It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to.
This week I’m joining up with Kimba at Caffeinated Reviewer, Deb at Readerbuzz, and Kathyrn at The Book Date.
What’s Been Occurring
If you want to know what has been going on in our world lately, you can hop on over to my post from yesterday.
What I/we’ve been Reading
Currently:
We had a nice week weather-wise so I didn’t read as much as I wanted to but I read more than I used to. I’m almost halfway through Murder Plainly Read by Isabella Alan and The Middle Moffat and I am enjoying them both.
I am also continuing All The Light We Can’t See and hope to finish it . . . eventually. That’s all I can say.
I am reading through Do The New You by Steven Furtick with my church e-group as well. I have three chapters to read before our online session this week.
Soon to be read:
Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O’Connor. I’ve started this one and am enjoying it.
Death At A Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly. This is a Netgalley read.
The Secret Garden for Middle Grade March
Night Falls on Predicament Avenue by Jamie Jo Wright
What We watched/are Watching
Wednesday night I had two hours to myself which is a very rare thing. I decided that I was going to watch a movie that has been sitting in our DVD collection for years — The King’s Speech. I had planned to finish the last couple of chapters of the book I’m writing in between watching but I ended up being so enthralled with the movie, I ended up abandoning that plan.
Later that night I watched a Lark Rise to Candleford episode. On Friday and Saturday, I started a mini-binge of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.
Little Miss and I had a Dr. Quinn binge yesterday afternoon as well and then I added an episode of Little House on the Prairie. I wanted to finish out the night with an episode of The Waltons to relive my childhood and teenage years but The Boy took over the TV to play a video game with a friend so that Waltons episode will have to wait for tonight.
Friday The Husband and I watched an episode of McDonald and Dodds. I hope to watch more of that show this week.
What I’m Writing
I am on the last chapter of Cassie, then I will work on the rewrites. I also am brainstorming ideas for the third book in the Gladwynn Grant Mysteries and will announce a title for it soon.
Gladwynn Grant Gets Her Footing is on a two-week book tour and you can enter to win a paperbook copy of it and a $50 Amazon gift card HERE.
What I’m Listening to
Little Miss and I am listening to Caddie Woodlawn on Audible and The Boy and I are listening to A Tale of Two Cities.
Photos from Last Week
And one I found from my dad in January right after his 80th birthday, riding an old sled down the snow-covered dirt road in front of his house.
Blog Posts I Enjoyed This Past Week
Pricilla’s Release Day by Jenny Knipfer
This post is about the release of Jenny’s new book, Priscilla, which is one of the books in the series I am writing a book for.
Day Off, Time With My Dad and with Family by Still An Unfinished Person
I’m a little biased on this post since it is my brother’s weekly post where he shares three good things that have happened to him during that particular week.
A Review of Little House in the Big Woods by Impressions in Ink
I loved this thoughtful review of one of my and Little Miss’s favorite book and the addressing of some recent concerns with Laura’s books.
Tuesday Morning Catch Up by Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs
This description of how Erin dislocated her toe was equally disturbing and fascinating to me.
10 on the 10th for March by Marsha In the Middle
I didn’t participate in this one because I didn’t think I could write about ten green things since I don’t like green but Marsha did a great job talking about the green things she liked.
Now it’s your turn
Now it’s your turn. What have you been doing, watching, reading, listening to or writing? Let me know in the comments or leave a blog post link if you also write a weekly update like this.
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I also started All the Light We cannot see (the mini-series, not the book)…I haven’t necessarily given up on it but it’s an eventually, maybe for me. I know sometimes it’s about when you meet a work of art and maybe this isn’t our time.
My latest blog post isn’t book specific but hopefully interesting reading still: https://jhohadli.wordpress.com/2024/03/20/creating-space-for-womens-history-month
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I think that might be my issue with the book right now. I may set it aside for a bit longer but I do like the story. It’s just a bit different for me.
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Your dad is definitely an adventurous fella. I’m finishing up David Baldacci’s The Christmas Train. Last night I finished watching a 2001 western film with Tom Selleck. The film is entitled Crossfire Trail. It was enjoyable to see Wilford Brimley playing an aging cowboy while Mark Harmon played the villain.
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I finished One Summer in Savannah. I usually read on my Libby app, and I was about to lose the book. I was down to minutes with about 12 pages to go. I had a brainstorm and did a screenshot of the last few pages so I could return the book as others were waiting. My new hold was for several weeks, and I would have completely forgotten the book by then!
We watched one of the weirdest Nicholas Cage movies (I know…they’re all weird anymore). But, it was weird and had an even weirder ending. I really dislike movies that don’t have definitive endings. I’m bad like that!
I’m supposed to be working on a Global Writing Challenge, but I have been putting it off. I always feel like the other bloggers are so much better at writing as well as having much more interesting stories to tell. And, of course, my church newsletter article is due in 3 days. I really wish I could get someone else to write that!
Thanks for enjoying my 10 on the 10th even though you dislike green!
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I have a book on hold that I would rather read on my kindle and I think the wait is like 21 weeks. lol. I do not think I’m getting that one any time soon.
I find Nicholas Cage movies always pretty weird. Ha!
And I do dislike green but I liked all the green things you liked.
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What great photos, especially the one of your father! Love to see the crocuses, too!
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Thank you!
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I love that photo of your dad! One of my goals this year is to take more photos. The only problem is that nobody wants to be in photos. 🙂
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I have a teenager and he doesn’t want to be in photos so i just photograph when he isn’t looking, mainly for me, but once in a while I share one here. So I get that comment about no one wanting to be in photos! Ha!
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I just finished Turtles All The Way Down this morning and have already started on The Measure. I can already tell it will be one of those books I read through and finish quickly!
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Who are they by? Are they good?
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Oh my, I love that photo of your dad on the sled at 80. That’s the sort of stuff my dad does, and I guess it is why he is still going strong at 97.
Thank you so much for writing about Middle-Grade March. I’ve picked up Kate DiCamillo’s newest book, Ferris, and I hope to read the latest Newbery pick when it arrives at my library.
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That’s so cool about your dad!
I think I am only going to get through one middle grade book this month but I might just continue reading them because they are fun.
I’ve been busy with so many other things that I didn’t get as much time to read this month.
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I keep thinking that if I read enough kids’ books, the muse will appear and I will be able to write my own kids’ book…lol…
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