These books are getting a bit formulaic, but I‘ll keep reading them because of the cats and the books.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1) Two new trees in the front yard
2) roses are in bloom everywhere
3) This Nancy Drew cover- I just love it
4) My neighbor‘s cat who hangs in the yard each summer is back
5) Tater Tots!
Bonus: TGIF!!!!

1) 👩‍👧‍👦🐈📚
2) 🕊️🌎📚

(Grateful for the books I have and hopeful for the future ones that will come my way 😄)
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

#WhatsNewWednesday

First ladybug this year 🐞🐞🐞

I didn‘t like this one as much as the first, but still enjoyed it. Hooray for a woman cybersecurity expert! I like how Slocumb tells the stories of people who don‘t fit the stereotypical molds we usually hear about.

My favorite cover so far. I‘m going to try and find a print of it.

I‘ve been trying to figure out all day what to say about this. I ended up with this is a good book so long as you‘re okay with it being about something other than you thought it was supposed to be about.

Curious now to go back and see how it did in the #LitsyTOB

My favorite hour of the week is about to begin ❤️
#hyggehour

Daisy conked out hours ago, but I had to stay up and finish this book. Emily Henry‘s books mean summer to me. I loved the characters in this book, and the Lake Michigan setting. All worth tomorrow‘s exhaustion.

The weekend‘s here!

No spoilers please but I am enjoying this a quarter way through and help us all if we don‘t find out what happens to the father at the end I will go scorched earth on this audiobook.

Louise Penny is my go to author when I feel a slump coming on. I don‘t often re-read the later books in this series, but decided to give this one another go. The scenarios in the later books get a bit unhinged, but in the best possible way. I missed the Three Pines crew though.

#5JoysFriday thanks @DebinHawaii

1) Sunrise on my way to work
2) A walk in DC after my son‘s lacrosse game
3) Stumbled on the high school‘s senior night for softball. Had a good time watching them play while my daughter practiced soccer.
4) Cat in a bag
5) Flowers everywhere!

1) It‘s not springtime without baseball!
2) Probably Demon Copperhead although The Women was a close runner up.
3) My nephew is graduating!
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Really loved this coming of age graphic memoir about a kid being raised by his grandparents in Massachusetts. It was a great story and since the author graduated high school the year before me it was nostalgic as well.

Also getting ready for May! #FoodAndLit #Spain

Of the 17 books I read in April these were the top twelve.

Made arepas tonight for #FoodAndLit #Venezuela

Kids are already asking when I‘ll make them again!

I didn‘t love this as much as Big Stone Gap, but I did enjoy it. It almost felt a little bit like a prologue to Demon Copperhead in a way. The mines are closing but the opioid epidemic hadn‘t set in for SW Virginia yet. #Backlistreadathon @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks

The sun is setting and it‘s time for #hyggehour

I‘m drinking my tea and reading until I can‘t keep my eyes open any more. This was our first really warm day here this year and we‘re all feeling it.

I ended up listening to the audiobook version of this, and I‘m glad I did. The author reads it herself and you can hear the emotions in her voice in certain parts. I liked what she had to say about being a working mother. I‘ll transfer my notes to the book and get it in the mails this week @TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie @bookandbedandtea #LMPBC

My May #bookspin list
1-3 Station Eleven The Glass Hotel & Sea of Tranquility
4 The River We Remember
5 The Clue In The Diary
6 The Fifth Season
7 Funny Story
8 Micronesian Blues
9 Wide Sargasso Sea
10 Out of Circulation
11 Seams Like Murder
12 The Heaven And Earth Grocery Store
13 LMPBC
14 Walking With Sam
15 Headhunters On My Doorstep
16 Counting The Cost
17 Crook Manifesto
18 War Fever
19 Symphony of Secrets
20 A Most Agreeable Murder

Talked the fam into the Netflix version of Rebecca tonight. This is the type of messed up situation they will love, plus it has an evil housekeeper. Usually I have to watch my #hashtagbrigade movies alone so this is a big night.

#AwesomeApril starts tomorrow and my plan is to not get out of bed until I‘ve made a dent.

Couldn‘t resist had to finish tonight. Good pick #hashtagbrigade

I‘ve read this before, but reading it a chapter a day made it feel more menacing.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1) different flowers blooming every day
2) Stream cleaning with my daughter last weekend- we were very proud to lug a water logged chair out of the water
3) cats in the sun
4) beam of sunlight from the sky
5) fun books from stuff your kindle day yesterday

Loved this book and can‘t wait to discuss it with #NaturalLitsy

I know this is a bad idea, but I really want to go hug a bear right now.

First night on the porch this year. Reading the tagged and listening to the Red Sox.

😍😍😍
I didn‘t vote for this one for #CampLitsy because I don‘t want to wait until June! For me summer starts when I get the new Emily Henry.

My votes are in! Can‘t wait for #CampLitsy24

This is very handy when you‘re working on reading challenges!

This was a fun gardening journey. I enjoyed it even if my garden only consists of a couple of raised beds and some pots.

This book was written in the 60‘s and you can tell, but it was still a lot of fun.

Do not disturb. #Camplitsy24

Ahhhhh Saturday 😎

#5joysFriday @DebinHawaii

1) reminiscing with my kids about our NYC adventure a few years ago
2) my neighbor‘s cat who spends summers in our yard came by last night
3) teaching my son to drive- he‘s not bad!
4) flowers everywhere, favorites this week are green dogwoods and columbine
5) this weekend should be calmer than the last two have been

Listening to something easy on my audiowalk tonight. Last weekend I was wearing fleece and now there are buttercups. Made me smile after a long week.

At one point I almost bailed on this, but I decided to keep going. I‘m glad I did, because I ended up loving it.

It‘s hygge time! (I say time not hour because I‘ve been out in the sun all day and honestly don‘t know how long I can stay awake.)

Starting this book which I‘ve wanted to read for years. #Naturalitsy

My 4 picks for #CampLitsy

I am so excited for summer reading!

Listening to this and working in the yard. Does anything good happen in this book?

This book. Imagine going to that war and coming home to a country that didn‘t even believe you had been there.

I almost gave up at one point because I was frustrated with all of the love stories. I‘m glad I didn‘t though because the last 1/4 of this book was extremely powerful.

Finally getting some #LitsyLove out. Sorry for the delay friends!

#5joysFtiday

1) the flowers this year are so full and vibrant
2) loved looking at all the eclipse pictures this week
3) my cats are very excited to have the windows open and watching them run from room to room has been entertaining
4) many sporting events this week
5) planning to catch up on #LitsyLove today

Thanks @DebinHawaii this is a great idea!

Whew this book. All the trigger warnings, but I tore through it. My grandmother was born in Southie, but my family had moved to the South Shore by the time I was born. Still Mary Pat seemed real to me. Would it be weird to give this book to my mom for Mother‘s Day?

It was warm the other day and I was in the mood for summer reading. I tried a few titles before I tried this one from last year‘s Modern Mrs Darcy Summer Reading Guide. It was exactly what I was looking for- different without being too hard to follow.

Camp Zero is a post climate change dystopian novel told from 3 points of view. I enjoyed the addition of the flick- a social media gadget that gets implanted into the brain.

April has barely started, but I‘m getting ready for May. I‘ve wanted an excuse to read these three all in a row for a while now. #AuthorAMonth

I have to give a presentation on cybersecurity this week and decided to re-listen to this audiobook. I absolutely love this book about a woman making a career in the early days of ethical hacking and penetration testing.

Happy #HyggeHour all! I‘m feeling satisfied after spending some time in the garden and then cooking dinner with my son. I‘m chilling in bed trying to finish the tagged book for a work bookclub discussion tomorrow. #Naturalitsy

POV you decide to read the last few pages of your book before you get up to feed your cats.