I found the folk singer Mon Rovîa the way I find all music these days, through YouTube shorts. ?

#tuesdaytunes

A lot of great information and insight. Hopeful, but not saccharine. A deep dive into how creatures evolved over time to survive the harshest conditions and how many of them are fighting for survival against the onslaught of climate change. Good if you like biology or science books. Not too technical.

#weekendreads

Just started for my weekend read.

#weekendreads

It‘s apparently been one of those years. 😳 😆

#tuesdaytunes

A few of the books I‘m working on this week. The God and the Gumiho is a repeat. I‘m reading it with my daughter.

#readinglists

#bookquote
#poetry

#hyggehourreadathon

My son went to Seattle and brought me home a souvenir sticker. When he first went last year, I was studying SPL‘s strategic plan for my Master‘s program. His hotel just happened to be next door. And his room happened to have a lovely view of SPLC. It was a happy coincidence that now has him enjoying this library every time he visits the city. #supportpubliclibraries

It‘s been very difficult for me to concentrate on reading for long lately. Lots of stress, been sick, etc. I picked this book up hoping it would hold my interest. Unfortunately, it is yet another bouncing timeline book. I do not usually complain about that, but when you can barely concentrate for 15 minutes, a story that‘s all over the place is worthless. :( I think I‘ll go read some picture books to my kid. Probably better. 😔 #hyggehourreadathon

Went with my son to his favorite gluten free bakery and had some great coffee and read a little.

A great sequel to The God and the Gumiho. Good humor, good tension, good mystery—though, this time I figured it out more quickly than in the first. The only thing I didn‘t care for was the smut. A virgin isn‘t going to do certain things for very physical reasons. 🙄 4/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I pulled out a Fall food magazine to look for some seasonal veggie recipes, and I found this photo from 2016. My daughter, then 9, and I attended her school's family movie night, where they were showing Coco. My son, then 7, refused to go with us because he hates sad movies. I should have heeded his warning. I'm still crying. 😭 😉

I loved the first book, so I‘ve been hesitant to start the second. I was afraid the author would just rehash the first, due to the way it ended. Fortunately, that‘s not the case. Very good, so far.

This was originally for #riseupreads but we got started late. So glad we went ahead and read it though. Great book. My youngest son really enjoyed it and it‘s usually difficult for him to enjoy books without visuals. I liked a story about the importance of being who you really are. And also having a trans character as the main character.

At park day today. Decided to finally go to an Autism Society event. Nice thing about this is, unlike the park events we‘ve attended with LGBT and city groups, they limit the number of people. Everyone can spread out when they need to.

We are the champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #dodgers #worldserieschamps

It‘s always kinda weird to read a book and the day‘s date pops up. 😆 🎃

Re: the candy. We hope there are people who bring their kids around here. In our last place there weren‘t very many kids. But it‘s already nearly 6:30 here and no one yet. 😞

Go Dodgers. 😊

#screamteam #hauntedshelf

My kids picked out some interesting pumpkins this year. They wanted to try something new. So we have a pumpkins twins on the left and a white kitty on the right. :)

The whole “kid who can talk to animals” has been done a ton of times, but I usually enjoy it. This time, though, the animals sounded more like the kid‘s thoughts. And the animals behaved more like plot devices in the kid‘s story about himself. I couldn‘t make it past the second chapter.

My daughter had a Dr appointment with her new doc in DTLA, so, since it was only 2 blocks away, we visited the LA Library. I have wanted to go for a long time. It‘s one of the few libraries on my bucket list that was realistic. I‘ll definitely be going back because I only had time to look through about 1/10th of it.

For a stand alone, this story is certainly taking it‘s sweet time getting going. Good, but I expected more by nearly halfway through.

A cute couple of books in this B&N exclusive found at a Friends of the Library store. Both feature characters with relatable difficulties and how they overcome them. As for the baseball book, it‘s a coffee table book that has a two page spread for each year. Pretty hefty. Very brief overviews. But it‘s baseball, so it‘s good. :)

Another great installment. :)

Good Monday morning. Game 7 of the 1960s World Series. Pirates v Yankees. And reading during the commercials. Last week was a rough one here, so I‘m hoping starting things right will help things along. 😊
#baseball
#reading
#bestnerdstuff

Spent a fun half hour with the TK class, reading and singing songs. *sigh* One day maybe I can do this every day.

A book we requested from ILLead has arrived at the library and this is how my phone transcribed the voice mail. Should I alert someone and have them send in a team? 😂

I enjoyed most of the books I read last week, but this was a fun one, so I'm picking it because I need more fun in my life. 😄

#weeklyfavorites

It‘s been a very long time since I stayed up to finish a book. I‘m too old to think it won‘t bother me in the morning or even say it was worth it, but it what I needed to do. 😆 I will definitely go look for the next book.

#onedrinktorulethemall
#pumpkinchailatte

I couldn‘t sleep last night and ventured over to my nook app. I was surprised to see a free book there. I haven‘t seen a free book in a long time at nook (not that I look often). It says weekend read so I hope it doesn‘t expire tomorrow. It‘s definitely better than most of the free reads they used to offer. Also maybe spooky because she talks to the dead—sort of.

Normally, I wouldn't pick a book with these colors on the cover, but it's for one of the reading groups here on Litsy. Also, normally, I wouldn't read anything someone considers cozy. Not because I have a problem with them, but they don't usually seem to end up in my TBR. Glad I read this one. I recommend it if you need a light read with what are actually heavy themes. And, especially so if you work or have a child in elementary school.😄

#weekendreads

Does the book count as scary if you read it at your 16yo‘s doctor appointment where their BP was high and the doctor says, “has anyone ever mentioned a heart murmur before?” after listening to his chest?

I think I impressed the staff with how calm I was. They have no idea that this is not my first rodeo and, in comparison to other Dx my other kids have had, it‘s pretty innocuous. 😆 Tests are OK so far, though. Still, I think it should count. 😜

I have only one extra-large book on my TBR, and I'm unsure how long it will take to finish. I might actually have to get the audiobook to do it, but I'm afraid the reader will ruin all the voices I've already created in my head for the characters. 😄 😄 In short, the top three are the only ones I'll likely fill—mainly the top two.

#pumpkaboohunt #hauntedshelf #screamteam

Read for #hauntedshelf I didn‘t realize how close to the end I was. I only had a few chapters to go. I had apparently been using an old piece of mail as the bookmark. I started this in early 2015, if it coincides with the mail. A lot of interesting stuff here, just wish it had been put together better. Interesting that in the 100 years since the events police work hasn‘t improved much. :/

#screamteam #pumpkinchailatte #onesnacktorulethemall

#scavengerhunt #grey #hauntedshelf #screamteam #october

I‘m late with this. I think it was supposed to be done in September, but we were moving and everything is wrong with the new place so I haven‘t been able to keep up. Hopefully now. As I moved, I pulled out books I have started and not finished so that‘s my first TBR list.
#hauntedshelf
#screamteam

So, aside from a little work, I had a lot of free time. Finished the book I brought, then I got one off the shelf. This was a great book for a history of Crazy Horse that makes a connection between a modern Lakota boy and his ancestors. It doesn‘t mince words at what was done to the indigenous people by the US government. It‘s for a middle reader, so grade 4-8. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

#childrenslibrarians #pumpkinchailatte #onesnacktorulethemall

Subbing in the school library today. Bittersweet because this is the library where I‘d hoped to work. They still haven‘t hired a permanent person. Makes me feel kind of put out. They didn‘t even interview me.

#chatterday2025

Almost done with the move. Got the bathrooms cleaned and organized this week. Now on to the bedrooms. It‘s been a huge headache. I‘ll be glad when I‘m done and can sleep. 😴 😆

Haven‘t been around much because we are moving. This is our first morning in the new place. It was warm for most of the moving process, but yesterday the weather returned to our usual mild coastal weather. Hopefully it will stay that way since now we have to clean the old place. I hope to reign in the chaos before I have to go back to work in October. 😊

I‘m exhausted from moving and working and schooling all at the same time, so I fell asleep reading to the kids last night. This morning I do not want to get out of the bed. Zzzzz.

#chatterday2025
#moving

So, the big news is we are moving. Not far, but it‘s still a chore. It‘s a little bigger place, but it‘s also a little further from the beach. 🏖️ 😞 Not far, but I‘ve been weird about distance since moving to such a “small town” after living in metro/suburban sprawl for the previous 35 years. I hope we are happy in the new place. It has a garage and a washer and dryer so that‘s nice. 😊

#weeklyfavorites

When I took the kids to the library the other day, this was the first book my eyes lit upon. I had just heard there was a GN but I didn‘t think id find it so quickly. I hope it will be a good way to share it with my youngest who has aphantasia. (Where you cannot imagine the words as pictures, so reading pretty much sucks.)

Such a nice summer of reading fun books. Now I‘m back to textbooks, and in the wee hours, too. 😊

#backtoschool

Got to the library for the first time in a while today.

#library
#kidlit

Very short read to introduce the reader to Glenn Burke, the first openly gay man in professional baseball. Would love to say things have improved but with people like Clayton Kershaw still wielding power in the Dodgers clubhouse, it‘s an uphill battle.

#hyggehourreadathon

I found the whole set for $3.50 at the Friends of the Library store yesterday so we started it tonight.

#sundayfunday

I don‘t really have a favorite place. I‘ll read wherever. However, I do prefer to read where I will not be disturbed. That‘s difficult, not only because I have too many kids, but because I have ADHD. 😂