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No staging needed - this is what my kitchen table looks like right now... ▫️ We are all loving this beautiful and inspiring picture book. “Every season has its own secret-dreaming, cozy-keeping, hush-listening, fort-building time.” ▫️ Now that I live in a place with all four seasons, I’m especially drawn to books (adult and kid alike) that showcase the passing of time. The text and illustrations in this book do just that with a large dose of color and whimsy. ▫️ PS - pretty sure Winter would be more tolerable if I had a fort like theirs...
Got a little early birthday book mail from my aunt yesterday! I haven’t read any of them (swipe to next pic to see what I got) and I’m excited about all three! Have you read any of these beauties? ▫️ Also, our forsythia is in full bloom and making me smile even though it’s cold and dreary here in PA.
It’s supposed to be 70 this weekend! Is Spring finally coming to the Lehigh Valley?!! 🌱🎉🌿 ▫️ I promise this is the last time I’ll post about the Penderwicks until May... But I finished the fourth book last night. It had a heavier feel to it (I cried for the last 30 pages) as Batty processes major life events from the past. Despite that, I still laughed out loud and enjoyed the antics of the younger Penderwicks. I continue to marvel how well Jeanne Birdsall captures the emotions of adolescents. ▫️ Also, I ate far too many cookies this weekend. like meal substitution type amounts. 😳
Oh how I adore the Penderwicks. Jeanne Birdsall has the gift of capturing all the innocence and emotions of childhood in characters who feel both current and old-fashioned. These stories make me believe that my kids can still have a youth that is wholesome, carefree and adventurous in a world that often feels the opposite. ▫️ Can’t wait for The Penderwicks at Last to be out in May.
Immersing yourself in another world when you’re sick is the best medicine! I finished the third Thrush Green book for #missreadalong (a little late) and it may be my favorite so far. A few of the characters really blossomed and got a little saucy (in a British way). Plus, I love Betty Bell. Number four is coming via @bookdepository - I’m looking forward to escaping to the Cotswolds again later this month. ▫️ Next up - The Penderwicks at Point Mouette! (Someone please help me pronounce this correctly... in my head I’m saying “moo-et” 😳)
I haven’t done an #instalitchat in a few weeks... If you missed the previous ones or want an explanation of what the heck this is, go to that hashtag 😊. ▫️ I think the books we read seep into our lives more than we realize. They may not prompt a dramatic life change or send us on a wild adventure, but they shift our perspective and imbed in our thought life (for better or worse). ▫️ That being said... My grandma took me on an Anne of Green Gables Elderhostel (apparently now called Road Scholars - wiki it if you have no idea what this is). Ten sets of Grandmas and granddaughters visiting all the Anne related sites in PEI (This was the first time I had travelled out of the US.). We ate @cowsicecream, made raspberry cordial, and traipsed along the red dirt roads of my Anne imaginings. It was such a special trip and I cherish the memories my Gramma and I made together. ▫️ Can’t wait to hear your answers to this question!
#partner @shadowmtnpublishing ▫️ The Lemonade Year is officially out today; but I wasn’t a huge fan. I abandoned this around page 70. My choice to abandon wasn’t a writing issue, just a content thing. ▫️ I’m generally okay with a little disfunction, but there was too many bad decisions and complicated relationships (without a whole ton of redemption) to make this an enjoyable read. ▫️ The Lemonade Year has many 4 & 5 star reviews on Goodreads so you could give it a chance if you don’t mind depressing and endless life hiccups in your books. In fact, if you want to read it, send me a DM and I’ll send it to you! 😊 (Update: Being sent to a brave reader tomorrow!)
@counterpointpress + @shadowmtnpublishing #partner ▫️ As warmer weather keeps trying to make an appearance, I can already feel the shift in my reading rhythms. More time outside (started to run again after a Winter hiatus and lawn + garden maintenance) means less reading and more listening. Does anyone else notice a difference in their reading when it gets warmer? ▫️ I finished 4 books, started 3 and abandoned 1 in March. ▫️ Finished: Women Of The Word (gushed about in a previous post), Brown Girl Dreaming (audio - LOVED), Death Around the Bend (audio - excellent. I adore the Lady Hardcastle mystery series.), and My Oxford Year (surprisingly good). ▫️ Abandoned: The Lemonade Year. I’ll explain why tomorrow... ▫️ Still working on The Road Back To You, News From Thrush Green (for #missreadalong) and The Library (so far, really enjoying this well-researched history of libraries).
@counterpointpress #partner Thank you, Alisha! ▫️ It’s been a good, full week of family visits and launching @booksnugs, but there hasn’t been time for much reading. ▫️ I’m so lookin forward to nap time... rainy day snacks and opening up this book about libraries. ❤️📚
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