The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, 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
Well, I finally got the index finished and turned in. I have barely done anything else in weeks… although I did manage to read a lot this week, mostly because I wasn’t sleeping well. So I’m taking this week off to relax. I spent most of yesterday reading, napping, or spinning; it was heavenly! And the weather was gorgeous, too. If it’s still nice this afternoon, I may spin outside on the porch for a bit. I have also promised to cut Mr. Bookwyrm’s hair. I also have some work to do for my Spinners and Weavers Guild (of which I am currently one of the officers.)
Recent Posts
- Sunday Post – 8/29/2021
- Sunday Post – 9/05/2021 – this post
Looking Ahead
- Top Ten Tuesday post – tentative
- WIP Wednesday post – tentative
- News & Notes – 9/11/2021 – tentative
- Sunday Post – 9/12/2021 – tentative
What I’m Reading/Watching
Reading: I finished rereading Pirate King (Laurie R. King) for my Mary Russell series reread. I read The Grendel Affair by Lisa Shearin. But I was feeling so stressed out from work that I wasn’t sleeping well, so I decided to reread my favorite books from Mary Balogh’s Survivors Club series: The Arrangement; The Escape; Only Enchanting; Only A Promise, and Only Beloved. There are two others in the series, but neither was calling to me right now; maybe I’ll go back and reread them later. (The links to the Survivor’s Club titles are to my reviews, except the last one, which apparently I never reviewed when I first read it. Maybe I’ll write a review for it this week.)
I’ll get back to Sorcerer to the Crown at some point, maybe even this week.
Listening to: A Grave Matter, by Anna Lee Huber.
podcasts: Smart Bitches, Trashy Podcast
Watching: We have been rewatching Planet Earth (a documentary series from almost 15 years ago); I needed something undemanding and easy to stop in mid-episode, so I could get back to work after dinner. Now that the index is done, we’ll finish up Planet Earth before moving on to something else.
Added to the Hoard
For Review or Consideration
Many thanks to Crooked Lane for Shadow in the Glass!
Purchased (Kindle, print, or audio)
Kindle: The Dragon Conspiracy; The Brimstone Deception. (Click title for Goodreads page)
jessicabookworm
Sounds like you have a lovely week – I am a little jealous! 😊 Take care and happy reading in September.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you, Jessica! Sorry for the late reply; I am still catching up after that rough project.
Angela
Hooray for finishing a big project! Enjoy your relaxing time!
Lark_Bookwyrm
Thanks, Angela! Sorry I’m so late in replying; I’m still trying to catch up.
Aj @ Read All The Things!
Enjoy your relaxing week! I hope you get lots of reading and sleeping done.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Thanks, Aj! Sorry it took me so long to reply — I’m playing catch-up!
Anne - Books of My Heart
I’m glad you are taking a break and enjoying the weather and your other interests. I always wish for balance but it doesn’t seem to work that way for me. I hope this better weather hangs on, but it looks warmer this week, and no rain in sight.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Balance seems to be a pipe dream when you freelance. I’m either swamped, or have no work so I play catch-up on everything else lol!
Hannah @ Dragons and Whimsy
David Attenborough is always a great watch when you need to chill and unwind. 🙂
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Lark_Bookwyrm
His voice is very soothing, isn’t it?
Greg
I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend!
Planet Earth sounds wonderful. Those can be so relaxing. And educational
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I know we watched the entire Planet Earth series back when we bought the DVD set, but I had forgotten some of the episodes. Some were very memorable, though, like the footage of the snow leopard chasing an antelope down a steep mountainside. Unfortunately, DVDs aren’t as durable as they were initially hyped to be, and some of these have become unplayable even though we only watched them once and are super-careful how we handle them. So there are some episodes we won’t be able to watch. 🙁
Rita @ Books Are My Comfort Zone
I love the Lady Darby by Anna Lee Huber series– have read all but newest one! I haven’t read her other series because I’m not a fan of turn of the century storylines, but that’s just me.
Your week sounds like heaven: reading, napping, crafting (spinning, you said, but I don’t know how to do that so will insert some other craft).
Enjoy your books, Lark, and stay safe.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I’m listening to the Lady Darby mysteries, and kind of stringing them out because I don’t want to run out of them too soon! I will probably try the Verity Kent books, too; I enjoy books set between the World Wars.
Bookworm
Enjoy the weather! I like being outside as much as I can during this time of year. I’ve watched some of the Planet Earth documentary, always interesting stuff. Happy reading this week.
Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you! Enjoy whatever you’re reading this week, too!
Nicole @ BookWyrm Knits
Comfort books can be a great change. I hope you had a nice relaxing rest of the weekend!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you — I did!
Katherine
Yay for finishing the index and for taking the week to relax! Sounds like it was seriously needed! I really need to get back to Mary Balogh’s books. She was one of my favorites but it’s been quite some time since I’ve read anything by her. I need to fix that! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Well, it didn’t turn out quite as relaxing as I planned, but it was a productive and interesting week… and just the relief from tension was great.
Berls
Congrats on getting the index finished, I’m sure that was a relief. I’ve been enjoying our weather this week too – lots of time outside. Just had lunch outside with a beautiful breeze.
Have a great week!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I love it when the weather is good enough to sit outside!