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Hello everyone! Last week was a bit nutty at first, but ended very well. We had a very slow start to school, and I am not even calling it our first week. It was more like a practice run, although we did do a little bit of school work.
Read Last Week:


I felt like these two were the perfect transition books from summer to fall and spooky season. I really loved Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies. I thought the narrator was so chatty and fun, and I just really enjoyed it. Haunting License sort of dragged for me a bit, but it was still cute.
Reading This Week:


I am going to start both of these, and we will see if I finish them both. I am thinking, probably not, but here’s hoping!
Posted Last Week:





Top Ten Tuesday – Books About Food (but not Cookbooks)
Book Reviews – A Few Mini Book Reviews
Comfy Cozy Cinema – What We Did on Our Holiday
Friday Morning Coffee Catch Up
Watching and Listening:
We have been watching the American Ghosts tv show, as well as The Great British Pottery Throw Down. We of course also watched our movie for Comfy Cozy Cinema, What We Did on Our Holiday. Tonight we are watching this week’s movie, The Great Exotic Marigold Hotel. I am looking forward to it!
As for YouTubers, Wyatt and I have been watching Liv of Liv’s Library, and Forgotten Way Farms, who is back from a few month hiatus. We also watched Desi of Darling Desi and Dainty Diaries, who had some very sad news to share. Tonight we will watch Morgan Long’s newest. Or maybe Randi Lynn Reed. It will be a tough call! Wyatt calls all these YouTubers our book ladies, and he is not wrong.
Listening wise, we are never too adventurous anymore. We have our favorites and sort of stick with them, which is why I don’t mention music too often here. Lord Huron, The National Parks are usually playing in the background if we have music on., unless we are in the car, where we listen to country. Lol. I did make an Autumn Playlist, and we have been listening to that too.
And that is about it from around here! How are you all doing?
Those look like some good books. I’m doing pretty good over here. Enjoying some cooler temps today
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Our weather was so nice yesterday! Now it is summer again. I am ready for it to go full fall! Lol.
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I’d love to hear more about your Autumn playlist! I have not seen the Marigold Hotel movie but will google it . Currently trying to make a fall reading list.
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I am still working on it but this is what I have on it so far! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TrsSl7mmWFZkICAsdHb3E
We watched it last night, and I really enjoyed it! You can’t go wrong with that cast!
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It’s fun that you have created an Autumn Playlist! We are still in full blown summer weather right now but I’m trying to get excited for fall too! Have a great week!
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We had some nice fall weather over the weekend – and today we are back in the 80s. 😦
I’m enjoying my playlist! I have to add more to it I think though.
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I’ve requested The Great Exotic Marigold Hotel from the library, and I hope I can join in this week if it arrives in time. Comfy and cozy sounds wonderful.
I’m on the lookout for a good science fiction or fantasy novel or series. I wonder if Starling House might be one to try.
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You have all the way until next Wednesday to post about it, so hopefully you will be able to see it and play along! I think you will like it – that cast is amazing.
Hmmmm…I like fantasy quite a bit. Were you thinking something a little spooky?
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Hopefully not spooky! lol
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Lol! Ok that is right, I remember you saying that now! The Starling House seems like it is going to trend a bit spooky. Have you read The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches? That is pretty cozy. A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic is on my radar and that looks pretty cute too.
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I haven’t read The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Thanks for the recommendation!
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I need to try Mochizuki!
https://wordsandpeace.com/2024/09/08/sunday-post-114-getting-cold/
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It is a bit out there but I love it. Lol.
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Looks like a nice week and some good reads.
Everytime I Go On Vacation Someone Dies sounds good!
I’m so looking forward to autumn.
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I think you would really like it!!
And ugh me too!! Why isn’t it here yet?
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I always loved the slower start to the school year that homeschooling allows. It was always hard to want to get back into the swing of things, even though we thrived on our routines! Have a great week!
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Yes! I feel like I need tie up some loose ends – tomorrow should be our real, full, first day. I am anxious to build our routine this year!
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That first book reminds me of Murder She Wrote…why would you hang around someone where murders occur!! But it does sound interesting. I’ll add it to my list. We just finished Dead Boy Detectives, and I liked it enough to hope there’s a second season. We just began The Perfect Couple based on a book by Elin Hilderbrand which I read just long enough ago to not remember much about it!
Have a wonderful first week of school, Erin and Wyatt!
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It was such a fun and entertaining book! And yes, it definitely had those vibes lol.
We have Dead Boy Detectives on our list! I wasn’t sure about watching but now I will make sure we prioritize it.
Thanks Marsha!
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The Great Exotic Marigold Hotel was fun. Hmmm never thought about sharing the youtubers I listen to; I might try that. & I do need to get back to sharing music – I had a series where I shared my reaction to new music to push myself not to get stuck in a musical loop and I have – maybe I need to revive that.
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We really liked it! That cast is perfection though.
I am always on the lookout for relaxing, cozy YouTubers! And I would love to read about new music.
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That title of Every Time I go on Vacation Someone Dies is catchy and makes me think it is written about Miss Marple. Everywhere she goes, to the consternation of Inspector Slack. At least in the Joan Hickson, old version.
Good to hear you had a nice week and hope you find a nice routine for school.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
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The FMC in that book is a big fan of Christie. It was a super fun read!
Thanks Anne!
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On my autumn playlist I have JVKE, Lizzy McAlpine, and Camera Obscura. I’d love to hear what’s on yours! I hope you have a nice week and all goes well with school!
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I have a lot of The National Parks and Lord Huron, mixed in with some Taylor Swift, some 70s folk singers, and then some random music as well. Lol. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TrsSl7mmWFZkICAsdHb3E
Thank you!
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I love how you’re embracing fall. I’m sure that you’ll get back in the school groove soon.
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Thanks Joy! Today fell apart on us but tomorrow will be the big day, I think!
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I loved the first season of US Ghosts! I had to check it out from the library. They don’t have the second season yet, and I don’t even know if it’s available on DVD yet. Hopefully soon. ‘Tis the season! I love The Grand Exotic Marigold Hotel. Such a fantastic cast.
I realized that I don’t really keep up with music anymore since I’m usually listening to audiobooks or podcasts. When I do try to listen to music, I feel like I always hear the same things over and over on the radio or Spotify. So I listened to an NPR podcast about music! 🙂 They played a clip from one album that I tried and liked. That didn’t seem like much of a payoff for the time investment so we’ll see if I keep it up.
Good luck settling into your school routine!
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I love it too! It is just so fun. I liked the British Ghosts too, but the US version is a bit more fun, I think. And oh my gosh – that cast of Marigold Hotel. How could that movie go wrong? It was so good!
I am terrible at keeping up with music! I need to figure out how to change that, but it seems hard. Lol.
And thank you!
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Yes, I like the British version too but agree that something about the US version appeals to me a bit more.
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I love the title Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies. I will have to add that to my wish list! I am glad you liked it. I hope you are enjoying your current reads. I enjoyed Starling House, but I haven’t yet read the other. I hope you have a great week!
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It was such a fun read!! I really enjoyed it. I am enjoying the Full Moon Cafe book but it is a bit out there! Lol. I have to start Starling House still. Thank you!
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I loved the first book in that Carol J. Perry series but don’t feel like the next two books have quite lived up to it. Haunting License was better than book 2 but I agree it dragged a bit. That’s so cute about your Book Ladies! I hope you are having a wonderful week!
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