It was a post-vacation, busy weekend! We returned late on Thursday night from a two-week trip to Italy, so the weekend was spent trying to get back into a routine. Spoiler alert: It was a struggle, but alas, here we are, back in the swing of things! Friday Friday was spent picking up the cats …
A new month! I’m later than usual posting because I just got back from 12 days in Italy, but I’m back to blogging, so… Now, let’s see what I am currently up to 🙂 |LOVING| This has to go without saying, since I was in Italy when this linkup went live….I’m loving Italy! (travel posts …
It’s time to look at the book I read in October! I received an advanced copy of this book to review. These are my own words and my own opinions. Sole Survivor – Norman Ollestad & Brendan Kiely ★★★★★ Available to purchase/download on October 28, 2025 This is the memoir of 11-year-old Norman Ollestad. It …
It’s the last Friday of the month! Let’s see what my runfessions are for October:) I runfess… that I thought I was officially done with the 25K trail run after this year, but it turns out, I had the beginnings of pneumonia, and that is why I was struggling (at the beginning). Thankfully, I am …
It’s time for another Monthly Musing!! This time I’m talking about all things Halloween. These will not be long or elaborate answers. I don’t do much for Halloween. 1. Favorite Halloween Traditions. I don’t know that I have any Halloween traditions. Maybe helping with the fall festival at church, and then the local Trunk or …
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. Are you a risk taker? To what degree? It depends on what the risk is. 2. What’s your favorite candy? Would you say you have a sweet tooth? I do have …
It’s the last Wednesday of the month, it’s time to link up with Shaeffer & Shay for What’s Up Wednesday! |What I’m Eating| Nothing super exciting, but I did have what will probably be the last homegrown tomato sandwich of the year. |What I’m Reminiscing About| Scotland. It has been rainy the past two days, and when I looked …
Our topic for this week is a Halloween freebie. I decided to go with books with orange and black covers, because those are Halloween colors 🙂 1. The Huntress – Kate Quinn 2. Coraline – Neil Gaiman 3. The Man with the Twisted Lip – Arthur Conan Doyle 4. There There – Tommy Orange 5. …
It was a busy, yet productive weekend! Friday Friday was a long day. On top of trying to get last-minute things done for the Kingdom Run (some last-minute things were beyond my control), I also had to work late:/ It was hectic, but it all got done! Saturday Saturday morning was our 9th annual Kingdom …
It’s the last Saturday of the month! It’s time for the “bonus” Saturday post! I’m linking up with Jennifer from My Joyful Life. She hosts the link-up every last Saturday. Now, let’s get to what we are here for: some things I loved, some things I learned, some things that went well & some things …