#haikuhive @haikuaday
This holiday special first appeared the same year I was born. I have loved PEANUTS most of my life, and I feel a strong connection to this story. ♥️🎄💚
Small and trembling tree,
bare branches brave winter winds––
love makes you shine bright.
The English teacher in me wanted to end with “brightly“, but somehow, I like “bright“ better--even if it's gramatically incorrect. 🤣
#readyourkindle #readyourebooks #readyourbooks @CBee ♥️💙💚
Still can't believe it's the last month of the year.
#FridayHappyReadingHour
Reading LES MIS by the fire with Pippa in the background. Drinking water and a greyhound (good vs. evil). The “walking pad“ will not be used tonight.
#haikuhive #haikuaday
I rewatched this movie last night. Even though I know some people absolutely hate it, it's one of my favorites and never gets old. ♥️💙💚
Snow drifts through London––
woven lives find tender light,
love threads every scene.
#winternaturecardswap @TheBookHippie
Cards two and three came today! Thank you so much for the beauty and sentiments, @BarkingMadRead and @WildAlaskaBibliophile! ♥️💙💚
#haikuaday #haikuhive
During my travels today, “All I Want for Christmas“ played SEVEN TIMES! On the radio, in the salon, at the restaurant, on repeat. I love her, I love her voice, I love this song ... BUT.
#enoughisenoughmariah
Jingle bells attack,
Mariah's song's everywhere––
Please send earplugs fast.
#haikuhive #haikuaday
My best friend from college and my sorority took her final vows to become a nun. Today is her birthday, so I'm thinking of her. She is a Redemptoristine nun and lives in Dublin, Ireland. I hope she's found the solace she always wanted.
P.S. It's a good thing they didn't ask me to give her an angel-like review: the stories I could have told ... 🤣
HB, Dee. 💙💚♥️
#ttt @dabbe
Well, like the rest of you, I was stumped by quite a few. I would have done even worse if some of you hadn't shared--thanks to all for the assists! 🤣
Survey link if you want to play:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/quizzes/how-much-do-you-know-santa-claus?utm_source=...
#TTT #TakeThreeThursday @dabbe
Another quick and fun quiz today. Share anything you'd like: your score, the things you knew/didn't know/guessed at, favorite Santa stories ... I'd love to see/hear any of it. Please be sure to tag me!
Link to today's quiz: https://tinyurl.com/38b6uycw
All are welcome to play. Tagging a few to get started. ♥️🎅🏻♥️
DrSabrinaMoldenReads, Cuilin, AmyG, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, Amiable, Texreader, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Susanita, TheLudicReader, Suet624, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, mcipher, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, Skygoddess1, CatLass007, Mollyanna, eeclayton, Bookwomble, CBee, MaGoose, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, Sparklemn
Saw this while walking the dogs in the 'hood. Wonder who it reminded me of? @TheBookHippie 🩵☃️🩶
#WDNCW @dabbe
We do not care that this book would have made a fabulous holiday gift, but it doesn't come out until January. We also do not care that we suffered yet another vertigo episode yesterday and have been dealing with it for over 30 years.
We also do not care that we are in no way ready for the holidays re: gifts, cards, decorations ... it all seems so overwhelming this year.
Care to share your “we do not cares?“ I'd love to hear 'em!
#weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday @CBee
Unfortunately, this one is all too apparent these days.
Hi, Busy Bees!
I think it's time to untag all of us. Some of us are feeling especially hectic this time of year, and these tags can be overwhelming. Please just use the hashtags #haikuhive and/or #haikuaday. When any of us wants to see them, we know we can look them up by the hashtags.
I plan to keep on haiku-ing; it has been a joyous experience for me, and I hope you'll continue, too, with me. 🖤🐝💛
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#haikuhive #haikuaday
Had an attack of vertigo today, so I've been lying low. Lowly lying? Lying about being low? Feeling better now. To all who suffer from this, I feel your pain! 🩵
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#bookspin #bookspin2025 #bookspin25
@TheAromaOfBooks 🩵☃️💙
Can't believe we're on the last two book of the year! I was waiting all year to finally add LES MISERABLES! I've been reading it since 1/1/25 with the #readlesmis crew, and we will finish this month! Right, @TheBookHippie? 🤩
#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude
Just finished my Holiday Playlist for 2025: 1293 songs. So far. This is what I'll be listening to all December.
Here's a link if anyone wants to listen:
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/holiday-playlist-2025/pl.u-3BEgFmE5g0
#winternaturecardswap
How fitting that the first card I received (which came today) for this swap is from the L ❄️VERLY @TheBookHippie. Thank you! The Snoopy sticker is #todiefor! 💙☃️🩶
#winternaturecardswap
Cards are going out today! Thanks for organizing this lovely swap for us, @TheBookHippie!!! 🩵☃️🩶
#middlegrademonday
@Karisimo @Daisey
For me, it doesn't get more American than this. Jeanne Wakatsuki (the book's narrator) is a Nisei (child of a Japanese immigrant). At age seven, Wakatsuki—a native-born American citizen—and her family were living on Ocean Park, CA, when they have to move to Terminal Island, where her father, a fisherman who owned two boats, was arrested by the FBI following the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.
#haikuaday #haikuhive
Such nostalgia this time of year.
I am agnostic,
but I can still hearken back
to my pagan self.
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Hey, Sherlockians~
Guess what today is? See pic above. Have a lovely week.
#noplacelikeholmes #foreversherlocked #thelitsyirregulars @Cuilin
Daisey, DrSabrinaMoldenReads, erzascarletbookgasm, kspenmoll, Texreader, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, mcipher, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, Skygoddess1, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, Bookwomble, dabbe, MaGoose, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, Sparklemn, PageShifter, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02
#mondaymood @Deblovestoread
A little all over the place today.
#TheLitsyIrregulars #TLI
Fabulous discussion today, Pastiched-Sherlockians! Next up: THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE by Laurie R. King. This is Book #1 in the Mary Russell series, which now taps out at 19 books! 🤩 A quick check-in will occur on 12/30 and then the discussion will be on 1/31! Happy detective reading! 🖤🕵️♂️💛
DrSabrinaMoldenReads, Cuilin, kspenmoll, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Librarybelle, mcipher, Read4life, CatLass007, Mollyanna, eeclayton, Bookwomble, dabbe, MaGoose, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, Sparklemn
#goodnewssunda @Deblovesto read
Links to the above articles are below, if interested.
1. https://bookriot.com/best-books-of-2025-list-roundup/
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/opinion/reading-difficulty-novels-books.html?...
3. https://www.buzzfeed.com/hbraga/christmas-gifts-for-myself-2025-an?origin=shp
Have a lovely week, everyone! 💙☃️🩵
#haikuhive #haikuaday #rhymehaiku
The last of the “ber“ months. SLOW down, time! But then again, move quickly through this administration!
December is now here--
and the ending of the year.
Winter's hush draws near.
Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Susanita, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, Bookwomble, CBee, dabbe, kelli7990, Jari-chan, ImperfectCJ, lil1inblue, The_Book_Ninja, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me
#readyourkindle #readyourebooks #readyourbooks
Thanks for hosting us again, lovely @CBee! 💙☃️🩵
#readingbracket2025 #readingbracket25 #readingbracket
Thanks for the template, @Catsandbooks! 💙☃️🩵
#readingbracket2025 #readingbracket25 #readingbracket
Thanks for the template, @CSeydel! 💙☃️🩵
pickTHE HOUSE OF SILK is Anthony Horowitz‘s authorized addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon, written with the approval of the Conan Doyle estate. It aims to deliver a new Holmes adventure that feels authentically Victorian while still offering modern narrative momentum. It is widely regarded as one of the strongest modern pastiches of Sherlock Holmes. ⬇️
#haikuaday #haikuhive #thelitsyirregulars #sherlockpastiche #haikureview
Just finished this one yesterday. Once it got going, I couldn't put it down!
Holmes stands in the rain––
a boy's death shifts every clue
as the Silk grows near.
Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Susanita, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, Bookwomble, CBee, dabbe, kelli7990, Jari-chan, ImperfectCJ, lil1inblue, The_Book_Ninja, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me
#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?
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#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?
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#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?
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#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?
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#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?
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#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?
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#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?
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#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?
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#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Thoughts, Pastiched-Sherlockians?
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#thelitsyirregulars #tli @Cuilin
Time to discuss! See the following slides. 🤩
#TheLitsyIrregulars #TLI @LitsyEvents
Friendly reminder: Discussion tomorrow! Looking forward to it! #noplacelikeholmes #foreversherlocked
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#5JoysFriday @Debinhawaii
1. A steroid shot has made all the difference with my shoulder and neck.
2. Being able to celebrate my niece's wedding and Thanksgiving with both sides of the family.
3. Long walks and cool days.
4. Matt. #always
5. Pippa & Kate. #always
#haikuhive #haikuaday
Sigh.
Shadows now fill that house.
I miss this family's steady daylight––
calm hearts guiding us.
Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Susanita, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, Bookwomble, CBee, dabbe, kelli7990, Jari-chan, ImperfectCJ, lil1inblue, The_Book_Ninja, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me
#haikuhive #haikuaday
This is my grandniece Amelia. Her family was in town for another niece's wedding. Her family took an extended trip north and visited the Grand Canyon for the first time. She is laying on glass one mile directly above the canyon. She and her brother Leo had a ball. 🩷💙🩷
Miss Amelia's
first visit to the Grand
Canyon won't be her last.
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#haikuaday #haikuhive
#truelove 🖤🐾🖤
No doubt about it.
Matt is Pippa's number one.
I'm a close second.
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#FridayHappyReadingHour
We just got back from an early evening walk. Now Matt's reading, Pippa's chewing, Kate's guarding, and I'm reading on my Kindle. Great being with family yesterday but so happy to be cozy at home today.
TGIF, everyone! ♥️🍁🧡
@mcctrish
@Aims42
@TheBookHippie
@Tamra
@Cathythoughts
@BarbaraBB
@Ruthiella
@kspenmoll
#TTT @dabbe #moodboard
From the top left:
•A view from my back den.
•Matt cooking last year's turkey on the grill outside; yes, it was in the 80s that day!
•Our oak tree, Rusty.
•Three pies I made on 3 different Thanksgivings: apple, pumpkin, and pecan
•Our niece Shane after we had raked the leaves. He's now 21.
•Sunset last year.
•Matt and me on a turkey day a few years ago.
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