Tag: books
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Can I Finish 52 Books by the End of the Year?
As of tonight, I have read 48 books according to Goodreads. I wonder if I can finish 4 books by the end of 2023. Post contains affiliate links When I signed up this year for Goodreads Book Challenge I wasn’t real sure if I would actually finish it. I am usually pretty bad at tracking…
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Christmas Books
I love Christmas books almost as much as I love the Hallmark Christmas movies. We had a great Thanksgiving with a few friends over. My wonderful honey made ham, sweet potato casserole, bacon wrapped duck, and delicious Parker house rolls. He also made an incredible pecan pie using Paul Hollywood’s recipe. Then the fun began,…
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Ghosts, Dinosaurs and Tea
Met with a few writer friends this morning in our local bookstore that just reopened in a beautiful new spot. I am sitting in the new Islander Bookshop here on Kodiak enjoying the view and the pot of English Breakfast tea. I was invited to meet up with a couple of local writers. I am…
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Advent Devotions
Because shipping to Alaska can take some time if local bookstores don’t have what you’re looking for. I love November and Thanksgiving, so please don’t think I’m skipping a holiday. Sometimes it takes Amazon and other shippers to get things to us here on Kodiak a little longer than down in the Lower 48. So,…
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My Love of Reading
My parents instilled a love of books and reading in me that only grew as I got older. This post contains affiliate links. I have always always loved books and reading.I was that kid who always had a book with her, still do, by the way. My parents encouraged it, it probably kept me out…
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Where to find free (or almost free) Books
My husband teases me because I cannot pass up a free book.I grew up living on a budget. My parents worked so hard to make sure we had had everything we wanted and needed. But I was also taught to be frugal and save where I could. One way I could save money was my…
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Hospitality is Heart Work
In this post I will share 2 of my favorite books for hospitality that work for all different stages of life. This Post contains affiliate links. I remember growing up and always having people over for Thanksgiving. My dad was in the Air Force and would invite the people in the shop over if they…
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My Fall Books for 2023
A short list of a few good books for Fall 2023 This post contains affiliate links. Summer has always been my favorite season because of how much I love the heat, Fourth of July, and my birthday. But Fall, oh the colors, the smell of cranberries in the woods, crunchy leaves on the ground, and…
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Author Meetings and Interviews
September has had a great start! This post contains affiliate links. I’m still working on this blog thing, so thank you for hanging in there with me.That being said, I have had a great beginning of September. Last week I had to fly to Anchorage for a work trip. When the trip got finalized I…
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July update!
Apparently I’m busier than I thought I mean to write every two weeks but sometimes life just gets in the way. I have finished two ARC books, a mystery and a fantasy, bought a Science fiction Series, a western, and a new mystery anthology. We also celebrated the 4th of July in true Kodak fashion,…
A Bookish Life In AK 