whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 5::goal 30}
When I started this book
I had no idea what it was about
and I had never read anything by this author before.
But I was drawn in immediately.
The mix of old and new,
yesterday and today,
the connections and the tensions,
the love lost and found.
Very much worth the read.
I don’t want to say too much about it
and give anything away but I will
tell you I gave it 5 hearts.
:)
5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
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polka dots, pugs and almost the first dairy bar run...
I am feeling a little calmer about the
state of the world today…
I am adjusting a little better after
giving myself a little bit of a FB break.
I did go into Charlottetown on Friday
for coffee with a friend….
if you have never gone to Bar 1911,
you should totally check it out.
It’s a beautiful little spot and
I totally want to try out their specialty coffee
that comes with a shot of fireball.
mmmm.
And…& the menu had DOUGHNUT BOWLS?!?
I must try this.
I spent the rest of the weekend
studying and working on cards,
vegging out to music,
catching up on grays anatomy,
watching movies about judy garland,
eating jujubes by the handful,
making chicken noodle soup in the slow cooker
and reading a brand new book…
today pugsley & I
took a walk on the boardwalk
in the blue sky
and sunshine
and it was beautiful and crisp and fresh…
we went down on the beach
and walked for a long time
in the silence and the stillness
and for that little bit,
I totally forgot that there was anything
scary going on in the world
all around me.
In that moment,
it was just me and a pug,
some polka dot rubber boots
and the seagulls…
and…we would have gone to the dairy bar
but sooooo many cars….
haha. it was chaos of a different kind.
we’ll save that treat for when the snow melts a little bit more.
friday i'm in love....or how I am distracting myself...
♥ this song…in every version I can find.
♥ jujubes & diet coke
♥ this podcast. And the whole idea that failure
is something we should strive for…not to fail,
but to put ourselves out there…to push out of that comfort zone…
sure, you might fail…
but…you might just succeed.
This hit home for me…I think I have already been moving
with that mindset
but this kind of reinforced it.
♥ working on some new ideas…expanding past cards…
this is my first framed print…and I am kind of excited about it…
if it doesn’t sell, I’ll keep it for me. :)
whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 4::goal 30}
I randomly picked up this book
at a book sale
mainly just because of the cover.
(I’m superficial like that
when it comes to books…
don’t judge me.)
I didn’t realize until the end
that Beryl Markham is a real person,
that she has a memoir that now I want to read,
and that Karen Blixen was Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesan) from Out of Africa
(which I also want to read…and watch the movie).
Anyway…it was a great book.
I am not sure why I am suddenly reading
so many books about female aviators
without even trying…
maybe the universe is trying to tell me
to get my pilot license!! :)
Anywayyyyy….
she was totally fascinating…strong and independent…
I liked her.
and I liked this quote…it hit home for me:
”sometimes when you are hurting, it helps to throw
yourself at something that will take your weight”.
4.5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
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