Almost time for my annual rereading of sad Russians to truly set off the winter chill ❤️🤓💀

Thanks @Yuki_Onna for the tag! #wondrouswednesday @Eggs These are tough but here goes: 1. George Eliot, Elizabeth Bishop, & Donna Tart, but ask me tomorrow and I‘ll answer differently 😉2. Phryne, it‘s such a perfect name for the femme James Bond & 3. What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, & Healing

I‘ve been devouring books lately 🤷‍♀️this one marks my fifth this week! Spent some time outside today & found these cool mushrooms 🍄 I love sharing these moments with this guy

#wintersolsticeswap @Chrissyreadit a major tradition for my family is making a wildlife tree🌲I thrift porcelain tea cups all year so we can fill them with coconut oil & bird seed before tying them by their handles to various branches in the yard 🐿 we also make garlands with popcorn & cranberries, cinnamon, oranges, & bay leaves 🍃 📸 from Longwood Gardens, another lovely tradition 🎄

Super excited! I bought this Kindle secondhand for $20 and it came with a case! 🤓 now I can read my library books in bed without disturbing anyone 🥳

My #yule aesthetic for the #wintersolsticeswap I‘m so excited! It was fun finding these calm, wintry images this morning 🌬❄️🌨I‘m ready for ice skating & hot chocolate 🍫⛸☕️

Just settling down to a beautiful bath with a chai bomb, book, and mask 💎it‘s been a week and this feels soooo good 😊

#audioknitting to Maggie Smith this morning during office hours & had to stop for a second to write this down: “have (& live) your own say” ❤️ we write the story ❤️ keep moving, one row at a time #knittersoflitsy #hookersoflitsy #knitsy

A friend stopped by with some tea and a hug, another with a poem. Thank you for all of the love and support. I saw in my diary we had gone to the beach together with my son a year ago today. Trying to let myself be present for all of it. Love is infinite.

I gave this book to my friend a few years back to help her fight her battles. Unfortunately, she lost and we lost her. I‘m devastated and trying to be grateful she‘s at peace but it‘s hard. Any recommendations for books dealing with loss are welcome.

I don‘t know how I ended up with such a cool 3 year old ❤️I finished the graveyard book tonight and loved it! 🪦looking forward to reading it together in a few years…and with his sister a few years after that!

1. The original Grimm's Fairy Tales
2. Snow! By the fireplace with a cup of tea ❤
3. A lot: my family, my coworkers-- heck, even my job! 🤓

#wonderouswednesday @Eggs

Just sitting down to #knit and catch up on book-tube during lunch and what do I see? Darling Desi is reading the same thing I am!

This book was so creepy but I sympathized with the main character too much to allow for such an unhappy ending. Spooky, yes. Horrifying, yes. Satisfying? Not at all. Still, I feel sufficiently haunted #20in4 **edit: I haven‘t been able to stop thinking about this since I read it. Now I‘ve thought of three different interpretations, none of them pleasant, but all very interesting! #itgrowsonyou

Wrapping up my #20in4 tonight with this atmospheric work @ulrichyumiodd I agree! Beautifully written 🫀total time ~12hrs

We had such a great day! Opened a bunch of swaps, read spooky stuff all day for #20in4 and ate a bunch of candy already. More Halloween tomorrow! 🍁👻💀🦇🧙🏻🕷🫀🎃

These stickers were so much fun! 🦇Eliot and I spent part of this morning decorating my iPad cover haha @Karisa the Disney Halloween cartoons are his favorite! Solid choice 🕷

Thank you so much for the #allhallowsreadswap @ulrichyumiodd 🍁already diving in to the first read & its creeeepy! 🧙🏻‍♀️happy Halloween 🎃 @MaleficentBookDragon

Aaaaahhh!! This is so fantastic! Thank you soooo much @Karisa I feel so lucky to have you as my swap! The mug, the socks, the books— and my favorite chocolate! I just found the stickers too! This is awesome 🤩 thanks for making it a very spooky time @wanderinglynn 👻 I can‘t wait to rock this mug in class haha! #hhs21

Between work and school and family and doctors, this has been a fantastic read 🫀Suddenly it‘s Halloween! I‘m very excited to read all weekend, or at least as much as possible! #20in4 📸 by Rebecca of aclotheshorse

Attempted to pick pumpkins today as part of our #falltradition but left feeling #haunted by this boy‘s tantrums— he didn‘t dig the scene at the fall fest but he loved the ice cream afterwards @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The Passage is one of those books that has stuck with me for awhile 🦇 more than just about vampires and #theundead it really explores what it‘s like to be human, the weight of it ❤️ #haunted @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#haunted still #incostume @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Loving this audiobook so very much. Almost finished Eliot‘s sweater & the book 📖 daydreaming what to cast on & listen to next! #knittersoflitsy #knitting #audioknit

Best #hauntedhouse for #haunted featuring a beautiful headstone from jolly old Salem @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Read for 2 hours this morning and then tonight for 5, finishing up the conscious closet and starting velvet is the night. @TheAromaofBooks hope your birthday was wonderful even though you worked all day 😍

Started reading for @TheAromaofBooks at 7 this morning with this thrilling read— as soon as I guessed what the narrator was hiding it all became sooo much creepier! Eliot couldn‘t believe it when I told him haha

Caroline is a #possessed doll from Massachusetts said to whisper to you if you hold her close #haunted @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks fantastic 💀

It came! @ulrichyumiodd thank you so much! Now the waiting begins 💀💀💀

Catching up on #haunted by posting my new #ghost read, a Gorey cover of #freakyfriday I found, some #wizardry via #botm (the ex hex), my son‘s favorite cartoon for #spookysunday (his bday), and a current favorite #raven read @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks October is slipping away so quickly!

Reading & knitting at the beach with my favorite guy 🧶🍁

Forced to work, born to read 💀crocheting & reading in between classes & grading assignments ☺️🍁 #hookersoflitsy

Lovely night to read the final installment of the Practical Magic series and knit 🧶 for days 12 #sweaterweather & 13 #favehalloweenmovie of #haunted #knittersoflitsy @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

worked all weekend at the pottery shop where this unicorn mug (top right) was made 🧙🏻‍♀️🍁 so I thought I‘d catch up on #haunted posts with an Etsy round-up: misfireanddread #poltergeist, bohemianteapeddler #fallbeverage , and FayniToys #poison 🎃💀🪦 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Thank you @AprilMae for a beautiful fall swap! this was so cool! Can‘t wait to dive in to everything ❤️😊🙏🏻 #litsylovefallswap @Bookgoil #llfs @rsteve388

Day 8 of #haunted and my #blackandorange is this cozy crocheted Afghan, perfect for cozy fall book dates 🍁 @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Day 7 of #haunted means sharing #halloweenlights I might need to borrow a dremel tool because I‘m hoping to go big this year with a family Studio Ghibli theme! @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Definitely meant to post this for #witchywednesday day 6 of #haunted @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks such a great read so far 🧙🏻‍♀️

Super excited to receive my #hhs this afternoon! I can‘t wait to open it!! @wanderinglynn

#haunted day 5! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs if I were an immortal vampire I‘d use eternity to knit some damn fine sweaters 🧶

#haunted day 3 & 4! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs cobwebs decorating my brain as I fight a monstrous cold in bed 🤧

#haunted Day 2! @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks spent the day reading & resting 🪦💀

Hooray! The first swap to arrive 🎃🍁🧙🏻‍♀️I sent my #hauntedhallowswap and #allhallowsreadswap off today too @MaleficentBookDragon @wanderinglynn #llfs @Bookgoil @AprilMae

#haunted Day 1! @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🌻if you look closely enough, this crystal ball reveals natural magic 🔮

Finally the weather has turned! Enjoying the Practical Magic series and making a TON of apple cider, apple sauce, apple pies, apple butter, etc. 🍎🍏🍎🍏love this time of the year 🍁photo by Rebecca of aclotheshorse

Super excited to receive this beautiful package! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #litsylove

🎃A little late but nonetheless! #llfs off you go! 🦇#litsylove ☠️ @rsteve388 @Bookgoil

1. Absolutely! This year I‘m planning to do Studio Ghibli. 🎃
2. I love bookish socks! I‘m a size 9👣
3. predictably, black 🦇
4. Hand-knit anything 🧶
5. All my Out of Print jewelry 🤓
6. Last year my son was Max from Where The Wild Things Are. I‘m trying to top it this year with The Little Prince. 🤴
7. Yes! Distinctive, pointy and witchy🧙🏻

#HHS #HauntedHallowSwap 🕷 @wanderinglynn 🕸

🕷Moths are butterflies who went goth 🦇for the 🎃aesthetic ☠️some creepy things I like—misty mornings, skeleton dances, fluffy black cats, and raven witches🧛🏻‍♀️vampires and ghosts and cobwebs please🕸 #spookyaesthetic #HauntedHollowSwap #HHS

I was able to read a book today, an actual book in print, and meet our newest family member. Lots of feelings ❤️ i‘m still trying to take it slow but I am very excited about where I am in my recovery and looking forward to reading again— audiobooks are nice but they take forever!