Social Distancing Readathon #143 - December 9 - 11
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2022
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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
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
3June
I think I will try again. It will be the first time in 14 weeks that I don't have to attend or watch a ballgame. Also, it will be too cold to garden. I have 13 library books and several purchased books as well.
4alcottacre
After having missed the past couple of weeks, I am definitely in for this weekend!
6Carmenere
Yes, please! I’m still recovering from Covid and a quiet weekend of reading is just what I need
7susanna.fraser
I'm in, though I've got a fairly busy weekend planned, so I'm not sure how much reading time I'll have.
8nrmay
I'll be reading in between a couple holiday events Sat and Sun.
I finished my Christmas cards, invitations, and menus for family get-togethers. Made some headway on Christmas shopping . .
I finished my Christmas cards, invitations, and menus for family get-togethers. Made some headway on Christmas shopping . .
10susanna.fraser
Friday night, getting in a little reading while waiting for my husband to get home after a week in Texas for work.
Books read from: Becoming Kin
Books finished: none
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting: 8:35 pm
Snacks: pizza for dinner
Thoughts: My poor husband's going to go into weather shock--it was 80F where he was in Austin yesterday, while it's a much more properly seasonable 38F here.
Non-book activities: work, laundry, Christmas shopping
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 1 hour
Books read from: Becoming Kin
Books finished: none
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting: 8:35 pm
Snacks: pizza for dinner
Thoughts: My poor husband's going to go into weather shock--it was 80F where he was in Austin yesterday, while it's a much more properly seasonable 38F here.
Non-book activities: work, laundry, Christmas shopping
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 1 hour
11alcottacre
Friday Evening Update:
Books read from: The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, Dove in the Window by Earlene Fowler, Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings, and Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Books finished: 2, Sorceress of Darshiva and Interpreter of Maladies
Time reading: 2.85 hours
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 2.85 hours
Books read from: The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, Dove in the Window by Earlene Fowler, Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings, and Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Books finished: 2, Sorceress of Darshiva and Interpreter of Maladies
Time reading: 2.85 hours
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 2.85 hours
12AnneDC
Friday reading:
Books read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us
Books finished: 0
Pages read: 99 + 1 chapter of audiobook (54 minutes)
Snacks: dinner was pizza and beet salad
Thoughts: Listening to Pandora's Jar is making me want to reread all the Greek plays I read in high school (along with ones I didn't).
Non-book activities: fire pit in the backyard with a friend, dinner, an episode of All Creatures Great and Small, Wordle
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us
Total pages read: 99 + 1 chapter of audiobook (54 minutes)
Books read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us
Books finished: 0
Pages read: 99 + 1 chapter of audiobook (54 minutes)
Snacks: dinner was pizza and beet salad
Thoughts: Listening to Pandora's Jar is making me want to reread all the Greek plays I read in high school (along with ones I didn't).
Non-book activities: fire pit in the backyard with a friend, dinner, an episode of All Creatures Great and Small, Wordle
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us
Total pages read: 99 + 1 chapter of audiobook (54 minutes)
13Carmenere
Friday update:
Books read from: Messy Roots A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American
Books finished: 1
Snacks: Chicken soup
Thoughts: Dozed off instead of thinking
Non-book activities: watched Penn & Tellers Christmas Special
Total Books finished: 1
Total Read from: 1
Books read from: Messy Roots A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American
Books finished: 1
Snacks: Chicken soup
Thoughts: Dozed off instead of thinking
Non-book activities: watched Penn & Tellers Christmas Special
Total Books finished: 1
Total Read from: 1
14benitastrnad
Saturday morning update
Books read from: I am reading Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century by William Rosen and Shooting at Chateau Rock by Martin Walker. I am listening to House of Sticks: A Memoir by Ly Tran.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Women Talking by Miriam Toews
Book Thoughts: I am not finding much time to read this week. I wanted to finish the Bruno Courreges book and start the one by Donna Leon but that's not happening this week. House of Sticks is making me irritated at the author. She has been a very privileged person with scholarships for free schooling, and really not a bad life at all, and she whines on and on about how her parents didn't understand her and she was a bad daughter, and how she has such terrible depression. I find her sullen, angry, and whiney. However, I wanted to read more books about immigrants and second generation immigrants and so I am continuing with this memoir. It had good reviews so it can't be just a "I's such a bad person who had this horrible life" screed?
Non Book Activities: I am going to start my Christmas baking today and get ready to host my Christmas party tomorrow. I have lots to gather and get into the car so I can take it to party site. I want to bake two gingerbread cakes today and will cook my pork for the sliders in the crockpot tonight. It will be a busy day. I did not get all my retirement paperwork done last week so will have to go to work on Monday. For some reason I can't login to my network so I can't get e-mail or really do my job since I can't login to the library databases. Without the e-mail I can't complete the paperwork for the retirement and I can't apply for the small rural public library that has an opening. Fortunately, I still have some time for both things, but it is so frustrating.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: my regular weekend cappuccino from Starbucks and a slice of the sourdough rye bread that I brought back from Bozeman.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 287
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 771 since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020.
Books read from: I am reading Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century by William Rosen and Shooting at Chateau Rock by Martin Walker. I am listening to House of Sticks: A Memoir by Ly Tran.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Women Talking by Miriam Toews
Book Thoughts: I am not finding much time to read this week. I wanted to finish the Bruno Courreges book and start the one by Donna Leon but that's not happening this week. House of Sticks is making me irritated at the author. She has been a very privileged person with scholarships for free schooling, and really not a bad life at all, and she whines on and on about how her parents didn't understand her and she was a bad daughter, and how she has such terrible depression. I find her sullen, angry, and whiney. However, I wanted to read more books about immigrants and second generation immigrants and so I am continuing with this memoir. It had good reviews so it can't be just a "I's such a bad person who had this horrible life" screed?
Non Book Activities: I am going to start my Christmas baking today and get ready to host my Christmas party tomorrow. I have lots to gather and get into the car so I can take it to party site. I want to bake two gingerbread cakes today and will cook my pork for the sliders in the crockpot tonight. It will be a busy day. I did not get all my retirement paperwork done last week so will have to go to work on Monday. For some reason I can't login to my network so I can't get e-mail or really do my job since I can't login to the library databases. Without the e-mail I can't complete the paperwork for the retirement and I can't apply for the small rural public library that has an opening. Fortunately, I still have some time for both things, but it is so frustrating.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: my regular weekend cappuccino from Starbucks and a slice of the sourdough rye bread that I brought back from Bozeman.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 287
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 771 since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020.
15nrmay
>14 benitastrnad:
Did you like Women Talking? started it a while back then put it down.
Interested in your small rural library. Kansas or Alabama?!
I'm retired but like to do some library-related volunteering now and again.
Book:
finished 99th book for the year No Plan B by Lee Child.
Next up is Miss Eliza's English Kitchen for book club
Dinner last night: lamb curry
Other activity:
getting ready to make curry/chutney stuffed eggs to take to the neighborhood holiday party later.
cloudy, 49 F. (9 C.)
Did you like Women Talking? started it a while back then put it down.
Interested in your small rural library. Kansas or Alabama?!
I'm retired but like to do some library-related volunteering now and again.
Book:
finished 99th book for the year No Plan B by Lee Child.
Next up is Miss Eliza's English Kitchen for book club
Dinner last night: lamb curry
Other activity:
getting ready to make curry/chutney stuffed eggs to take to the neighborhood holiday party later.
cloudy, 49 F. (9 C.)
16susanna.fraser
Saturday evening:
Books read from: Becoming Kin
Books finished: Becoming Kin
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting: 9:00 pm
Snacks: chili for dinner
Thoughts: Such a dark, dreary day today
Non-book activities: Attended Army-Navy game watch party where I was decidedly in the minority in cheering for Army (due to family ties), laundry, cooking, altar guild work
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 2 hours
Books read from: Becoming Kin
Books finished: Becoming Kin
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting: 9:00 pm
Snacks: chili for dinner
Thoughts: Such a dark, dreary day today
Non-book activities: Attended Army-Navy game watch party where I was decidedly in the minority in cheering for Army (due to family ties), laundry, cooking, altar guild work
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 2 hours
17benitastrnad
>15 nrmay:
I have mixed feelings about Women Talking. I worked in several schools in western Kansas and there are lots of Anabaptist groups in that area, including several different sects of Mennonites. None of them had the kind of rules that were in place in Women Talking. Several of them still spoke Plattdeutsch, or a different dialect of German that they spoke in Russia. Those two groups couldn't understand each other so they mostly spoke English. All of these groups send their children, both sexes, to school until they reach the age of 16. If students want to go on to school they are shunned by their families. But shunning doesn't mean a total lack of seeing or communication. One teacher I worked with came from a Mennonite family, and since she had graduated from high school and college she could not go into her parents home. Because there were several of the girls and at least one boy who graduated from high school the parents built what they called a picnic shelter about 1/4 of a mile from the house and that was where they had Sunday meals and other family celebrations. Some Mennonite groups in Kansas have strict dress codes and some don't. Some farm with modern equipment and some don't, but all the children go to school and meet the state law requirements for education. I realize that Women Talking takes place in a different country but the Mennonites in that book are totally something different than the ones I know.
I also had some problems with the writing. I had heard lots of positive feedback on this book and the reviews of it in the professional literature were very favorable. Perhaps I expected too much? I have not read any other books by Miriam Toews but I expected much more from her. This book didn't draw me in, and its spare, and often terse style just didn't make this an outstanding book for me. I think I needed more background to understand the motivations of the various women in the novel. I think that is why it didn't tug me back to reading it once I put it down. I did finish the novel but I am going to say that this must not be Toews best work.
I have mixed feelings about Women Talking. I worked in several schools in western Kansas and there are lots of Anabaptist groups in that area, including several different sects of Mennonites. None of them had the kind of rules that were in place in Women Talking. Several of them still spoke Plattdeutsch, or a different dialect of German that they spoke in Russia. Those two groups couldn't understand each other so they mostly spoke English. All of these groups send their children, both sexes, to school until they reach the age of 16. If students want to go on to school they are shunned by their families. But shunning doesn't mean a total lack of seeing or communication. One teacher I worked with came from a Mennonite family, and since she had graduated from high school and college she could not go into her parents home. Because there were several of the girls and at least one boy who graduated from high school the parents built what they called a picnic shelter about 1/4 of a mile from the house and that was where they had Sunday meals and other family celebrations. Some Mennonite groups in Kansas have strict dress codes and some don't. Some farm with modern equipment and some don't, but all the children go to school and meet the state law requirements for education. I realize that Women Talking takes place in a different country but the Mennonites in that book are totally something different than the ones I know.
I also had some problems with the writing. I had heard lots of positive feedback on this book and the reviews of it in the professional literature were very favorable. Perhaps I expected too much? I have not read any other books by Miriam Toews but I expected much more from her. This book didn't draw me in, and its spare, and often terse style just didn't make this an outstanding book for me. I think I needed more background to understand the motivations of the various women in the novel. I think that is why it didn't tug me back to reading it once I put it down. I did finish the novel but I am going to say that this must not be Toews best work.
18alcottacre
Saturday Evening Update:
Books read from: The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, Dove in the Window by Earlene Fowler, When Egypt Ruled the East by George Steindorff and Keith C. Seele, Actress by Anne Enright, As It Is In Heaven by Niall Williams, and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Books finished: 2, Dove in the Window and When Egypt Ruled the East
Time reading: 2.3 hours
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 5.15 hours
Books read from: The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, Dove in the Window by Earlene Fowler, When Egypt Ruled the East by George Steindorff and Keith C. Seele, Actress by Anne Enright, As It Is In Heaven by Niall Williams, and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Books finished: 2, Dove in the Window and When Egypt Ruled the East
Time reading: 2.3 hours
Total books finished: 4
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 5.15 hours
19Carmenere
Saturday update:
Books read from: Messy Roots A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American, Dinosaurs
Books finished: 1
Snacks: Sloppy Joes
Thoughts: Dinosaurs has a very interesting premise. Looking forward to how this novel progresses, it can’t be good
Non-book activities: Watched Password on tv
Total Books finished: 1
Total Read from: 2
Books read from: Messy Roots A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American, Dinosaurs
Books finished: 1
Snacks: Sloppy Joes
Thoughts: Dinosaurs has a very interesting premise. Looking forward to how this novel progresses, it can’t be good
Non-book activities: Watched Password on tv
Total Books finished: 1
Total Read from: 2
20June
Saturday morning update:
Books read from: Racing the Light, The Rising Tide (wrong touchstone for The Rising Tide, should be Anne Cleeves)
Books finished: Racing the Light
Book thoughts: Racing the Light by Robert Crais is part of the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series. I have read all of them but think this is the best. He tells a good story but the writing is not outstanding. The Rising Tide is part of the Vera Stanhope series. The writing is much better but the story can be bleak sometimes.
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 7:00 AM
Snacks: turkey sandwich and red pepper soup
Thoughts: I don't usually read 2 mysteries back-to-back but these 2 will be due soon and will not be renewable. I prefer to mix genres for variety. My next book is nonfiction, The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. The topic is related to the one in Moneyball. He may be my favorite nonfiction writer at the moment.
Non-book activities: housework
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
Books read from: Racing the Light, The Rising Tide (wrong touchstone for The Rising Tide, should be Anne Cleeves)
Books finished: Racing the Light
Book thoughts: Racing the Light by Robert Crais is part of the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series. I have read all of them but think this is the best. He tells a good story but the writing is not outstanding. The Rising Tide is part of the Vera Stanhope series. The writing is much better but the story can be bleak sometimes.
Time reading: 3 hours
Time posting: 7:00 AM
Snacks: turkey sandwich and red pepper soup
Thoughts: I don't usually read 2 mysteries back-to-back but these 2 will be due soon and will not be renewable. I prefer to mix genres for variety. My next book is nonfiction, The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. The topic is related to the one in Moneyball. He may be my favorite nonfiction writer at the moment.
Non-book activities: housework
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 2
22nrmay
Good morning fellow readers and happy Sunday to you!
>17 benitastrnad: Thanks, Benita, for your comments. I was interested in the book again because the movie is coming out in Jan. Cast is top-notch with Frances McDormand, Claire Foy and Rooney Mara. I like to read the book before the movie because if I see the movie first, I may not pick up the book when I already know the story.
Books:
Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship
Memory Man is my audio book. I need to get out for more long walks to finish this.
I just checked out Secret Lives of Church Ladies, a BB from an LT reader.
Good food:
Sat. dinner was appetizers & desserts at our neighborhood party
my husband, Chef Bob, is making blueberry pancakes for breakfast/brunch.
Other activity: reading the Sunday papers
Cloudy, 48 F.
>16 susanna.fraser: I remember the those dark, overcast days in Seattle, but when the sun does come out - the evergreens and lakes are like brilliant emeralds and sapphires!
>17 benitastrnad: Thanks, Benita, for your comments. I was interested in the book again because the movie is coming out in Jan. Cast is top-notch with Frances McDormand, Claire Foy and Rooney Mara. I like to read the book before the movie because if I see the movie first, I may not pick up the book when I already know the story.
Books:
Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship
Memory Man is my audio book. I need to get out for more long walks to finish this.
I just checked out Secret Lives of Church Ladies, a BB from an LT reader.
Good food:
Sat. dinner was appetizers & desserts at our neighborhood party
my husband, Chef Bob, is making blueberry pancakes for breakfast/brunch.
Other activity: reading the Sunday papers
Cloudy, 48 F.
>16 susanna.fraser: I remember the those dark, overcast days in Seattle, but when the sun does come out - the evergreens and lakes are like brilliant emeralds and sapphires!
23AnneDC
Saturday Reading:
Books read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us
Books finished: 0
Pages read: 102 + 1 chapter of audiobook (67 minutes)
Snacks: dinner was roasted chickpea salad and a baguette
Thoughts: I have some tidying to do before I get out all the Christmas things. Off to a slow start.
Non-book activities: yoga, farmers market, two World Cup matches, both my daughter and son came by to watch England/France game, episode of GBBS Holiday. Wordle.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us
Total pages read: 203 + 2 chapters of audiobook (2 hours)
Books read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us
Books finished: 0
Pages read: 102 + 1 chapter of audiobook (67 minutes)
Snacks: dinner was roasted chickpea salad and a baguette
Thoughts: I have some tidying to do before I get out all the Christmas things. Off to a slow start.
Non-book activities: yoga, farmers market, two World Cup matches, both my daughter and son came by to watch England/France game, episode of GBBS Holiday. Wordle.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us
Total pages read: 203 + 2 chapters of audiobook (2 hours)
24drneutron
Summary for the weekend:
Mrsdrneutron is away visiting her sister, so I’ve been reading! Finished The Divider, a scary story of just how close we were to a coup on January 6, and. The City Grew Monsters, a light, ER, zombie apocalypse story.
Mrsdrneutron is away visiting her sister, so I’ve been reading! Finished The Divider, a scary story of just how close we were to a coup on January 6, and. The City Grew Monsters, a light, ER, zombie apocalypse story.
25susanna.fraser
>22 nrmay: We're supposed to get a bit of sunshine this week, but at this point I'm counting the days till the Solstice.
Sunday night:
Books read from: Saga: Volume Five
Books finished: Saga: Volume Five
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting: 8:00 PM
Snacks: Chinese takeout for dinner
Thoughts: I wish I'd been more productive AND found more time to read this weekend.
Non-book activities: Church, groceries and stocking stuffer shopping, then napped most of the afternoon.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3 hours
Sunday night:
Books read from: Saga: Volume Five
Books finished: Saga: Volume Five
Time reading: 1 hour
Time posting: 8:00 PM
Snacks: Chinese takeout for dinner
Thoughts: I wish I'd been more productive AND found more time to read this weekend.
Non-book activities: Church, groceries and stocking stuffer shopping, then napped most of the afternoon.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: 3 hours
26alcottacre
Sunday Evening Update:
Books read from: The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, Actress by Anne Enright, As It Is In Heaven by Niall Williams, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, and Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
Books finished: 1, Florence Adler Swims Forever
Time reading: 3.15 hours
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: 8.3 hours
Books read from: The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, Actress by Anne Enright, As It Is In Heaven by Niall Williams, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, and Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
Books finished: 1, Florence Adler Swims Forever
Time reading: 3.15 hours
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 10
Total time reading: 8.3 hours
27benitastrnad
Sunday night update
Books read from: I am reading Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century by William Rosen and Shooting at Chateau Rock by Martin Walker. I am listening to House of Sticks: A Memoir by Ly Tran.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Women Talking by Miriam Toews. House of Sticks: A Memoir by Ly Tran
Book Thoughts: I finished listening to House of Sticks and it still irritated me. She has been a very privileged person with scholarships for free schooling, and really not a bad life at all, and she whines on and on about how her parents didn't understand her and she was a bad daughter, and how she has such terrible depression. I find her sullen, angry, and whiney. I wanted to like this book because the reviews were so positive, but I didn't.
At the same time, I wanted to read more books about the immigrant experience and about the children of immigrants and so I persevered with this memoir. I thought it ended up being an "I's such a bad person who had this horrible life" screed.
Non Book Activities: My Christmas party went off without a hitch. 18 of the 30 I invited came and we had plenty of food. My Gingerbread cake was a hit. I have only 6 sliders to bring home and those will be lunch this week. I am looking forward to getting my retirement paperwork done tomorrow and I hope to get my computer login issues dealt with as well.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: my regular weekend cappuccino from Starbucks and my Christmas party food. It was wonderful to get together with people again and have a great time eating and drinking wine.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 288
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 772 since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020.
Books read from: I am reading Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century by William Rosen and Shooting at Chateau Rock by Martin Walker. I am listening to House of Sticks: A Memoir by Ly Tran.
Books finished in this weekend's Readathon: Women Talking by Miriam Toews. House of Sticks: A Memoir by Ly Tran
Book Thoughts: I finished listening to House of Sticks and it still irritated me. She has been a very privileged person with scholarships for free schooling, and really not a bad life at all, and she whines on and on about how her parents didn't understand her and she was a bad daughter, and how she has such terrible depression. I find her sullen, angry, and whiney. I wanted to like this book because the reviews were so positive, but I didn't.
At the same time, I wanted to read more books about the immigrant experience and about the children of immigrants and so I persevered with this memoir. I thought it ended up being an "I's such a bad person who had this horrible life" screed.
Non Book Activities: My Christmas party went off without a hitch. 18 of the 30 I invited came and we had plenty of food. My Gingerbread cake was a hit. I have only 6 sliders to bring home and those will be lunch this week. I am looking forward to getting my retirement paperwork done tomorrow and I hope to get my computer login issues dealt with as well.
Time reading: 1 hour this morning
Time posting:
Food: my regular weekend cappuccino from Starbucks and my Christmas party food. It was wonderful to get together with people again and have a great time eating and drinking wine.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 288
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 772 since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon back in April of 2020.
28fuzzi
I did it! I managed to read TWO books this weekend, woo!
Monday Morning Update:
Books read from: Charlotte's Web and West of Dodge
Books finished: 2
Non-book activities:
Yard work Saturday and Sunday afternoons, lots of trimming, raking, etc.
Made Christmas cookie dough on Saturday, but didn't bake them, yet.
Monday Morning Update:
Books read from: Charlotte's Web and West of Dodge
Books finished: 2
Non-book activities:
Yard work Saturday and Sunday afternoons, lots of trimming, raking, etc.
Made Christmas cookie dough on Saturday, but didn't bake them, yet.
29AnneDC
Sunday Reading:
Books read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us, A Beam of Light
Books finished: 2 {Pandora's Jar, A Door Between Us
Pages read: 160 + 1 chapter of audiobook (50 minutes)
Snacks: dinner was roast chicken, potatoes, and turnips and a green salad
Thoughts: Once again I didn't do any of the work projects I had identified for myself over the weekend. I'll have to start early tomorrow.
Non-book activities: got the Christmas tree, lunch out, sorted mail and miscellaneous papers, laundry, dinner, Wordle.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4:Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us, A Beam of Light
Total pages read: 363 + 3 chapters of audiobook (2 hours)
Books read from: Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us, A Beam of Light
Books finished: 2 {Pandora's Jar, A Door Between Us
Pages read: 160 + 1 chapter of audiobook (50 minutes)
Snacks: dinner was roast chicken, potatoes, and turnips and a green salad
Thoughts: Once again I didn't do any of the work projects I had identified for myself over the weekend. I'll have to start early tomorrow.
Non-book activities: got the Christmas tree, lunch out, sorted mail and miscellaneous papers, laundry, dinner, Wordle.
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 4:Pandora's Jar, Unfinished Business, A Door Between Us, A Beam of Light
Total pages read: 363 + 3 chapters of audiobook (2 hours)
30June
Monday update:
Books read from: Racing the Light by Robert Crais and The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves Wrong touchstone!
Books finished: 2
Thoughts: Unfortunately, decorating took all of Sunday afternoon so I finished The Rising Tide Monday. It was very good. I seldom give a mystery 4.5 stars.
Time posting: 5:00 pm
Snacks: spaghetti
Non-book activities: housework and decorating
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
Books read from: Racing the Light by Robert Crais and The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves Wrong touchstone!
Books finished: 2
Thoughts: Unfortunately, decorating took all of Sunday afternoon so I finished The Rising Tide Monday. It was very good. I seldom give a mystery 4.5 stars.
Time posting: 5:00 pm
Snacks: spaghetti
Non-book activities: housework and decorating
Total books finished: 2
Total read from: 2
