Majkia (Jean) - Backporch Birding Challenge - Spring

Welp, Spring here is beautiful, although we hadn't expected to be at the house for so long. At least we are seeing lots of bird activity. Babies! Raspberry finches, brown headed nuthatches, titmice, bluebirds. And today, we saw a towhee, which we hadn't seen for a long time.





Books Read:


Pages Read:


ROOTs:


BigFatBooks( >500 pages):

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Goldfinch. I'm cheating a little bit here. We only see the Goldfinches during winter - generally, January through March. And they are wearing their dull colors then, and begin changing not long before they leave us.

27. The Black Prism - Brent Weeks - pages 540 - 🎵 (reader:Simon Vance) - ROOT, Dice, Focus Series, BFB
28. Down Among the Dead - K.B. Wagers - Farian Wars #2 - ROOT
29. The Spaceship Next Door - Gene Doucette - pages 368 - 🎵 (reader: Steve Carlson) - ROOT, AlphaKIT
30. The Witch Who Came In From the Cold - Multiple authors - Season 1 - pages 429 - 🎵 (reader: cast) - ROOT, MysteryKIT
31. Barbary Station - R.E. Stearns - pages 448 - 🎵 (reader: Mia Barron) - ROOT, AlphaKIT
32. The Collapsing Empire - John Scalzi - pages 336 - 🎵 (reader:Wil Wheaton) - ROOT, AlphaKIT
33. The Consuming Fire - John Scalzi - pages 320 - 🎵 (reader:Wil Wheaton) - ROOT, AlphaKIT
34. The Last Emperox - John Scalzi - pages 330 - 🎵 (reader:Wil Wheaton) - ROOT, AlphaKIT
35. The Weight of the Evidence - Michael Innes - pages 243 - 🎵 (reader: Matt Addis) - ROOT,Dice
36. Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir - pages 448 - 🎵 (reader: Moira Quirke) - ROOT, AlphaKIT
37. The Demon Crown - James Rollins - pages 672 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Baskous ) - ROOT, Focus Series, BFB
38. Jennifer Morgue - Charles Stross - pages 401 - ROOT, BingoDOG, Dice, Focus Series, AlphaKIT
39. Odyssey - Jack McDevitt - pages 432 - ROOT, Focus Series
40. The Darwin Elevator - Jason M. Hough - pages 496 - ROOT

Grebe. A waterfowl who visits us mainly Fall through early Spring.

41. The Time Traders - Andre Norton - pages 179 - ROOT
42. Revenger - Alastair Reynolds - pages 448 -🎵 (reader: Clair Corbett )- ROOT, SFFKIT, RandomCAT
43. Shadow Captain - Alastair Reynolds - pages 448 - 🎵 (reader: Clair Corbett ) - ROOT, SFFKIT, RandomCAT
44. A Lonely Death - Charles Todd - pages 348 - ROOT, Focus Series, AlphaKIT, Dice
45. Bone Silence - Alastair Reynolds - pages 640 - 🎵 (reader: Clair Corbett ) - ROOT, BFB, SFFKIT
46. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Dorothy L. Sayers - pages 256 - 🎵 (reader: Ian Carmichael ) - ROOT, RandomCAT, MysteryKIT
47. Legacies - F. Paul Wilson - pages 450 - Repairman Jack #2 - 🎵 (reader: Christopher Price ) - ROOT, Focus Series, AlphaKIT
48. The Desert Spear - Peter V. Brett - pages read: 450 about - ABANDONED - DNF
49. The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday - Saad Z. Hossain - Pages 176 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, SFFKIT
50. Network Effect - Martha Wells - pages 352 - 🎵 (reader: Kevin R. Free ) - ROOT, SFFKIT
51. To Kingdom Come - Will Thomas - pages 290 - ROOT
52. Lady Takes the Case - Eliza Casey - pages 304 - ROOT, AlphaKIT
53. Sins of Empire - Brian McClellan - pages 624 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Rodka ) - ROOT, Focus Series, Dice, BFB
54. Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett - pages 288 - Discworld #6 - 🎵 (reader: Celia Imrie ) - ROOT, AlphaKIT, RandomCAT, SFFKIT
55. The City in the Middle of the Night - C.J. Anders - pages 368 - ROOT

Hummingbird. Ruby throated and brown headed visit us. They generally leave late October and return in Spring.

56. The Disappeared - K.K. Rusch - pages 366 - 🎵 (reader: Jay Snyder ) - ROOT, SFFKIT, AlphaKIT, Focus Series
57. Middlegame - Seanan McGuire - pages 528 - 🎵 (reader: Amber Benson ) - ROOT, BFB
58. Blood on the Tongue - Stephen Booth - pages 401 - ROOT, Focus Series, MysteryKIT
59. Columbus Day - Craig Alanson - pages 432 - 🎵 (reader:R.C. Bray ) -ROOT, SFFKIT
60. Strong Poison - Dorothy L. Sayers - pages 252 - 🎵 (reader:Ian Carmichael ) - ROOT
61. Kraken - China Mieville - pages 528 - 🎵 (reader:John Lee ) -ROOT, AlphaKIT, ScaredyKIT, BFB
62. Killing Gravity - Corey J. White - pages 176 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, SFFKIT
63. The Lake House - Kate Morton - pages 512 - 🎵 (reader: Caroline Lee ) -ROOT, AlphaKIT, RandomCAT, BFB
64. Where the Hell is Tesla? - Rob Dircks - pages 396 - 🎵 (reader: Rob Dircks ) -ROOT
65. Edinburgh Twilight - Carol Lawrence - pages 446 - 🎵 (reader: Napoleon Ryan ) -ROOT, MysteryCAT

Kingfisher. A sea bird who hangs around year round. He makes a lot of noise, the little devil.

66. Crucible: A Thriller - James Rollins - pages 656 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Baskous ) - AlphaKIT, Focus Series, BFB
67. The Black Tides of Heaven - J. Y. Yang - pages 238 - ROOT
68. The Lost Fleet: Fearless - Jack Campbell - Pages 304 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Rummell ) - AlphaKIT, SFFKIT, Focus Series
69. The Ruin of Kings - Jenn Lyons - Chorus of Dragons #1 - pages 650 - 🎵 (reader: ) - AlphaKIT, BFB,
70. The Killing Way - Tony Hays - pages 272 - ROOT, RTT Quarterly, MysteryKIT
71. Chasm City - Alastair Reynolds - pages 704 - ROOT, MysteryKIT, SFFKIT, AlphaKIT , 🎵 (reader: John Lee )
72. Cauldron - Jack McDevitt - pages 368 - 🎵 (reader:Karen Hvram) - ROOT, SffKIT, focus series

Pelican. We see more of them in winter, as in spring and summer they stay more toward the beach areas. But winter brings bait fish into the bayou so we see them more often then.

73. Five Red Herrings - Dorothy L. Sayers - pages 292 - Series: Lord Peter #7
74. A Pale Light in the Black - K.B. Wagers - pages 432 - Series NeoG #1 - ROOT, SFFKIT
75. Heirs and Graces - Rhys Bowen - pages 304 - Series: Her Royal Spyness #7 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, MysteryKIT, BingoDog
76. Aftershocks - Marko Kloos- pages 276 - Series: Palladium Wars #1 - ROOT
77. Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire - pages 176 - Series: Wayward Children #1 - ROOT, SFFKIT
78. Odd Thomas - Dean Koontz - pages 480 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, ScaredyKIT
79. Wrath of Empire - Brian McClellan - pages 656 - Series: Gods of Powder #5 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Rodska )ROOT, AlphaKIT, BFB, Dice
80. Have his Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers - pages 448 - Series: Lord Peter #8 - ROOT, MysteryKIT
81. The Hidden Empire - Kevin J. Anderson - Series: Saga of the Seven Suns #1 - 🎵 (reader: George Guidell)ROOT, AlphaKIT, BFB
82. . A Forest of Stars - Kevin J. Anderson - Series: Saga of the Seven Suns #1 - 🎵 (reader: George Guidell) - ROOT, BFB
83. Valor's Choice - Tanya Huff - Series: Confederation #1 - pages 409 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, Focus Series, SFFKIT

House Finch, and Raspberry Finches stay with us year round.

September
84. Playing for the Ashes - Elizabeth George - Series: Lynley 37 - 🎵 (reader: Donada Peters) - ROOT, BFB, AlphaKIT, MysteryKIT
85. Age of Swords - Michael J. Sullivan - Series: Legends #2 - 🎵 (reader: Tim Gerard Reynolds ) - ROOT, BFB, AlphaKIT, Focus Series
86. Unconquerable Sun - Kate Elliot - Series: Sun Chronicles #1 - 🎵 (reader: Natalie Naudus ) - ROOT, BFB, AlphaKIT
87. Embers of War - Garth Powell - Series: Embers of War #1 - 🎵 (reader: multiple ) - AlphaKIT
88. Extremes - K.K. Rusch - Series: Retrieval Artist #2 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, Focus Series, Dice
89. The Blinding Knife - Brent Weeks - Series: Lightbringer @2 - 🎵 (reader: Simon Vance) - ROOT, BFB, Focus Series
90. Lines of Departure - Marko Kloos - Series: Frontlines #2 - 🎵 (reader: Luke Daniels) - ROOT, AlphaKIT, SFFKIT
91. The Lake District Murder - John Bude - Series: Meredith #1 - ROOT, MysteryKIt
92. Angles of Attack - Markos Kloos - Series: Frontlines #3 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, SFFKIT

Black Cap Chickadee - year round visitor.

93. Remnant Population - Elizabeth Moon - DNF
94. Red Sister - Mark Lawrence - Series: Ancestors #1 - 🎵 (reader: Heather O'Neill ) - ROOT, Dice
95. Two Graves - Preston & Child - Series: Pendergast #12 - 🎵 (reader: Rene Auberjonois ) - ROOT, AlphaKIT, Focus Series
96. The Forever War - Joe Haldeman - 🎵 (reader: George Wilson) - ROOT, SFFKIT
97. Murder Must Advertise - Dorothy L. Sayers - Series: Lord Peter #10 - 🎵 (reader: Nadia May ) - ROOT, AlphaKIT
98. The Darwin Affair - Tim Mason - DNF - ROOT
99. The Little Shop of Found Things - Paula Brakston - 🎵 (reader:Marissa Calin) - MysteryCAT, LibraryBook

Great Blue Heron

They are here year long. I've seen one near the ground bird feeder, which was weird, and one did a mating dance up and down our dock for an hour at least one year.

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Bluebird. There is a house on the upper deck that you can't see in my picture. We watch them raise baby bluebirds most of the year.

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BingoDog Reads:





1. Book that's in a Legacy Library - Unnatural Death
2. Book written by an LT author Dispel Illusion
3. Book published in 1820 or 1920
4. Book published in the year of your birth
5. Book published under a pen name or anonymously - The Red Door
6. Book set in Asia - The Black Tides of Heaven
7. Mystery or true crime - Clouds of Witness
8. Book involving a real historical event (fiction or nonfiction) - To Kingdom Come
9. Book about books, bookstores, or libraries
10. Book with at least three letters of BINGO consecutively in order in the title (BIN, ING, NGO, GOB, OBI...the letters can cross words but must be in order and be consecutive) - Bring Up the Bodies
11. Red cover, or red is prominent on the cover - Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel
12. Title contains a pun Heirs and Graces
13. Book about birth or death (childbearing, midwifery, human aging -- this is a combo of the "childbearing" and "human aging" suggestions)
14. Book with a proper name in the title - The Jennifer Morgue
15. Book published by a small press or self-published - Who the Hell is Tesla
16. Book published in 2020 - The Last Emperox
17. Epistolary novel or collection of letters
18. Book by a journalist or about journalism - The Killing Way
19. Book not set on Earth - The Bayern Agenda
20. Mythology or folklore - The City of Brass
21. Weird book title
22. Book with "library" or "thing" in the title or subtitle
23. Book with a periodic table element in the title
24. Book by a woman from a country other than the US/UK
25. Read a CAT

Throw The Dice (a random selection from my TBR, Next Up, or Other list of possible reads) and Planned Series (series I want to make a dent in - or finish - this year.



January: Age of Myth / The City of Brass / The Warded Man
February: Velocity Weapon / Cold Vengeance
March: Omega / An Accident of Stars/
April: The Black Prism/ The Jennifer Morgue
May: A Lonely Death / Sins of Empire
June:
July:
August: Wrath of Empire
September: Extremes
October:
November:
December:

Focus Series



SFF
1 Lightbringer Series Brent Weeks SFF 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 #1 - The Black Prism (re-read) #2 The Blinding Knife
2 Demon Cycle Peter V. Brett SFF 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 #1 - The Warded Man (re-read) #2 The Desert Spear - ABANDONED due to crappy world-building
3. Craft Sequence Max Gladstone SFF 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, #1 - Three Parts Dead
4. Legends of 1st Empire Michael J Sullivan SFF 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 #1 - Age of Myth
5. Laundry Files Charles Stoss SFF 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 #2 - The Jennifer Morgue
6. His Dark Materials reread Phillip Pullman SFF 1,2,3, 0, 0.5 #2 - The Subtle Knife
7. P.C. Grant Ben Aaronovitch SFF 6,7 #6 Lies Sleeping
8. Powder Mage Brian McClellan SFF 4,5,6 #4 Sins of Empire #5 Wrath of Empire
9. The Divine Cities Trilogy - Robert Jackson Bennett - SFF - 1, 2, 3, #1 - City of Stairs (re-read)
10. Repairman Jack - F. Paul Wilson - 1, 2, 3, 4, #2 - Legacies

Sci Fi
11 The Academy Jack McDevitt Sci fi 4, 5, 6, 7 #4 - Omega #5 Odyssey #6 Cauldron
12 Revelation Space Alastair Reynolds Sci fi 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 #2 Chasm City
13 Greg Mandel Peter F. Hamilton Sci fi 1, 2, 3 #1 - Mindstar Rising
14 Confederation Tanya Huff Sci fi 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, #1 - Valor's Choice
15 The Retrieval Artist K.K. Rusch Sci fi 1, 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. #1 - The Disappeared - #2 Extremes #3
✔ 14 Heris Serrano Elizabeth Moon Sci Fi 6,7 - #6 Change of Command #7 Against the Odds
16 The Lost Fleet Jack Campbell Sci Fi 2,3,4,5,6 - #2 The Lost Fleet: Fearless #3 The Lost Fleet: Courageous
17. Saga Of Seven Suns - Kevin J. Anderson - 1,2,3,4,5, - #1 Hidden Empire #3 A Forest of Stars

Mystery/Thriller

17 Ian Rutledge Charles Todd Period mystery 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, #12 - The Red Door , - #13 - A Lonely Death
18 Dept Q Jussi Adler-Olsen Contemp mystery 7, 8 #7 - The Scarred Woman
19 Seb St Cyr C.S. Harris Period mystery 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 #10 - Who Buries the Dead - #11 - When Falcons Fall
20 Sigma Force James Rollins thriller 13, 14 #13 - The Demon Crown #14 - Crucible
21 Pendergast Preston/Child thriller 12, 13, 14, 15, #11 - Cold Vengeance #12 Two Graves
22 Flavia Alan Bradley Period mystery 9, 10 #9 - The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
23 Gamache Louise Penny mystery 10, 11, 12 #10 - The Long Way Home
24 Cooper & Fry Stephen Booth mystery 3,4,5 - #3 - Blood on the Tongue

BFB reads:

Books >500 pages for the BFB Challenge here on LT.



1. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson - 815 pages
2. Ancestral Night - Elizabeth Bear - 512 pages
3. City of Brass - S.A. Chakraborty - 544 pages
4. Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel - 560 pages
5. Velocity Weapon - Megan O'keefe - 544 pages
6. The Serrano Succession - Elizabeth Moon - 802 pages
7. Foundryside - Robert J. Bennett - pages 512
8. Omega - Jack McDevitt - pages 512
9. European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman - Theodora Goss - 736 pages
10. The Black Prism - Brent Weekes - 540 pages
11. The Demon Crown - James Rollins - pages 672 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Baskous ) - ROOT, Focus Series, BFB
12. Bone Silence - Alastair Reynolds - pages 640 - 🎵 (reader: Clair Corbett ) - ROOT, BFB, SFFKIT
13. Sins of Empire - Brian McClellan - pages 624 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Rodka ) - ROOT, Focus Series, Dice, BFB
14. Middlegame - Seanan McGuire - pages 528
15. the Lake House - Kate Morton - pages 512
16. Kraken - China Mieville - pages 528
17. Crucible: A Thriller - James Rollins - pages 656 🎵 (reader: Christian Baskous ) - ROOT, Focus Series, BFB
18. The Ruin of Kings - Jenn Lyons - Chorus of Dragons #1 - pages 650 - 🎵 (reader: ) - AlphaKIT, BFB
19. Chasm City - Alastair Reynolds - pages 704 - 🎵 (reader: John Lee )
20. Wrath of Empire - Brian McClellan - pages 656 - Series: Gods of Powder #5 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Rodska )ROOT, AlphaKIT, BFB, Dice
21. Hidden Empire
22. A Forest of Stars

Reading Through Time Reads


1. February - Clouds of Witness - crime/mystery
2. July - The Killing Way - Arthurian

Library Books Read/Listened To



1. February - Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel
2. March - Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel
3. July - Crucible : A Thriller - James Rollins

Cardinal. With us year round.

1. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson 🎵 (reader: Michael Kramer) Series: Mistborn #2 pages: 815 - ROOT, BFB, SFFKIT
2. The Bayern Agenda - Dan Moren - Pages: 384 -Series: The Galactic Cold War #1 -ROOT, SFFKIT - ROOT from 2019
3. Dispel Illusion - Mark Lawrence - Impossible Times #3 - 🎵 (reader: Matthew Throw) - pages 234
4. Whose Body? - Dorothy L. Sayers - Series: Lord Peter Wimsey #1 - 🎵 (reader: Roe Kindall - pages 224 - ROOT, BingoDog
5. Age of Myth - Micheal J. Sullivan - Series: Legends #1 - 🎵 (reader: Tim Gerard Reynolds - pages 432 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, SFFKIT, Focus Series
6. Un Lun Dun - China Mieville - pages 498 - ROOT, SFFKIT, AlphaKIT
7. Ancestral Night - Elizabeth Bear - Series: White Space #1 - 🎵 (reader: Nneka Okoye) - pages 512 - BFB, ROOT, SFFKIT, AlphaKIT
8. The City of Brass - S.A. Chakraborty - pages 544 - 🎵 (reader: Soneela Nankani) - BFB, ROOT, SFFKIT, AlphaKIT, Dice
9. Deep Secret - Diana Wynn Jones - pages 384 - ROOT, 75rs TIOLI
10. The Warded Man - Peter V. Brett - pages 480 - 🎵 (reader:Peter Bradbury) - ROOT, SFFKIT, Focus Series, Dice
11. The Tomb - F. Paul Wilson - pages 448 🎵 (reader: Joe Barrett) - ROOT, SFFKIT, ScaredyKIT

Brown Headed Nuthatch, one of my favorite birds. With us all year long.

12. Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel - 🎵 (reader: Simon Slater ) - pages 560 - BFB, BingoDOG, group read
13. Finders - Melissa Scott - pages 412 - AlphaKIT, SFFKIT, ROOT
14. Clouds of Witness - Doroth L Sayers - 🎵 (reader: Ian Carmichael ) - pages 230 -RTT, ROOT, BingoDog
15. The Red Door - Charles Todd - pages 368 - RTT, ROOT, BingoDOG
16. Velocity Weapon - Megan O'Keefe - pages 544 - 🎵 (reader: Joe Jameson) - BFB, ROOT, Dice
17. Cold Vengeance- Preston/Child - pages 457 - 🎵 (reader: Rene Auberjonois) - ROOT, Focus Series, ScaredyKIT

Blue Jay - year long visitor to our feeders.

18. The Serrano Succession - Elizabeth Moon - Pages: 802 - Last of the Serrano series - ROOT, SFFKIT, BFB, Focus Series
19. Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel - pages 432 - 🎵 (reader: Simon Vance) Series: Wolf Hall #2 - Group Read
20. Foundryside - Robert J. Bennett - pages 512 - 🎵 (reader: Tara Sands) - ROOT, BFB, SffKIT
21. Omega - Jack McDevitt - pages 512 - 🎵 (reader:Karen Hvram) - ROOT, BFB, SffKIT, focus series
22. Who Buries the Dead - C.S. Harris - pages 384 - 🎵 (reader:Davinia Porter) - ROOT, focus series, AlphaKIT
23. Wicked Autumn - G.M. Malliet - pages 320 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, RandomCAT
24. European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman - Theodora Goss - pages 736 - 🎵 (reader:Kate Reading ) - ROOT, AlphaKIT, TravelKIt, SFFKIT
25. Unnatural Death - DorothyL. Sayers - pages 736 - 🎵 (reader:Ian Carmichael ) - ROOT, MysteryKIT, group read
26. The Ruin - Dervla McTiernan - pages 400 - 🎵 (reader:Aoife McMahon ) - ROOT

I have very confused Christmas cacti. One isn't blooming a lot but this one sure is. And still has more blooms coming.

My amaryllis are blooming like crazy too.

Happy new thread, Jean! The amaryllis is amazing!

Enjoyed seeing all the birds again!

If you have to stay home, at least you have that wonderful porch!

Happy New Thread, Jean! I used to have a "Christmas" cactus that bloomed at Thanksgiving and then a small bloom at Easter. Your amaryllis look great.

Happy new thread! Your amaryllis are beautiful as is your confused cactus.

BTW, there is something funky going on in post #6...

Thanks everyone for stopping by. Hoping to remain upbeat as long as possible.

>25 leslie.98: Thanks! Fixed.

>20 majkia: I don't think I've ever seen a Christmas cactus with white flowers - it's beautiful! Ours has a couple of purplish flowers that aren't quite blooming at the moment.

Back when I was very young, in Florida, I had extended family members who grew Christmas Cactus for the trade. That was a looong time ago! They are pretty, whenever they bloom.

>26 majkia: Staying upbeat is tricky, isn't it? I'm trying to get outside as much as possible. I'm counting on the plants and cats to keep me sane.

Your flowers are beautiful! I am ready to see flowers here in Indiana.

Beautiful Christmas cactus!

28. Down Among the Dead - K.B. Wagers - Farian Wars #2 - ROOT

One of my favorite authors, K.B. Wagers again makes space opera deeply personal and complex. Hail Bristol, gunrunner, turned Empress, relies on her heart and mind. Only when there is no other option, on guns.

29. The Spaceship Next Door - Gene Doucette - pages 368 - 🎵 (reader: Steve Carlson) - ROOT, AlphaKIT Series: Sorrow Falls #1

What a terrifically fun read. Think you know what to expect when a saucer lands on Earth. You have no idea.... Nor did anyone in Sorrow Falls. Maybe...

>32 majkia: Taking a BB for this one!

>33 DeltaQueen50: Annie is such a great character. I think you'll love her.

>32 majkia: That sounds like fun! Since you have one of my top 100 similar libraries, I always figure your suggestions are good ones. :)

>35 Dejah_Thoris: And Vice versa!

30. The Witch Who Came In From the Cold - Multiple authors - Season 1 - pages 429 - 🎵 (reader: cast) - ROOT, MysteryKIT

Bought this at SerialBox. Interesting idea, reliving the cold war but with witches.

>20 majkia: - Your Christmas Cacti looks amazing! I have never seen white blooms before.

31. Barbary Station - R.E. Stearns - pages 448 - 🎵 (reader: Mia Barron) - ROOT, AlphaKIT Series: Shieldrunner Pirates #1

An okay book, a bit too romancy for me, because I wanted to smack the two women involved and tell them to pay attention to things trying to kill them, than to each other. Otherwise, lots of action, and interesting world-building.

32. The Collapsing Empire - John Scalzi - pages 336 - 🎵 (reader:Wil Wheaton) - ROOT, AlphaKIT

What a great book. This is a re-read so I can read the rest of the trilogy together. It is exciting, funny, imaginative and full of characters who are immensely entertaining.

>40 majkia: I've got books one and two lined up for a reread as well - what I don't actually have on hand is the third, lol. I may have to break down and buy it, too.

>40 majkia: I've discovered Scalzi relatively recently through his Old man's war series that I haven't finished yet and that I'm loving!
My brother told me that this series is really good also so I'll get to it soon after I finish the old man's war series!

33. The Consuming Fire - John Scalzi - pages 330 - 🎵 (reader:Wil Wheaton) - ROOT, AlphaKIT

Excellent second entry to the Interdependency Trilogy. Awaiting the last book, tomorrow!

34. The Last Emperox - John Scalzi -pages 330 - 🎵 (reader:Wil Wheaton) - ROOT, AlphaKIT Last of the trilogy. Excellent wrap up to an excellent series.

>44 majkia: That good, huh? Drat. You got through it pretty quickly, too, given that it was published today!

>45 Dejah_Thoris: Yeah Couldn't put it down. Audiobooks of the series are excellent.

35. The Weight of the Evidence - Michael Innes - pages 243 - 🎵 (reader: Matt Addis) - ROOT,Dice

The incredibly erudite Appleby takes on the dons again.

>47 majkia: It has been a while since I read any Innes but I remember liking that one. I should get back to that seriee.

36. Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir - pages 448 - 🎵 (reader: Moira Quirke) - ROOT, AlphaKIT

I'm trying to read all the Hugos. So this is the second from the finalists I've read. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Imaginative, gross, funny, quirky. Although, so far, I still prefer A Memory Called Empire this book is certainly worthy of being a finalist.

I liked Gideon the Ninth, too, but I don't see it winning over A Memory Called Empire or The Light Brigade. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of Kameron Hurley's latest nominated book.

37. The Demon Crown - James Rollins - pages 672 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Baskous ) - ROOT, Focus Series, BFB
#13 in the Sigma Force series.

Well, this was uncomfortable, reading during a pandemic. In this outing Sigma Force has to find the key to containing and/or killing a wasp from the era of dinosaurs which is weaponized by a madman.

38. Jennifer Morgue - Charles Stross - pages 401 - ROOT, BingoDOG, Dice, Focus Series, AlphaKIT

Critters from the deep, demons, a James Bond geas and the Laundry has its hands full.

>52 majkia: I do enjoy Charles Stross' Laundry books!

39. Odyssey - Jack McDevitt - pages 432 - ROOT, Focus Series Series: The Academy/Engines of God #5

I really enjoy this series, about near Earth exploration, and the search for alien life. I really like the characters and the whole world set-up.

40. The Darwin Elevator- Jason M. Hough

interesting take on Inscrutable Aliens coming to Earth and doing weird stuff..

41. The Time Traders - Andre Norton - pages 179 - ROOT

Eh. Dated. Rather conventional, and uninspiring until near the end.

42. Revenger - Alastair Reynolds - pages 448 - ROOT, SFFKIT, RandomCAT

This is a re-read for me, since the third of the trilogy was just released. I love the world building, and the characters are deeply flawed and interesting for it. I love it's about pirates, and baubles left by previous civilizations, and how we know so little about so much.

I read the audio which was excellently done.

Happily continuing on to second of the series.

>56 majkia: Too bad - I rather enjoyed it but agree that aspects of it were quite dated. But I liked the Bronze Age (?) section.

43. Shadow Captain - Alastair Reynolds - pages 448 - ROOT, SFFKIT, RandomCAT

Second in the Revenger trilogy. Oh my. sentient things abound. But what the heck is going on? On to the last of the series.

44. A Lonely Death - Charles Todd - pages 348 - ROOT, Focus Series, AlphaKIT, Dice

13th in the Ian Rutledge series. I do love the depth of psychological examination that this series brings.

45. Bone Silence - Alastair Reynolds - pages 640 - 🎵 (reader: Clair Corbett ) - ROOT, BFB, SFFKIT

Third book of a trilogy titled Revenger.

I love the trilogy, especially the feisty sisters and the world building. Lots of unknowns, mysteries, and surprises.

46. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Dorothy L. Sayers - pages 256 - 🎵 (reader: Ian Carmichael ) - ROOT, RandomCAT, MysteryKIT

The Lord Peter Wimsey series #5. Not my favorite Wimsey, but it is still him and he's still pretty compelling.

>62 majkia: I'm about half-way through and so far I agree it isn't my favorite.

47. Legacies - F. Paul Wilson - pages 450 - Repairman Jack #2 - 🎵 (reader: Christopher Price ) - ROOT, Focus Series, AlphaKIT

Pretty good second book of the series. Although I confess to being unhappy with some aspects of how the author presented the main female protag. It gets better later on, but I was almost ready to stop reading at one point.

I've read other books by Wilson and never before felt that way about his writing. Hopefully, this will be the last time I have that issue with Wilson.

48. The Desert Spear - Peter V. Brett - ABANDONED
I am abandoning the book and the rest of the series. I'm just tired to death of books where worlds are created that STILL treat women worse than pigs. Tired of it. I keep hoping for a saving grace, no such luck. Sadly, a well written book too.

>57 majkia: I picked Revenger up on your recommendation and I should get to it this month. And how nice that the third is already out!

>65 majkia: Ouch. Sometimes you just have to bail.

>66 Dejah_Thoris:. Yeah, with the last of the trilogy out, I just had to read the whole series. Really enjoyed it.

As for The Desert Spear, yes, so very true. I just get so frustrated when men fall into the world-building based on the worse of us. And both the bad guys and the 'good' guys treated women horribly. Too close to real history/life, dammit.

49. The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday - Saad Z. Hossain - Pages 176 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, SFFKIT

Interesting and comedic take on djinns and IA clashing. The IA and world system it created was interesting. Odd, and weird little book.

50. Network Effect - Martha Wells - pages 352 - 🎵 (reader: Kevin R. Free ) - ROOT, SFFKIT

I Loves me some Murderbot! And this story has well, more of Murderbot in several ways that I love. And ART! Not to mention Murderbot #3! Excited to see what happens with more freed sec units!

>69 majkia: There are so many possibilities that emerge out of Network Effect! Hopefully there will be many more books to come.

>69 majkia: >70 Dejah_Thoris: I finished Network Effect yesterday and I was really excited by all the things you mention, though there was one plot flaw that I found it a bit hard to swallow (review upcoming with spoiler tag on the SFFKit thread).
I'm still excited about the next book coming out next year, as there's so many things to develop!

Making a note of Revenge as I loved the Revelation Space series.

Love your pictures. Birds are a favorite part of nature for me.

51. To Kingdom Come - Will Thomas - pages 290 - ROOT

An inquiry agent in the 1880s gets involved with the IRA bombings of London. Second of the series.

52. Lady Takes the Case - Eliza Casey - pages 304 - ROOT, AlphaKIT
Cute cozy. Nothing brilliant but a fun read nonetheless.

53. Sins of Empire - Brian McClellan - pages 624 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Rodka ) - ROOT, Focus Series, Dice, BFB

Gunpowder Fantasy with lots of battles and gore with a fair dose of gallows humor throughout.

54. Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett - pages 288 - Discworld #6 - 🎵 (reader: Celia Imrie ) - ROOT, AlphaKIT, RandomCAT, SFFKIT

PTerry is always fun. One of the first audiobooks I ever bought.

55. The City in the Middle of the Night - C.J. Anders - pages 368 - ROOT

Third of the Hugo Nominees I've read and, in a rated list, this would come in third. I still prefer A Memory of Empire and I'd rate Gideon the Ninth second, with this book third.

Interesting ideas but I got a bit bored with the predictable stupid romance bits.

56. The Disappeared - K.K. Rusch - pages 366 - 🎵 (reader: Jay Snyder ) - ROOT, SFFKIT, AlphaKIT, Focus Series
Intriguing entry to a new series, with aliens and lots of weirdness to delight. Will continue with the series, for sure.

57. Middlegame - Seanan McGuire - pages 528 - 🎵 (reader: Amber Benson ) - ROOT, BFB

I read this as part of the Hugo Nominee reading, and well, I confess I'm unimpressed. I found the book a bit of a slog. The words and the images written are beautifully done, but I found several aspects of the book felt kind of added on, rather than an integral part of the story. More specifically, The Hand of Glory thing. I know it is a primary part of horror ideas about alchemy, but felt the whole alchemy thing a bit weird, rather than integrated into the story.

I do love the math. I majored in math until I realized it was eating up my life. But I still love the math.

>79 majkia: I didn't exactly love it, either. I didn't find all of it a slog, but far too much was.

58. Blood on the Tongue - Stephen Booth - pages 401 - ROOT, Focus Series, MysteryKIT - Cooper And Fry Series #3

I really enjoy this series. I especially enjoy how important the geography and history of the area is highlighted throughout the series. The mystery is complex and hard to figure and I didn't guess most of it. Characterizations are well done, as well.

Camping! We arrived at Eastbank Campground yesterday. Yesterday was the first day the campground had opened since February. We were the first campers to arrive, although they said they were expecting 14 rigs that day.

>82 majkia: How fabulous! You're in GA, right?

>83 Dejah_Thoris: Yes. Just across the border from Florida.

That part of the coast is beautiful. Well, actually, I find most of the coast beautiful, as long as it isn't built up.

I hope you have a wonderful time!

It must be great to be camping or should I say "glamping" again!

59. Columbus Day - Craig Alanson - pages 432 - 🎵 (reader:R.C. Bray ) -ROOT, SFFKIT

What a terrifically fun read! I love Skippy, and Joe and the action was non stop. The military humor was spot on!

60. Strong Poison - Dorothy L. Sayers - pages 252 - 🎵 (reader:Ian Carmichael ) - ROOT

I forgot what little we saw of Harriet in this book. But at least we had lots of Miss Climpson and crew.

It has been quite lovely here. Cool mornings but it does get very hot late afternoon.

>89 majkia: Hot and a wee bit of humidity, too, I suspect!

61. Kraken - China Mieville - pages 528 - 🎵 (reader:John Lee ) -ROOT, AlphaKIT, ScaredyKIT, BFB

Not my favorite Mieville, but fully as weird as his other books.

62. Killing Gravity - Corey J. White - pages 176 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, SFFKIT

Interesting mash up of fantasy and sci fi. It's action packed and the characters are very well drawn, despite the shortness of the piece. I'll be reading more Voidwitch.

63. The Lake House - Kate Morton - pages 512 - 🎵 (reader: Caroline Lee ) -ROOT, AlphaKIT, RandomCAT, BFB

Enjoyable mystery, complex plot, well drawn characters. In some ways it feels like a Tana French novel, only going easy on the harshness of reality.

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley. I was planning to read this for my test of books I like for the Hugos. I managed about 30 minutes and decided I have zero desire to read it. I dunno. I find her too grim, even for me who likes grimdark. Start killing animals and I bail.

64. Where the Hell is Tesla? - Rob Dircks - pages 396 - 🎵 (reader: Rob Dircks ) -ROOT, BingoDOG

Really fun read what with BoBos and Tesla and interdimentional travel and a smart-ass hero.

65. Edinburgh Twilight - Carol Lawrence - pages 446 - 🎵 (reader: Napoleon Ryan ) -ROOT, MysteryCAT

An interesting period mystery. Nicely written with good characterization.

66. Crucible - A Thriller - James Rollins - pages 656 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Baskous ) - AlphaKIT, Focus Series, BFB

One of my focus series. I really enjoy the mix of science and action. Nothing quite like intelligent folks who use science and their brains when they can, using violence only when necessary.

67. The Black Tides of Heaven - J. Y. Yang

Interesting story set in a well drawn world.

68. The Lost Fleet: Fearless - Jack Campbell - Pages 304 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Rummell ) - AlphaKIT, SFFKIT, Focus Series

Pretty much one long running space battle, but with interesting characters and hints at more wild stuff to come.

We needed to get away so are camping at Eastbank again.

Still at Eastbank.

Beautiful pictures! Thank you. All our travel for 2020 has been cancelled.

69. The Ruin of Kings - Jenn Lyons - Chorus of Dragons #1 - pages 650 - 🎵 (reader: multiple ) - AlphaKIT, BFB,

Not impressed. I found it confusing. Perhaps I'd have liked it more if I'd read it rather than listened, but I'd have still had issues with the confusion of the two main timelines, I think.

>100 majkia:, >101 majkia: Looks gorgeous!

70. The Killing Way - Tony Hays - pages 272 - ROOT, RTT Quarterly, MysteryKIT

An okay mystery during the time Arthur is fighting to become the leader of Britain.

WRT Birding, I should say I brought a little bird feeder and sunflower seeds and we have been feeding about 6 redwing blackbirds here at Eastbank. They are endangered so glad to see so many here on the preserve.

>106 majkia: We have quite a few redwinged black-birds sitting on our fenceposts. They seem to like the "ditch" the best sitting on the cattails. I did not know they were on the endangered list. I have not seen any Baltimore orioles for 3-4 years.

>107 Tess_W: We had some Baltimore orioles at our feeders in April. I think they must have been heading somewhere else though. That is the first time we have seen them here. During that week, we saw many different birds at the feeders, so perhaps it was migration time. I have not seen redwings here, but sometimes I hear them in the trees.

71. Chasm City - Alastair Reynolds - pages 704 - ROOT, MysteryKIT, SFFKIT, AlphaKIT , 🎵 (reader: John Lee )

Surprising and complex, great world-building as is usual for this author. Characters are always deeply drawn and motivated by the past and their hopes for the future.

72. Cauldron - Jack McDevitt - pages 368 - 🎵 (reader:Karen Hvram) - ROOT, SffKIT, focus series Series: The Academy #6

I love this series. It's hopeful, and exciting, and I love the characters.

73. Five Red Herrings - Dorothy L. Sayers - pages 292 - Series: Lord Peter #7

One of my favorite Wimseys. I liked seeing him out of London.

74. A Pale Light in the Black - K.B. Wagers - pages 432 - Series NeoG #1 - ROOT, SFFKIT

A character driven science fiction story, with lots of action and great world-building. Hopeful, and funny, and poignant too.

75. Heirs and Graces - Rhys Bowen - pages 304 - Series: Her Royal Spyness #7 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, MysteryKIT, BingoDog

Fun series, with semi-competent Georgiana, cousin to the queen, getting roped into dealing with Royalty's foibles. As usual. If she only had an income!

>113 majkia:, Wow-where have I been? Had no idea Bowen had a series!

>114 Tess_W: Oh yeah! Her Royal Spyness is a hoot. Start with #1 and they will make more sense.

76. Aftershocks Marko Kloose - Series: Paladium Wars #1 - ROOT

What happens when you lose a war? Paybacks, infighting, reparations, resentments, and chaos.

77. Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire - pages 176 - Series: Wayward Children #1 - ROOT, SFFKIT
Finally getting round to this series. It was okay, and I liked it better than other books I've read of hers. Not sure why she doesn't appeal to me that much. She writes well, she's very imaginative. So not sure what gives.

>113 majkia: Oh yes, it's time for me to re-engage the Her Royal Spyness series as well! I will have to see how I might get my hands on the next book. I quite liked the first one I read -- just the right tone for what I've been in the mood for. Do you read a lot of Bowen in particular?

>117 pammab: No, the only Bowen books I've read are the Royal Spyness series, which I enjoy a lot.

78. Odd Thomas - Dean Koontz - pages 480 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, ScaredyKIT

After I started listening to this (audio version quite good) I remembered having seen the movie. Too bad I knew the ending. Story quite interesting and well done.

I'm catching up on threads after having been mostly away from LT for a while. I'm glad to see you seem to be doing OK. Great camping pictures and lots of reading ides here!

79. Wrath of Empire - Brian McClellan - pages 656 - Series: Gods of Powder #5 - 🎵 (reader: Christian Rodska )ROOT, AlphaKIT, BFB, Dice

Exciting and very well written, I enjoy the Power Mage books immensely.

Camping again at Eastbank Campground, a good place to social distance.

Beautiful! Glad you're able to change the scenery around your home!

What a lovely picture, it looks very serene there.

Beautiful! Very serene. Thanks for sharing.

80. Have his Carcase - Dorothy L. Sayers - pages 448 - Series: Lord Peter #8 - ROOT, MysteryKIT

Excellent entry to the canon. Convoluted and interesting altho I knew the solution from having read it before.

81. The Hidden Empire - Kevin J. Anderson - Series: Saga of the Seven Suns #1 - 🎵 (reader: George Guidell)ROOT, AlphaKIT, BFB

Always love his science fiction. Imaginative, great characterization, aliens and great world building. And read beautifully by George Guidell.

82. . A Forest of Stars - Kevin J. Anderson - Series: Saga of the Seven Suns #1 - 🎵 (reader: George Guidell) - ROOT, BFB

Second in the series. Terrifically complex and imaginative world-building, great characters and action you can't predict.

How did I miss this thread for so long?



Love the birds, the blooms, and the books.

>130 fuzzi: Hah. Welcome!

83. Valor's Choice - Tanya Huff - Series: Confederation #1 - pages 409 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, Focus Series, SFFKIT

Well, uneven, at best. I confess I fast forwarded through the world's universe's longest marine battle. I'll try another one at least, though, because I really liked the marines.

84. Playing for the Ashes - Elizabeth George - Series: Lynley 37 - 🎵 (reader: Donada Peters) - ROOT, BFB, AlphaKIT, MysteryKIT

I've been away from this series for far too long. Glad to be back to it.

85. Age of Swords - Michael J. Sullivan - Series: Legends #2 - 🎵 (reader: Tim Gerard Reynolds ) - ROOT, BFB, AlphaKIT, Focus Series

Complex world-building, combined with characters you can care about, make this SFF series compelling. And the reader, Tim Gerard Reynolds is great too.

86. Unconquerable Sun - Kate Elliot - Series: Sun Chronicles #1 - 🎵 (reader: Natalie Naudus ) - ROOT, BFB, AlphaKIT

Interesting and exciting take on Alexander the Great. Gender reversal and in space. Looking forward to the rest of the series!

87. Embers of War - Garth Powell - Series: Embers of War #1 - 🎵 (reader: multiple ) - AlphaKIT

Surprised at how good this was, considering it was free with amazon unlimited. Will more than likely read more in the series, as it has some imaginative alien artifacts.

88. Extremes - A Retrieval ARtist Novel - K.K. Rusch - Series: Retrieval Artist #2 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, Focus Series, Dice

Interesting and unfortunately too timely, considering it is about a virus killing people.

So... Hurricane Sally. We were camping about 100 miles or so from home. We got kicked out of the campground because of flooding, and so just gave up the ghost and drove home to see the disaster we'll have to deal with.

The house is fine, but the yard is messed up. Fences are down, part of the decking has been wrecked so the water and power lines to the dock are toast. Lots of wreckage in the yard once the fence came down, so we'll be cleaning up for weeks.

At least our house is fine. I feel horribly for those whose houses got flooded or hit with the surge.

With regard to the surge, this one, for a cat 2 storm, which wasn't even a direct hit, was higher than the cat 4 direct hit we got in about 2005.

Power is out at many people, including us, but we have a whole house generator we bought after that storm in 2005 because it took almost two weeks to get power back then. So we'll see when it comes back.

Our area will be trying to recover for 3 or 4 years.

>138 majkia: Jean, the bad thing about Sally is that she just sat out there churning. It kind of reminds you of the one that just stalled over the Bahamas except this one wasn't as powerful and was moving slightly. My cousin lives just north of Gulf Shores. They were fine. He was able to call on his cellular but other things like his land-line phone and power were off. (He has a generator.) I didn't keep him as I knew he needed to save as much phone charge as he could.

>139 thornton37814: Yeah, Gulf Shores got the brunt of it. Glad to hear he and his are okay.

Looks like your big trees stayed standing at least. Looks like lots to clean up. But at least you were safe.

>139 thornton37814: - My husband has a cousin who lives in Loxley, about an hour north of Gulf Shores. He's one of those "preppers" so I'm guessing he had everything ready just in case.

ETA: Is that the same porch from the pic at the top? Did you lose all your screens?

>141 dudes22: That's the downstairs porch. No screens on it.

heaven knows when we'll get power back. Meanwhile we kiss our Generac every hour.

>138 majkia: I'm so sorry you got hit by Sally, but glad to know that your house is OK and that you have a generator!

>138 majkia: That looks like a real mess. Good to hear the house still stands.

Good to hear that you are safe.

I'm sorry that Sally got to you but am glad you are safe. This is not a fun year. You read lots of books I wish I would get to!

I'm glad to hear you're safe! Hope the power comes back soon.

Good to know you are safe! I have a whole house generator that was installed in 2015 when I became widowed. One night alone in the dark house without power was enough to motivate the installation. It was a wise investment.

Glad to hear you're safe, and still housed.

Wow. Glad to hear you, the family and the house are okay and you have power, but what a lot of work ahead as well...

Glad to hear you and your house survived. So sorry about the porch and yard.

89 The Blinding Knife - Brent Weeks - Series: Lightbringer #2 - 🎵 (reader: Simon Vance) - ROOT, BFB, Focus Series

Great and complex series with a different magical system. Looking forward to #3

Hurricane Sally update: Power came back on yesterday. We're working on cleaning up the mess.

You certainly have a lot of work ahead of you. Good luck with that!

Glad you got your power back. Hope that will make cleanup and rebuilding easier.

Very happy to learn that you and family are safe and the house was undamaged by hurricane Sally.

90. Lines of Departure - Marko Kloos - Series: Frontlines #2 - 🎵 (reader: Luke Daniels) - ROOT, AlphaKIT, SFFKIT

I'm really enjoying this mil sci fi series. Lots of action, great characters and an imaginative future, with lots of menace.

91. The Lake District Murder - John Bude - Series: Meredith #1 - ROOT, MysteryKIt

Interesting Golden Age Mystery. So different than how we do mysteries now. Quite detailed in odd ways.

>158 majkia: I've not read anything by Marko Kloos, but I've heard good things about this series. I'll have to give it a try. Glad to hear you're enjoying it.

>159 majkia: That's one I haven't read yet, but I hope to get to it sometime.

92. Angles of Attack - Markos Kloos - Series: Frontlines #3 - ROOT, AlphaKIT, SFFKIT

Really enjoyable series.

93. Remnant Population - Elizabeth Moon - DNF

Did Not Finish. Got about half way through. Just lost interest.

94. Red Sister - Mark Lawrence - Series: Ancestors #1 - 🎵 (reader: Heather O'Neill ) - ROOT, Dice

Okay. Not as impressed as I'd hoped I would be.

95. Two Graves - Preston & Child - Series: Pendergast #12 - 🎵 (reader: Rene Auberjonois ) - ROOT, AlphaKIT, Focus Series

Twelfth book in an entertaining, and weird thriller series.

96. The Forever War - Joe Haldeman - 🎵 (reader: George Wilson) - ROOT, SFFKIT

I've avoided this book for a long time because of comments regarding Vietnam similarities. Not at all true, n my opinion. It was okay. But as a reader of currently mil sci fi, I find it didn't age all that well. Still, worth the read.

97. Murder Must Advertise - Dorothy L. Sayers - Series: Lord Peter #10 - 🎵 (reader: Nadia May ) - ROOT, AlphaKIT

One of my favorite Wimseys. Altho Lord Peter's solution, at the end, is a bit old-school, what?

98. The Darwin Affair - Tim Mason - Did Not Finish - ROOT

Just didn't hold my interest.

How's the clean up coming along?

>169 fuzzi: Hi Fuzzi, thanks for asking.

We have a handyman who is working on the last of it. We've got the yard cleaned up and most of the dock repaired, at least up to the water. So, getting there. Also, we got the boat out of the water and the lift repaired.

Just catching up and sorry to hear you had so much damage done by Sally. The photos are shocking especially compared to the idyllic setting in your opening post.

99. The Little Shop of Found Things - Paula Brakston - 🎵 (reader:Marissa Calin) - MysteryCAT, LibraryBook

Cute little time travel piece. A bit too romance-y for my tastes but others will, I'm sure, enjoy that part more than I did.

Glad you and your husband are fine and that the damage did not extend to your house.