My belated #foodandlit #cuba read. I loved this book- told from three viewpoints, in a time and place I know very little Cuba and the fight for Freedom from Spain, and simultaneously about one of my favorite times and places- historical NYC. I loved the characters and the writing and am so glad I read it.

For anyone interested in an adventure in time and place all from the comfort of your own home!

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Heartbreaking. Also, how does this happen? It does not seem functional or sustainable. #foodandlit #afghanistan

1.The tagged is an ebook from the library, I‘m also reading a physical book and listening to an audiobook. It all depends on my space and time.
2. The tagged book is incredible but sad.
3. I only mark my LMPBC at this time but I want to mark up some of my nonfiction books.
#thoughtfulthursday
Do you want to join in? Consider yourself tagged!

I love this world. I liked the bones of this book- literally and figuratively- this was not my favorite- and there‘s no way to read this as a stand alone- and I have some thoughts I‘d love to discuss if anyone else wants to chat in a thread here.

Holy cow!!! You sent me a notebook filled with recipes!!! And great books! And THE BEST SNACKS! (I love that jerky so much!) and a summer candle- and a summer pot blend! Stacey you are a swapper extraordinaire ❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you so very much!! #recipeswap

Thanks to @DinoMom the #staycationintimeswap 2022 is open for signups! Pick your dream destination and time period and let your match handle the rest!

https://forms.gle/Y2gyEscCaLepTC8V7

@StaceGhost my package arrived!!! #recipeswap

Finished - and sending TODAY - I think this was a different spin on some horror, bad ass teen, girls kick ass , fantasy tropes. It reminded me faintly of Red Rising. I liked the world and character building- I thought at times it had the potential for depth of a more “adult” complex book and felt like a YA/Adult hybrid. #lmpbc

Amy ❤️ thank you for sending emotional support via a beautiful care package. The card is one of my mantras! I‘ve been singing Three Little Birds every day to myself- the necklace is so pretty, the tote is perfect for my car and farmers markets and I‘m super grateful for the book- sending you virtual love and hugs. I‘m so grateful for you! 😘😘😘😘😘

Thank you Aletheia for all these fun goodies and words of encouragement in my #cbbc box ❤️ I‘m lucky to have your friendship and thoughtfulness in my life.😘 it means the world to me ❤️

The Color of Dragons arrives @BookwormAHN 😁 along with my new glasses (hopefully able to read more than a chapter at a time) and my BOTM. Reading and Litsy and Litsy friends are my happy place. (Ok and my garden….) #lmpbc

I remember 25 year old me reading The Female Body- because we do not receive the education or medical treatment we should. Abortion is not political. It is medical, science and deeply personal. For a country entrenched in personal Liberty the hypocrisy is not just glaring but ironically life threatening. Thankful for books that provide education.

Thank you so much Deb! The thoughtfulness and energy in this Beltane box is gorgeous. The photos do not do ANY of it Justice! I love the bookmarks and Change card so much- change is exactly the process I‘m in 💚 and I LOVE the moon theme- because I do not have anything related to it and it‘s good to feel comfortable with both day and night. I love my besom and stones! And my anti stress jar! The moon you sent is beautiful. And love the Deck!!!!!

Blessed/Happy Beltane to anyone who celebrates in any incarnation! This past year my focus on seasons and nature has been foundational in my emotional health. Both grounding and uplifting. I hope you all have a season that is both grounding and uplifting as well 💚

I think I started this at the beginning of the Pandemic. This morning I urgently needed to read the last section and finish it. Maybe I needed a year, or two of Wintering. I appreciate the concepts and flow of language. I‘m tired though, and it could be I do not rest enough (or that along with life I have Flu A). I know Spring is here, and I‘m so grateful that seasons cycle in both earth and life. BTW I am so grateful for all of you in litsy. ❤️

Hi friends! This is an event I love- but I just dont have the bandwidth to fully organize (specifically set up a Google doc and send emails). Full disclosure- I‘m working more hours and getting a divorce. I would love If anyone would like to take this over this year or help me with it so it could happen this Summer.

@DebinHawaii my box has arrived ❤️❤️❤️ #Beltane

This overflowing picture is from my very fun #litsylovesanimalsswap package. Thank you so much Lindsey!! All three animals grabbed toys and ran! So cute 🥳🙌 I love all the fun goodies you sent and your book choices! Everything is absolutely perfect.

Hi friends- I know some of you have posted but I‘m doing a quick check in in one space to see where everyone is with packages. I‘m so looking forward to sharing Beltane with all of you through our swap.

An excellent second book. Raven, the main character has many flaws and a dark side but I love him and his partner in detecting continues to grow through adversity in this historical fiction mystery with medicine in the background. @Mitch recommended the books and is right- they are a great read for mystery and medical books.

Thank you Crystal! I LOVE the box you put together! All of it! I am candle came at an especially good time. The book sleeve and cup are gorgeous and the books are great choices- I‘m so happy you picked them ❤️😘❤️ #speculativespringswap Thank you Aletheia for another fun swap- I loved it!

@KateReadsYA is having a book giveaway! I would love to see this tagged book as a movie- I love period dramas and would love to see the scenes and costumes along with the series!

Thank you @shortsarahrose for this delightful #aprilpoetryswap package! Im excited to use the crackers in our vegan charcuterie board tomorrow! I love the book! 😘

Thank you so much Debra! I‘m really thrilled- already opened my crackers to try- they are delicious! And I am so excited by both poetry books! This was a great package! I‘m also very very excited to have some vegan hot cocoa! ❤️😘❤️ #sprilpoetryswap

I really enjoyed this dark fantasy with possession and nuns. This was unique with a cranky damaged main character I loved, and many side characters I loved- including the revenant- and the mystery of right from wrong. @TheAromaofBooks it is finally on the way to you! Sorry it took a bit longer- not because of the book but because of life. Also a DELIGHTFUL card from Diane❤️❤️❤️❤️that brightened my day😘
#lmpbc

#twofortuesday
Thanks for the tag @ravenlee
1. Yes- all the time…
2. I‘m guessing 30 years, but possibly more.

Ate at the most delicious Cuban restaurant in DC yesterday - a pineapple guacamole with Plantain and vegetable paella. Not pictured a Mary Pickford: rum, grenadine, maraschino liqueur and pineapple juice. I highly recommend Cuba Libre for a great dinner! #foodandlit #Cuba

When Litsy friends meet ❤️ Portrait Gallery Museum DC

My #sss package has arrived.

Aletheia ❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘 thank you for this super special cbbc package!!! It is so perfect! And thank you thank you thank you for the extra books too! I love them- so coffee looks delicious and a vegan mug cake! And witchy book sleeve! Bunny scraper, bath bomb and lotions! 💗💕💗💕 this was so much fun to open. Thank you!

@BookwormAHN your #lmpbc book arrived- thank you so much for the crystals! FYI group friends- mine will be mailed by Friday- I am loving it but still reading.

@paperwitchs is hosting a spooky summer swap for anyone interested. See her page for link to sign up.

@shortsarahrose your #poetryswap package arrived today! ❤️🙌❤️🙌❤️

A quick check in so I can see it all in one space: How is everyone doing with their #poetryswap ?

I really enjoyed this #cbbc book choice. Fun cozy about a young writer teaming up with a favorite author, house with secrets, small town gossip and of course a little potential romance. Sending it to you @Kshakal

I apparently forgot to make a #bfc March post- but my BIG goals do not change too much- I continue to work on regaining strength, managing diabetes and reading of course. Áreas Im finding challenging are exposure to French fries and eating out. I really want to read my buddy reads- but am struggling with “serious” topics and craving escape. So one goal is using balance in my reading. I continue to use LOVE and Recommend the Balance App.

@Mitch thank you for a lovely gift!!! The book is amazing! It is so much the style I love!!! (Also Owen was able to translate the title on it- fun!) I think it is the epitome of what journals should look like- but I equally love the JA keychain 💛 White Rabbit magnet (seriously perfect) and beautiful bookmark. Sending you hugs and love and gratitude my friend🧡💛🧡💛

Elizabeth I love Christmas in March!!! We had snow yesterday so it is very fitting!!! Thank you so much 💕🌲💕🌲💕Im so happy to finally have this book too! It is absolutely lovely!

All the Stars! I absolutely loved this book, partially told in verse that takes place in Ancient Greece. I think it is considered middle grade, but I consider it ageless. I felt immersed in the story, in love with the characters, and this will be a favorite for a long time to come. #foodandlit #greece

We‘ve loved celebrating additional #wheeloftheyear stops with Litsy friends, and want to keep it going! For (Northern Hemisphere) Beltane on May 1, we are not planning a full litsy style swap, but instead a #BeltaneBox exchange. Participants will send 1 witchy book along with 3 or more items to help your friend celebrate the sabbat, such as a small May basket, ingredients for a spell or ritual, symbolic items, the possibilities are endless! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

This entire spread highlighted the collective fear and concern of the world. Emotions are meant to help protect us and give impetus for preparation and change. So even a dark spread reminds us we have agency and opportunity. Thank you @ErinSueMreads for sharing this activity on litsy during this Season of renewal and rebirth. We are always growing. 💚💛💚#tarottakeover

Thank you so much @erank58 I love this swap package so much! I really like the two notebooks you made 💚 Also I love that you taped meanings to the seeds and crystals. Also I‘m very happy with your book choices! Hope you are having a lovely, blessed Ostara 💚 #springequinoxswap

I see this as fitting beautifully with the spread. We are a divided culture and divided generationally with a need to conform required by old some- and the “kids” saying don‘t tell me who I am- yet still simultaneously we need to feel belonging that is provided by tradition and ceremony. I also see how this is what people “know” and there can be fear of change. I shared my outside the norm books, and one about designing who you are. #tarottakeover

I‘m behind, but Stoics recognize struggle as necessary and strife as unavoidable. So does Existentialism. And Reflecting on what I read in Braiding Sweetgrass and This Life I consider them also sources to honor the growth of internal conflicts in learning who we are and how we become. #tarottakeover

💗💗💗Thank you Lynn! I love my Spring surprise from Japan 😘😘😘😘I‘m amazed at how much you fit in the box! I just kept getting excited over all the pretty stickers, papers, puzzle -A purple fountain pen!!!! Sweet bouquet, it really was Spring in a box 💕 sending you hugs and love from WV.

I‘m impressed with the connection of the cards- the past actions of disharmony in our laws, actions against peoples rights, autonomy, ignorance of disease, not loving each other or respecting love (of lovers , families) all of this has led up to the present feeling of conflict and anxiety.

#tarottakeover so interesting that the nine of swords was pulled- I interpreted it as representative of a collective fear and anxiety that is technically very appropriate in these times. So I offer Teo books that accept these emotions and encourage us to live with them and move into a safe space as well. Thank you @ErinSueMreads for being our host and guide in this activity.

Filling out my Ritual Life Planner, (a special thank you to @Mitch ) it has made me realize 2 things, many of my family traditions were lost with my illness, and my kids are now grown so I am beginning anew- with 2 exceptions Wassail on Yule and bayberry candles burned on the new year. All of my favorite things are seasonal so I will be mindful of maintaining them around the Equinoxes- it just feels right.

FYI. Sounds legit. (I was born in 1971 but I‘m sure there‘s room for me to identify as the Hobbit Generation. )