Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share our top 10 books of 2025 this week. I have barely reviewed anything this year so I’m including brief thoughts on each one as well.I’m unreasonably stingy with my five-star ratings so only two made it through this year (most links go to GoodReads but […]
Welcome to my weekly update for January 4, 2026! To start on a somber note, the husband of one of my best friends passed away just after Christmas. He was only 46. Life is precious, so hug your loved ones tight. And if you’re so inclined, send some caring thoughts and/or prayers my friend’s way, please […]
Welcome to my weekly update for December 28, 2025! I hope everyone who celebrates the holidays had a great time and received some bookish goodies and everyone else had a good week! I should probably change the title of these posts to quarterly updates. *sigh* My husband and I have been in north […]
Welcome to my new 2026 Immigration Reading Challenge! With the current anti-immigrant climate here in the United States, and to some extent in other countries as well, this seemed like a good year to bring this challenge back. I firmly believe that a little empathy and understanding can help us put […]
Welcome to the 2026 Books in Translation Reading Challenge! It’s pretty self-explanatory, right? Nevertheless, here are the rules, details, and linkies. You can read a book that’s been translated from any language into the language of your choosing. The challenge is not limited to translations to or […]
Welcome to the 2026 Southern Literature Reading Challenge! We’ll focus on books and authors from the southeastern region of the United States. Read books by Southern authors set largely in the South You can read any genre, including fiction or nonfiction, classics, or contemporary works You can read […]
Welcome to (re)Viewing Last Month: September 2025, my monthly recap of the movies and television series my husband and I have been watching! We were relocating from Colorado to Georgia for a couple of weeks in September, which means we didn’t spend much time in front of the TV. We did get to take […]
Welcome to my weekly update for September 28, 2025! Thanks for all the well wishes on my last post on September 7! I’m mostly over that cold but I still have an intermittent, lingering cough. I’m so tired of it! Anyway, since I last posted, my husband finished up his work contract in Glenwood […]
Welcome to my weekly update for September 7, 2025! I’ve been fighting a cold all week. Yuck. I tested for covid twice and I was negative both times but I just can’t quite kick this thing to the curb. I don’t tolerate any cold or sinus meds well so I just have to suffer through every sniffle, cough […]
Welcome to my weekly update for August 28, 2025! My husband is on call to respond for emergencies at the hospital where he works this weekend (just a normal part of his role), so we can’t get out and celebrate the holiday weekend. You would think that means some good reading time for me but as luck […]
Welcome to my weekly update for August 10, 2025! Why, hello there! I have disappeared for five months, as seems to be my habit in the summer. We get busy exploring wherever we are and other things, including my blog, fall by the wayside. When I last posted on March 23, we were near San Diego […]