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 we are slowly but surely getting closer to fall here. I …
It’s time to look at the book I read in July! I received an advanced copy of this book to review. These are my own words and my own opinions. The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander ★★★★★ Available to purchase/download on August 19, 2025 Capelthorne’s Books has been the only bookstore in the …
It’s time for another Monthly Musing!! This time I’m talking about our summer vacation guide. 1. Favorite thing about Summer 2025? I’m going to the beach 🙂 Also, my sister and her boyfriend grilled out for my mom’s birthday, and that was very nice, and the food was delicious 🙂 2. Favorite thing you ate …
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. On July 29th 1957, The Tonite Show premiered with Jack Parr as its host. This marked the beginning of the modern-day talk show. Do you watch any daytime or late-night talk shows today? …
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| Grilled burgers & corn cobs on my mom’s birthday, delicious buffet food, pineapple spears in coconut water, and “6-Ingredient Gooey Swedish Chocolate Cake”, or Kladdkaka. |What I’m Reminiscing About| London & Scotland. I need to get those …
Our topic for this week is beach/beachy reads. Share books you’d take to the beach OR books that take place at the beach. I’m going with books with beach covers AND set at the beach 🙂 1. Summer Light on Nantucket – Nancy Thayer 2. Whale Fall – Elizabeth O’Connor 3. Summer Sisters – Judy …
It’s the last Friday of the month! Let’s see what my runfessions are for July:) I runfess… it is hot. I’m only getting shorter runs in on Saturday mornings, and most of those are already very humid. I gymfess… due to the summer heat here, I lack motivation to get out and go. I know …
It was a fairly low-key weekend, which was nice after last weekend! Friday Friday afternoon, I installed our new garden hose on the hose reel and then watered the plants. The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing, watching TV, and reading. Saturday Saturday morning, I was up at 5, read my scriptures for the …
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 …
It’s Friday! 🙂 Now, let’s see what some of my favorites have been lately. You already know 😻 New plants! These are not even our cats! They are neighborhood cats, but they have been lying and chilling on our porch, and being cute, so they got their pictures taken too 🙂 My mom made this …