Beth (BLBera)Turns the Pages in 2022 - Final Chapter
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1BLBera
My name is Beth. I am a recently retired English instructor at my local community college (16 August 2022), so 2022 is a year of change for me. I love books β talking about them, writing about them, reading about them. I also love to read with my granddaughter Scout.
I tend not to plan my reading, other than for my book club, which meets once a month. We celebrate twenty years in 2022.
It has been a great year of reading, and I look forward to continuing on LT in 2023.
Please comment, lurk, make yourself at home.
5BLBera
Books Read in 2022 - Q4
πOctoberπ
106. Trust
107. Catherine Called Birdy*
108. How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water* π
109. Sparked: George Floyd, Racism, and the Progressive Illusion*
110. Little Fires Everywhere*
111. Lucy by the Sea
112. Companion Piece*
113. Tied Up in Tinsel * π§
114. Laurentian Divide*
115. Nightcrawling
116. When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through* π
117. Afterlives*
118. On Rereading*
119. The Ghost Riders of Ordebec*
October Reading
Books read: 14
By women: 11
By men: 2
By various: 1
Novels: 11
Poetry: 1
Essays: 2
Library: 3
From my shelves: 11
πNovemberπ
120. Crushing It*
121. Best of Friends
122. To the Lighthouse*
123. Pitch*
124. Demon Copperhead π
125. Righteous Prey
126. State of Terror π§
127. Haven*
November Reading
Books read: 8
By women: 6
By men: 2
Novels: 6
Poetry: 2
Library: 4
From my shelves: 4
βοΈDecemberβοΈ
128. The 1619 Project
129. G Is for Gumshoe π§
130. The Guest Cat*
131. A Question of Honor*
132. The English Understand Wool
133. Dust Child*
134. Balladz*
135. Flight
136. Unto Us a Son Is Given
137. The White Cottage Mystery*
138. Dearly*
139. The Rabbit Hutch
*From my shelves
πOctoberπ
106. Trust
107. Catherine Called Birdy*
108. How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water* π
109. Sparked: George Floyd, Racism, and the Progressive Illusion*
110. Little Fires Everywhere*
111. Lucy by the Sea
112. Companion Piece*
113. Tied Up in Tinsel * π§
114. Laurentian Divide*
115. Nightcrawling
116. When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through* π
117. Afterlives*
118. On Rereading*
119. The Ghost Riders of Ordebec*
October Reading
Books read: 14
By women: 11
By men: 2
By various: 1
Novels: 11
Poetry: 1
Essays: 2
Library: 3
From my shelves: 11
πNovemberπ
120. Crushing It*
121. Best of Friends
122. To the Lighthouse*
123. Pitch*
124. Demon Copperhead π
125. Righteous Prey
126. State of Terror π§
127. Haven*
November Reading
Books read: 8
By women: 6
By men: 2
Novels: 6
Poetry: 2
Library: 4
From my shelves: 4
βοΈDecemberβοΈ
128. The 1619 Project
129. G Is for Gumshoe π§
130. The Guest Cat*
131. A Question of Honor*
132. The English Understand Wool
133. Dust Child*
134. Balladz*
135. Flight
136. Unto Us a Son Is Given
137. The White Cottage Mystery*
138. Dearly*
139. The Rabbit Hutch
*From my shelves
6BLBera
Books Read in 2022 - Q3
βοΈJulyβοΈ
70. AuΔ* π
71. Pandora's Jar*
72. Woman of Light
73. The Intuitionist* REREAD
74. Swimming Lessons* π
75. Vigil Harbor
76. A Match Made for Murder
77. The Locked Room
78. The Hurting Kind π
79. Reading Like a Writer*
80. Now Lila Knows*
81. The Blackhouse*
Reading Report - July
Books Read: 12
By women: 10
By men: 2
American: 5
Canadian: 1
Irish: 1
Scottish: 1
New Zealander: 1
English: 2
Trinidadian: 1
Novels: 9
Essays: 2
Poetry: 1
Library books: 5
From my shelves: 7
πAugustπ
82. The Poet's Houseπ
83. The Wild Inside π§
84. Night of the Living Rez
85. Treacherous Strand
86. A Thousand Ships* π
87. H Is for Hawk*
88. The Girl Who Drank the Moon*
89. Bitter Orange Tree
90. The Colony π
91. F Is for Fugitive* π§
92.Lessons in Chemistry
93.One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling*
Reading Report - August
Books read: 12
By women: 11
By men: 1
American: 6 - 1 Indigenous
English: 2
Irish: 2
Omani: 1
Lebanese: 1
Novels: 8
Short stories: 2
Memoir: 1
Young reader: 1
Library books: 7
From my shelves: 5
πSeptemberπ
94. When I Sing, Mountains Dance
95. Black Cake
96. A Visit from the Goon Squad* REREAD
97. Scary Monsters
98. An Uncertain Place*
99. How to Read Now*
100. In Plain Sight π§
101. Cloud Cuckoo Land*π
102. Squire
103. Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon π§
104. Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
105. This Time Tomorrow
September Reading
Books read: 12
By women: 9
By men: 3
Novels: 8
Graphic novel: 1
Essays: 1
Memoir: 1
Biography: 1
Translations: 2
American: 8
Catalan: 1
Egyptian: 1
Australian: 1
French: 1
Library: 8
From my shelves: 4
βοΈJulyβοΈ
70. AuΔ* π
71. Pandora's Jar*
72. Woman of Light
73. The Intuitionist* REREAD
74. Swimming Lessons* π
75. Vigil Harbor
76. A Match Made for Murder
77. The Locked Room
78. The Hurting Kind π
79. Reading Like a Writer*
80. Now Lila Knows*
81. The Blackhouse*
Reading Report - July
Books Read: 12
By women: 10
By men: 2
American: 5
Canadian: 1
Irish: 1
Scottish: 1
New Zealander: 1
English: 2
Trinidadian: 1
Novels: 9
Essays: 2
Poetry: 1
Library books: 5
From my shelves: 7
πAugustπ
82. The Poet's Houseπ
83. The Wild Inside π§
84. Night of the Living Rez
85. Treacherous Strand
86. A Thousand Ships* π
87. H Is for Hawk*
88. The Girl Who Drank the Moon*
89. Bitter Orange Tree
90. The Colony π
91. F Is for Fugitive* π§
92.Lessons in Chemistry
93.One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling*
Reading Report - August
Books read: 12
By women: 11
By men: 1
American: 6 - 1 Indigenous
English: 2
Irish: 2
Omani: 1
Lebanese: 1
Novels: 8
Short stories: 2
Memoir: 1
Young reader: 1
Library books: 7
From my shelves: 5
πSeptemberπ
94. When I Sing, Mountains Dance
95. Black Cake
96. A Visit from the Goon Squad* REREAD
97. Scary Monsters
98. An Uncertain Place*
99. How to Read Now*
100. In Plain Sight π§
101. Cloud Cuckoo Land*π
102. Squire
103. Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon π§
104. Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
105. This Time Tomorrow
September Reading
Books read: 12
By women: 9
By men: 3
Novels: 8
Graphic novel: 1
Essays: 1
Memoir: 1
Biography: 1
Translations: 2
American: 8
Catalan: 1
Egyptian: 1
Australian: 1
French: 1
Library: 8
From my shelves: 4
7BLBera
Books Read in 2022 -Q2
βοΈAprilβοΈ
39. The Four Winds*
40. Beautiful World, Where Are You
41. French Braid
42. Essays on the Self*
43. The Book of Form and Emptiness* π
44. Look Alive Twenty-Five* π§
45. Checkout 19
46. Sorrow and Bliss
47. Small Things Like These π
48. Unfinished Business*
49. Sea of Tranquility
April Reading
Books read: 11
By women: 11
- American: 5
- Irish: 3
- Canadian: 1
- English: 1
- New Zealander: 1
Novels: 9
Essays: 2
Library books: 6
From my shelves: 5
π³Mayπ³
50. The Candy Houseπ
51. Clean Air
52. The Hired Man*
53. Mercy Street
54. The Investigator
55. Read Dangerously*π
56. Salt Lick*
57. The Beatryce Prophecy*
58. Death at Whitewater Church*
59. Summer*π
60. Cobweb*
May Reading
Books read: 11
By women: 10
By men: 1
Novels: 10
Essays: 1
Library books: 4
Books from my shelves: 7
πJuneπ
61. Mecca π
62. Vermilion Drift* π§
63. The Midnight Library*
64. E Is for Evidence* π§
65. Thin Places
66. Love Marriage
67. A Deceptive Devotion
68. Home to Woefield
69. The Sentence* REREAD
Reading Report - June
Books read: 9
By women: 7
By men: 2
American: 5 (1 Indigenous)
Canadian: 2
Irish: 1
Bangladeshi/English: 1
Novels: 8
Essays/Memoir: 1
Library books: 5
From my shelves: 4
βοΈAprilβοΈ
39. The Four Winds*
40. Beautiful World, Where Are You
41. French Braid
42. Essays on the Self*
43. The Book of Form and Emptiness* π
44. Look Alive Twenty-Five* π§
45. Checkout 19
46. Sorrow and Bliss
47. Small Things Like These π
48. Unfinished Business*
49. Sea of Tranquility
April Reading
Books read: 11
By women: 11
- American: 5
- Irish: 3
- Canadian: 1
- English: 1
- New Zealander: 1
Novels: 9
Essays: 2
Library books: 6
From my shelves: 5
π³Mayπ³
50. The Candy Houseπ
51. Clean Air
52. The Hired Man*
53. Mercy Street
54. The Investigator
55. Read Dangerously*π
56. Salt Lick*
57. The Beatryce Prophecy*
58. Death at Whitewater Church*
59. Summer*π
60. Cobweb*
May Reading
Books read: 11
By women: 10
By men: 1
Novels: 10
Essays: 1
Library books: 4
Books from my shelves: 7
πJuneπ
61. Mecca π
62. Vermilion Drift* π§
63. The Midnight Library*
64. E Is for Evidence* π§
65. Thin Places
66. Love Marriage
67. A Deceptive Devotion
68. Home to Woefield
69. The Sentence* REREAD
Reading Report - June
Books read: 9
By women: 7
By men: 2
American: 5 (1 Indigenous)
Canadian: 2
Irish: 1
Bangladeshi/English: 1
Novels: 8
Essays/Memoir: 1
Library books: 5
From my shelves: 4
8BLBera
Books Read in 2022 - Q1
βοΈJanuaryβοΈ
1.Red Clocks* REREAD
2.The American Agent π§
3. The Boat People
4. Dare to Disappoint
5. The Glass Hotel* REREAD
6. These Precious Days π
7. A Sorrowful Sanctuary
8. Delivering Death π§
9. The Fell* π
10. Moon of the Crusted Snow*
11. Words Under the Words
12. No Land to Light On
13. Foster*
January Reading
Books read: 13
By women: 12
By men: 1
- American: 5
- Canadian: 3
- First Nation: 1
- Turkish: 1
- Irish: 1
- English: 1
- Lebanese: 1
Novels: 9
Novella: 1
Poetry: 1
Memoir (graphic): 1
Essays: 1
Library: 8
From my shelves: 5
πFebruaryπ
14. A Really Good Day π§
15. My Monticello π
16. Tunnels
17. Artificial Condition π§
18. Violeta
19. Rogue Protocol π§
20. How High We Go in the Dark π
21. Exit Strategy π§
22. Poems to Learn by Heart*
23. The Vanishing Half* REREAD
24. The Thirty Names of Night
February reading
Books read: 11
By women: 9
By men: 1
Nonbinary: 1
- American: 9
- Israeli: 1
- Chilean: 1
Novels: 7
Short stories: 1
Memoir: 1
Graphic novel: 1
Poetry: 1
Library: 9
From my shelves: 2
π·Marchπ·
25. The Island of Missing Trees
26. Olga Dies Dreaming π
27. Fugitive Telemetry π§
28. On the Bus with Rosa Parks
29. Hamnet* REREAD
30. Braiding Sweetgrass* π
31. Winter* REREAD
32. The Seed Keeper* REREAD
33. Radio Golf
34. Spring* π
35. Creatures of Passage
36. The Trees
37. Oh William!
38. The Taxidermist's Daughter* π§
March reading
Books read: 14
By women: 12
By men: 2
- American: 7
- Indigenous: 2
- British: 3
- Irish: 1
- Turkish: 1
Novels: 11
Poetry: 1
Essays: 1
Drama: 1
Library: 8
From my shelves: 6
* From my shelves
βοΈJanuaryβοΈ
1.Red Clocks* REREAD
2.The American Agent π§
3. The Boat People
4. Dare to Disappoint
5. The Glass Hotel* REREAD
6. These Precious Days π
7. A Sorrowful Sanctuary
8. Delivering Death π§
9. The Fell* π
10. Moon of the Crusted Snow*
11. Words Under the Words
12. No Land to Light On
13. Foster*
January Reading
Books read: 13
By women: 12
By men: 1
- American: 5
- Canadian: 3
- First Nation: 1
- Turkish: 1
- Irish: 1
- English: 1
- Lebanese: 1
Novels: 9
Novella: 1
Poetry: 1
Memoir (graphic): 1
Essays: 1
Library: 8
From my shelves: 5
πFebruaryπ
14. A Really Good Day π§
15. My Monticello π
16. Tunnels
17. Artificial Condition π§
18. Violeta
19. Rogue Protocol π§
20. How High We Go in the Dark π
21. Exit Strategy π§
22. Poems to Learn by Heart*
23. The Vanishing Half* REREAD
24. The Thirty Names of Night
February reading
Books read: 11
By women: 9
By men: 1
Nonbinary: 1
- American: 9
- Israeli: 1
- Chilean: 1
Novels: 7
Short stories: 1
Memoir: 1
Graphic novel: 1
Poetry: 1
Library: 9
From my shelves: 2
π·Marchπ·
25. The Island of Missing Trees
26. Olga Dies Dreaming π
27. Fugitive Telemetry π§
28. On the Bus with Rosa Parks
29. Hamnet* REREAD
30. Braiding Sweetgrass* π
31. Winter* REREAD
32. The Seed Keeper* REREAD
33. Radio Golf
34. Spring* π
35. Creatures of Passage
36. The Trees
37. Oh William!
38. The Taxidermist's Daughter* π§
March reading
Books read: 14
By women: 12
By men: 2
- American: 7
- Indigenous: 2
- British: 3
- Irish: 1
- Turkish: 1
Novels: 11
Poetry: 1
Essays: 1
Drama: 1
Library: 8
From my shelves: 6
* From my shelves
9BLBera
You must read this
My comments from earlier this year:
How to Read Now
In this collection of thought-provoking essays, Castillo uses reading in a wide sense, not just books, but also culture. She has challenged me to think about the way I read. She states that white people read from a privileged point of view, that we take for granted that we are the "expected" reader, that "...even when writers of color tell their own stories, those stories must cater to the needs and wishes of that expected, and expectant, reader: translations, glossaries, indexes, maps, rest stops along the way." I think about all the times I have wished for more information when I am reading writers in translation or from a different culture.
As in all essay collections, some of the essays are better than others. I thought "Main Character Syndrome" was too long, and a bit repetitive, but I really liked "How to Read Now," "Reading Teaches Us Empathy, and Other Fictions," and "The Children of Polyphemus." Her take on "white fantasy" is also interesting; she mentions J.K. Rowling, among others. Other topics include Peter Handke's Nobel Prize award, American Dirt, Joan Didion, Jane Austen, and The Odyssey.
Some quotes that stand out:
"Books, as world-encompassing as they are, aren't the destination; they're a waypoint. Reading doesn't bring us to books -- books bring us to reading. They're one of the places we go to help us become readers in the world."
"Our mainstream literary discourse continues to read writers of color ethnographically -- as if they provide crucial data about a certain subjugated group of people -- and white writers universally."
"We know that the stories we inherit and erase, no different from the ones we produce or ignore, are never neutral or ahistorical, and the force they bring with them is one that influences, consciously or subconsciously, how we read our world..."
I will come back to this collection, and, I hope, become a better reader because of it.
My comments from earlier this year:
How to Read Now
In this collection of thought-provoking essays, Castillo uses reading in a wide sense, not just books, but also culture. She has challenged me to think about the way I read. She states that white people read from a privileged point of view, that we take for granted that we are the "expected" reader, that "...even when writers of color tell their own stories, those stories must cater to the needs and wishes of that expected, and expectant, reader: translations, glossaries, indexes, maps, rest stops along the way." I think about all the times I have wished for more information when I am reading writers in translation or from a different culture.
As in all essay collections, some of the essays are better than others. I thought "Main Character Syndrome" was too long, and a bit repetitive, but I really liked "How to Read Now," "Reading Teaches Us Empathy, and Other Fictions," and "The Children of Polyphemus." Her take on "white fantasy" is also interesting; she mentions J.K. Rowling, among others. Other topics include Peter Handke's Nobel Prize award, American Dirt, Joan Didion, Jane Austen, and The Odyssey.
Some quotes that stand out:
"Books, as world-encompassing as they are, aren't the destination; they're a waypoint. Reading doesn't bring us to books -- books bring us to reading. They're one of the places we go to help us become readers in the world."
"Our mainstream literary discourse continues to read writers of color ethnographically -- as if they provide crucial data about a certain subjugated group of people -- and white writers universally."
"We know that the stories we inherit and erase, no different from the ones we produce or ignore, are never neutral or ahistorical, and the force they bring with them is one that influences, consciously or subconsciously, how we read our world..."
I will come back to this collection, and, I hope, become a better reader because of it.
12Familyhistorian
Happy new thread, Beth.
14figsfromthistle
Happy new one!
15PaulCranswick
Happy seasonal new thread, Beth. x
16WhiteRaven.17
Happy new thread Beth.
17weird_O
I'm betting you will launch another entirely new thread in...umm...about two-three weeks. Still, it's nice to finish out the year with a dazzling new thread. Happy holidays.
18FAMeulstee
Happy new thread, Beth!
24rosalita
>21 BLBera: It's always hard to judge when to start a new thread. But once you pass 300 posts, it's probably time. :-)
25BLBera
Thanks Jim.
Yes, it was past 300. I would have started one sooner but my wrist was too sore.
Yes, it was past 300. I would have started one sooner but my wrist was too sore.
26Copperskye
>1 BLBera: I love that scene!
The English Understand Wool sounds interesting and I put it on hold at the library - thanks!
Glad to hear Scout is on the mend.
The English Understand Wool sounds interesting and I put it on hold at the library - thanks!
Glad to hear Scout is on the mend.
28rosalita
>25 BLBera: How is your wrist feeling? Are you still wearing the brace?
29BLBera
>26 Copperskye: Thanks Joanne
>27 swynn: Thanks Steve
>28 rosalita: It is feeling better. I have to go back on Wed. for follow-up. I hope I can take off the splint then.
>27 swynn: Thanks Steve
>28 rosalita: It is feeling better. I have to go back on Wed. for follow-up. I hope I can take off the splint then.
30rosalita
>29 BLBera: Progress is good. It sounds like you'll be back on the pickleball court before you know it!
35BLBera
A fun article about the best book covers: https://lithub.com/the-103-best-book-covers-of-2022
Regarding Thrust, I was reading it, and Scout looked at the cover and told me it was inappropriate. :)
Regarding Thrust, I was reading it, and Scout looked at the cover and told me it was inappropriate. :)
36streamsong
Happy New Thread, Beth! What a beautiful topper!
From your previous thread, you've convinced me to read 1619 and also Burning Questions. Both onto my library hold list.
How to Read Now would have made it, too, but there are no copies in my library system. :) Your threads are always so dangerous to my reading lists.
I just finished Reading Like a Writer and enjoyed it very much (currently working on review). I know that you taught writing, but am wondering if you have writing projects in your future --now that you have more time, being retired and all. :)
Poor Scout. Strep and Covid are both miserable so the double whammy sounds awful, especially as there are so many exciting programs and all going on at school this time of year. I hope she's back to full speed!
And also sending good vibes for your sports injury!
From your previous thread, you've convinced me to read 1619 and also Burning Questions. Both onto my library hold list.
How to Read Now would have made it, too, but there are no copies in my library system. :) Your threads are always so dangerous to my reading lists.
I just finished Reading Like a Writer and enjoyed it very much (currently working on review). I know that you taught writing, but am wondering if you have writing projects in your future --now that you have more time, being retired and all. :)
Poor Scout. Strep and Covid are both miserable so the double whammy sounds awful, especially as there are so many exciting programs and all going on at school this time of year. I hope she's back to full speed!
And also sending good vibes for your sports injury!
37quondame
>35 BLBera: I've read The Book of Goose, Olga Dies Dreaming, Very Cold People, and Rouge Street, though the cover wasn't what motivated me, it may have done so for the person or persons on LT who brought them to my attention either through a direct recommendation or inclusion in a TIOLI challenge. I find those 4 among the least disconcerting covers shown!
38Familyhistorian
I hope the new thread means that your wrist is better, Beth. Hard to think that we are getting to the end of the year.
39BLBera
Thanks Janet. I have read some good collections of essays this year, a form I am appreciating more and more. I am happy to add books to your lists. I'm not sure about writing projects. I've had a couple of editing offers, but I am thinking about them.
Scout and I are both on the mend. I hope we can all stay healthy until after Christmas!
>37 quondame: Hi Susan - I hadn't read many of the books on the list, but it was fun to look at the covers and see what designers like.
>38 Familyhistorian: Thanks Meg, the wrist is better. I even made cookies yesterday!
Scout and I are both on the mend. I hope we can all stay healthy until after Christmas!
>37 quondame: Hi Susan - I hadn't read many of the books on the list, but it was fun to look at the covers and see what designers like.
>38 Familyhistorian: Thanks Meg, the wrist is better. I even made cookies yesterday!
40BLBera
134. Balladz has a great cover.
I love this collection. Olds starts with a section titled "Quarantine," and I enjoyed seeing what a poet does with COVID. The book ends with "Elegies," tributes to dead friends and lover. I kind of wish I had started with this section because the book ends on such a sad note. In between, Olds pays tribute to Emily Dickinson, with "Amherst Balladz," and there are also nods to Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams.
Olds' poetry is very personal, yet she is able to make the personal relatable; we all worry about illness and other daily stressors and we all lose people.
One poem, "New Year's Song," that I liked, ends:
Life is a gift, a gift given
by no one -- given by nothing, as something
may be a gift of nothing, and of
the everything that nestles unknown
in nothing. For a moment the core of my life
was not desire, but the knowledge of my unearned luck.
41rosalita
>40 BLBera: That is a beautiful cover, Beth.
43BLBera
135. Flight
Three siblings get together for the first Christmas after their mother's death. Strong jumps from character to character, giving us a brief look at each person, until we have a complete overview of the family. Although there are conflicts, one of the brothers sees his family "as a small good gift. They aren't perfect: they fight and maybe none of them would have become friends if they'd not been forced their whole lives to be together as a family. But they love each other and they like each other well enough."
Great character study and a timely book as we prepare for the holidays.
44rosalita
>43 BLBera: Sounds interesting, Beth.
45BLBera
>44 rosalita: Hi Julia - It was a "quiet" novel, with great characterization. No more splint!
46BLBera
136. Unto Us a Son Is Given
I really liked this twenty-eighth book in the Guido Brunetti series set in Venice. It stands out from previous novels because we learn more about Guido's relationship with his father-in-law and we see a more personal side of Patta, Guido's superior. There isn't even a murder until about halfway through the book. And, as always, there is Paola's cooking.
47rosalita
>45 BLBera: Congratulations on liberating your wrist from the splint, Beth!
48BLBera
>47 rosalita: Thanks Julia - I am so happy to be done with it, even happier that no surgery needed.
50BLBera
>49 banjo123: Thanks Rhonda.
51Caroline_McElwee
>46 BLBera: It's been a while since I read a Donna Leon novel.
53BLBera
>51 Caroline_McElwee: I have been reading about one a year, Caroline. I am behind by four or five, but it's nice to know they are there when I want a reliable quick read.
>52 mdoris: I do enjoy my visits to Venice, Mary.
>52 mdoris: I do enjoy my visits to Venice, Mary.
55Familyhistorian
>39 BLBera: Ooh, cookies! Your wrist must be a lot better.
56DeltaQueen50
Hi Beth, I did some baking today and finished all my wrapping. We are buried under the most recent snowfall but I have my fingers crossed that it will soon wash away in the rain. I am heading over to Vancouver Island right after Christmas and have my fingers crossed that the roads will be clear. If I don't get back to your thread before Christmas, have a wonderful holiday!
57Berly
Way behind here, Twin! Glad you are out of the splint and nothing further needed. Phew! Haven't read a Donna Leon in forever and look at you on #28! Wishing you happy holidays ahead. : )
58BLBera
>54 Whisper1: Thanks Linda.
>55 Familyhistorian: Thanks Meg. It is better. I can still feel it if I try to lift something heavy, but that might be the arthritis.
>56 DeltaQueen50: Thanks Judy. I am getting there as far as holiday prep. My daughter has helped. I have a bit of baking to do, but the wrapping and shopping are done.
>57 Berly: Hey TwinK! I am so glad I escaped with a sprain. But I am going back to pickle ball next week.
>55 Familyhistorian: Thanks Meg. It is better. I can still feel it if I try to lift something heavy, but that might be the arthritis.
>56 DeltaQueen50: Thanks Judy. I am getting there as far as holiday prep. My daughter has helped. I have a bit of baking to do, but the wrapping and shopping are done.
>57 Berly: Hey TwinK! I am so glad I escaped with a sprain. But I am going back to pickle ball next week.
59Carmenere
Happy holidays to you and yours, Beth! I thoroughly enjoy your thread and the many book bullets you've wounded my budget with. He he. Cheers!
60Caroline_McElwee
With every good wish of the season Beth. Enjoy the festivities.
61drneutron
I need some help spreading the news... https://www.librarything.com/ngroups/23884/75-Books-Challenge-for-2023
63BLBera
Thanks Lynda and Caroline.
Noted, Jim. I joined and will create a thread in the new year.
Thanks Rhian. My daughter and I were just talking about bucket lists for travel and Wales was mentioned.
Noted, Jim. I joined and will create a thread in the new year.
Thanks Rhian. My daughter and I were just talking about bucket lists for travel and Wales was mentioned.
65witchyrichy
I have been offline most of the month, busy baking, crocheting, traveling, and reading but didn't want to let the end of the year pass without wishing my LT friends good blessings!
67PaulCranswick
Malaysia's branch of the 75er's wishes you and yours a happy holiday season, Beth.
70karenmarie
Hi Beth!
Alas, it's line in the sand and onward to next year's threads, I'm afraid. One of my new yearβs resolutions is to be a better LT friend.
Alas, it's line in the sand and onward to next year's threads, I'm afraid. One of my new yearβs resolutions is to be a better LT friend.
