#5JoysFriday

1) HOPE! Kamala!
2) Quilts are back from the quilter, soon on their way to my grand nephews in Texas. The stars added a much needed element to the rocket quilt.
3) nice visit with a friend
4) Chicken picatta
5) Progress made on my current quilt project

Tagging anyone who hasn‘t played yet

@DebinHawaii

Simone St. James has grown on me. I don‘t typically read ghost stories because I‘m a wimp but she uses a light touch with the paranormal and I only read in the daytime. Eddie and April take an unexpected detour on the way to their honeymoon location and become in broiled in a murder investigation. Looking forward to Sunday‘s discussion #SundayBuddyRead

This 1990 Booker winner was told through two time periods with the help of some poetry, fairy tales, and letters. A romance with a bit of a mystery and some academic competition. I loved the ending! 4.5 🌟

Looking forward to the discussion tomorrow. I would have DNF‘d this but it was so outrageous to me that I was able to suspend belief and just go along with the train wreck that was the MC. 3 🌟. #CampLitsy

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

So many good songs on the list this week it was hard to choose 3 faves. These 3 songs were certainly on repeat when I fell in love with them.

Want to play @peanutnine @bthegood @Kar2b

@dabbe

1) Good question as I‘m thinking of changing it again 😂 I started out using our very first combined email handle kdgordon88. Then switched it to my current one but shortly realized I copied @RaeLovesToRead so am thinking I should change to DebLovesBooks. 🤷🏻‍♀️

2) Sew, stitch, chores, drive, puzzles, legos, drown out the tv

3) The Museum of Lost Quilts on audio. Murder Road and All Fours print.

Play along every one.

@Eggs

#WeeklyFavorites

I feel like I‘ve read a bunch this week but they have been sections of ongoing buddy reads. I ended up finishing Perils last night instead of finishing out at a chapter a day. My other finished book was Bluebird, Bluebird by Atticus Locke. #WeeklyForecast will be finishing Possession, Murder Road and All Fours.

@Read4life

#5JoyFridays

1) Back to the north Oregon coast for the weekend and dad visit
2) Loving new NYT games, esp. Connections = brain health 🤞🏼
3) Lots of quilting hours and starting to put the blocks together
4) Dental cleaning - love my hygienist - always lots to talk about
5) Clean bill of health on my physical

Tagging everyone to share your joys!

@DebinHawaii

#ThreeListThursday

Lots of these titles took me back…way back. Pictured are some faves but there are many more.

Want to play? @bthegood @Lesliereadsalot @mcctrish

@dabbe

#LitsyLoveSummerSwap matches have been sent.

Please check your email for LLSS in the subject line. Please double check that you have the attachment with your recipient‘s info and that the attachment matches the name in the body of the email. Please let me know asap you received it and if I made an error or if you have questions. Have fun shopping!

@Bookgoil @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life

#WeirdWordWednesday

I like this better than Fine which is what I usually use. When googling this to make sure it was real I also found an album title by this name. I listened to a bit of it and it brought to mind the music Ross made on Friends.

Thanks for the tag, @CBee

#WondrousWednesday

💜 Spoiled
💜💜 Author
💜💜💜 Mystery
💜💜💜💜 HF
💜💜💜💜💜 Depends on the genre: mystery first book, fantasy last book

Want to play @Aimeesue @TieDyeDude @peanutnine

@Eggs

1) Several: Up next reading lists, big household project list, chore list, hobby project list, etc. Although I rarely complete things in list order. 🤷🏻‍♀️

2) Jodi Taylor‘s character Max manages other‘s time travel.

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

#5JoysFriday

1) Last of my lilies
2) Project in progress
3) Truth be told I hate AC but when the temp gets above 90 I am grateful
4) Yummy ice cream
5) Day with my daughter

@DebinHawaii

Some I loved, some I liked, a few were meh, and I hated The Corrections.

I have some of the rest on my shelves.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PXe_OBGdmYgzE3Rpfr_RqCWN6wtDkBUeszWwjCXX4Ns/vie...

Hey #LitsyLove members! Your summer swap is here. Short and sweet!

Signups open thru Monday
Matches by Wednesday
Mail by the 30th
Open August 11

Have fun!

@Bookgoil @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life

#BookedinTime

Against the backdrop of the events that set WWI in motion two brothers work to solve two different mysteries and also a conspiracy that may further ignite the possibility of war. This is the first in a series of 5 books and a light pick for me. I do plan to continue the series.

@Cuilin @dabbe

#NunLit

This was an enjoyable lightweight read. I liked getting to know the village and nuns as they worked together to improve their lot all told through letters.

@jlhammar

1) The Princess Bride, The Holiday, Brigadoon
Currently Ted Lasso, Friends, TBBT

2) Monopoly, Life, Cribbage, Up and Down the River and outside loved a scavenger hunt

3) Tagged for scavenger hunt like

@Eggs

I very much enjoyed this murder mystery set during one of my favorite historical periods. Glad to be reading with the Shardlakians and look forward to our discussion at the end of the month. 4🌟

@dabbe

#TuesdayTunes

Rewatching Ted Lasso and appreciating how great the soundtrack is. Spotify has playlists for all three seasons. Lots of gems.

@TieDyeDude

#WeeklyFavorites

Was glad to have #CampLitsy discussion yesterday so I could finish James. I only had broad stroke memory of Huck Finn which I don‘t think mattered. Looking forward to next Saturday‘s discussion so won‘t say more than Percival Everett has become a favorite author. 4.5 🌟

@Read4life

#ChallengeUpdate #HalfwayPoint

#BirthandBeyond ended June 30. I made it a smidge over halfway. @LibrarianRyan

#BookChain24 ✅ now working on the bonus prompts @TheAromaofBooks

#192025 40 to go before the challenge ends June 30, 2025.

Share your challenge progress.

#52Books24

At the halfway point I have 11 to go.

“The July night seemed full of possibility, with the empty highway stretching out before us.”

Starting Murder Road today for #SundayBuddyRead

#FirstLineFriday
@ShyBookOwl

#5JoyFriday

Time, sleep and energy have all been in my side this week.

1j Back into #LitsyLove letters
2) My next quilt is cut and ready for sewing
3) Did my nails
4) BOTM shopping
5) Changed my wall display

Thanks for the tag, Deb! @DebinHawaii

I invite you all to spread your joy 🥰

#BookedinTime

Here‘s my plan for the upcoming periods. I‘ve started the tagged and so far it‘s good.

Glad to have Independence on my BOTM shelf. And September‘s will be an audiobook.

@Cuilin

#WondrousWednesday

1) Not until you really get to know me.
2) Helpful, caring, funny
3) @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks such a caring, positive human being

@Eggs

#ReadYourKindle is really helping me tackle my backlog of 800+ titles. The tagged is a new series by a favorite cozy author. A Vow is the end of a trilogy, both the Woodbury and the Bradley are next up in ongoing series.

Hope to cross all 4 off the list this month.

@CBee

1) Hazel after my grandmother
2) Tagged book has Hazel

@TheSpineView

June Wrap Up. 16 total read: 8 audio, 3 print, 5 kindle 2 DNF #Hailthebail

Thanks to everyone who posted yesterday about Storygraph‘s newest feature. I love it!

Read 5 books off my #ReadYourKindle list and DNF‘d one which included all 4 June spins. I haven‘t been buying as many so hopefully I‘m actually making a dent in the backlog. Looking forward to July.

@CBee

I had put my BOTM subscription on hold in May but when I saw Bear as an add on I changed my mind and thanks to some great reviews I have a full box. Very excited for all these titles.

Sometimes a review is so good that you set aside other books and dive in. @Librarybelle ‘s review of this book was the motivation I needed to not leave it languishing on my kindle. It is a rollicking ride with a dash of romance. I loved the author‘s note because my love of the regency era began with Georgette Heyer, too. Hoping there will be a sequel.

#Roll100 I think the universe is trying to tell me something with #66 showing up two months in a row. Think I will start it tomorrow.

@PuddleJumper

#LitsyLove. I knew I was way behind and was super happy to get 13 letters ready for the mail today. Made the mistake of counting how many more replies I owe….22. How lucky am I to have that many people in my pen pal life. Thank you all for your patience 💜 Giving the wrist a rest tonight and will write some more tomorrow.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life

Halfway through 2024. Fiction favorite is still the tagged although I loved all the books pictured. Nonfiction favorite is still the Winterson memoir. Wonder if anything in the second half will knock these off their thrones? Do not be surprised if you see a lot of these titles on my #AuldLangSpine list. Yes, i am thinking that far ahead because time is moving that rapidly.

#WeeklyFavorites

Best of the month: Red Side Story

@Read4life

Late to the party!

I did a bit better than I thought I would. Older favorites are The Hunger Games, Guardians of the Galaxy (that soundtrack was definitely a time in my life) The Martian.

Newer releases: Killers of the Flower Moon, The Holdovers and American Fiction

@dabbe

#5JoyFridays

I didn‘t take any pictures this week. During my visit with my dad we enjoyed the last of the season strawberries with carb smart ice cream and he is fantastic at bbqing salmon. We talked books and watched 3 movies: Boys in the Boat, American Fiction and Encanto. And yesterday I got all the necessaries done so the next 3 days are open with possibility.

Tagging everyone to share your joys!

@DebinHawaii

Another great read from Europa. In the beginning it feels like you‘re going spend your time in an idyllic small town but as you get to know its residents the layers peel back and you learn the things that are hidden and the things that can‘t be. Looking forward to the sequel.

#EuropaCollective @jlhammar

And just like that we are halfway through the year. TBH I thought time would slow down a bit in retirement but it doesn‘t seem to make a difference. Keeping it loose in July.

@TheAromaofBooks #Bookspin #DoubleSpin #BookspinBingo

I love learning new about new phobias … I did not know this was a thing and had to double check Anatidaephobia was real not just a made up one for the meme.

#WeirdWordWednesday

@CBee

#WondrousWednesday

The quote is by the tagged author and is a favorite.

@Eggs

#TuesdayGiveaway

How fun! The tagged book is one I‘m very interested in reading but any book from my Litsy TBR would be lovely.

Thanks for hosting a giveaway. 💜

See Lisa‘s original post for entry info. @TheSpineView

I only finished 2 books this last week although I started several. Aria is shipped off to her grandmother‘s for the summer after an embarrassing situation. It becomes a time of awakening for her. 3.5 🌟

@Read4life

#5JoysFridays

1) Buchart Gardens: flowers, plants, beauty
2) UBC Anthropology Museum: Fabulous collection mostly First Nations history and artifacts
3) Vancouver BC Zoo: Impressive enclosures geared toward the physical and mental health of the animals and it showed. I‘ve never seen such playful animals in a zoo.
4) Coming home after a trip.
5) Last night stitching and listening to our first #Shardlakians book. It is so good!

Join in!

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

Favorites on the list: HP, LOTR, Mamma Mia, Pirates of the Caribbean

Favorites not on the list: Serenity, Once and The Bourne Idenity

@dabbe

A spicy finish to Sonali Dev‘s Jane Austen inspired series. The Rajas and their extended family all have dreams that they work hard to make reality without leaving much time for love and romance. 3.25🌟

#TBRTarot #FloweronCover
#ReadYourKindle #2of4 #June
#SeriesLove2024 #37

@CBee @TheSpineView @Andrew65

#Two4Tuesday

Playing catch up while also putting off chores 😂

1) I know enough to get by and try my hardest to figure it out before calling in the troops (my kids) to avoid eye rolls and teasing. I know my phone can do way more than I use it for 🤷🏻‍♀️

2) The Martian and Project Hail Mary come to mind.

@TheSpineView