Fast forward in time...
“In Protestant countries of Europe, St. Nick devotions disappeared except in Holland where his legend persisted as Sinterklass.“
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The Underground Railroad: A Novel | 
Fast forward in time...
“In Protestant countries of Europe, St. Nick devotions disappeared except in Holland where his legend persisted as Sinterklass.“
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pickThis is the sweetest short story of father and daughter love. There is no other relationship so special. This is also about a woman returning to herself. The ending made me laugh with delight. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖
1- It is December 👀😳🤔🤗🥳💚🤍❤️.
2- All the Wonderful Christmas and Holiday TV shows, movies, and specials 💚📺🤍📺❤️.
3- Batman 🦇💖🦇.
4- Garden Magic 🪄🌱🌞💖.
5- Litsy & HaikuHive & Beautybreak 📚🐝🤩💝.
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
I do love looking back and finding joy in my week! Here are my five joys:
1. We finally got a taste of winter weather! (48 is cold for us!)
2. It‘s our first trip in our RV since July!
3. Got my Christmas nails!
4. Started getting my Christmas stuff out although I haven‘t gotten my tree up yet—that‘s waiting for me when I get home. (This is our RV tree 🎄).
5. Fire pit on a cold day with my furry blanket! There‘s nothing better!
#5JoysFriday
Fun quiz, and obviously I‘m no expert on Santa Claus! I was surprised to find that he apparently is Greek? Also, that the comparatively small country of France sends Santa more letters than the US! Did anyone else know that he became Canadian? I guess I can see it—I believe it snows a lot there. 🤷♀️🎅🎄🎁😁
#TakeThreeThursday #TTT
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Today‘s the day….. I spin the numbers and…. slay?
I have no idea 😂😂🤪🤪 Have fun and happy December, friends! #readyourkindle #readyourebooks #readyournook #readyourkobo
We might have gotten a Books-a-Million in our neighborhood . . . 😁
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This is #Roll100 5th year! I had no idea, this is very exciting! Thank you to everyone, I've enjoyed clearing down my TBR with you all
Every year I create a new tag list. Please comment on the original post if you want to be tagged
You can create a new list or continue with your old one. There's two storygraph challenges which are linked in the original post.
original post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2923375
I finished my #WinterNatureCardSwap cards. They go out tomorrow. And I received one from the @TheBookHippie Thank you, gorgeous card 💚
Thank You @TieDyeDude for #TuesdayTunes 🎶🥳🎶💫.
Some Christmas Music from Native Country 🎄💃 🎶.
#musicreviewedbyanncrystal
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
pickThe Underground Railroad in this book is a literal railroad: trains, tracks, stations, conductors, the whole thing. Each state has its own lesson to learn. Each leg of the journey teaches Cora about the illusion of freedom. What struck me the most was the cycle of violence in history. I kept thinking, “Oh, that‘s like *insert historical period here*” Over and over again, we hurt each other and we‘re still doing it.
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It's time to select #QueerBC authors for 2026. Thank you to everyone that suggested authors! It is a great list to pick from
I used a random picker to select 3 choices for each month. Vote for the one you most want to read. Vote here: https://forms.gle/MATW5nZ2JjospzYh8
Voting will close 21st December
I've also asked if people want authors announced monthly or as a lot at the beginning of the year. Both work for me
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#MiddleGradeMonday is back! Join @Karisimo and I in sharing middle grade reads each week.
Also comment on one of our posts if you would like to be added to a tag list. I‘ll tag a few people I know have participated before.
I read 5 books in November. They were all good. Last Ries and Alchemy of Secrets were my favorites 💚
Those responsible for this act of vandalism obviously have no understanding of the TRUTH about Thanksgiving. Also, Treaties are not given to the conquered!
More News from Native Country:
Numerous American Indigenous are being targeted and detained by federal barbarians who refuse to accept Tribal IDs.
Among those kidnapped, is Indigenous actress Elaine Miles. The actress states that her son and uncle have experienced similar harassment.
Today I mailed #JolabokaflodSwap #NaughtyListHolidaySwap #YuleSeasonSwap and #WinterWitchSwap ❄️🐈⬛❄️
I'm broke but packages are out and they all have tracking 😸
@MaleficentBookDragon
#NLHS2025 @WildAlaskaBibliophile @TieDyeDude
@thebacklistbook
Hope everyone had a splendid, fun, peaceful long weekend!
We made Croutons from homemade bread to use for homemade stuffing...and snuck some aside for snacking 🍞😋👍🏼💝.
Happy First Day of December! Let the countdown to Christmas begin 💚💃🤍🥳❤️.
#californiananncrystal
#craftbyanncrystal
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What are you reading for #CasttheDie ?
You can pick whatever number you want or read all 3!
Roll 1 = 19
Roll 2 = 10
Roll 3 = 18
Captured this right after some powerful rainstorms California had last week 💖🌹🌧️🌹💖.
Thank You @ImperfectCJ for #beautybreak 👏🏼🌞👌🏼💝.
#beautybreakcommunityLittenAnnCrystal
Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖
1- my Ancestors 🌬️🪶🌌💖.
2- the magic of books 🪄📚💖.
3- my time spent reading by our Christmas Tree 💚📚🤍🎄❤️📚💚.
4- Garden Magic, Earth 🌎🪄🌱🌞💖.
5- Litsy & HaikuHive & Beautybreak 📚🐝🤩💝.
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
Even though this day is not celebrated in my home country, it is important to me. We have something similar: das Erntedankfest . Hope all those of you who celebrate are having a marvelous time❣️🍂🦃🍁 I might be thankful for numerous things like a certain app I discovered not that long ago. 😉👀🧡❤️🤎
“But frost, like the crystallized dreams of autumn, began to coat the clearing with its sugar glaze.”
#Frost ❄️🌬️☃️
#ARichLife
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Thank You @TieDyeDude for #TuesdayTunes 🎶🥳🎶💫.
“About overcoming adversity, inspired by the life of Alaskan dog sled racer George Attla. Meaning extends beyond just running a race. Represents persevering against all odds, learning from setbacks, and finding inner strength. Can be interpreted as an encouragement to stand up for oneself and one's beliefs, and as an anti-suicide message about not letting difficult situations bring you down.“
yall woke up buddha with all the love snet our way. Things are a slow climb around here. No turkey day celebrations this year, but we might get into the holiday spirit next month. Another holiday photoshoot with your favorite senior dog and your hellhound princess niece. sometimes its the little things that make the difference
Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖
1- Rain...even a thunderstorm 🌧️🎶🌧️🥰🌧️🎶🌧️.
2- Reading, The Old Kingdom by Garth Nix to rain or Christmas music 🎶📚🎶...extra magical 🪄🥰📚.
3- My time spent reading by our Christmas Tree 💚📚🤍🎄❤️📚💚.
4- Garden Magic 🪄🌱🌞💖.
5- Litsy & HaikuHive & Beautybreak 📚🐝🤩💝.
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
A little late, but Thanksgiving isn‘t here yet, so maybe it still counts. 😁 I think that I actually have more skill as a guesser than as a Thanksgiving scholar! Three of my favorite Thanksgiving foods are 1) cornbread dressing (I make it with chicken), 2) a Spanish baked corn casserole which I copied from a cafeteria restaurant we frequent, and 3) pecan pie (actually, all pie—I rarely turn down pie)! 😁🦃🥧
#TTT #TakeThreeThursday
Thank You @TieDyeDude for #TuesdayTunes 🎶🥳🎶💫.
“The Native American musician associated with “Rumble“ is guitarist Link Wray, who released the instrumental in 1958. “Rumble“ is considered a foundational song in rock and roll, credited with inventing the power chord.“
#musicreviewedbyanncrystal
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
Been watching some grand specials during this Native American Heritage Month...there is just one “string of words“ that “some“ use that always utterly irks me...the continued insistence that the Indigenous of the Americas “came from somewhere“ 👀🤨🤬 Those of my Ancestral World has always been on these Lands since Time immemorial! Created for these Lands! ✊🏼
#mondaymood
@Deblovestoread
#californiananncrystal
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
Happy Monday🩵🩵
The most formidable project this year was selling the house after 11 years living there, reducing my possessions and moving to a townhouse. So tiring but did not have a choice.
How about you??
#majicmonday
@Eggs
Tagging a few:
@Kshakal @TheBookgeekFrau @Blueberry @GatheringBooks @Ruthiella @Seabreeze_Reader @MidnightBookGirl @ShananigansReads @Leftcoastzen @Meshell1313 @zezeki @AnneCecilie @JessClark78
“Dutch colonist brought Sinterklass with them to New Amsterdam (New York) in the late 17th century, which was adapted by the English-speaking majority by the name Santa Claus.“
“The legend of the kindly old man was united with old Nordic folktales of a magician who punished naughty children and rewarded good children with presents.“
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My notes seem endless, but I tried to give the main historical essentials here.
@BookmarkTavern, These notes are better organized than the random notes I gave you a few days ago. I hope you enjoy reading through this post 🎅🏻💚🤍❤️. 23h
The variety of Santa type figures from around the world is truly incredible...even the many different styles/personalities/names of “Santa Claus“ himself is amazing.
The punishers always seem to be overlooked, but are fascinating too, especially when looking into their origin stories.
And the festivals, how the world incorporate these figures into their celebrations.
Have you read about the female legends? 👇🏼 4h
You may enjoy La Befana, and the darker legends of Grýla, and Frau Perchta.
❤️🤍💚🎅🏻💚🤍❤️.
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