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What are you Reading?

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Puzzle in progress. Will I finish it today? We’ll see. Thanks for this fun puzzle, husband!

Big sigh of relief for the news about the Senate. That got me so jazzed last night I had to force myself to calm down so I could go to sleep.

We woke up to some more rain, though it seems to have stopped now. It’s a gray, damp day and the temperature will be much colder than it’s been lately. Tomorrow night, the temperatures go down to 22 degrees, so that will be it for the porch plants. They have done beautifully this year and I thank them for their service.

Sigh.

Since I have nothing else to share today, how about we answer this question: What are you reading?

I’m in the middle of The Shadow Murders  by Jussi Adler-Olsen.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

 

 

Rainy Friday

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Current puzzle. Don gave me this House Plants puzzle recently. It was a little surprise because I was feeling down. It’s a lot of fun and rather difficult, to boot!

We’re supposed to get a lot of rain later today and tomorrow – the storm/hurricane that hit Florida is moving up the coast. So far, it’s dry out there, but the rain should arrive around noon. Don has been doing a lot lately and I’ve ordered him to take it easy today. That should be far easier to do if it’s raining.

Mid afternoon yesterday found me searching for a new outfit for Sophie to wear.

This fox sweater was one of the very first things I purchased when I got Sophie. I often forget that it’s there – but that color is perfect for Sophie. I was chatting with Sophie’s creator – CandyFlossRose, who lives in England – on IG yesterday. Turns out Sophie was the very first Blythe that she customized. She apparently had a large collection of original Blythes – too many, she says – so she decided to try customizing one of them to sell. Hence, Sophie. I loved hearing that story. It just makes my first girl even more special.

I’m reading Jussi Adler-Olsen’s newest – The Shadow Murders – and I’m really enjoying it. I got it via our local library system. I am on the waiting list for the newest Anthony Horowitz, which is coming out later this month. And, after writing a note to our neighboring town’s library, I’ve learned I can get a library card there, in addition to the one I already have. I always wondered why we weren’t eligible since we pay hefty school taxes there. It didn’t seem fair. The head of the library wrote me back and said she had brought that very issue up to the board last year and now it’s a done deal. Hurrah! Our neighbor to the north is a university town and has a lovely library.

Okay. Rain on the way. Second cup of coffee. Puzzle fun. Reading.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

 

Finished Puzzle, Books, and Warm Temps

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The latest finished puzzle – this one of a Christmas Market in Dresden. It was very challenging.

Just the way I like it.

I’ve already started the next one, which is Times Square. Thankfully, Times Square without the Disneyfication that permeates it nowadays. This one, if it’s at all possible, has even more little people to search for, all the while hoping for something that differentiates one from another. I like a challenge – at least this kind of challenge – and it keeps me sane.

I’m immersed in John Connolly’s The Furies  and loving every bit of it. The book is two novels in one and I’m on the second one. Later today, I’m going to pick up Jussi Adler-Olsen’s newest, The Shadow Murders, from the library.

We’re in for 4 days of temps in the 70s, which will be nice change before we head into true late fall/winter temperatures. I’ve been feeling under the weather for the past two days. If I didn’t know better, I’d say I have a cold. But since I don’t go out that much and when I do, I’m masked, it’s unlikely I magically caught a cold. I guess it’s sinus. Anyway, today I’m feeling a bit better though I woke up way too early for the third day in a row. Sigh. I have a lot on my mind, so when I do wake up early, my mind gets busy and I can’t get back to sleep.

Thankfully, I can grab a nap this afternoon.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

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