Our topic for this week is: books on my winter 2025/2026 to-read list. There is no theme, other than these are the ones I want to read next 🙂 1. Keeper of Lost Children – Sadeqa Johnson out February 10, 2026 2. The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris – Evie Woods 3. Mother-Daughter Murder …
It was another nice, festive weekend! It was full of Christmas festivities! Friday Friday wasn’t busy. It was nice and relaxing, which was a welcome change from earlier in the week (we were getting ready for the Children’s Christmas play). I didn’t go anywhere on Friday. I stayed home and did laundry. Saturday Saturday morning, …
It’s Friday!:) It’s been a while, so let’s see what some of my favorites have been lately. You already know 😻 Wicked: For Good! 10K trail run on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. It’s one of my favorites! Thanksgiving food! Grinch meal! Winter church outfits. I’ve worn a few favorites lately. Our downtown Christmas parade 🙂 …
The Christmas Songs Book Tag has become a popular feature on Jana’s blog each year as part of A Bookish Little Christmas! She started this in 2015 and has been bringing it back each year for people to participate in. I love Christmas, Christmas songs, and books, so why not join in?! I will not …
.25Happy Wednesday, friends! Let’s do this!! It’s time for Joyce‘s Wednesday Hodgepodge linkup! Here are this week’s questions with my answers in italics. 1. Do you struggle with the commercialization of the holiday season? What helps you keep your focus when the season’s busyness and commercialism start to take over? I do not sturggle with …
Our topic for this week is: books set in snowy places (If snow isn’t your thing, pick another kind of place and share books set there!). Snow is definitely my thing! 1. The Hunting Party – Lucy Foley 2. The Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey 3. Ways to Hide in Winter – Sarah St.Vincent 4. …
It was a nice, festive weekend! It was full of Christmas festivities! Friday Friday wasn’t too busy. We did have to drive to the clinic about 20 minutes away to pick up our shots, but other than that, it was spent at home, doing laundry, and planning out the next two days. Saturday Saturday morning, …
On the first Friday of each month, I chat over coffee about what’s happening with me. So, grab a coffee (iced or hot) and pull up a chair! If we were to sit down for a chat over coffee, I would tell you that it has been feeling like winter here for well over a …
Happy Wednesday, friends! Let’s do this!! It’s time for Joyce‘s Wednesday Hodgepodge linkup! Here are this week’s questions with my answers in italics. 1. What does it mean to have the ‘holiday spirit’? On a scale of 1-10 how is yours this year? (10=off the charts, 1=still looking for it) Having holiday spirit means enjoying …
A new month and time for the winter graphic! Now, let’s see what I am currently up to 🙂 |LOVING| Cold weather and the Christmas merriment! |HOPING| To find a job soon. |DOING| Planning calendar and budget meetings for the church. A new year is almost here! Organizing ALL of the pictures from Italy (so …