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.
The Past Week
In real life: Beautiful spring weather and three medical appointments early this week! I got my teeth cleaned, was cleared by my cardiologist for any activities, and had my eyes checked. I also wrote and published the newsletter for my fiber guild, and attended our monthly meeting, where I had a great time. The weather did get colder and greyer as the week went on, but spring is definitely in the air.
My heart goes out to everyone affected by the severe weather across the US over the last few days. I hope you are all OK. We’ll be seeing the tail end of it here this afternoon, but probably just thunderstorms.
5 Good Things:
- The weather was beautiful in the early part of the week!
- Mr. Bookwyrm installed a new doorknob and deadbolt on our front door. It looks better, and it works a lot better, too. (The key kept getting stuck in the old lock.)
- I have no cavities. Huzzah!
- My glasses prescription hasn’t changed since last year, but since I didn’t actually get new glasses last year (long story), I’m getting them this year. And I love the new frames. They actually the same model as my computer glasses, but in a different color. They weigh less than my current everyday frames, too, which will be nice. They should be reading in about two weeks.
- On my drive to and from the fiber guild meeting, I saw robins and starlings on lawns, a flock of Canada geese in flight, and a hawk on a branch. (A red-shouldered hawk, I think, but I couldn’t be sure.)
Recent Posts
- Sunday Post – 3/09/2025
- Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent, by Judi Dench – audiobook review
- News & Notes – 3/15/2025
- Sunday Post – 3/16/2025 – this post
Looking Ahead
- The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (book & TV movie review)
- Books on My Spring 2025 TBR List
- This Side of Murder, by Anna Lee Huber – review
- other reviews TBD
- Sunday Post – 3/23/2025
What I’ve Been Reading/Watching
Reading: I finished Agatha Christie’s The Moving Finger on Sunday night; I’ve schedule the review for the coming week. I also read Hidden Nature (Nora Roberts; ARC.) Because I’m fickle, because the Nora Roberts novel was too creepy at timess for bedtime reading, and most of all because of the COYER “Shelf Books” readathon, I also started This Side of Murder by Anna Lee Huber, which has been in my Kindle library, unread, since 2020. And I’m still reading A Pirate’s Life for Tea (Rebecca Thorne).
Listening to: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (from Full Cast Audio.) I borrowed the audiobook from the library via Hoopla, because iTunes was having a hard time importing our own MP3 copy. I also started Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. I have wanted to read it for a while, and the COYER “Shelf Books” readathon seemed like a good time to do so. (The Goose Girl also counts for the readathon, assuming I can finish at least one of them by March 23, which is dubious since I’m only 1/4 of the way through Braiding Sweetgrass.) I’ll be going back and forth between these two.
Watching: We finished up the Ken Burns documentary on Leonardo da Vinci. Since then, we’ve mostly been rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 2. Last night, we watched a Nature episode on the wildlife of Transylvania; the scenery is gorgeous, wild and beautiful.
Playing: Wordle, Connections, Strands, Spelling Bee, and Sudoku (all from the NYT.) And way too much Wingspan, which cut into my reading time. I didn’t play Pokemon Go this week.
Added to the Hoard
(Click title for Goodreads page or my review.)
For Review or Consideration
Many thanks to Tor for The Martian Contingency!
Library Haul
Library: The Goose Girl (I actually own a copy, but my iTunes is having trouble with the file, so I borrowed it from Hoopla.)
Purchased (Kindle, print, or audio)
Print: A Season for the Spirit: Readings for Lent
Kindle: A Lady of Conscience.
Anne - Books of My Heart
A good job with getting things done this week! I don’t know if we have a fiber guild here per se. I belonged to a private group in Minnesota for 15 years. It was up and down in participation though and the original person who started it moved to Seattle. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I found this guild when I went looking for a group to join. I thought I might find something informal, but the one informal group I tried just wasn’t right for me, so I’m so glad I came across our guild shortly before the pandemic. We dropped down to about 30-35 people during the pandemic, but kept things going over Zoom. Since then, we have been rebuilding, and we’re almost up to 70 now. Only about 20-30 regularly come to meetings; others come when they can. Having a strong core group means we can rent a space in a studio/gallery, which gives us a place to hold classes and interest groups, maintain a library, keep some of the equipment owned by the guild, and offer space to some of our weavers (who pay a small fee each month to keep their looms there.) The guild has been around for over 40 years, and various members have donated or bequeathed equipment to us over the years. So the spinning class has spinning wheels for students to borrow, and there are some portable looms, even a drum carder.
Aj @ Read All The Things!
I’m glad all your health stuff worked out! I haven’t been to a dentist in 10 years because that’s the last time I had insurance. My teeth don’t hurt, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I have cavities.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
You might check to see if there’s a dental school or a hygienist training program in your area (perhaps at a community college.) They sometimes offer cleanings and checkups for a free or reduced rate.
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer
Looks like you got a lot done this week. Yay for new glasses. I hope the week ahead brings good things.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I can’t wait until I actually get the new glasses. My old ones are so scratched, and I’m hoping the prescription will make reading a little easier.
Veros @ Dark Shelf of Wonders
Hurray for getting cleared by the cardiologist, no cavities, new glasses, and a new door knob/lock! All great things! 🙂 I’m so curious about Rebecca Thorne’s books, they look so cozy and fun! And Braiding Sweetgrass is one I really want to read too. I love TNG! 🙂 Wingspan is one of my alltime fav games, time spent playing Wingspan is very well spent hahah!
Here’s my Stacking the Shelves for the week:
https://darkshelfofwonders.com/its-monday-lets-catch-up-%e2%94%821/
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Lark_Bookwyrm
Rebecca Thorne’s books are delightful! Just be aware, they do contain some explicit scenes, which I think not everyone expects in a cozy fantasy. And I’m loving Braiding Sweetgrass, especially listening to the author’s calm, caring voice.