Sunday Post – 11/26/2023

November 26, 2023 Sunday Post 7

The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly, the Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures—I mean books!

This week I’m also participating in The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz, and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Last Week

In real life: Even though it was just the two of us, we cooked a full Thanksgiving dinner and served it on our good china, crystal, and silverware. I overcooked the turkey a little, but it was still delicious. I do take a few shortcuts because we’re on our own: a Jenny-O turkey that’s already seasoned and goes straight from freezer to oven, a packaged stuffing mix, and a frozen pumpkin pie which I bake the day before. Everything else we cooked from scratch, including the gravy. It was delicious (and will continue being delicious for several more nights!

After dinner, we watched TV while I spun and then knit. It was a lovely day off. Friday we both plunged right back into work.

I’m getting my Covid vaccine this afternoon, so I’ll probably be pretty out of it for a day or two.

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Looking Ahead

  • Reviews and posts TBD
  • Sunday Post – 12/03/2023

What I’ve Been Reading/Watching

Reading: I finished up my Ghost Hunters/Harmony series reread with Obsidian Prey, Illusion Town, and Guild Boss. I read Valdemar (Mercedes Lackey; ARC), the third book in the Founding of Valdemar trilogy, which comes out in a few weeks. I started both Christmas at the Shelter Inn (RaeAnne Thayne) and Illusion of a Boar (Celia Lake) on Thanksgiving Day, the first one in print and the second on Kindle because I can’t read print books in the dark. I ended up finishing Illusion of a Boar yesterday, and enjoyed it very much. I’m not quite done with Christmas at the Shelter Inn yet. Last night, I started The Price of Lemon Cake, a novella in the Below Stairs/Kat Holloway mystery series.

Playing: Wordle, Connections, and the NYT Spelling Bee, and a little bit of Pokémon Go.

Added to the Hoard

For Review or Consideration

Purchased or Free (Kindle, print, or audio)

Print: The Book of English Magic (for novel research)

Kindle: On sale: Miss Percy’s Travel Guide to Welsh Moors and Feral Dragons; Castle of Wizardry; A River Enchanted; The Cartographers; Legends & Lattes; Bloodmarked

Audiobooks: Babel

(Click title for Goodreads page or my review.)

Stay kind and hopeful… and may your books bring you joy this week!

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7 Responses to “Sunday Post – 11/26/2023”

  2. sjhigbee

    I hope you enjoy Legends & Lattes as much as I did – and I’ve just nicked across to Zon to get hold of Miss Percy’s Travel Guide, as I read the first book and absolutely loved it! Thank you for sharing:)). Glad you had a lovely Thanksgiving meal and hope the coming week is a good onej.

  5. librarysmiles

    Thank you for the good news about Valdemar! I know what I’m buying in a few weeks! 🙂

  6. Katherine

    Sounds like a good Thanksgiving and there is no reason not to take shortcuts! I use frozen Sister Schubert rolls and they’re delicious and since we’re not really pie fans the traditional dessert has become a chocolate cake made from a mix with condensed milk (and I think caramel sauce) poured over the top and then covered with Cool Whip. If my sister-in-law didn’t make it I think my husband would mutiny! I really want to read the Travis Baldree series. It sounds so fun! I hope you’re having a great week!
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  7. Lydia

    I’m glad you had a nice Thanksgiving. Good for you for getting vaccinated.

    I had my Covid and flu boosters on the same day to get them over with at once. 🙂