows agents loading several people into the back of a Penske rental truck.

From LA Mayor Karen Bass: 👇🏼

I chose the word “tintinnabulation.” It was a spelling word I had as a 4th grader and it stuck with me ever since—I don‘t know why! 🤷‍♀️I seriously doubt it was in a 4th grade spelling textbook! 😂
#WeirdWordWednesday

Thank You for the tag @catsandbooks 🥳🎨💝.

This is a drawing I made a few years ago. It shows an artist at work by the seaside 🎨🖌️🌳🌊💖.

#LitsyCrafters
#ShowAndTellTuesday

#craftbyanncrystal
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

Changing mental health meds is ridiculous. Currently weaning off the old (takes a week), then starting the new one next Sunday.

My #bookspinbingo for August 2025. I really like breaking up my reads into 2 parts for each category.

@TheAromaofBooks

#Bookspin Here is my list so I can go look at the numbers. 🙂 It is all books I own again. Some were gifted from Littens and a couple are from my husband‘s picks.

repost for @Soubhiville

Here we are on August 1st #AuthorAMonth readers! Let‘s pull out some books by Judy Blume. What are you planning to read?

Here is the link to the Google form:

https://forms.gle/r6EydHX3GmrfYenA8

All the rules and prize info are on the Google form.

As always, let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list. 🙂📚. Happy Reading!

Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1- Minutes after 10:PM, on Friday night, LA Mayor Karen Bass held a brief News conference to announce that, “the 9 Circuit court has ruled to keep freeze on SoCal Immigration Raids for seven counties.“ ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🥳💝. This will be appealed, yet is a major win nonetheless!

2- The 4th Amendment has been upheld ✊🏼🐻🌟🦅✌🏼💖.

3- August is here and it has began wonderfully 🌟🦅✊🏼🥳💝.

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What is home? What do we take with us when we leave home? Petros allows his mother to convince him that he should see the world before joining his father‘s taxi business. But he is ill prepared for the world. What do we take back with us when we return home? We can‘t help but be changed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My reads for July. By breaking up my reads into parts, I am able to get some bingos. 😊

#BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#JulyJazz
Day 28. Celebrate
#Celebrate

You MUST read this book!! Ok??

#bookopoly #book #bookstagram #bookly #goodreads #libro #litsybook #leggere #litsy #libri #toread #bookreporter #booktok #tiktokbook #ioleggoperché #ioleggo #readingchallenge2025 #laferroviasotterranea #colsonwhitehead #bigsur

@TheLudicReader thank you for the bday goodies!! Loved the postcards. The postcards are amazing and will be adding to my collection. #birthdaylitsylove #quotes

I‘ve been off of Litsy for awhile (traveling), so this is my first time to see this. @dabbe always has such great challenges! We do not care that the school supplies displays are in full swing in the stores because we have retired!! I never again have to feel that sense of impending doom at the sight of stacks of composition books, notebook paper, and boxes of pencils and Crayola markers! 😁🎉
#WDNCW

#JulyJazz
Day 27. Kittens
#Kittens
She‘s not a kitten anymore, but she‘s still my baby! This is one of her favorite sleeping spots—the dog bed 😂