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We had a pretty good week last week! We spent a lot of the week preparing for the little Halloween party my sister-in-law was planning for the kids. It was small and outside, and masked. It was perfect for our kiddos to do something to celebrate the holiday. Wyatt went as a raven. Dinogirl was a butterfly, and my friend’s daughter was a mermaid. They painted pumpkins, made slime, and took turns hitting the pinata. We were home by 3, and we made nachos for dinner and watched The cartoon Legend of Sleepy Hollow followed by the Johnny Depp version. A different kind of Halloween but a good one.
Read Last Week:
So, I tried the Kelley Armstrong and couldn’t get into it. I think partly because I had just read a similar feeling book the week before that I hadn’t enjoyed – I will try reading A Stitch in Time again because I was actually enjoying the actual writing, just not the story line, if that makes sense. I ended up pulling an old favorite out and reading it.
Reading This Week:
Something about November makes me want to read moody water books, and this one looks fantastic. I am also reading a book for nonfiction November but I am going to share that at a later date.
Posted Last Week:
Tiny Mini-Post: Edgar Allen Poe and Ravens study
Watching:
We are watching Vexed (Acorn via Amazon) which is pretty funny and easy to watch, just what we wanted! We are also watching the Bake Off, of course, and Sherlock.
And that is from our corner of the world. Stay safe everyone!
Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs.. 
Glad you were able to have a fun Halloween! Love that photo of Wyatt! I’ve been abandoning books here and there as well but trying to stick it out through a couple I know are good. They are just a bit too deep for my mindset these day’s 😜
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Ugh yes sometimes you have to! I am halfway through a nonfiction read and I am loving it. I told my friend about it today and she was like…uh.. I am glad you are enjoying it? Lol.
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Haha! Yeah, that’s what people say when I’m reading something non-fiction too. I haven’t really read non-fiction in a bit, though.
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How delightful to see all those costumes…and enjoy the season. Thanks for sharing, and have a good week of books!
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We had such a nice time. 🙂 Thanks Laurel-Rain!
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I LOVE that cover of The Deep. I feel like I’ve heard of it but can’t remember it anymore so I’m going to check it out. I would read it just for the cover. Sounds like you all had a great Halloween! This was the perfect year to make it more of a family affair than a walk around in cold looking for candy event. Not that I have anything against it lol but there’s so much play you can have around Halloween.
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I know right! That cover is amazing!
It really was the best choice for us. I missed “normal” Halloween but this was fun too!
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Wyatt looks great in his costume. Glad you had a nice celebration.
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Aw thank you!! We had fun. 🙂
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I LOVE Be Buried in the Rain! And really most of Barbara Michaels’ books but Be Buried in the Rain has a special place in my heart because the heroine has the same last name as my maiden name which isn’t the most common. Of course it’s pretty much never ever used but still! I hope you have a great week.
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Yes! It is so good! I love when other people read her too! I like when people have my maiden name too lol.
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Have you read the Chill by Scott Carson, it is a great moody water book!
I am really enjoying Bake Off, its perfect tv for cheering me up!
Have a lovely week.
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Ooo no but I am putting it on my list!!!
And I totally agree. I really need the calm cheery coziness of bake off!
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Sounds like a good Halloween, actually. I really need to read The Deep. And I love Kelley Armstrong, so please do give her another try.
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I do love her, I think it was just bad timing for it for me. I will for sure try again!
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I’m not a fan of time travel or horror but am a fan of Kelley Armstrong. I just bought that one this week and will give it a try. I love Barbara Michaels and should dig some of them out. I know they are all on my Keepers shelves. Sounds like you had a perfect Halloween for this year. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Yes! I love Armstrong, more so in recent years, so I think I just need to try it again at another time.
I actually went and dug them out of a box in the basement the other day! Lol. I knew it was a mistake for me to pack them up, I read them too much to do that.
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Love your photo of Wyatt! What a nice way to celebrate Halloween during this time.
I am eager to hear what nonfiction you are reading now. I’ve got a nice variety of books I’m borrowed from here and there, but I don’t have as many nature books as I wish. Maybe some others will appear before the month is over.
I love the Bake Off, but I’m trying to hold off watching them all too quickly. I’m trying to watch only one at a time.
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It was a great way to celebrate. I was so bummed out about no trick or treating this year, so it was nice to do something.
Oo the one I am reading is so good! I don’t want to say since I am talking about it for book pairing week. LOL.
I know, I like to string them out too!
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Glad you had such a good Halloween… lots of families celebrating in a different way this year. No trick-or-treaters for us, of course. Not as much fun as usual. Hopefully next year we’ll be closer to normal.
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It was fun! I missed our normal Halloween festivities, but this was a good substitute. Hopefully next year.
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Your son is so cute as a raven! Your Halloween party sounds like a perfect 2020 event.
Enjoy your week!
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Aw thank you!! He is such a bird kid. And we had a great time. 🙂
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Sounds like a great Halloween! Nachos for dinner sound perfect and I’ve always liked that cartoon. I haven’t seen it in ages! Perfect for Halloween tho! 🙂
Hope you guys have a great week!
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We totally just splurged and gave in. It was nice! Lol.
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I’m waiting for all of Collection 8 to be present in Netflix so I can binge straight.
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I can’t wait! If I could find them online before they hit Netflix I would be watching that way. Lol.
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