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Killers of a Certain Age | Deanna Raybourn
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How did we live without audiobooks ?! This book features 4 60 year olds who are retired from being assassins and while on a cruise treated like doddering old fools while I, a 60 year old, shovelled all this dirt 🤬

Bookwormjillk Wow, I‘m impressed! And yes how did we live without audiobooks indeed. 20m
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A long weekend spent maniac gardening to this fantastic audio book! All the plants are planted and of course I want more but the dirt and mulch awaits me as I continue my sweep around the yard weeding and topping up all the beds. The rain comes tomorrow so I‘ve got to hustle

Ruthiella Looks fantastic! 5h
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4h
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Intermezzo | Sally Rooney
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I loved Normal People but I LOVED this more
Again with the flawed people you aren‘t sure you even like and yet they are so REAL. You want so badly for them to get over themselves and work their shit out
All the stars

Suet624 I 100% agree with all of this post. :) 21h
HeatherBookNerd Just finished this. Definitely my favorite Rooney book. And that ending! 15h
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Maniac gardening continued today, thankful this finally came in from the library

lynneamch Me too! Actually, it was yesterday that I was madly planting Marigolds all around the vegetable garden before heading out of town today. Enjoying Margo so far. 2d
mcctrish @lynneamch ‘tis the season 🤣🤣 I really had no idea what this book was about, just saw it everywhere and wanted to be reading it like the cool kids - I am enjoying it (I‘m weeding, topping up soil, some planting and then mulch, front yard almost done) 😴 2d
sarahbarnes Hope you like it - I really did once I got into it! The audio is well done. Happy gardening! 🌱 1d
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Fridays | Andrew Johns
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#5joysfriday this week lasted forever, school is bonkers and TGIF 1. Wine delivery from Quebec, quirky and fun 2. Eurovision is LIFE, can‘t wait until tomorrow for finals 3. Weather has been so great I‘ve been reading in the ‘tub‘ not just swimming 🏊🏻‍♀️ after school we drove Beckett ( youngest son) to catch GO train in another town so he could go to Toronto to visit girlfriend & I could go to 4. Ikea for new lounger 5. Take out for dinner 🎉

AlaMich I heard part of the winning song on the radio this morning. SAUNA!!!🧖🏻‍♀️ 4d
mcctrish @AlaMich my favourite 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4d
dabbe 💙💚💙 4d
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 3d
DogMomIrene We got our patio furniture out this week too! I was out one morning, and looking forward to more😎📚 3d
mcctrish @DogMomIrene here‘s to outdoor reading season 👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉 3d
S3V3N I love ikea.🤭 3d
mcctrish @S3V3N omg me too 3d
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I saw a random post by Mayim Bialik about her top 5 books and since this is the kind of thing I love on audio I looked it up at the library
MK is a fantastic writer - he is witty and clever and raw and so funny. He lived a lifetime before he could legally drive and somehow came out the other side alive and well.

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Not as good as I thought 🤷🏻‍♀️I hope we can attack some of these with #hashtagbrigade

dabbe IKR? There are quite a few that I think would fit perfectly with our group! 😍 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💚💜💚 5d
willaful Lol, I love your choice for what to put this under. 5d
mcctrish @willaful it made me laugh 5d
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Bookwormjillk This week and last I was thinking I should be making notes for #Hashtagbrigade 5d
CogsOfEncouragement I‘ve also read 19 from this list. 5d
mcctrish @Bookwormjillk absolutely 5d
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A Court of Silver Flames | Sarah J. Maas
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I‘m ready for #littensloveacotar

StayCurious That‘s a nice picture 6d
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Are You My Mother? | P.D. Eastman
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Happy Mother‘s Day to all of the kinds of mothers there are in the world. You deserve more than a day

AmyG Happy Mother‘s Day! 1w
dabbe HMD! 💚💙💚 1w
ShelleyBooksie Gorgeous tulips 🌷♡♡ 1w
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Bookish problems

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 1w
dabbe 😂😂😂 1w
Chrissyreadit That‘s funny! 😄 1w
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AnnCrystal I had to read that twice 😂... they skipped the villages of Midsomer in their tour 😂💝. (edited) 1w
mcctrish @Ruthiella @dabbe @Chrissyreadit absolutely thwarted 🤣🤣🤣 1w
mcctrish @AnnCrystal that wouldn‘t be on my travel wish list either 1w
AnnCrystal @mcctrish 😉👍🏼💝. 1w
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Fridays | Andrew Johns
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#5joysfriday Friday is always a joy but I love how I pay attention through the week for what brings me joy so I can post them here 1. New nails always bring joy 2. Memes that make me feel seen 3 lunch with a friend who is thinking about moving back when she retires 🤞🏻🤞🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 4 tonight we see an adaptation of P & P and I‘m so excited 5. Yesterday was Happy Meal Day and I treated my sister and my son to some happiness and Diet Coke

OrangeMooseReads Love the nails! 2w
Aims42 What fun joys!!! 💛🧡🩷 2w
mcctrish @OrangeMooseReads thank you ☺️ 2w
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝...True! 5JoyFridays inspires me to appreciate joys seven days a week. 2w
mcctrish @Aims42 I am so looking forward to the play 2w
mcctrish @AnnCrystal there is usually a bright spot to be found 2w
AnnCrystal @mcctrish 🥳👍🏼💝💝💝. 2w
dabbe 💚💚💚 2w
TheBookHippie OH happy meals!!! 1w
mcctrish @TheBookHippie I love McDonald‘s cheeseburgers 1w
TheBookHippie @mcctrish I have not had one in 30 ish years but I did ADORE the double cheeseburger! 1w
TheBookHippie Happy Meals always make me smile!! 1w
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Mill on the Floss | George Eliot
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I‘m counting Floss because I‘m currently reading it with #hashtagbrigade and it has to count for something! I did start Ivanhoe that‘s on this list but I‘ve barely touched it so I left it off #TLT #Threelistthursday

Ruthiella I think it‘s fair to count The Mill on the Floss. 👍 2w
mcctrish @Ruthiella we are closer to the end than the start 2w
dabbe I counted MILL, too! And I've started and restartee IVANHOE I don't know how many times. It's a wee hard to get into. 😳 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💚💜💚 2w
mcctrish @dabbe maybe hashtag will read Ivanhoe and that will be the kick in the pants I need (edited) 2w
dabbe @mcctrish Not a bad idea! We should add that one the next time voting comes around! 2w
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Intermezzo | Sally Rooney
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It‘s the weekend now, right?

EKonrad Close enough!! ☺️ 2w
Prairiegirl_reading Oh how I wish!! I can‘t take another day. 😞 2w
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mcctrish @Prairiegirl_reading the weeks are too long and weekends are too short #facts 2w
Prairiegirl_reading @mcctrish 💯 especially in the warmer months. 2w
Aims42 Ugh, seriously 🙄🫠 2w
Tamra I see light!! 2w
sarahbarnes Yes! Loved this one! 2w
mcctrish @sarahbarnes I have a horrible habit of saving books and possibly having too many 🤣🤣 2w
mcctrish @Tamra longer days = more reading time in a chair ( if it‘s dark I want to be in bed ) 2w
Tamra @mcctrish exactly! 😄 2w
sarahbarnes I also have that horrible habit 😆! 2w
nanuska_153 I really want to read this one! 1w
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In Five Years: A Novel | Rebecca Serle
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What a sucker punch of a book! A love story that encompasses every kind of love and all the ways they can go wrong and right ❤️💔❤️💔❤️💔

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A new audio book to do the “to dos” with and some Lego breaks

AnnCrystal 🌸🧩🤩👍🏼💝. 2w
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In Five Years: A Novel | Rebecca Serle
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#TwoforTuesday 1. I just prefer to be reading - sitting, lying down, leaning, walking - there‘s a book for it 2. I just started In Five Years in print, I‘m reading Summer at Tiffany on my kindle for #sundaybuddyread , I just started listening to Kasher in the Rye on audio and I‘m slogging on with The Mill on the Floss on the serial app with #hashtagbrigade ( I‘m following along with #littensloveacotar ‘s reading of ACOFAS which I inhaled )

TheSpineView Wow, you're a busy reader! Thanks for playing 2w
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I loved Brittney‘s voice! I inhaled this attacking my to do list today. The patriarchy wants to keep all women down and white women breeding. Stand up for your sisters

TheBookHippie Seriously FFS what is wrong with these white women 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 2w
mcctrish @TheBookHippie I wouldn‘t trust white women especially ones wearing a gold cross around their neck 2w
TheBookHippie @mcctrish that‘s 90 percent of my town. 😭🤮 2w
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CatLass007 This white childless cat lady who is not a Christian and is instead a follower of Christ completely agrees. @TheBookHippie @mcctrish 2w
mcctrish @CatLass007 while I get the white men buying into the patriarchy I don‘t get everyone else putting up with their nonsense 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w
CatLass007 It‘s bullshit that gets passed down through the generations. It‘s really tough to reverse course and do the “unsafe, unaccepted” thing. 2w
ncsufoxes I read somewhere that most white women buy into the whole patriarchy (& voting for you know who) because they worry about protecting their best financial interests. Sadly most women in the US have given up careers or put them on hold while raising kids. Which means we have less financial security as we get older, have paid less into SSI or 401ks. So most women go along with all of it because they see no alternative. 2w
ncsufoxes Although I also call BS on that too because if we didn‘t have the patriarchy standing in our way we‘d have so much more as women. F The Patriarchy 2w
mcctrish @ncsufoxes you are correct on all the levels 2w
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Next up on audio and bag #4 of pink flower bouquet Lego. White women wearing crosses on tv talking shit are doing feminism a disservice ( BC is not saying this, I am) women who aren‘t feminists are not living their best life

TheBookHippie 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 how does that cross not burn into her skin … 2w
mcctrish @TheBookHippie it‘s like they don‘t know Jesus ? 2w
TheBookHippie @mcctrish Honestly it‘s unreal. Buddha I like your Jesus, your Christian‘s not so much … SAME DUDE SAME 2w
ncsufoxes They don‘t want to be feminists. They see feminism as a bad thing. They prefer Ivanka‘s fake feminism (girl power but always take the back seat to your man or dad, know your place). Feminism should always be intersectional, these fake women feminism is only for white women. 2w
mcctrish @ncsufoxes and I don‘t get it at all! Feminism is about choice and value but even Brittney struggled with it in the beginning, she thought it was for lesbians. Which makes me wonder what the hell is going on in 🇺🇸 2w
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I love Finlay so much!!!! I thought so much was getting sorted out, finally, at the end BUT of course Findlay‘s life is still a complete mess! So more books for EC to write and for me to love. I‘ve got the 4th FD in my Book Outlet cart as I type

CSeydel Love your graphic! 2w
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Sunday night #hyggehour I love Finlay

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Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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I enjoyed listening to this, at times it was almost meditative. The talk about art and being compelled to create and adrift when there was no inspiration was so interesting, listening to the struggles of addiction was hard. A quote that stood out for me that came from the Koran “Action will be judged by intention”. I‘d like to ask a few people in power about this. It was disjointed at times

Suet624 I read the paper version, but now you‘ve made me want to listen to it. I really liked this one. 2w
mcctrish @Suet624 I feel like more quotes would have stuck with me if I‘d had this in print ❤️ 2w
sarahbarnes I am in such a long line for this one at the library. Based on reviews it seems worth the wait. 2w
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Summer at Tiffany | Marjorie Hart
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Getting ready for May‘s #sundaybuddyread I could inhale this book

Aims42 It‘s such a beautiful, charming book 🥰 I love hearing that you enjoyed it! 3w
mcctrish @Aims42 I hadn‘t even heard of it 🤯 thank god for Litsy 3w
Aims42 @mcctrish I read it before I was on Goodreads (and I‘ve been on Goodreads for 10+ years 😂), so I have no idea now where/how I stumbled upon it. I probably bought it for its cover 🤣 The cover artist did a great job though, I read it and loved it! 3w
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mcctrish @Aims42 you can see I‘ve got it on kindle and it makes me sad not to see the Tiffany blue cover 😢 I should have gotten the colour version 3w
Scochrane26 I have this book & read it a long time ago. I probably also bought it for the cover & because I was interested in Tiffany‘s. 3w
Aims42 @mcctrish 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 3w
AmyG Charming is the perfect word. I, too, could inhale this one. @Aims42 @mcctrish 3w
mcctrish @Scochrane26 you should join us on Sunday 3w
mcctrish @AmyG it‘s always a double edged sword when the Sunday buddy reads are delightful - it‘s easy to read them but hard to stop 3w
kspenmoll You are getting me excited for this read- planning on reading it tomorrow-now I can‘t wait for morning! I am too tired on Friday nights to give the attention to #sundaybuddyread books that they need! 3w
mcctrish @kspenmoll I usually try to read on Thursday nights for Sunday - you are right about being too tired on Fridays and Saturdays get away from me - but today I had an extra prep at school and no duties at lunch so I read there ( I brought my kindle in my bag cuz I knew about the no duty so I was extra thrilled with the bonus prep) 3w
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Fridays | Andrew Johns
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#5joysfriday 1. April lasted FOREVER and the weather sucked for the most part so a lot of books got read 2. Apparently the weather was perfect for magnolias! The tree has had its best year in ages 3. I was gifted a jewelry chest and I‘ve been sorting my beads into it ( composite jewelry like pandora, I‘ve got multiple brands and too much) 4. My sister bought me a custom coaster for my Diet Coke 5. Homemade pizza is the best

MaGoose The pizza looks yummy 😋 3w
Aims42 Your pizza looks soooo good!! 3w
kspenmoll Our magnolia tree was more than magnificent too! Maybe all the damp, cold, cloudy days were good for it?! 3w
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ShelleyBooksie Super.cool coaster! 3w
dabbe 💜💚💜 3w
mcctrish @MaGoose @Aims42 the pizza was delicious and honestly take out is getting so pricey I‘ve got to only order in the the food I can‘t make 3w
mcctrish @ShelleyBooksie just encouraging me to drink more Diet Coke 😆 3w
AnnCrystal 😋🍕💝💝💝💝💝. 3w
Aims42 @mcctrish That‘s very smart 👍👍👍 2w
DebinHawaii I love all of your joys! 💛💛💛 That magnolia tree is gorgeous! 🌳 2w
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The great gatsby | Scott Fizgerald
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Thank you @dabbe for posting these, I love a good list! 1. My favourite is Pride & Prejudice ( an adaptation is playing in our local theatre and we have tickets next Friday 🎉 2. I‘ve never read The Great Gatsby and I don‘t think I ever will so my kids can always say they‘ve read something I haven‘t 🤣 3. I‘ve got On the Road beside my bed to read and maybe this will be the summer I finally do 🤷🏻‍♀️ no tagging cuz I‘m a day late

dabbe You kicked my sorry butt! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💜💜💜 3w
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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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I‘m a day late for #literarycrew it started with a murder and a cast of characters I mainly abhorrd. 100 pages in and I wondered if I‘d keep going. Almost immediately I started liking it more and cared who died and what was going to happen to them all. The politics of the day aren‘t too far off today‘s

Librarybelle Yay!! 3w
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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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I‘m dilly dallying with my #literaryclub #buddyread I will join when I can hopefully sooner than later ( I‘m on page 100)

Librarybelle I think a lot of us are still reading, so no worries! 3w
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Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Next Lego set

AmyG Ooooo…don‘t forget to post when done! 3w
wanderinglynn Ooh, I love the flower sets! 😍 3w
ncsufoxes I have this one. The roses were a pain (for me at least) to get together. I do love how they create such beautiful flowers out of LEGO pieces 💐 3w
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mcctrish @ncsufoxes if I was getting married again I‘d do Lego flowers 3w
mcctrish @AmyG for sure 3w
mcctrish @wanderinglynn the colours are soooo good 3w
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Sherlock's Home: The Empty House | Sherlock Holmes Fans, Steve Emecz
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For all the Sherlock fans here ( it opens to reveal scenes from stories) I hope this is a whole new category of Lego ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Deblovestoread 👀👀👀 3w
mcctrish @Deblovestoread I have a list of books a mile long for them 3w
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Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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I finished my telephone box and put it with my ‘set in the UK‘ books

Caroline2 Ah that‘s so cute! 🥰 3w
mcctrish @Caroline2 I am thinking about converting the telephone box into a little library but that will require some thought, a plan and perhaps an order for specific pieces 3w
Deblovestoread Adorable! 3w
DogMomIrene Super cute! 3w
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The Maidens: A Novel | Alex Michaelides
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This was spectacular on audio imo and I was totally blindsided ( also someone tell what the hell the ending meant)

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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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Stupid stickers ( still in pyjamas at 4 pm but my bathrooms are clean )

Aims42 I have good success with heating the sticker up for 30 seconds with a hair dryer. It (usually) peels relatively easy or at least doesn‘t require a ton of picking 3w
Aims42 And no shame of being in pjs in the afternoon if your bathrooms are clean!! Enjoy your afternoon! 3w
mcctrish @Aims42 I‘m trying your hack right now 3w
mcctrish @Aims42 all stickers are gone but Costco‘s are the absolute worst 🤬 thank you ☺️ 3w
Aims42 @mcctrish Oh, Costco - you got the DEI thing going but work on your stickers 😆 Glad it worked!! Another litten recommended that method to me and I‘ve never tried another way since 😁 3w
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Some Kind of Magic | Mary Ann Marlowe
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I read about this somewhere, got it from the library and read it at night before sleeping when The Light Pirate stressed me out too much. A light romance ( the male character‘s inability to remember condoms I think was meant to be scatterbrained but after reading Ejaculate Responsibly it just feels tone deaf)

Prairiegirl_reading Reviews like this are so helpful! Small details like this annoy me enough to DNF so now I know this won‘t work for me. 😊 The light pirate is a bit stressful isn‘t it? 3w
mcctrish @Prairiegirl_reading the first time it was fine, he wasn‘t expecting to hook up, the second time he was prepared but where were they, every other time he had to be prompted. They were there but WHY was she having to say anything. Condoms are not a running gag! My heart was beating too hard a lot of the time for The Light Pirate ( when it wasn‘t breaking) but it is soooo good 3w
ChaoticMissAdventures @mcctrish oh that would annoy me! I want condom use in books to be how I like it in real life, just be prepared, put it on, and get on with the good stuff! 3w
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Thankfully I‘m not finishing this during a snow-storm

Aims42 😂😂😂 3w
kspenmoll 😂😂 3w
TheBookHippie RIGHT?!?! But I have on this date 😝 well we have a frost warning for tonight 🤣 3w
mcctrish @TheBookHippie same ( and I was exhausted on April 25th) 3w
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Independent Book Store Day means a short drive to St Mary‘s to my favourite wee shop to buy myself some essentials 🤣🤣🤣 here‘s hoping Camp Litsy chooses Julie Chan to read and if we don‘t I will go back and buy the others #independentbookstoreday #booklover

Hooked_on_books Woohoo! Love the tote! 3w
mcctrish @Hooked_on_books it‘s actually a sweatshirt and I‘m so happy to get one - they had them at Christmas time but this store is out of town for me and I couldn‘t get there 3w
Hooked_on_books Oh yeah, I see that now. I would wear the heck out of that! So glad you were able to get it! 3w
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janeycanuck Cute sweatshirt! I grew up in St. Marys and my parents are still there but I haven‘t made it to Betty‘s yet. I need to fix that!! 3w
mcctrish Oh @janeycanuck you do!!!! 3w
TieDyeDude 😍 3w
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The Light Pirate | Lily Brooks-Dalton
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This is just such a haunting story of how the end of times could/will happen. It‘s beautiful and got so fraught at one point I couldn‘t read it before bed because my dreams were stressing me awake. A perfect book to read in April for Earth Day which we should honour on all of our days 🌎

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The Maidens: A Novel | Alex Michaelides
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Friday night is lit with Lego, a gin & tonic and this audio book. All my loves together 🤣🤣

BookmarkTavern Sounds like a great evening! 4w
Leftcoastzen Sounds great 4w
mcctrish @BookmarkTavern @Leftcoastzen I have zero complaints and soon bed and a book 4w
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dabbe 🩵💙🩵 4w
tpixie Great pebble pieces! 3w
mcctrish @tpixie my son and I were just talking about how awesome we think the cobblestones are 3w
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Fridays | Andrew Johns
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#5joysfriday why do short weeks sometimes feel longer? I‘ve worked 2 weeks straight in grade 1 and I‘m exhausted 🥱 random joys 1. I voted early 2. Puppy visit with Griz 3. The magnolia is having a MOMENT 4. My niece and I having matching manicures 5. My oldest left last night to work at a YMCA camp in Alberta for 6 weeks. An exciting and a bit nerve wracking new challenge for him. I‘m full of joy for him taking risks

Aims42 Amazing joys!!! I love your manicure color, so spring-y!!! 4w
mcctrish @Aims42 thank you 😊 the colour has made me smile all week 4w
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 4w
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JenReadsAlot Puppy! 4w
mcctrish @JenReadsAlot I want to steal him 4w
JenReadsAlot I want to steal him! 4w
ShelleyBooksie OMG Grizz! ♡♡♡ Love the color of your nails. 4w
kspenmoll Matching manicure & a puppy! Good antidote s to an exhausting couple of weeks teaching!!!! 4w
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The Maidens: A Novel | Alex Michaelides
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New audio book so I can keep Lego-ing

BooksandCoffee4Me Love the Lego hobby! 👍 1mo
mcctrish @BooksandCoffee4Me it‘s keeping me sane 1mo
BooksandCoffee4Me @mcctrish I get it! Cross stitch does that for me. 1mo
AnnCrystal 🤩👍🏼💝. 1mo
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The Light Pirate | Lily Brooks-Dalton
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Cold brew coffee float for breakfast #winning

DrSabrinaMoldenReads That looks so yummy. Did you make that? 1mo
mcctrish @DrSabrinaMoldenReads my husband did 1mo
Prairiegirl_reading Cold brew float is genius! It looks delish!! 1mo
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mcctrish @Prairiegirl_reading I found cold brew ice cream made by Chapmans last week 🤎🤎 thankfully the weather cooperated sooner than later 1mo
Prairiegirl_reading @mcctrish Chapman‘s has become my go to ice cream since the boycott. The weather here is finally nice too! Hooray for spring! 1mo
mcctrish @Prairiegirl_reading we always bought Chapmans because they have peanut free plants and one of my oldest‘s best friends is allergic. During the pandemic they paid their staff despite closures and then paid bonus pay when lines reopened. How they operate should be the rule not the exception ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
Prairiegirl_reading That‘s great information! I had no idea! I wasn‘t planning to go back to American brands but I will definitely keep buying Chapmans now. 1mo
BooksandCoffee4Me @mcctrish oh, I need to find this! I never would have thought of the float! 1mo
mcctrish @BooksandCoffee4Me I agree that you do ❤️❤️ 1mo
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Weekenders | Mary Kay Andrews
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#weekendtreads I need a new audio book but my holds are not cooperating

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Fridays | Andrew Johns
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#5joysfriday 1. LONG WEEKENDS 🎉 2. Mixed media collage art I did with the grade 1 class I‘m in for 2 weeks is absolutely the cutest ever 3. The magnolia season has started, buds are splitting 🌸🌸🌸 finally feels like spring might be here 4. Date night last night at a Japanese restaurant we can walk to and whisky highballs ❤️ 5 started a new book with some chips and wine 👌🏻

kspenmoll 💕💕💕 1mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
Suet624 Lovely! 1mo
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Cozy mystery, demons, set in a library and the possibility of more books = love all around especially for @AmyG for gifting this book to me

ShelleyBooksie Love the Lego flowers - so pretty 1mo
Aims42 Ooo sounds like a good read! 1mo
AmyG I am almost done! Probably will finish on my flight home from MI Sunday night. Really enjoying it. I love Sherry ❤️ 1mo
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mcctrish @AmyG I want more Sherry 1mo
mcctrish @ShelleyBooksie I need more Lego flowers in my life #facts 1mo
mcctrish @Aims42 it was a fun read - totally starts out one way and then takes a turn 1mo
AmyG Did I tell you I finished? I really enjoyed this. Best part was when she invited everyone to dinner and laid everything out perfectly…leading to the killer! Very Agatha Christie! (edited) 1mo
mcctrish @AmyG that was awesome - I loved the different reactions from all the invites as she wrapped it all up 4w
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Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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I‘m always surprised to see what‘s included on the lists

dabbe Any make your head spin? 🤣 You kicked my butt, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙📚💚 1mo
mcctrish @dabbe I have no freaking idea why 50 shades is on any list but I‘m guess I have to thank all the gods there isn‘t any Colleen Hoover 1mo
dabbe @mcctrish IKR? How can that be alongside CHARLOTTE'S WEB? 😳🤣 1mo
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An Unexpected Path | Megan McSpadden
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MM is a romance writer & was looking forward to going to a Romance book festival in the US but the US is kind of unpredictable right now so MM decided to cancel her trip. I felt bad for her and so many other artists who are having to make such hard choices. So I bought a book
It‘s lovely. Not too spicy. It‘s well written, good dialogue, the main characters are interesting. I‘m surprised she hasn‘t got an editor but maybe everyone doesn‘t want one?

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This book is important. It‘s also A LOT. It goes way back in time to how we gathered and why ( we love a unifying narrative) and all the ways those narratives have caused us harm or to do harm. We are the smartest and dumbest of creatures. It all leads up to the creation of AI and the good and bad it can and will bring. We need to create self correcting strategies. We need to fund education. We need to start yesterday.

AnnCrystal 🤩💝. 1mo
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Holding onto an outdoor reading day with both hands and in shorts 🤯

AmyG I‘m enjoying this book already! 1mo
mcctrish @AmyG it does take a turn 1mo
AmyG 😬 1mo
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Let's Go Camping | Emma Quay
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This is my first time making suggestions for Camp Litsy #camplitsy25 I‘ve included 2 Canadian Lit suggestions ‘Lake Burntshore‘ and ‘Julie Chan is Dead‘ 🇨🇦 ‘Second Chance Convenience Store‘ was a best selling novel in South Korea in 2021 and that had me thinking about Butter ( which was odd but I‘m really glad I read it ) and I love a translated novel. ‘Welcome to Murder Week‘ is just a vibe 🤣🤣 I can‘t wait for camp

squirrelbrain Great choices - love that we‘ve got some #canlit! ❤️ 1mo
TheKidUpstairs Great choices! I almost went with Julie Chan, too 👍 1mo
mcctrish @TheKidUpstairs I love how I see some books I know but mostly they are all new books for me 1mo
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BarbaraBB I am all for Canadian and translated books! Thanks for nominating! 1mo
Bookwormjillk I would vote for Lake Burtshore based on the cover alone! 1mo
mcctrish @Bookwormjillk I feel strong camp vibes from it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo
mcctrish @BarbaraBB the translated books sometimes feel like an extra level of experiencing life through another lens 1mo
Megabooks Always glad to see some #CanLit on the list! Thanks for nominating some great books! 1mo
Prairiegirl_reading I was going to nominate The Second Chance Convenience Store too!! 1mo
mcctrish @Prairiegirl_reading great minds ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
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An Unexpected Path | Megan McSpadden
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To celebrate Indie month aka April I thought I‘d try an Indie author who‘s Canadian too. It‘s a romance and I saw on the socials she was going to go to a big Rom Lit festival in the US but has had to change her mind because of all the uncertainty with crossing the border. So many people are having their lives turned upside down 😢 so far so good with the story

Jas16 This just breaks my heart again. I never thought I would live in a country a Canadian author doesn‘t feel safe visiting. 1mo
mcctrish @Jas16 I read somewhere that said flying into the US still appears like normal checking happens but driving has had some hiccups. Someone I teach with said their in laws were questioned when they were stopped at border about governments and then refused entry. This was at least a month ago. The Canadian gov‘t has issued warnings to expect challenges 1mo
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Friday night: a new book from @AmyG to read together, fresh tulips that my husband brought home, a gin&tonic made by husband, salt & vinegar chips ( best kind) and I think the snow has finally gone for good

AlaMich “Gone for good”? Girl, you are just asking for a blizzard! 😉 1mo
MaGoose That sounds like a great evening 👍🧡 1mo
mcctrish @AlaMich 🤣🤣🤣 I still have my snow tires on, I haven‘t completely lost it 1mo
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Cuilin Sounds lovely, enjoy. We‘re getting up to 5” of snow today. I‘m so done. 1mo
MaGoose @AlaMich Yup, probably. 😁😆 The calendar says it's spring here in New Jersey, too. But we're getting overcast, raw, rain-filled 🌧 days since March 21st. We had warmer weather in February! 🙄 1mo
AlaMich @MaGoose I live in Chicago so I get it. That‘s why I don‘t put away my down coat til May! 😂 1mo
mcctrish @MaGoose @Cuilin I am afraid to look at weather projections. It was such a long, cold winter I wanted an early nice spring ( at least the days are longer) 1mo
Aims42 What a perfect and tasty looking Friday night!! Salt & vinegar chips are my favorite too!! (edited) 1mo
mcctrish @AlaMich I put away my biggest puffy coat but yard duty might have me yanking it out again #teacherlife 1mo
AmyG Lovely! 🙌🏻❤️ 1mo
mcctrish I feel bad @AmyG you are cooking up a storm and I‘m just lazing about 1mo
Prairiegirl_reading I‘m so curious about that book!! 1mo
mcctrish @Prairiegirl_reading so far it‘s giving cozy mystery vibes 1mo
Mollyanna I live in Wisconsin and a friend just ran the gas out of his snow blower. I‘m expecting 8 inches of snow any day now. 😊. And total agreement… salt and vinegar chips are the best! 1mo
mcctrish Oh @Mollyanna I hope that snow does not materialize 1mo
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Building away. YNH is talking about how computer algorithms can go awry and referencing Facebook's involvement in spreading lies and misinformation against the Rohingya people. I read about this in Maria Ressa's How to Stand up to a Dictator. What's awful is even when people called out the lies and called on FB to stop the algorithms, the damage was done. CBC spoke this week about how easy and cheap it is to buy groups on FB with followers 😢