Sunday Bookends: golf cart rides, two books finished, fall has arrived

/ Lisa R. Howeler

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 past week was fairly busy with vet appointments and sitting with my mom who is a fall risk. I went alone on Tuesday and on Wednesday Little Miss and I went together. She and I had fun spending time with Mom and then taking a ride on the golf cart on Wednesday after my dad arrived home. It was fun to watch little Zooma the Wonder Dog sprint next to us as we rode. She likes to race us but also likes to take a quick break by jumping on the cart with us. I had to hold her tight when we rode up to the neighbors because they raise labradors and although they are in kennels, I didn’t want her to stir them up.

Little Miss had four online classes as part of her homeschooling this week, which also kept us busy.

Thursday and Friday were days for relaxing, though, luckily. I was also so happy this week to see the hostages from Israel released and hope to see peace come to Israel and to the Gazans with the hopeful removal of Hamas’s power.

I am not sure what is coming up for this week other than homeschooling and an extra class for Little Miss on Outschool. I know it will be cold, though, because cool autumn air is definitely here with some of our nights dropping into the thirties already!

Don’t forget that Erin from Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs and I are hosting the A Good Book and A Cup of Tea Monthly Link up for all book related posts. You can find that link here:

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This past week I finished A Fatal Harvest by Rachael O. Phillips and Come, Tell Me Where You Live by Agatha Christie Mallowen.

A Fatal Harvest was a cozy mystery and I will have a review of it up on the blog tomorrow.

Come, Tell Me Where You Live was non-fiction. It was a type of memoir by Agatha of her time in Syria with her archaeologist husband.

Now I am reading Trick and Treachery by Donald Bain. It’s a Murder, She Wrote Mystery.

I am also going to start A Damsel in Distress by P.G. Wodehouse this week.

I am supposed to receive a copy of Rebecca by Daphne DeMauier this week and I hope to start that soon as well.

Last night I rewatched the Anne of Green Gables movie from 1985 with Little Miss. Earlier in the week I watched The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula to prepare for writing about the two-parter later this week.

I’m working on Gladwynn Grant Goes Back to School for a February release.

Last week on the blog I shared:

I didn’t take this particular photo, but I saw it yesterday while looking at other photos and was just struck by its composition and beauty. It is obviously an Associated Press photo, so they get the credit.

Here are some photos I did take:

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12 thoughts on “Sunday Bookends: golf cart rides, two books finished, fall has arrived”

  2. You’ve reminded me that I am overdue for a rewatch of the Anne movies! 😀

    My reading is weird lately: I’m either devouring something or slogging through … I devoured and adored Jenny Bayliss’s new release I’ll Be Home for Christmas, and gobbled up half of A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh last night, and yet I’ve only finished 3 books so far this month – and one of those was 70pgs carried over from September, LOL!

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  3. Hubby and I wandered off to the public library we frequent and I discovered a couple books written by a Quaker minister named Philip Gulley. They were written in the late 90’s, early 2000’s but are a quick read, obviously clean, but filled with wit and wisdom. And I really enjoyed them especially after I had picked up another library book I thought had an interesting story. Luckily, while hubby went upstairs in the library to look for a non-fiction book, I sat down in one of the comfy chairs and started reading the one I thought would be good. NOT!! I was so glad I opened the book before we checked out. Filled with obscenities, a sex scene, and several f-bombs and I had only read about 4 pages. Back on the shelf it went! What disturbed me most was it was a female author who claimed to be the mother of three children according to her bio on the book jacket. Why does she feel the need to write smut then?

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    • It is so funny you would mention his books! I’ve never read them but my mom did and the other night I found one in my Kindle that I had bought years ago so I downloaded it so I can start reading it soon.

      And the the language and other things and books anymore is just overwhelming and the stuff they try to slide into children’s books is absolutely overwhelming to me. Now I need to read everything before I can let little Miss see it. I don’t mind doing that, but I’m shocked by the stuff they try to push on to very young children. not just shocked but horrified.

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  4. I just finished Chlorine, a book Erin recommended. She always gets me reading some strange books…I need to “talk” to her about this one! We have been watching Orphan Black. I thought it was a limited series, but it’s got five seasons. Each season is 10 episodes long! I love your photos of your glorious countryside. I never thought I’d miss living in the country as much as I do.

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  5. I love your photos, Lisa! The AP photo is beautiful too. How I pray for the peace of Jerusalem!! I’m so glad you could sit with your Mom so she wouldn’t be alone as a fall risk. It’s still been crazy here, with more testing, so I’ve been a little out of the loop! Thankful for my Grace Livingston Hill collection for sure! Blessings on your week!

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    • Thank you and yes, we need to pray for peace in that whole region these days! It’s heartbreaking!

      I will be praying for you to feel better and I am going to go see if I can find some used Grace Livingston Hill books because I want to read one again. I keep saying it but tonight I am going to look.

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  6. That sounds like a lovely but busy week. Ours have been like that too and I keep thinking “next week will slow down” but that doesn’t seem to be happening yet. I know once the real cold weather comes it will. Your photos from the week are lovely!

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