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!
Last Week
My dad is home and seems to be doing OK, thank goodness. Thank you all for your support when he was in the hospital. We are spending a quiet Memorial Day weekend catching up on work. If it weren’t for the pandemic, this weekend would have been my college reunion. But there will be others, and I am thankful that I can be in touch with some of my friends through Facebook and email.
Tomorrow, I’ll be remembering our fallen soldiers and those who died long after the wars they fought in… especially my grandfather, my uncles, and my father-in-law.
Last Week on the Blog
- Sunday Post – 5/17/2020
- Winterwood (Jacey Bedford) – review
- WIP Wednesday, 05/20/2020: Daphne Revisited
- Sunday Post – 5/24/2020 – this post
This Week on the Blog
- WIP Wednesday – 5/27/2020 – tentative
- News & Notes – Coronavirus Edition, Week 12 (5/30/2020) – tentative
- Sunday Post – 5/31/2020 – tentative
What I’m Reading/Watching
Reading: I finished rereading Linnets and Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge and Mary Stewart’s The Ivy Tree. Then I went back to finish up the Hathaways series, which I was rereading a month or two ago, with Love in the Afternoon. Then I read an ARC of Who Wants to Marry a Duke by Sabrina Jeffries. (Click titles to view on Goodreads.) The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis is still on “pause”; I’m having a hard time reading contemporary fiction right now.
Listening: I am about a third of the way through Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Watching: I continued watching the Lord Peter Wimsey & Harriet Vane series; I finished Strong Poison and Have His Carcase. On to Gaudy Night!
Added to the Hoard
Won
Many thanks to author Ellery Adams for Murder in the Reading Room! I won this enticing cozy mystery in a giveaway on her Instagram feed.
For Review or Review Consideration
Many thanks to Kensington Zebra for Who Wants To Marry a Duke! (Click title for Goodreads link.)
Purchased (Kindle, print, or audio)
Print: Rowankind. Kindle (sale/free): Spin the Dawn; All Systems Red; A Taste of Her Own Medicine; A Kiss at Midnight; Aunt Dimity and the Summer King; The Ascendance Series; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Kindle (full price): One Day (purchased by Robin, but we share an account so I get to read it too.)
sjhigbee
I hope you manage to touch base with some folks you would have met up with during your college reunion this weekend and I’m delighted that your father is on the mend. Take care and have a good week.
Lark_Bookwyrm
Thank you! I am in touch with some of my college friends on Facebook. In fact, those and my high school friends are the main reason I stay on Facebook.
Laurie
Glad your dad is home and doing okay!
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Anne - Books of My Heart
It’s funny how certain genres are working and some aren’t. I tend to read a variety to keep myself moving, but I am very strongly attached to some genres right now and others are harder. I’m especially finding it hard to start new books but once I get going I am fine.
Have a lovely holiday weekend, a great week. Stay well!
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Katherine
Oh I’m so glad to hear your dad is home! Such a huge relief! I have dreams of reading all the Mary Stewart books. I’ve only read a few but do enjoy them. I hope you have a great week and enjoy your books!
vvb
Glad your dad is doing alright. Nice variety in this week’s stash. Happy reading.
Bea's Book Nook
Yay for your dad being home! I hope his recovery goes smoothly.
Look at all your new books! You’ll be busy reading. 🙂
Have a good, healthy week, and happy reading!
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Berls
So good to hear that your dad is home and doing well. Bummer about your reunion – coivd really has put a stopper on so many activities. Hope you have a great week and stay safe!
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Lark
So glad your dad is home and doing okay! Happy Memorial Day. 😀
Greg
Hope you had a great Memorial Day! It was hot here and felt like summer, so that was nice. Hope yours was as well.
And best wishes to your dad going forward!
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