We‘ve made it to the Gump, one of my favorite parts of the Return to Oz movie, which I recently learned is a mashup of Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz.

This section also provided a noteworthy quote from the Scarecrow: “That proves you are unusual and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed.”

@Catsandbooks #LitsyCrafters

Going for another KAL, this time not a mystery, with the Bumblebee Acres Fiber Farm group on Ravelry using their new pattern and their Farm-inspired advent I‘m opening throughout December. 🚜🐄🦙🐇🐑🐐

@dabbe #SmilesonLitsy

Here‘s my current read on my Christmas tree. I figured Bing Crosby put presents on the tree, so why can‘t I put books?

Cyber Monday Deal alert! I love this author and her Warlocks of Amherst series is on sale - all six books together are on sale for basically the price of one book. They‘re also in Kindle Unlimited if you subscribe and want to try them before you buy.

Also this is M/M romance with mpreg. (I don‘t want to corrupt or surprise anyone if that‘s not your thing.)

Yay! Look who was just approved! *happy dance* Has anyone read this yet and if so, what did you think?

I cannot be trusted in a bookstore! I went in to BN for Fangirl and the tagged book and walked out with a few more… #noregrets

When you‘re in a Christmas mood, but you have Peeps left over from Halloween! 🎄👻

I‘ve been feeling super crummy since last week (horrendous cough and I lost my voice), so I bought myself this Disney Haunted Mansion throw with glow-in-the-dark eyes at my local Hallmark. I was really jazzed to find it half off and it was the last one! Made to be. I also picked up a ‘Foolish Mortals‘ mug because hot beverage!

Btw - I changed my name here to match my instagram and my love for all things books, blankets, and hot beverages!

Stayed up too late last night reading and finished this book. But no regrets! 🤦‍♀️🙇‍♀️🤷‍♀️ And now I‘m ready for the sequel!

Friday book mail! 🥳📚

#LitsyCrafters #mystery

Reading‘s taking a backseat this month as the mystery knit-a-long clues are released. I‘m halfway through Clue 1.

The new Percy Jackson book being released gave me the push to finish The Trials of Apollo series and catch up on the Percy Jackson universe this week. I forgot how entertaining these books are!

To buy or not to buy? 🤷‍♀️

The facts:
1. I already have at least one copy of all three.
2. I have read the first one (Darker Shade of Magic), but not the other two yet.
3. I‘d like to be inspired to read them before the new one comes out..

Thoughts?

Update: I didn‘t buy them this time. 😄

I spent the weekend in the OASIS. The first one was as good as I remembered and in the second, I felt a little bogged down by the pop culture references (seven shards vs. three keys), and the ending left me a little disturbed. But I don‘t read much sci-fi, so maybe that‘s the norm?

A quick trip to Barnes to pick up my free premium member tote and the Witch King caught my eye. I‘ve been in such a 📚 slump, I couldn‘t leave without it after the first chapter hooked me…

@Pamgardens is making me a sheepy quilt! #craftersoflitsy

Picked these up at the library today. I‘m thinking of rereading Heartstopper for the graphic novel and adapted into a tv series fields. Can anyone recommend a good book for set in South America or a South American author? Or any of the other categories?

Setting up my June #bookspin early as it worked surprisingly well in May to get me to read Hotel Magnifique. Or if anyone sees anything I should try to tackle earlier? @TheAromaofBooks

Finished my #bookspin. It‘s going on the keeper shelf because I‘ll probably reread it at some point, as I liked the fantasy aspect and I rushed through it this time, but I may be getting too old for these YA/teen books.

I have nieces the ages of Jani and Zosa, and I kept thinking: that‘s a little young to be on their own.

Also, the switchblade finger? What was that? (Not sexy.) Ok, rant over.

 @TheAromaofBooks

@Catsandbooks #Litsycrafters

I‘m trying out finger knitting after finding this bright and fun Citrus colored loopy yarn at our new Joann store. The plan is to transport myself right to summer, but this fuzzy goodness will make a great blanket until then.

For my May #bookspin I numbered the books sitting on my TBR bookshelf.

 @TheAromaofBooks

Reading on the deck while my mom, @Pamgardens gets ready to attack the new TV Insider with the highlighter. 😂 It‘s finally Spring in Minnesota - currently 77 degrees!

“…which meant each of the county‘s twelve libraries could be open for precisely six minutes every two weeks… Using a mixture of careful planning, swiftness of foot, a robust understanding of the Dewey Decimal Book Categorisation System and with strict adherence to procedure, we could facilitate a fortnight‘s worth of returns, loans, reserves and extensions in the three hundred and sixty seconds available to us. It was known… as a Buchblitz.”

I‘m trying to use the library more, BUT what‘s a person to do when The Appeal has a waitlist?

Buy the author‘s backlist on Book Depository, apparently!🤣 I also saw she has a new one, The Christmas Appeal, coming out next October. 🎄🎅🏼

Simon and Baz at a Renaissance Faire in Iowa fighting vampires in broad daylight with an audience is everything I needed this weekend.

Mini book haul

Nothing is holding my interest after Book of Night, so I decided to reread an old favorite. But since I never got to the sequels, this might just work out.

#currentlyreading past my bedtime 😉

Jasper Fforde posted about this on his FB!

https://www.facebook.com/100063700870521/posts/pfbid02nbBNtVjE32QGUFpXuGLfG7wPL4...

I‘d have copied and pasted, but it was too long to fit. And it has the first sentence of the sequel (which was also too long to fit.) Basically he‘s done writing it and is in the middle of editing.

I gathered a #sundaystack to try and entice myself to read/reread today. Sometimes I feel like they‘re here to keep me company - like old and new friends… Weird, right?

I finished Strange the Dreamer this week! So I‘m ready to start this one very soon… (tonight, after the robot fighting).

If you‘re on Owlcrate‘s new social app The Nest, join us for a read-a-long of this from 1/20 - 1/30.

I‘m definitely having a #JoyousJanuary 📚🌺🌻 Thanks @Andrew65 !

My weekend is booked! I have Monday off for the holiday and I‘m taking Friday off because, why not?

Current plans: I want to make a dent in Strange the Dreamer and She Who Rides the Storm. The other books are just for fun.

Strategy: I have the StD audiobook queued up from Libby in case I want to take a knitting break.

There must be a #readathon somewhere around here, right?

With all the snow we‘re getting this year, I think I wouldn‘t mind taking my chances with the Winter Consuls. Why oh why can‘t humans hibernate?!? 😫

My first time trying this! Sorry it isn‘t pretty.. I‘m excited and definitely will be reading Nick & Charlie and Scattered Showers this month. ❤️ I‘m such a mood reader, but we‘ll see how this goes and next month we might even try bingo 🤣 #bookspin #bookspinbingo

I hope everyone has a happy new year‘s eve tonight! These are my plans - new library book and some Netflix.

I‘m weird, so I started reading the epilogue first… just to, you know, check on everyone. Anyone else do that, or is it just me? I can already tell it‘s going to be good. Thanks to @CBee for the rec! ❤️

I was left unsupervised at the library for the first time in what feels like forever… 🤫 Luckily I have them checked out until 1.25.23 ☺️

Any recommendations on what I should start first?

Anyone else planning to hit up Barnes N Noble‘s half off hardcover sale today or tomorrow (12/26-12/27)? This is my haul from in-store shopping today, then I went online tonight and ordered a signed copy of Book of Night and an (unsigned) Red, White, and Royal Blue: Collector‘s Edition, and pre-ordered The Stolen Heir… 📚🫣

Happy Holidays Littens! My favorite part of this time of year is eating cookies for breakfast. P.S. My cardamon roll is supposed to be a reindeer ☺️

My crafty plans leading up to Christmas

New Rivers of London novella alert! I‘m 2 books behind in this series, and this doesn‘t come out until June 2023, but I‘m still excited!

Oh my goodness, I need it! I‘m totally adopting the hashtag #knittingtheneighborhood

Anyone else watching Outrageous Pumpkins this year? I love this show!!

Starting this tonight! 🧛🏻

Update: I finished this in one night.. who needs sleep, right? 🤷‍♀️

Reading up on a new fiber craft at the library! Are there any rug hookers out there? #craftersoflitsy

Just need to brag a little on finishing my shawl… it‘s a westknits shawlography from the 2021 mkal with miss babs yarn. #knitting

Gearing up to teach my sister how to knit brioche this weekend!

I just became aware of this series when I read the article on NPR (https://www.npr.org/2022/02/11/1079869885/review-joseph-hansen-dave-brandstetter-novels) that they were reissuing them. I‘ve read through book 4 and I‘m enjoying them so far!

Happy Publication Day to Sagittarius Saves Libra! I can‘t wait to see what trouble Jason and Owen get into. Signs of Love is one of my favorite series and I‘m excited for Jason to join Theo, Percy, Wesley, Zane, and Reid on my forever shelf! Also, Happy Pride Month! 🌈

I really enjoyed the adventure and imagination behind this story including the ink being liquid imagination and when they were trapped in Writer‘s Block. This was a great start to this middle grade series.
#FindtheInkwells #Netgalley