Social Distancing Readathon #62 - May 21 - 23
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2021
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1SilverWolf28
Welcome to another readathon!
We generally run from Friday at 5 p.m. to Sunday at midnight in whatever time zone you choose, but feel free to start earlier on Friday and wrap up overnight Sunday/Monday, if that's what you want to do.
Here are some things to track throughout the weekend, if you choose:
Books read from:
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities:
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
2. Lynda (Carmenere) -- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3. Nancy (nrmay) -- North Carolina, USA
4. Susanna (susanna.fraser) -- Seattle, Washington, USA
5. Cyrel (torontoc) -- Toronto, Canada
6. Benita (benitastrnad) -- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
7. Kerry (avatiakh) -- Auckland, New Zealand
8. Luci (elkiedee) -- London, UK
9. June (June) -- South Carolina, USA
10. Dee (Deedledee) -- Nova Scotia, Canada
11. Carrie (cbl_tn) -- Seymour, Tennessee, USA
We generally run from Friday at 5 p.m. to Sunday at midnight in whatever time zone you choose, but feel free to start earlier on Friday and wrap up overnight Sunday/Monday, if that's what you want to do.
Here are some things to track throughout the weekend, if you choose:
Books read from:
Books finished:
Time reading:
Time posting:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities:
Total books finished:
Total read from:
Total time reading:
Who is participating -
1. SilverWolf (SilverWolf28) -- Tennessee, USA
2. Lynda (Carmenere) -- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3. Nancy (nrmay) -- North Carolina, USA
4. Susanna (susanna.fraser) -- Seattle, Washington, USA
5. Cyrel (torontoc) -- Toronto, Canada
6. Benita (benitastrnad) -- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
7. Kerry (avatiakh) -- Auckland, New Zealand
8. Luci (elkiedee) -- London, UK
9. June (June) -- South Carolina, USA
10. Dee (Deedledee) -- Nova Scotia, Canada
11. Carrie (cbl_tn) -- Seymour, Tennessee, USA
2Carmenere
I'm back in. I've got 2 books I'm reading from this weekend 1. What I know for sure and A Swim in the pond in the rain plus some graphic novels and maybe a book or two from the library. Let the Summer Reading begin!!
3nrmay
I'm in.
I'll be finishing Miss Benson's Beetle.
Thoughts:
Even though I'm vaccinated and restrictions are loosening up, I'm still not going out much. Main change is more family visits. I'm liking life at this slower, less frantic pace.
sunny, 82 F. (28 C.), mid-afternoon in the Carolina piedmont.
I'll be finishing Miss Benson's Beetle.
Thoughts:
Even though I'm vaccinated and restrictions are loosening up, I'm still not going out much. Main change is more family visits. I'm liking life at this slower, less frantic pace.
sunny, 82 F. (28 C.), mid-afternoon in the Carolina piedmont.
4susanna.fraser
Count me in again. Our library released their adult summer reading Bingo cards this week, so I need to get working on my blackout.
5torontoc
I'm in- I have "cabin fever" so I have been sitting outside this week in the shade with a hat, cool drink and a book. Oh, Ontario is still in lockdown!
6benitastrnad
I will participate again. It has become a "thing" for me. It is 13 months now that I have been doing this.
I am working on two books this weekend. Giver of Stars for a real life book club, and Mauve How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World for an upcoming challenge here on LT.
I am working on two books this weekend. Giver of Stars for a real life book club, and Mauve How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World for an upcoming challenge here on LT.
7avatiakh
I'll join again. I'm catching up on my Romance of the three Kingdoms group read. I have about 14 chapters to read before the end of May to be up to date.
On a lighter note, also need to read my library book The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary.
On a lighter note, also need to read my library book The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary.
9June
I'd like to participate this weekend. The same old problem -- too many books, too little time.
June
June
11Deedledee
I'm in! It's a long weekend in Nova Scotia and we're in lockdown so it'll be a lot of yard work and reading for me.
12cbl_tn
I'm in again this weekend. I hope I'll get more reading done than last weekend. I have a hair appointment tomorrow so I know I'll get some reading done then!
13benitastrnad
Friday night check in
Books read from: I am reading Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes for a book club that I am joining up here in the borderlands of Kansas/Nebraska. I started reading Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield. I am listening to Golden Tresses of the Dead the last Flavia DeLuce novel by Alan Bradley.
Books finished: Brilliance and Fire: A Biography of Diamonds by Rachelle Bergstein.
Time reading: 2 hours - I went with my sister this morning and sat in the car and read while she shopped.
Time posting: 15 minutes
Food: This morning was a bagel and coffee.
Thoughts: It has been so pleasant reading in the mornings with the sound of the wind. I think Kansas has suddenly become the Pacific Northwest. It is gloomy, misty, and cool most of the day.
Non-book activities: I have spent time with my mother in the nursing home and she will be coming home on Monday. I have worked more than I thought I would and it is a drag. But the upside of that is that I am ordering books. That is fun. I went shopping for pots today and plants to plant in them. I will try to plant them tomorrow. They will look good on my mother's deck. As soon as I get done here I will be baking a plum cake to take to community game night - which is tonight.
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 126
Total read from: 134
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 372 hours since April 2020.
Books read from: I am reading Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes for a book club that I am joining up here in the borderlands of Kansas/Nebraska. I started reading Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield. I am listening to Golden Tresses of the Dead the last Flavia DeLuce novel by Alan Bradley.
Books finished: Brilliance and Fire: A Biography of Diamonds by Rachelle Bergstein.
Time reading: 2 hours - I went with my sister this morning and sat in the car and read while she shopped.
Time posting: 15 minutes
Food: This morning was a bagel and coffee.
Thoughts: It has been so pleasant reading in the mornings with the sound of the wind. I think Kansas has suddenly become the Pacific Northwest. It is gloomy, misty, and cool most of the day.
Non-book activities: I have spent time with my mother in the nursing home and she will be coming home on Monday. I have worked more than I thought I would and it is a drag. But the upside of that is that I am ordering books. That is fun. I went shopping for pots today and plants to plant in them. I will try to plant them tomorrow. They will look good on my mother's deck. As soon as I get done here I will be baking a plum cake to take to community game night - which is tonight.
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 126
Total read from: 134
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 372 hours since April 2020.
14avatiakh
Time posting: 3.30pm Saturday
Books read from: The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary, Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3hrs
Snacks: fish n chips
Thoughts: 'Road Trip' is a tad too romance for my liking
Non-book activities: Korean tv drama - Doctor Stranger
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3hrs
Will finish The Road Trip but it is not as good as her first two books.
Books read from: The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary, Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3hrs
Snacks: fish n chips
Thoughts: 'Road Trip' is a tad too romance for my liking
Non-book activities: Korean tv drama - Doctor Stranger
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3hrs
Will finish The Road Trip but it is not as good as her first two books.
15susanna.fraser
8:45 PM Friday in Seattle
Books read from: Walk in Love and Temporally Out of Order
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: steak sandwich and tater tots
Thoughts: I'm picking up a giant stack of library holds tomorrow morning, so tonight I'm reading from a short story collection and a book of theology I've been gradually working my way through.
Non-book activities: laundry, writing
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 2 hours
Books read from: Walk in Love and Temporally Out of Order
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: steak sandwich and tater tots
Thoughts: I'm picking up a giant stack of library holds tomorrow morning, so tonight I'm reading from a short story collection and a book of theology I've been gradually working my way through.
Non-book activities: laundry, writing
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 2 hours
16elkiedee
Catch up for Friday evening and early hours
I read a bit in the afternoon but then dashed out to collect a pile of library reservations from two branches - not my nearest libraries, So I have a heap of shiny new library books some of which I really hope to get to very soon. I finished a few pages when I get home, then slept for a few hours, have read a little more and played around with LT and plan to get a couple more hours sleep and indulge in a little more reading later this morning (and this afternoon).
Books read from: 5
Liz Moore, The Words of Every Song
Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Patrick Gale, Three Decades of Stories
Rosemary Dinnnage, Alone! Alone! Lives of Some Outsider Women
Louise Welsh, Death is a Welcome Guest
Books finished:0
Pages read: 40
Non-book activities: Social media
Book activities: Unpacking library books and LT
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total pages read: 40
I read a bit in the afternoon but then dashed out to collect a pile of library reservations from two branches - not my nearest libraries, So I have a heap of shiny new library books some of which I really hope to get to very soon. I finished a few pages when I get home, then slept for a few hours, have read a little more and played around with LT and plan to get a couple more hours sleep and indulge in a little more reading later this morning (and this afternoon).
Books read from: 5
Liz Moore, The Words of Every Song
Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Patrick Gale, Three Decades of Stories
Rosemary Dinnnage, Alone! Alone! Lives of Some Outsider Women
Louise Welsh, Death is a Welcome Guest
Books finished:0
Pages read: 40
Non-book activities: Social media
Book activities: Unpacking library books and LT
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 5
Total pages read: 40
17June
Books read from: The Dictionary of Lost Books, A Coffin for Dimitrios, The Last Watch, Fugitive Telemetry and The Bomber Mafia
Books finished:
Time reading:
Snacks:
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Clean house, water plants set out recently, exercise, watch a softball game
Total books finished:
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Books finished:
Time reading:
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Non-book activities: Clean house, water plants set out recently, exercise, watch a softball game
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18torontoc
I finished The Bookseller of Florence by Ross King and have just started Mudbound.
Supper last night- good leftovers from ordering from a good Thai restaurant- tofu and vegetables. Grapes for dessert.
Today is going to be very hot- I am going to view a documentary on Sesame Street- " Street Gang"
Supper last night- good leftovers from ordering from a good Thai restaurant- tofu and vegetables. Grapes for dessert.
Today is going to be very hot- I am going to view a documentary on Sesame Street- " Street Gang"
19benitastrnad
Saturday morning check in
Books read from: Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes for a book club that I am joining up here in the borderlands of Kansas/Nebraska. Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield. I am listening to Golden Tresses of the Dead the last Flavia DeLuce novel by Alan Bradley.
Books finished: 1
Time reading: .5 hours - Over Breakfast this morning
Time posting: 15 minutes
Food: This morning was a bagel and coffee.
Thoughts: I am liking Giver of Stars. It is a totally different book than Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. Giver has an emphasis on women's lives and the building of the coal mining unions in Kentucky.
Non-book activities: I baked a plum cake last night and I think I got it a little on the dry side. It is a new recipe that uses whole wheat flour. Along with the plums, this is a fairly healthy cake recipe. I am going to frost it this afternoon and will have it for dinner tomorrow along with tater tot casserole.
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 126
Total read from: 134
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 372.5 hours since April 2020.
Books read from: Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes for a book club that I am joining up here in the borderlands of Kansas/Nebraska. Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield. I am listening to Golden Tresses of the Dead the last Flavia DeLuce novel by Alan Bradley.
Books finished: 1
Time reading: .5 hours - Over Breakfast this morning
Time posting: 15 minutes
Food: This morning was a bagel and coffee.
Thoughts: I am liking Giver of Stars. It is a totally different book than Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. Giver has an emphasis on women's lives and the building of the coal mining unions in Kentucky.
Non-book activities: I baked a plum cake last night and I think I got it a little on the dry side. It is a new recipe that uses whole wheat flour. Along with the plums, this is a fairly healthy cake recipe. I am going to frost it this afternoon and will have it for dinner tomorrow along with tater tot casserole.
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 126
Total read from: 134
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 372.5 hours since April 2020.
20nrmay
Sat. just after noon in Charlotte NC
Books:
3/4 way through Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce.
hard to catagorize this one - zany characters, some tragedy and pain, and frequent laugh-out-loud funny moments.
Current audio book is This Full House by Virgina Wolff, 3rd in the Make Lemonade award-winning YA trilogy.
Food: cinnamon roll and coffee for breakfast.
other activity:
watching birds, squirrels, bunnies in my garden.
visiting my mom who is failing and not too alert in the last couple weeks. My son, sister, and nephew from out of town are all planning to visit soon.
sending postcrossing cards, my other hobby beyond reading.
nice weather here - sunny, 82 F. (28 C.)
Books:
3/4 way through Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce.
hard to catagorize this one - zany characters, some tragedy and pain, and frequent laugh-out-loud funny moments.
Current audio book is This Full House by Virgina Wolff, 3rd in the Make Lemonade award-winning YA trilogy.
Food: cinnamon roll and coffee for breakfast.
other activity:
watching birds, squirrels, bunnies in my garden.
visiting my mom who is failing and not too alert in the last couple weeks. My son, sister, and nephew from out of town are all planning to visit soon.
sending postcrossing cards, my other hobby beyond reading.
nice weather here - sunny, 82 F. (28 C.)
21Deedledee
Saturday afternoon check-in:
Books read from: The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows, The Arrivals by Melissa Marr, Shit, Actually by Lindy West, and One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
Books finished: none
Time posting: 2:10pm
Thoughts: I read the first few pages of The Arrivals and I've decided this is not the time for that book.
Non-book activities: I was planning to do yard work today but the weather has thrown a wrench into that.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 4
Books read from: The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows, The Arrivals by Melissa Marr, Shit, Actually by Lindy West, and One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
Books finished: none
Time posting: 2:10pm
Thoughts: I read the first few pages of The Arrivals and I've decided this is not the time for that book.
Non-book activities: I was planning to do yard work today but the weather has thrown a wrench into that.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 4
22Carmenere
1:45 PM Saturday in Cleveland (Friday reading)
Books read from: Paper Girls 1
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: General Tso's chicken lo mein and egg rolls
Thoughts: ?
Non-book activities: pulling weeds grocery shopping
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 2 hours
Books read from: Paper Girls 1
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 2 hours
Snacks: General Tso's chicken lo mein and egg rolls
Thoughts: ?
Non-book activities: pulling weeds grocery shopping
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 2 hours
23elkiedee
Saturday 7.15 pm
Books read from: 10
Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond - FINISHED 22.05.21
Patrick Gale, Three Decades of Stories
Rosemary Dinnnage, Alone! Alone! Lives of Some Outsider Women
Sarah Moss, Summerwater
Louise Welsh, Death is a Welcome Guest
Rosa Guy, Bird At My Window
Ann Patchett, The Dutch House
Penny Vincenzi, A Question of Trust
Rupa Sepetys, Out of the Easy - STARTED 22.05.21
Carol Shields, Collected Stories - STARTED 22.05.21
Books finished: 0
Pages read: 144
Non-book activities: Social media, listening to the radio
Book activities: LT
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 11
Total pages read: 184
Books read from: 10
Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond - FINISHED 22.05.21
Patrick Gale, Three Decades of Stories
Rosemary Dinnnage, Alone! Alone! Lives of Some Outsider Women
Sarah Moss, Summerwater
Louise Welsh, Death is a Welcome Guest
Rosa Guy, Bird At My Window
Ann Patchett, The Dutch House
Penny Vincenzi, A Question of Trust
Rupa Sepetys, Out of the Easy - STARTED 22.05.21
Carol Shields, Collected Stories - STARTED 22.05.21
Books finished: 0
Pages read: 144
Non-book activities: Social media, listening to the radio
Book activities: LT
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 11
Total pages read: 184
24avatiakh
Time posting: 10am Sunday
Books read from: The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary, Mirror's Edge by Scott Westerfeld
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 4hrs
Snacks: mandarins
Thoughts: need to do some housework
Non-book activities: Korean tv drama - Doctor Stranger
Total books finished: 1 The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 7hrs
Wasn't taken at all with The road trip, it's from the romance genre which is not my thing, though i liked her first two books.
I have a zoom meeting this afternoon so won't be reading much at all till this evening.
Books read from: The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary, Mirror's Edge by Scott Westerfeld
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 4hrs
Snacks: mandarins
Thoughts: need to do some housework
Non-book activities: Korean tv drama - Doctor Stranger
Total books finished: 1 The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 7hrs
Wasn't taken at all with The road trip, it's from the romance genre which is not my thing, though i liked her first two books.
I have a zoom meeting this afternoon so won't be reading much at all till this evening.
25benitastrnad
I am in the process of frosting a cake and am letting the cake sit in the frig so that the "crumb coat" can set up and on. When I finish that I am off for bed.
Even though I am reading a good book Giver of Stars I didn't get much read today. Will get more done tomorrow.
Even though I am reading a good book Giver of Stars I didn't get much read today. Will get more done tomorrow.
26susanna.fraser
8 PM Saturday in Seattle
Books read from: Walk in Love, Dark and Deepest Red, and Temporally Out of Order
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: spaghetti
Thoughts: I've had a fairly productive day so now I'm going to go be lazy till bedtime.
Non-book activities: farmers market, library, birdwatching, Postcards to Voters, went through my email inbox and responded to various practical matters awaiting my attention
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
Books read from: Walk in Love, Dark and Deepest Red, and Temporally Out of Order
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 3 hours
Food: spaghetti
Thoughts: I've had a fairly productive day so now I'm going to go be lazy till bedtime.
Non-book activities: farmers market, library, birdwatching, Postcards to Voters, went through my email inbox and responded to various practical matters awaiting my attention
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 5 hours
27June
Sunday 7:00 AM
Books read from: The Bomber Mafia
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 1 hour
Snacks: Way too much junk food
Thoughts: I will read more today and eat better.
Non-book activities: Gardening, cleaning, trip to the library, 2 softball games
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 0
Total time reading: 1 hour
Books read from: The Bomber Mafia
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 1 hour
Snacks: Way too much junk food
Thoughts: I will read more today and eat better.
Non-book activities: Gardening, cleaning, trip to the library, 2 softball games
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 0
Total time reading: 1 hour
29benitastrnad
Sunday morning check in
Books read from: I am about to finish Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes for a book club that I am joining up here in the borderlands of Kansas/Nebraska. I read about 20 pages in Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield for the Nonfiction challenge here on LT. I am listening to Golden Tresses of the Dead the last Flavia DeLuce novel by Alan Bradley.
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 1 hour - Over Breakfast this morning
Time posting: 15 minutes
Food: This morning was a small piece of the prune cake I made on Friday. Along with coffee it was a very sweet way to start the day.
Thoughts: I need to get to church early so I can practice a bit on the piano.
Non-book activities: Watching Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 126
Total read from: 134
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 373.5 hours since April 2020.
Books read from: I am about to finish Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes for a book club that I am joining up here in the borderlands of Kansas/Nebraska. I read about 20 pages in Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield for the Nonfiction challenge here on LT. I am listening to Golden Tresses of the Dead the last Flavia DeLuce novel by Alan Bradley.
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 1 hour - Over Breakfast this morning
Time posting: 15 minutes
Food: This morning was a small piece of the prune cake I made on Friday. Along with coffee it was a very sweet way to start the day.
Thoughts: I need to get to church early so I can practice a bit on the piano.
Non-book activities: Watching Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 126
Total read from: 134
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 373.5 hours since April 2020.
30elkiedee
Sunday 4.05 pm
Books read from: 6
Patrick Gale, Three Decades of Stories
Rosemary Dinnnage, Alone! Alone! Lives of Some Outsider Women
Sarah Moss, Summerwater - FINISHED 23.05.21
Louise Welsh, Death is a Welcome Guest
Rosa Guy, Bird At My Window
Ann Patchett, The Dutch House
Books finished: 1
Pages read: 58
Non-book activities: Social media, listening to the radio
Book activities: LT
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 11
Total pages read: 242
Books read from: 6
Patrick Gale, Three Decades of Stories
Rosemary Dinnnage, Alone! Alone! Lives of Some Outsider Women
Sarah Moss, Summerwater - FINISHED 23.05.21
Louise Welsh, Death is a Welcome Guest
Rosa Guy, Bird At My Window
Ann Patchett, The Dutch House
Books finished: 1
Pages read: 58
Non-book activities: Social media, listening to the radio
Book activities: LT
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 11
Total pages read: 242
31Carmenere
1:58 PM Sunday in Cleveland (Saturday reading)
Books read from: Paper Girls 1 & What I Know For Sure
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 1 hours
Snacks: salad, lobster ravioli and a glass of Chianti
Thoughts: So nice dining in a restaurant and seeing people enjoying themselves
Non-book activities: pulling more weeds on patio
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3 hours
Books read from: Paper Girls 1 & What I Know For Sure
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 1 hours
Snacks: salad, lobster ravioli and a glass of Chianti
Thoughts: So nice dining in a restaurant and seeing people enjoying themselves
Non-book activities: pulling more weeds on patio
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3 hours
32susanna.fraser
Sunday 1 PM in Seattle:
Books read from: Dark and Deepest Red
Books finished: Dark and Deepest Red
Time reading: 1 hour
Food: French toast
Thoughts: I need more caffeine
Non-book activities: Went out for brunch with my husband and son--our first meal eaten in a restaurant since March 2020.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 6 hours
Books read from: Dark and Deepest Red
Books finished: Dark and Deepest Red
Time reading: 1 hour
Food: French toast
Thoughts: I need more caffeine
Non-book activities: Went out for brunch with my husband and son--our first meal eaten in a restaurant since March 2020.
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 6 hours
33June
Sunday 7:00 PM
Books read from: The Bomber Mafia, Fugitive Telemetry
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 3 hours
Snacks: Vegetarian tacos
Thoughts: A restful day for a change.
Non-book activities: A nap
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 4 hours
Books read from: The Bomber Mafia, Fugitive Telemetry
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 3 hours
Snacks: Vegetarian tacos
Thoughts: A restful day for a change.
Non-book activities: A nap
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 4 hours
34torontoc
I have read about half of Mudbound- it is very good!
afternoon- outdoor visit with a friend in her really nice garden
afternoon- outdoor visit with a friend in her really nice garden
35elkiedee
Sunday night/Monday morning early hours
Books read from: 4
Patrick Gale, Three Decades of Stories
Rosemary Dinnnage, Alone! Alone! Lives of Some Outsider Women
Louise Welsh, Death is a Welcome Guest
Rosa Guy, Bird At My Window
Books finished: 0
Pages read: 30
Non-book activities: Social media, listening to the radio
Book activities: LT
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 11
Total pages read: 272
Books read from: 4
Patrick Gale, Three Decades of Stories
Rosemary Dinnnage, Alone! Alone! Lives of Some Outsider Women
Louise Welsh, Death is a Welcome Guest
Rosa Guy, Bird At My Window
Books finished: 0
Pages read: 30
Non-book activities: Social media, listening to the radio
Book activities: LT
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 11
Total pages read: 272
36benitastrnad
Sunday night check in
Books read from: Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes for a book club that I am joining up here in the borderlands of Kansas/Nebraska. Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield and I started Singing Whales and Flying Squid by Richard Ellis for the Nonfiction challenge here on LT. I am listening to Golden Tresses of the Dead the last Flavia DeLuce novel by Alan Bradley.
Books finished: 2 Brilliance and Fire by Rachelle Bergstein and Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Time reading: 1.5 hours - at lunch
Time posting: 30 minutes
Food: Homemade casserole and prune cake
Thoughts: I finished reading Giver of Stars and really liked it. I think that it probably didn't get the readership it deserved because it was released at the same time as another book that used the WPA's Horseback Librarian project as it's subject. (That book was Book Woman of Troublesome Creek). As a result I think that both books suffered a bit when it came to sales. Both are good books and I hope that readers continue to find them and enjoy them.
Non-book activities: The weather today was perfect for sitting outside and so my cousins and I did just that and talked about schools, life, and people in our community.
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 127
Total read from: 135
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 375 hours since April 2020.
Books read from: Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes for a book club that I am joining up here in the borderlands of Kansas/Nebraska. Mauve: How One Man Invented A Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield and I started Singing Whales and Flying Squid by Richard Ellis for the Nonfiction challenge here on LT. I am listening to Golden Tresses of the Dead the last Flavia DeLuce novel by Alan Bradley.
Books finished: 2 Brilliance and Fire by Rachelle Bergstein and Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Time reading: 1.5 hours - at lunch
Time posting: 30 minutes
Food: Homemade casserole and prune cake
Thoughts: I finished reading Giver of Stars and really liked it. I think that it probably didn't get the readership it deserved because it was released at the same time as another book that used the WPA's Horseback Librarian project as it's subject. (That book was Book Woman of Troublesome Creek). As a result I think that both books suffered a bit when it came to sales. Both are good books and I hope that readers continue to find them and enjoy them.
Non-book activities: The weather today was perfect for sitting outside and so my cousins and I did just that and talked about schools, life, and people in our community.
Total books finished since the read-a-thon began: 127
Total read from: 135
Total time reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 375 hours since April 2020.
37susanna.fraser
Sunday 9 PM in Seattle:
Books read from: Temporally Out of Order, Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
Books finished: Temporally Out of Order
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: Crispy pork belly with roasted sweet potatoes
Thoughts: A lovely little chestnut-backed chickadee came to my bird feeder while I was out on the deck and flew within a yard of me. Just a nice quiet moment of wonder.
Non-book activities: Had a nap, cooked dinner
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 8 hours
Books read from: Temporally Out of Order, Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
Books finished: Temporally Out of Order
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: Crispy pork belly with roasted sweet potatoes
Thoughts: A lovely little chestnut-backed chickadee came to my bird feeder while I was out on the deck and flew within a yard of me. Just a nice quiet moment of wonder.
Non-book activities: Had a nap, cooked dinner
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 8 hours
38nrmay
>34 torontoc:
I loved Mudbound. The movie version, released in 2017, was quite good too.
>36 benitastrnad:
I'll be reading Giver of Stars very soon. Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was terrific. I had never heard of the blue people of Kentucky before.
Mon - weekend wrap-up
Books:
Finished Miss Benson's Beetle.
Started Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel. Very funny scenes.
Once again listening to Devolution which I've checked out several times. Should be able to finish now that I'm walking often again.
Food:
Excellent Chinese takeout last night with enough leftover for probably 3 more meals!
Other activity:
Spent a couple hours with my mom. She only woke up for a few minutes but she smiled and recognized me.
Watched episode of Mare of Easttown. Kate Winslet is amazing in the title role.
Played games - Bejeweled, BookWorm, Alchemy, Jewels Magic.
Thoughts: Mostly of my mom and the events and eras of the century that encompassed her life.
Weather: sunny and warm all weekend. Presently it's sunny and 88 F. (31 C.) at 1pm
I loved Mudbound. The movie version, released in 2017, was quite good too.
>36 benitastrnad:
I'll be reading Giver of Stars very soon. Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was terrific. I had never heard of the blue people of Kentucky before.
Mon - weekend wrap-up
Books:
Finished Miss Benson's Beetle.
Started Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel. Very funny scenes.
Once again listening to Devolution which I've checked out several times. Should be able to finish now that I'm walking often again.
Food:
Excellent Chinese takeout last night with enough leftover for probably 3 more meals!
Other activity:
Spent a couple hours with my mom. She only woke up for a few minutes but she smiled and recognized me.
Watched episode of Mare of Easttown. Kate Winslet is amazing in the title role.
Played games - Bejeweled, BookWorm, Alchemy, Jewels Magic.
Thoughts: Mostly of my mom and the events and eras of the century that encompassed her life.
Weather: sunny and warm all weekend. Presently it's sunny and 88 F. (31 C.) at 1pm
39nrmay
>36 benitastrnad:
Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky
by Kathi Appelt and Jeanne Cannela Schmitzer. This is a good non-fiction account.
Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky
by Kathi Appelt and Jeanne Cannela Schmitzer. This is a good non-fiction account.
