1SilverWolf28
Welcome to the Easter readathon!
We'll read from Friday through Monday.
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'll read from Friday through Monday.
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
2alcottacre
I am in! Thanks for hosting again, Silver.
3nrmay
Me too!
Also thanking you, Silver, for continuing to host.
This is my reason and excuse every weekend to drop everything and read!
Now reading Caught by Harlan Coben.
Also thanking you, Silver, for continuing to host.
This is my reason and excuse every weekend to drop everything and read!
Now reading Caught by Harlan Coben.
4avatiakh
I'm in. It's already Friday afternoon and I've finished The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel.
6cbl_tn
I'm in! I am off today but I have lunch plans and grocery shopping to do, so I'll be reading in between times.
8PocheFamily
In! Love the read-a-thons for helping me focus on FINISHING books ... I have 5 open ones at the moment with some library return deadlines looming ... I hope to have a higher-than-usual-for-me completion rate this weekend! A little rain may assist and it doesn't appear sunshine will distract me from my reading goals.
9nrmay
Sat a.m.
I'll be starting early, reading in between laundry loads today.
No obligations all weekend!
Books:
Hoping to finish
Caught, H Coben, this morning and begin
The Personal Librarian for Apr book club.
One More Mountain, D Ellis, is my audio book.
fresh strawberries for breakfast!
I'll be starting early, reading in between laundry loads today.
No obligations all weekend!
Books:
Hoping to finish
Caught, H Coben, this morning and begin
The Personal Librarian for Apr book club.
One More Mountain, D Ellis, is my audio book.
fresh strawberries for breakfast!
10ChrisG1
I'm in again - currently reading Wars of the Roses: Bloodline by Conn Iggulden.
11benitastrnad
I'm in an hope to do lots of reading this weekend.
12benitastrnad
Weekend Startup
Books read from: Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Jerry Ellis. Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman. I finished listening to Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers and started listening to Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
Books finished: Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Book Thoughts: I have lots of books going all at once this weekend and in none of them do I seem to be making much progress. I did finish listening to Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and my initial impression of it is what I ended up thinking about it. It was OK but not any outstanding space opera. I started listening to Children of Blood and Bone and have listened to the first CD and am having the same reaction to it - I wonder what all the fuss was about? Perhaps my impressions will change a bit as I get into the story. I am finding my hardcopy books to be slow slogs at this point. I like Sing Them Home when I get around to picking it up, but it hasn't started singing to me yet. Lexus and the Olive Tree seems dated and a peon to "see how great I am and all you olive tree lovers are just hidebound" so I am having a bit of a time with that one.
Non-Book activities: I finished my taxes! WOOT! WOOT! I just have to go to Fed Ex to make copies of the federal forms to enclose in the Alabama taxes and I can put them in the mail. I also have to go to the OIT people this afternoon and get my computer fixed so I can send and receive e-mail. I will take one of my slow slog books with me to entertain myself while I wait.
Time reading today: 1 hour reading
Time reading this weekend - 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: biscuits and gravy and coffee for breakfast
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 406
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1131 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Jerry Ellis. Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman. I finished listening to Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers and started listening to Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
Books finished: Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Book Thoughts: I have lots of books going all at once this weekend and in none of them do I seem to be making much progress. I did finish listening to Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and my initial impression of it is what I ended up thinking about it. It was OK but not any outstanding space opera. I started listening to Children of Blood and Bone and have listened to the first CD and am having the same reaction to it - I wonder what all the fuss was about? Perhaps my impressions will change a bit as I get into the story. I am finding my hardcopy books to be slow slogs at this point. I like Sing Them Home when I get around to picking it up, but it hasn't started singing to me yet. Lexus and the Olive Tree seems dated and a peon to "see how great I am and all you olive tree lovers are just hidebound" so I am having a bit of a time with that one.
Non-Book activities: I finished my taxes! WOOT! WOOT! I just have to go to Fed Ex to make copies of the federal forms to enclose in the Alabama taxes and I can put them in the mail. I also have to go to the OIT people this afternoon and get my computer fixed so I can send and receive e-mail. I will take one of my slow slog books with me to entertain myself while I wait.
Time reading today: 1 hour reading
Time reading this weekend - 1 hour
Time posting:
Food: biscuits and gravy and coffee for breakfast
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 406
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1131 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
13fuzzi
>12 benitastrnad: I Pearl Ruled two books yesterday, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street and Have Spacesuit, Will Travel. I only made it to page 50 on both of those. Just not very engaging, interesting enough.
But OH, I liked this one!
Your Moon, My Moon: A Grandmother's Words to a Faraway Child by Patricia MacLachlan and Bryan Collier
Grandma and grandchild are half a world apart, but she reminds him that they still see the same moon.
A sweet/bittersweet tale that will personally touch many of us who live far away from our families.
But OH, I liked this one!
Your Moon, My Moon: A Grandmother's Words to a Faraway Child by Patricia MacLachlan and Bryan Collier
Grandma and grandchild are half a world apart, but she reminds him that they still see the same moon.
A sweet/bittersweet tale that will personally touch many of us who live far away from our families.
14fuzzi
Next up, The Lantern's Dance.
15avatiakh
Saturday 10am
Books read from: The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel, How do you live? by Genzaburo Yoshino, The Teacher by Michal Ben-Naftali, Doing Time by Jodi Taylor
Books finished: The Secret Purposes
Time reading: 3hours
Snacks: Yesterday I made chicken ciorba soup for lunch, and we went out for an early dinner to our favourite Chinese place, The Hungry Head cafe.
Thoughts: Not sure which book will be my next focus so have dipped into a few.
Non-book activities: Food prep, catching up on tv series I'm watching, outing to local restaurant
Total books finished: The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 3 hours
Books read from: The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel, How do you live? by Genzaburo Yoshino, The Teacher by Michal Ben-Naftali, Doing Time by Jodi Taylor
Books finished: The Secret Purposes
Time reading: 3hours
Snacks: Yesterday I made chicken ciorba soup for lunch, and we went out for an early dinner to our favourite Chinese place, The Hungry Head cafe.
Thoughts: Not sure which book will be my next focus so have dipped into a few.
Non-book activities: Food prep, catching up on tv series I'm watching, outing to local restaurant
Total books finished: The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 3 hours
16Carmenere
I'm hopping in too.
I'll be reading The Wren, The Wren and another Women's Prize Longlister Enter Ghost
I'm also taking a cue from Fuzzi and picked up a couple children's books so I'll be interspersing those as well.
I'll be reading The Wren, The Wren and another Women's Prize Longlister Enter Ghost
I'm also taking a cue from Fuzzi and picked up a couple children's books so I'll be interspersing those as well.
17thornton37814
Last night I read from the Bible, a Charles Stanley devotional, and the first Chalet School book.
Both yesterday and today, I've listened to some of a Chief Inspector Banks mystery by Peter Robinson. I'll try to make a more official report later in teh weekend. I don't keep track of time.
Both yesterday and today, I've listened to some of a Chief Inspector Banks mystery by Peter Robinson. I'll try to make a more official report later in teh weekend. I don't keep track of time.
18Carmenere
Friday Update:
Books read from: 3 The wren, The Wren & Watercress & Bad Blood
Books finished: 1 Watercress. Just a couple of chapters left in The Wren (maybe I’ll finish before bed)
Time reading: 4 hours
Time posting: 10:26 pm
Snacks: veggie lasagna for dinner , gingerbread cookies and tea for dessert
Non-book activities: played a game of Rummikub
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 4 hours
Books read from: 3 The wren, The Wren & Watercress & Bad Blood
Books finished: 1 Watercress. Just a couple of chapters left in The Wren (maybe I’ll finish before bed)
Time reading: 4 hours
Time posting: 10:26 pm
Snacks: veggie lasagna for dinner , gingerbread cookies and tea for dessert
Non-book activities: played a game of Rummikub
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 4 hours
19nrmay
Friday evening
Books:
Finished Caught by H Coben. Fast paced, good ending!
Started The Personal Librarian but decided l, too, wanted to read a good kid’s book so l set it aside for
The Skylarks’ War, Hilary McKay. She may be my favorite contemporary children’s author. Two of my favorite laugh-out-loud funny books by her are
The Exiles, (and sequels) and
Dog Friday. I highly recommend!
Dinner: swordfish, vegetables, ice cream, cookie.
Other activity: watching Duke basketball game.
Books:
Finished Caught by H Coben. Fast paced, good ending!
Started The Personal Librarian but decided l, too, wanted to read a good kid’s book so l set it aside for
The Skylarks’ War, Hilary McKay. She may be my favorite contemporary children’s author. Two of my favorite laugh-out-loud funny books by her are
The Exiles, (and sequels) and
Dog Friday. I highly recommend!
Dinner: swordfish, vegetables, ice cream, cookie.
Other activity: watching Duke basketball game.
20cbl_tn
Friday night update:
Books read from: Woman, Captain, Rebel, The Late Mrs. Willoughby
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: a few cheese crackers
Thoughts: Today wasn't the day I expected. I was supposed to meet friends for lunch, but we found out that the place we were to meet was closed today for Good Friday. As it turned out, Adrian had one of his occasional bad nights last night and I didn't need to be away from home for too long in case he needed to go outside. We'll reschedule for another day.
Non-book activities: grocery shopping, afternoon nap, walked the dog and visited with a couple of neighbors, watched an episode of Death in Paradise and several episodes of Bull while knitting. I'm working on a baby blanket.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: ?
Books read from: Woman, Captain, Rebel, The Late Mrs. Willoughby
Books finished:
Time reading: ?
Time posting: ?
Snacks: a few cheese crackers
Thoughts: Today wasn't the day I expected. I was supposed to meet friends for lunch, but we found out that the place we were to meet was closed today for Good Friday. As it turned out, Adrian had one of his occasional bad nights last night and I didn't need to be away from home for too long in case he needed to go outside. We'll reschedule for another day.
Non-book activities: grocery shopping, afternoon nap, walked the dog and visited with a couple of neighbors, watched an episode of Death in Paradise and several episodes of Bull while knitting. I'm working on a baby blanket.
Total books finished: 0
Total read from: 2
Total time reading: ?
21alcottacre
Friday night update:
Books read from: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman (audiobook), Cotillion by Georgette Heyer, and An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork by Etty Hillesum
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 1.5 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 1.5 hours + listening to audiobook
Most of my time today was taken up in a gaming marathon with Kerry!
Books read from: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman (audiobook), Cotillion by Georgette Heyer, and An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork by Etty Hillesum
Books finished: 1
Time reading: 1.5 hours + listening to audiobook
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 3
Total time reading: 1.5 hours + listening to audiobook
Most of my time today was taken up in a gaming marathon with Kerry!
22klobrien2
Saturday morning update:
Books read from: Commonplace Book of Pie by Kate Lebo
Books finished: That one, above ^
Time reading: 1 hour
Food: pizza
Thoughts: The “Pie” book was so much fun to read!
Non-book activities: Good Friday service of church; Jesus Christ Superstar; do you sense a theme? 😁
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 1 hour
Books read from: Commonplace Book of Pie by Kate Lebo
Books finished: That one, above ^
Time reading: 1 hour
Food: pizza
Thoughts: The “Pie” book was so much fun to read!
Non-book activities: Good Friday service of church; Jesus Christ Superstar; do you sense a theme? 😁
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Total time reading: 1 hour
23benitastrnad
Saturday report
Books read from: Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman. I am listening to Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
Books finished: Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Jerry Ellis
Book Thoughts: I have lots of cooking to do today so books will take a back seat. I hope I can spend more time reading tomorrow and Monday, than I will today. I did finish reading Walking the Trail last night. I love me a good pilgrimage book - and this one wasn't it. I wanted more about the journey and what the walker thought about it. However, he spent far too much time on sex. How much he wanted it, who he wanted it with, and how it brings such closeness. I kept thinking - get off this and enjoy the walk for what you can learn. Children of Blood and Bone is getting better. This is my recorded book and I think it is the tone of voice that the narrator is using that makes me cringe. The narrator is overwrought right from the beginning - or at least her voice sounds that way.
Non-Book activities: I will be baking bread this afternoon. Most of town will be watching the basketball game this afternoon so I am hitting the grocery store. I will be baking dinner rolls for lunch tomorrow. The taxes disappeared into the great maw of the USPS this morning when the mail carrier picked them up. One less thing to worry about this week.
Time reading today: 1 hour reading
Time reading this weekend - 2 hour
Time posting:
Food: banana walnut muffins and coffee for breakfast
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 407
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1132 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman. I am listening to Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
Books finished: Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Jerry Ellis
Book Thoughts: I have lots of cooking to do today so books will take a back seat. I hope I can spend more time reading tomorrow and Monday, than I will today. I did finish reading Walking the Trail last night. I love me a good pilgrimage book - and this one wasn't it. I wanted more about the journey and what the walker thought about it. However, he spent far too much time on sex. How much he wanted it, who he wanted it with, and how it brings such closeness. I kept thinking - get off this and enjoy the walk for what you can learn. Children of Blood and Bone is getting better. This is my recorded book and I think it is the tone of voice that the narrator is using that makes me cringe. The narrator is overwrought right from the beginning - or at least her voice sounds that way.
Non-Book activities: I will be baking bread this afternoon. Most of town will be watching the basketball game this afternoon so I am hitting the grocery store. I will be baking dinner rolls for lunch tomorrow. The taxes disappeared into the great maw of the USPS this morning when the mail carrier picked them up. One less thing to worry about this week.
Time reading today: 1 hour reading
Time reading this weekend - 2 hour
Time posting:
Food: banana walnut muffins and coffee for breakfast
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 407
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1132 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
24bell7
Saturday night update:
Books read from: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Books finished: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Time reading: Approximately 2 and a half hours
Food: lunch was leftover spice chicken & couscous soup, dinner was lemony artichoke rice
Thoughts: I didn't read as much as I thought I would today. I did the errands I wanted to and got some cooking in, though, so I think tomorrow will be more relaxed
Non-book activities: errands and gym run, cooking & baking, watched the David Tennant version of Hamlet (3 hours!) and knit some
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
Books read from: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Books finished: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Time reading: Approximately 2 and a half hours
Food: lunch was leftover spice chicken & couscous soup, dinner was lemony artichoke rice
Thoughts: I didn't read as much as I thought I would today. I did the errands I wanted to and got some cooking in, though, so I think tomorrow will be more relaxed
Non-book activities: errands and gym run, cooking & baking, watched the David Tennant version of Hamlet (3 hours!) and knit some
Total books finished: 1
Total read from: 1
25alcottacre
Saturday night update:
Books read from: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman (audiobook), The Thirty Years War by Peter H. Wilson (audiobook), An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork by Etty Hillesum, and Eden Mine by S. M. Hulse
Books finished: 2, The Masked City and An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork
Time reading: 1.5 hours + listening to audiobooks
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 3 hours + listening to audiobook
Books read from: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman (audiobook), The Thirty Years War by Peter H. Wilson (audiobook), An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork by Etty Hillesum, and Eden Mine by S. M. Hulse
Books finished: 2, The Masked City and An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork
Time reading: 1.5 hours + listening to audiobooks
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 5
Total time reading: 3 hours + listening to audiobook
26elorin
>25 alcottacre: When I post using my phone touchstones never work until I edit my post. Maybe try that?
27Carmenere
Saturday night update:
Books read from: Bad Blood, My Name is Barbra, The Wren, The Wren
Books finished: 2 Bad Blood which I renewed to relisten to before book club (lots of players in this extraordinary expose), The Wren, The Wren
Time reading: 6 hours
Food: Shrimp wonton and fried rice
Thoughts: I think I'll read another children's book before I fall asleep We Are Water Protectors
Non-book activities: Puzzled and watched the newest episode of Survivor
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 10 hours
Books read from: Bad Blood, My Name is Barbra, The Wren, The Wren
Books finished: 2 Bad Blood which I renewed to relisten to before book club (lots of players in this extraordinary expose), The Wren, The Wren
Time reading: 6 hours
Food: Shrimp wonton and fried rice
Thoughts: I think I'll read another children's book before I fall asleep We Are Water Protectors
Non-book activities: Puzzled and watched the newest episode of Survivor
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 3
Total read from: 4
Total time reading: 10 hours
28nrmay
Saturday - midnight
Books:
Just finished Skylarks' War a few minutes ago.
I loved it; one of my favorites of the year so far. Historical fic, Britain leading up to and during WWI.
About to start Moloka'i by Alan Brennert. I liked his Honolulu when I read it a couple years back.
Also The Personal Librarian for book club.
dinner: chicken and vegetables; a few peanuts for a late-night snack.
Of the 12 books I finished in March, 10 were from the TBR shelves. This is good!
I already gave them to my sister and my niece and added a few to my Little Free Library.
Books:
Just finished Skylarks' War a few minutes ago.
I loved it; one of my favorites of the year so far. Historical fic, Britain leading up to and during WWI.
About to start Moloka'i by Alan Brennert. I liked his Honolulu when I read it a couple years back.
Also The Personal Librarian for book club.
dinner: chicken and vegetables; a few peanuts for a late-night snack.
Of the 12 books I finished in March, 10 were from the TBR shelves. This is good!
I already gave them to my sister and my niece and added a few to my Little Free Library.
29klobrien2
Sunday morning update:
Books read from: Five picture books (what a treat!), The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
Books finished: The five picture books
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: Sloppy Joes and tater tots. Angel food cake and berries for dessert.
Thoughts: Prairie Days by Patricia MacLachlan, Micha Archer was exceptionally beautiful
Non-book activities: Visiting with family and celebrating. More of the same today. daughter will be assuming the food prep (thank you!)
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 3 hours
Books read from: Five picture books (what a treat!), The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
Books finished: The five picture books
Time reading: 2 hours
Food: Sloppy Joes and tater tots. Angel food cake and berries for dessert.
Thoughts: Prairie Days by Patricia MacLachlan, Micha Archer was exceptionally beautiful
Non-book activities: Visiting with family and celebrating. More of the same today. daughter will be assuming the food prep (thank you!)
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 6
Total time reading: 3 hours
30benitastrnad
Sunday report
Books read from: Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman. I am listening to Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
Books finished: Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Jerry Ellis
Book Thoughts: I am now on page 200 of Sing Them Home and wondering what this book is about. It is shaping up to be a work of magical realism but I am still not sure. There are lots of dream sequences in it and I still haven't gotten a feel for where this is going. It is a 542 page book so there is plenty of time for the author to pull some surprises. However, she had better hurry up, as this is getting to be a slow slog.
Non-Book activities: I had Easter dinner with friends, and it was very nice. Some people I haven't seen in years were there and I enjoyed the conversation as well as the food. My rolls didn't turn out as nicely as I had hoped but they were good enough. Then I came home and read for a while and fell asleep reading for a short nap. I have started a new knitting project and it is going well. I now have a good start on it and I am sure that it will keep my occupied for most of the summer.
Time reading today: 1 hour reading
Time reading this weekend - 3 hour
Time posting:
Food: ham, sweet potato casserole, corn casserole, deviled eggs, and two different cakes for desert.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 407
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1133 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
Books read from: Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos. Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman. I am listening to Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
Books finished: Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Jerry Ellis
Book Thoughts: I am now on page 200 of Sing Them Home and wondering what this book is about. It is shaping up to be a work of magical realism but I am still not sure. There are lots of dream sequences in it and I still haven't gotten a feel for where this is going. It is a 542 page book so there is plenty of time for the author to pull some surprises. However, she had better hurry up, as this is getting to be a slow slog.
Non-Book activities: I had Easter dinner with friends, and it was very nice. Some people I haven't seen in years were there and I enjoyed the conversation as well as the food. My rolls didn't turn out as nicely as I had hoped but they were good enough. Then I came home and read for a while and fell asleep reading for a short nap. I have started a new knitting project and it is going well. I now have a good start on it and I am sure that it will keep my occupied for most of the summer.
Time reading today: 1 hour reading
Time reading this weekend - 3 hour
Time posting:
Food: ham, sweet potato casserole, corn casserole, deviled eggs, and two different cakes for desert.
Total books finished since the Read-A-Thon Began: 407
Total Time Reading since the Social Distancing read-a-thon began: 1133 hours since I started doing the weekend Read-A-Thon in April of 2020.
31avatiakh
Monday 4pm
Books read from: How do you live? by Genzaburo Yoshino, The Teacher by Michal Ben-Naftali, Doing Time by Jodi Taylor, The Apothecary Diaries vol.7 by Natsu Hyuuga , Iris and Me by Philippa Werry, The Consultant by Im Seong-Sun
Books finished: 2 The Apothecary Diaries vol.7 & Iris and Me
Time reading: 4 hours
Snacks: Made Tongan chopsuey for dinner last night, coffee and fries from cafe this morning. Cheese and onion toasted sandwiches for brunch yesterday morning.
Thoughts: Still dipping into a few books.
Non-book activities: Food prep, catching up on tv series I'm watching, outing to library.
Total books finished: 3 The Secret Purposes, The Apothecary Diaries vol.7 & Iris and Me
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 7 hours
Not feeling 100% and didn't read much yesterday.
Was quite taken with Iris and Me which was a YA prose novel about writer Robin Hyde. The Apothecary Diaries are my favourite manga at this point in time.
Books read from: How do you live? by Genzaburo Yoshino, The Teacher by Michal Ben-Naftali, Doing Time by Jodi Taylor, The Apothecary Diaries vol.7 by Natsu Hyuuga , Iris and Me by Philippa Werry, The Consultant by Im Seong-Sun
Books finished: 2 The Apothecary Diaries vol.7 & Iris and Me
Time reading: 4 hours
Snacks: Made Tongan chopsuey for dinner last night, coffee and fries from cafe this morning. Cheese and onion toasted sandwiches for brunch yesterday morning.
Thoughts: Still dipping into a few books.
Non-book activities: Food prep, catching up on tv series I'm watching, outing to library.
Total books finished: 3 The Secret Purposes, The Apothecary Diaries vol.7 & Iris and Me
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 7 hours
Not feeling 100% and didn't read much yesterday.
Was quite taken with Iris and Me which was a YA prose novel about writer Robin Hyde. The Apothecary Diaries are my favourite manga at this point in time.
32alcottacre
>26 elorin: I was posting from my laptop, but when I went in and edited the post, the Touchstones loaded fine. It may have just been a glitch on LT last night. Who knows?
33alcottacre
Sunday night update:
Books read from: Eden Mine by S. M. Hulse, Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher, and Foster by Claire Keegan
Books finished: 3, all of the above
Time reading: 4.4 hours
Total books finished: 6
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 7.4 hours + listening to audiobooks
Today's reading was all about finishing the last of the March TIOLI challenges that I could. . .
Books read from: Eden Mine by S. M. Hulse, Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher, and Foster by Claire Keegan
Books finished: 3, all of the above
Time reading: 4.4 hours
Total books finished: 6
Total read from: 7
Total time reading: 7.4 hours + listening to audiobooks
Today's reading was all about finishing the last of the March TIOLI challenges that I could. . .
34fuzzi
The weather was mild and sunny, perfect gardens and yard work weather, so I only got one book finished, Secret of the Andes, my latest Newbery.
35ChrisG1
Weekend summary:
Books read from: Wars of the Roses: Bloodline by Conn Iggulden, Wars of the Roses: Ravenspur
Books Finished: Bloodline
Pages read: 300-ish
Non-reading activities: Work (thank you, tax season...) & a nice Easter brunch at our home with my oldest son & his family
Books read from: Wars of the Roses: Bloodline by Conn Iggulden, Wars of the Roses: Ravenspur
Books Finished: Bloodline
Pages read: 300-ish
Non-reading activities: Work (thank you, tax season...) & a nice Easter brunch at our home with my oldest son & his family
36klobrien2
Weekend summary:
Books read from: Not much reading: I read from Mexikid and took a look at Spoiler Alert.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 1 hour
Food: Easter dinner, planned by me, and prepared by daughter Cindy. Ham, Gorgonzola Potatoes and Butter Crumb Green Beans from a local restaurant—both very good. I made some old-fashioned Pea Salad. My sister brought three kinds of cream pies!
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Visiting with family and celebrating. A bit of TV in the evening—I was pretty pooped.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 4 hours
Books read from: Not much reading: I read from Mexikid and took a look at Spoiler Alert.
Books finished: 0
Time reading: 1 hour
Food: Easter dinner, planned by me, and prepared by daughter Cindy. Ham, Gorgonzola Potatoes and Butter Crumb Green Beans from a local restaurant—both very good. I made some old-fashioned Pea Salad. My sister brought three kinds of cream pies!
Thoughts:
Non-book activities: Visiting with family and celebrating. A bit of TV in the evening—I was pretty pooped.
Weekend totals:
Total books finished: 5
Total read from: 8
Total time reading: 4 hours
37nrmay
Weekend wrap
Books:
The Personal Librarian is the main one right now for bk club next week.
Sunday night dinner: huevos de pobre hombre. l cooked! Recipe from another LT friend.
Other activity: read the Sunday papers, sudoku, watched a movie, “The Miracle Club”. Pretty sad…
On my way to my sister’s to ride up to D.C. with her tomorrow. I want to renew my DC library card. I get ebooks and audio books from them and use their online genealogy resources. A bargain at $20 but you have to renew in person.
Cloudy, 73 F/ 23 C.
Books:
The Personal Librarian is the main one right now for bk club next week.
Sunday night dinner: huevos de pobre hombre. l cooked! Recipe from another LT friend.
Other activity: read the Sunday papers, sudoku, watched a movie, “The Miracle Club”. Pretty sad…
On my way to my sister’s to ride up to D.C. with her tomorrow. I want to renew my DC library card. I get ebooks and audio books from them and use their online genealogy resources. A bargain at $20 but you have to renew in person.
Cloudy, 73 F/ 23 C.
38thornton37814
Weekend summary:
I finished: The School at the Chalet by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer and 5-Ingredient Air Fryer Recipes by Camilla V. Saulsbury. I need to review both.
I listened to: Cold is the Grave by Peter Robinson. I'm not quite done yet. It's really long in comparison to others in the series, but most of it has been revealed at this point. There are a few things I suspect they'll be wrapping up in what remains. They do need to get some convictions to stick!
I am using Trusting God with Today by Charles Stanley and the NASB Bible in my devotions so I've read from those as well.
I finished: The School at the Chalet by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer and 5-Ingredient Air Fryer Recipes by Camilla V. Saulsbury. I need to review both.
I listened to: Cold is the Grave by Peter Robinson. I'm not quite done yet. It's really long in comparison to others in the series, but most of it has been revealed at this point. There are a few things I suspect they'll be wrapping up in what remains. They do need to get some convictions to stick!
I am using Trusting God with Today by Charles Stanley and the NASB Bible in my devotions so I've read from those as well.
39fuzzi
I'd like to give a thank you to @SilverWolf28 for setting up these read-a-thons every weekend.
41PocheFamily
A little on the tardy side, but here's my weekend's efforts - good on finishing reading, but less time spent on reading than I'd hoped:
Books read from: Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire, Richard Crowley; The Kaiju Preservation Society, John Scalzi; Foster, Claire Keegan; The Piano Shop, Thad Carhart; and, Thunder Below, Eugene B. Fluckey.
New fave snack: Skyr w/pumpkin puree swirled in, honey and fruit.
Non-book activities: pie making.
Total Finished: 2
Total Read from: 5
Total time reading: 12.5h
Books read from: Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire, Richard Crowley; The Kaiju Preservation Society, John Scalzi; Foster, Claire Keegan; The Piano Shop, Thad Carhart; and, Thunder Below, Eugene B. Fluckey.
New fave snack: Skyr w/pumpkin puree swirled in, honey and fruit.
Non-book activities: pie making.
Total Finished: 2
Total Read from: 5
Total time reading: 12.5h
42SilverWolf28
>39 fuzzi:, >40 klobrien2: You're welcome!
