The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimberly at 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!
Sometimes I also participate in The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz, Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality, and It’s Monday! What Are You Reading (#IMWAYR) hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.
The Past Week
In real life: Last weekend, on Saturday, we got a call that my dad was either too deeply asleep to be awakened, or he was unconscious. The hospice nurse felt that I should come, and my stepmom was very anxious. So we flew to Utah on Sunday. When we got to their house, we were delighted to discover that Dad was doing better: he was awake and more alert than he had in a couple of weeks, though that did not last more than a couple of days. He has dementia and his physical health, balance, and strength continue to decline. There’s no telling how much time he has left, so I’m so glad we got this week with them both. I had some good conversations with Dad in his more lucid moments. I was also able to deal with some financial things on his behalf. And we were able to take both of them to the 90th birthday party of a long-time friend and fellow church member, who is known and loved by my dad’s extended family. Several of my cousins were there, so that was an unexpected bonus.
On another note, the news this week was depressing. I was horrified by the disaster in Nepal, and saddened by several deaths of prominent people, in particular Dolly Parton. She was an amazing woman: funny, smart, and wildly talented as both a singer and songwriter, but also a kind, compassionate, and generous person who made a huge difference in millions of children’s lives through her free book program. I admired her as a person and I loved her music. We’ve lost an icon.
Recent Posts
- Sunday Post – 8/23/2026
- Sunday Post – 8/30/2026 – this post
Looking Ahead
- Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel — a new Miss Marple mystery by Lucy Foley – review
- Sunday Post – 9/06/2026
What I’ve Been Reading/Watching
Reading: I finished A Many-Splintered Thing (ARC) and read Automatic Noodle (Annalee Newitz) on the plane last Sunday. Then I reread Siren’s Call and Illusion Town, books #12 and #13 in the Harmony series by Jayne Castle (aka Jayne Ann Krentz.) I’m currently rereading Guild Boss, the 14th book in the series, and reading The Haunted Librarian (ARC) by Auralee Wallace.
Listening to: I finished The Hot Zone (Jayne Castle) last Sunday. I didn’t listen to any audiobooks this week; I wanted to be present for my dad and stepmom.
Watching: Several Dolly Parton tributes on various stations, plus bits of local (Utah) news, Antiques Roadshow, Jeopardy, and way too many Rockies baseball games.
Added to the Hoard
(Click title for Goodreads page or my review.)
Purchased or Free
Kindle: The Library of Botanical Witchcraft; and Nobody’s Baby (reviewed previously.)
Ten Years Ago I Was Reading… (two-week version)
I saw this idea on Lisa Loves Literature, who got it from Musings of a Bookish Kitty (whom I also follow.) I published this review 10 years ago this week, between August 17 and August 30, 2016.
- Great World Religions: Christianity (Timothy Johnson)
- Sharp Edges (Jayne Ann Krentz)
- The Night Voyage (a coloring book by Daria Song)
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