The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books!
My Week
Last Sunday’s concert went really well! I was really proud of the two choruses I direct. The Junior chorus (ages 5-11, plus a few older students as mentors) sang the best they have all semester. So did the Youth chorus (ages 11-18, plus some new graduates and some adults as mentors.) The Youth chorus received a lot of compliments on how beautifully their voices blended, particularly in a slow, quiet, and harmonically challenging piece. As for the adult chorus (in which I sing, rather than direct), we did pretty well, and my voice held out for the high notes despite the cold I’ve been fighting.
Thanksgiving was quiet, with just the two of us at home. We made a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings, though. We’ll be eating leftovers for the next week!
We had to put off Friday’s scheduled Falconry Experience because I had an unexpected minor medical procedure in the middle of the week. I’ll be fine, but I just didn’t feel up to the 4-hour drive (each way!) and the walking required. We’ll probably reschedule for sometime in February or March, once it warms up a little.
We’re planning to spend today taking down the fall decorations and putting up the Christmas tree. And it’s time start playing Christmas music, too! As for the rest of the week, I’ll be working a lot, but I’ll try to do at least a little blog visiting and review writing.
Challenge Update
Thanks to a bunch of rereads, I’m now only 3 books behind on my Goodreads challenge (instead of 7!) However, I haven’t read anything for The Backlist Reader Challenge in a while, so I probably won’t make my goal. I’ve been debating whether to sign up for COYER, but perhaps I should take a break from challenges for a bit!
For those who are wondering: Yes, I will host The Backlist Reader Challenge again in 2019. The sign-up post will go up on Monday, Dec. 3.
Last Week on the Blog
- Sunday Post –11/18/2018
- Bookwyrm Alphabeticals: A
- Fact and fiction: Never the twain shall meet? – Part 1 – discussion
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- News & Notes – 11/24/2018
- Sunday Post –11/25/2018 – this post
Upcoming on the Blog
- Fact and fiction: Never the twain shall meet? – Part 2
- I’m giving it a shot: #COYER Winter 2018
- The Backlist Reader Challenge 2019: Rules and Sign-up
- WIP Wednesday – tentative
- Closer to the Chest (Mercedes Lackey) – review
- News & Notes – 12/01/2018 – tentative
- Sunday Post –12/02/2018 – tentative
What I’m Reading/Watching
Reading: For my ongoing Ngaio Marsh series binge this week, I reread Death at the Bar, Surfeit of Lampreys (also known in the U.S. as Death of a Peer), Death and the Dancing Footman, and Colour Scheme. I also reread several Agatha Christie mysteries: The Secret of Chimneys and Destination Unknown (AKA So Many Steps to Death.) And I read The Christmas Wishing Tree, the most recent Eternity Springs romance by Emily March, which was sweet and Christmassy. Finally, in memory of William Goldman, who died last week, I’m still rereading The Princess Bride—I’m taking my time and savoring it.
In ongoing books, I really need to get back to The Underwater Ballroom (anthology; ARC), and I haven’t looked at Year of Wonder: Classical Music for Every Day at all for the last few weeks.
Listening to: Only one or two Imaginary Worlds podcasts.
Watching: Mr. Bookwyrm and I are watching Dr. Strange for about the third time. Earlier in the week, I watched The Seven Dials Mystery and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Both are adaptations of Agatha Christie novels, unrelated to each other in terms of story, but starring the same two actors, Francesca Annis and James Warwick.
New Additions to the Hoard
Cover links take you to Goodreads.
For Review or Review Consideration
Many thanks to Avon!
Purchased in Print
Purchased for Kindle
I’ve had The Other Miss Bridgerton on preorder for months; even though I’ve read the ARC, I wanted a finished Kindle copy. The Ngaio Marsh books weren’t on sale, but my physical copies had print too small for me to read comfortably. All the other books were on sale at some point this week.
Evelina @ AvalinahsBooks
The Ngaio Marsh book covers look so cool! Glad to hear about their choirs. I used to sing in one too, but I left this year because there just isn’t enough time for everything.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
They’re the Felony and Mayhem covers, from the UK. I’m enjoying the British spelling and the restoration of the original titles. Have a wonderful week!
Gayathri
I love Dr Strange and have watched it at least thrice. I am glad you had fun singing and directing the choir. Have a great week ahead.
Gayathri @ Elgee Writes
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Dr. Strange was a lot of fun; I think this was the third or fourth time we’ve watched it, too. Have a lovely week!
bookworm
Hope you’re feeling better and enjoy the holiday decorating. Happy reading! The books look good, I used to love reading Agatha Christie. And The Princess Bride is a favorite.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you! I’m enjoying revisiting The Princess Bride, and Christie is always a favorite. 🙂
Michelle @Because Reading
I hope you are feeling better after your medical procedure.
This year I opted out of doing challenges and just stuck with COYER and one other. I actually missed doing them and plan to get back into the game next year. I think it helped my reading when I have a challenge to help me read more. (if that makes sense)
I hope this week is awesome for you Lark! Happy Reading! ox
Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you, Michelle. It’s healing up, but slower than expected. I did decide to do COYER, and posted my sign-up today (Tuesday.) Other than that, I’ll do the Goodreads one, my Backlist reader, and probably Blogger Shame because I really need to deal with my review backlog.
Angela
We had an early Thanksgiving with my in-laws, so we were eating leftovers for almost a week before actual Thanksgiving! So much turkey. We’ll probably start decorating for Christmas next weekend!
Lark_Bookwyrm
There’s never too much turkey! (Well, OK, I suppose even I would get tired of it after a week or two.) Have fun decorating!
Maureen @ Maureen's Books
I definitely recommend ‘The Other Miss Bridgerton’.. I read it and loved it. 😉 And have fun decorating your Christmas tree. I can’t wait to get ours ready. I’ll have to wait for a little while though.
Have a great week and happy reading!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I loved it too! I need to write up my review.
Our tree is up and decorated, but we haven’t put the boxes away yet so the living room looks a bit cluttered! Have a lovely week and have fun decorating for the holidays!
Hallie
Woohoo for catching up for your reading challenge. I finally completed mine this weekend and I’m excited because I still have a month of reading left!
I hope you enjoy your week 🙂
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Well, I’m not caught up yet, but I made good progress this week! Congratulations on completing yours a month early—that’s impressive!
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Sounds like you had some wonderful performances. Glad your voice held out despite your cold.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you, Nicole! I was very relieved; midweek I was afraid I was losing it entirely.
Aj @ Read All The Things!
We had a quiet Thanksgiving, too, and we still have leftovers. Even the dog is eating turkey every day. I’m glad the singing went well. Have a good week!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Leftovers: the Thanksgiving bonus! 🙂
Nicci @ Sunny Buzzy Books
Leftovers are good, especially when you put so much effort into a meal!
Glad you had a nice chilled Thanksgiving.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Leftovers are great. Especially Thanksgiving leftovers. And especially when you have to work hard the following week… 🙂
Sophia @ Bookwyrming Thoughts
Woo! Hooray on holding out on high notes over the cold! I’ve always struggled with those when I got sick in high school. Being one of the few high note singers, I was kind of expected to hold the fort with the high notes, lol.
I’m curious about COYER and the Backlist Reader challenge, though, since I’m in the process of cleaning out my ebooks and TBR shelf on Goodreads. Hopefully I’ll get it done and be able to get my butt into gear for reading some books!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Same here. There were three of us assigned to Soprano I, and the other two were inconsistent in singing the highest notes. (I don’t mean they hit the wrong ones, just that they didn’t always sing it at all, or chose one of the lower notes.) Even in the concert, I was (unexpectedly) alone on one of the B-flats.
You can check out the COYER challenge here. And I should be posting a Backlist Reader Challenge announcement in a week or two. Good luck with cleaning out that Goodreads TBR shelf! Mine is a frightful mess… 😀
Ilene
I finished reading the Iron Druid series not too long ago. So much fun. When you are done, would love to hear your thoughts. Hope you are feeling better.
Lark_Bookwyrm
I was reading them several years ago, but bogged down in book… four, I think. I got frustrated with Atticus’s refusal to learn from his own mistakes. I may just skip that one and start back up with the next one in the series.
Ilene
Ugh, yes he is frustrating! But Oberon makes it all worth while!
Lark_Bookwyrm
Oberon is the best thing about those books! And there’s a lot to like in them, even if I did get annoyed at Atticus. But I just love Oberon.
Nicole @ BookWyrmKnits
Those Leigh Bardugo covers are lovely! I think turkey leftovers are a wonderful thing. I’ve been hosting Thanksgiving for the last few years, and having leftovers is the reason I am always happy to keep hosting!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I know; I feel the same way, or would if we had anyone to host! All our friends spend Thanksgiving with their own families. It’s been just the two of us for the last 6 years, since Robin went off to college. (Which was probably a good thing this year, as I was recovering from that minor procedure.)
My mom invented a Thanksgiving leftovers casserole that we love. It’s layers of turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and french-cut green beans (not in that order, but I don’t have the order in my head.) At least two layers of each, with the top layer being stuffing drizzled with gravy. Bake about 30 minutes (until hot.) It’s delicious!
Katherine @ I Wish I Lived in a Library
I’m so glad to hear how well the concerts went and that your voice held. How frustrating about the medical procedure. I hope you’re feeling well and that rescheduling isn’t too disappointing. Enjoy your Ngaio Marsh books@ I’m in desperate need of a reread. Have a great week!
Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you, Katherine. I’m doing better, and should be fine by the end of this week. I wish you a good week, as well!
Northwoman
I’m so happy to hear you were able to do the concerts. It sounds like a lovely Thanksgiving. It was just the two of us also. I froze some Turkey to make Turkey Wild Rice soup later. I hope you have a good reading week with all those new books! Anne – Books of My Heart
Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you, Anne!
Suzanne @ The Bookish Libra
Hope you’re over your cold soon, but that’s so great you were still able to hit your high notes. Sounds like some wonderful performances. 🙂
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you, Suzanne. It was a really good experience!