I am linking up with Deb at Readerbuzz, Kathryn at Book Date, and Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
Hello everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. We had a full week but it was a fun one. We have one more obligation today and then we are all coming home and putting on comfy clothes and decompressing. Lol.
Books:
It was a good week, but I barely had any time to read. I did finish Watership Down for my yearly reread, and I am partway through An Escape Goat.
I loved my journey with the rabbits of Watership Down, as always. And I am loving Zen Goat way more than I thought I was going to! I am definitely going to be seeking out the rest in the series.
This week I am reading more barnyard books. Lol.
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It was a super busy week, so we did not really watch anything. I did watch a few YouTuber channels here and there though, and I have a few new favorites that I am watching lately.
Rebecca at Literary Wanderings has become a regular watch for. I am really enjoying her vintage sleuths series of videos – and of course had to share them with Lisa at Boondock Ramblings of course, with her love of Nancy Drew!
Rebecca is also the channel where I learned about Gladys Taber last winter. She has some great recommendations and information, especially about older books.
I also enjoy watching Shelby’s Cottage. She only produces a video maybe once a month, but they are always really well done. I love her slow living ways. I can’t reproduce her routines at my house, but it is nice to pull maybe a little suggestion out that is manageable. I also find it interesting that I am drawn to YouTube channels where the person is an artist as their occupation, a painter or designer or illustrator. I have a type! Lol.
Last week I did manage to post a lot!
Books With Disability Representation – this has evolved into a passion project. I am either creating a website or a page that will be a searchable database of books that have disability representation. I have a feeling it is going to take a while but it will be worth it!
Traveling Through Books: Heidi
Thursday Morning Coffee Catch Up
In-Betweens:
We celebrated Independent Bookstore Day! We popped into two of our local bookstores, and picked up a few books. One had a few other vendors there as well, including a sourdough bakery, so we also purchased a loaf of rosemary sourdough and some sourdough sugar cookies which were phenomenal. This was our haul. I tried to support independent authors (Pattern of Betrayal) and local authors (The Busiest Place You Know). I got Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead as a free ARC from making a purchase at one of the stores. It has a crazy title but I have heard really good things about it.
We also celebrated my mom’s 79th birthday! We all went over and had ice cream and hung out and told stories.
And with that everyone, I will say goodbye for now. I hope that whatever you do today, you do something that makes you smile!
And just a reminder:
Lisa of Boondock Ramblings and I host a monthly bookish link party called A Good Book and A Cup of Tea. This link-up is for book and reading posts or anything related to books and reading (even movies based on books!). Each link party will be open for a month. You can find that link up for this month here.
I was so bummed that on our last trip to town we saw that our independent bookstore closed down. Now I had only found them a year or so ago but I had popped in at least a couple of times as it really was the cutest little shop and I so wanted it to do well!
Oh no!! That is a bummer. I always get sad when I notice another one gone. 🙁
We don’t have any independent bookstores around here. When I lived in New York there was one that I loved to go to every week. I miss those days.
Hope you have a great week!
We don’t have a ton, but it seems like more and more are starting to crop up around us. I just saw that a new one opened in Detroit recently, which was cool to read.
Thank you for making a cozy place and inclusive activities.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
Aw thanks Anne!
We have several indie bookstores in my town these days and I’m said I didn’t get to be a part of the fun this past weekend, but I do a lot the rest of the year to support them, so I’ll be okay. Although, sour dough sugar cookies sound like they would be to die for!!
Love the title “An Escape Goat”, cozy mysteries have the best titles! Sounds like you had a good but busy week. Hope this one is good as well!
Oh my gosh that cookies are amazing! LOL.
It is such a cute read. And I agree, they do have the best titles!
I like your barnyard theme for reading!
That’s a great haul from the bookstores and the sourdough sounds yummy, too.
Thanks Joy! It was a weird accident when I made my spring TBR. LOL. I must have been feeling in a very farm mood.
Hurrah for celebrating Independent Bookstore Day! Hope you enjoy the new books.
Thank you!
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Watership Down when I read it last year! I’ll definitely be checking out your Books with Disability Representation list – I need to read more books featuring characters with disabilities!
Awesome!! My husband is trying to help me figure out the format. I don’t want people to have to scroll and scroll and scroll!
And yay for liking Watership Down!
Oops, I haven’t read Watership Down yet!!
Have a great week
Lol! I would be curious to your thoughts if you ever do read it! And you too!
I’m glad you were able to celebrate Independent Bookstores day! For our population, we have very few here. Luckily I’m more of a library person and our online catalogue is fantastic. Have a great week!
We have two within close proximity, and one is all used books which is awesome. They also give a discount to homeschool teacher moms. I love going there. Lol.
I am also a library lover!
Looks like good reading even if it wasn’t plentiful. Nice idea to have a site or page for books with disability representation. I am sure many would find that helpful. Happy birthday to your mom. Hope you have a nice week.
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I am pretty excited about that project! Just working on the details of how to do it lol. I had to involve my husband. Lol. And thank you. 🙂 You too!
I love your barnyard themed reading😁 And what a nice bookstore haul! I hope you have a wonderful week!
Thank you Tammy!
I didn’t know about Independent Bookstore Day. That’s very cool. Maybe I’ll continue the celebration this week!
Yes! That would be a great idea! Lol.
Wow it’s been a while since I read Watership Down … the summer of 1977! It’s a good idea about a reread of that. And I just watched a bit of the Shelby cottage video … hmm slowing down is another good idea. Thx for these … enjoy your week.
I love her videos although her lifestyle is a far cry from my own. Lol. That is probably why I like to watch and escape through them!
Happy Birthday to your mom! Rosemary Sourdough sounds amazing!
Thank you! And oh my gosh it really was!
What a lovely way to celebrate your mother’s birthday – and a Happy Birthday to her:). Rosemary sourdough sounds fabulous – and I love the sound of slowing things down, though it’s harder to do when there are youngsters in the house, too. Have a great week, Erin:).
Thank you! And that bread was fantastic.
It really is so hard! Lol. And my kid is one of those nonstop ones… lolol. I love that about him though.
I really need to read Watership Down and the sheep on the other book looks quite ornery! Your trip to the bookstores was quite fruitful! Happy birthday to your mom!
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Lol! He does look a bit grumpy! And thank you. 🙂
There’s nothing better than getting home and putting on comfy clothes! An Escape Goat looks like a lot of fun! Have a wonderful week, Erin!
Oh my gosh yes. It is the best. Lol. And An Escape Goat was really cute!!! Thank you Rachel!
I spent Saturday at a nature preserve, but I plan to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day this Friday when I go to one of my favorites in Galveston. The rosemary sourdough bread sounds fantastic. I need to try to bake some rosemary bread, I think.
Oh my gosh it is so good. We also ended up getting a bacon and chive loaf too, and we toasted it in the oven and spread goat cheese on it… it was delicious!