Matching my toes to my book 🤣 it‘s report writing Szn so I need extremely light reading material. It‘s my first time writing report cards in many years ( I‘ve been a sub for ages ) I keep promising myself treats if I survive

As sometimes happen, my fiction and non-fiction reads connected, but 90 years apart. The fact that the undocumented do the jobs no American wants, whether the reason is pay, safety or status, is a moot point. These jobs crush the undocumented, making them old before their time and often inflicting them with health concerns they don‘t have coverage for. Their precarious status bring mental health triggers that their children share the burden of 😢

I‘m reading on my kindle for #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade every new month I laugh at myself because I‘ve spent days feeling the emptiness of no chapter to read and then it‘s a new month and I completely forget about my new book to start 🤦🏻‍♀️

I finished this today after a swim. I found this on a #bannedbook list so I had to read it! It‘s YA but it‘s more than just a coming of age story, it‘s set in East Texas in the ‘30‘s centring around a historical event. It‘s unflinching look at racism and prejudice is probably partly why it got banned, the emerging sexuality of the teens probably the other reason. It‘s well written and took my breath away many times

My latest audio book. I‘m learning a lot from this, how shameful is it that the jobs these people do ( that no one else wants or would put up with ) make them sick and then there is no healthcare for them 😢

Feels like summer

This was delightful. I so enjoyed learning more about Ruth, Nina and Cokie Roberts. It was educational for me as a Canadian to learn more about the Supreme Court and how it works. Mostly it was about the power of friendship ❤️

Repetitive, uninspired, basic writing. My original impression continues to stand

My husband was experimenting with iced coffee recipes this morning ( mocha frappé) and I‘m giving CH another chance. I mock her books far too much after reading only one, but I think my main issue with them is they read like basic YA. Anyways - I had this one and I have Verity somewhere ( bought for a bookclub I couldn‘t attend) so I‘m going to read them and probably not change my mind but things happen

It‘s was super hero day at school so I wore my Notorious RBG tee ( I think the judge emoji should be RBG imo) I‘m alomost done this audio book and I have enjoyed it immensely

I‘m ready for the final #sundaybuddyread of May ❤️ this was a delightful and informative YA read about the San Francisco earthquake. It ended on a positive note after a lot of devastation.

Finally getting around to a new to me #bannedbook I love YA when it doesn‘t read like YA

Honestly I enjoyed it

Serious gardening went down today ( it‘s 🇨🇦 long weekend ) and I‘m exhausted but happy that the majority of the work is done ( more weeding and soil top up plus mulch to put down, but does the weeding ever end 🤣🤣 no) I am really enjoying this audio book - I should have finished it today but my husband was blaring soccer games off his phone and it was too much

Happy Friday Eve 📖🍷despite seeing this on lots of “great new book to read lists” every single person I know has not liked it 🤦🏻‍♀️ unfortunately I‘d already bought it so here I go #notputtingitoffanylonger #howbadcanitbe

This was an enjoyable read. I‘ve read Prep and Eligible too and liked them a lot. I don‘t Love CS but I will read everything she writes. This story revolves around Sally Milz, a writer for TNO which is obviously SNL. The descriptions of TNO things are so easily identifiable as SNL one wonders if there is any fiction in here 🤣

Started this in the drive to work this morning ❤️

This book is actually nuts, in the beginning there is a death a chapter (only gentlemen 🤣🤣) for many chapters, the ladies of Cranford are firm believers in household economy and each have their specific bugbears of waste, most of the ladies look to specific members of their social circle for guidance before they form an opinion, on anything ( except their chosen form of economy) and it‘s humour is very tart and dry.

An impulse audio pick ❤️ What a PERFECT follow up to Love, Pamela ( ER even references what PA went through in this) This is a great book & a terrific audio! A woman‘s body is her business! You don‘t get to shame it, sell it, touch it without her permission! I am SO MAD & sad about so much of what ER was subjected to I hope the world is getting better for us (grrrrls especially) but I might be hanging onto that hope with fingernails

#IDAHOBIT2023 all bodies matter 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I worked this morning and raced home to listen to Pamela and hack the ornamental grasses down so I can add them to my yard waste piles for pick up this week. Thank the goddess my stars are in alignment and the trucks didn‘t come this morning

Next to read and I got my nails done

Enjoying this immensely. I have always been a bit transfixed by Pamela

This is a delightful British feel good story centring around Iona‘s larger than life personality. She connects with an assortment of characters that meet her and subsequently each other exactly when they need to while commuting in and out of London‘s Waterloo station.

This is absolutely delightful so far

This was okay. There is a blurb on the cover from Tom Perrotta saying this book is part British rom com ( yes -ish) and part Jane Eyre ( that is a stretch - at one point I really thought it was setting up for that and I was like Holy Crap, and then it was just meh) what it really is is YA with a lot of over thinking angst but with a 33 yr old

My oldest left on Sunday ( he spent the last school year back at home since he only had one uni credit left to do) to work at a new to him summer camp. My youngest went back to Toronto today b/c he‘s taking a course during intercession. Despite having practice with them both out of the house ( and often wanting a moments peace) I am floundering about the house in tears and trying to knock the easier things off my To Do list #readingspotisago

I missed Independent Book Store day last weekend because we went to pick up our youngest up from Uni so I made up for it today 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Has tub reading season begun? Let‘s hope so

These books make me laugh out loud!!!

My nightly ritual is to read a short story and have a drink ( tonight it‘s a glass of rosé) and slow down my brain. ( I do not know why JK Rowling is showing as the author, the author is Claire Keegan and she is so freaking fantastic I‘m pissed right off to see that JK Rowling there)

Getting ready for May‘s #sundaybuddyread

I had no idea this book was about Emily Dickinson and I‘m so happy #literarycrew chose it ❤️❤️ I love the Dickinson tv show and I kept imaging the actress who plays Maggie while I read this.

Started for May‘s #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

It‘s been a rainy day and I‘ve been doing lots of small chores. Full disclosure, I am finding this memoir hard to listen to! I can imagine it being very triggering for people who have suffered abuse. I had no idea at all what Paris has gone through

A lesser know Brontë sister for me
Young female of impoverished circumstances becomes governess ✔️
Father married above station so girl children extremely well educated ✔️
Batshit crazy first wife locked in the attic ❌
angst riddled wealthy landowner moping around moors ❌
Absolute mayhem with charges in different households because parents couldn‘t care less about parenting ✔️✔️✔️ ( teacher peeps times have not changed )

Did Matthew Perry have his cavities searched every time he checked into rehab? 😡

Another day off for me so I‘m going to get into this book for #literarycrew and do some outside the house errands. I do like a slow start to the day

I HATE these vinyl coated shelves but thank god for Goo Gone and audio books #springcleaning

Not having to be at school ( no jobs booked) in what feels like forever! So I‘m taking it easy and finishing books and having a day! This was a lovely book to read while listening to the biography about the Mitford family. The Nancy Mitford story within this book is quite factual and plays very well against the modern story line set in the same bookstore NM worked at during the war

This was a welcome break from all the addicted celebrity memoirs I‘ve been listening to! It‘s quite the exhaustive look at the Mitford family, it feels like I‘ve always known a little bit about them. I need to get my hands on some Nancy Mitford books now

Too little, too late? MP is assuming his book will get other printings?

Tom Hiddleston will make a fan out of everyone https://youtu.be/2KTBW-Tc-eU. #sundaybuddyread

It‘s raining so I‘m reading ( truthfully if it was sunny I‘d be reading too but maybe feeling slightly bad for not doing all the things )

I love a good literary list within a book! She‘s mentioned a Lily King I haven‘t read 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 and some authors to add to my crushing TBR pile

Continuing down my Mitford rabbit hole

LOVE this book!!! Kind of a modernization of Little Women and just as much of an emotional hangover after finishing it as AN‘s other book, Dear Edward ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

It‘s 2° C and there are some snow flurries, I‘m not sure the magnolia blooms are going to last

The Mitford sisters have always been way out in the periphery of my reading and knowledge. I feel like I‘m about to go down a rabbit hole

More #aprilsummer weather today, so more reading and less choring is the plan