whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 6::goal 30}

I really wanted to love this book.

But, I guess, maybe it’s enough
to say that I didn’t
hate it.

It was ok.

Well. Actually….
the notes I wrote on it
as I was reading it were:
a little slow going and kind of
condescending…
haughty…
reserved…
irritating.

I didn’t warm up to any of characters,
I didn’t really get a chance to feel
like I knew any of them really…

But, as I thought about it after,
I thought maybe that’s the tone
the author was going for…
because it is sort of related to
jane austen after all…
so maybe she was looking for a mix
between formal & informal,
then and now…
for me, it just didn’t really work.

I am going to to give the movie a shot though.
I adore emily blunt and, well,
the movie looks really cute & fun…
and less haughty and reserved.

3.5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY - ANNIE BARROWS

friday i'm in love...on saturday...

forgive me…
the days have become a bit of a blur…
:)

I started the week with
a schedule and a plan
but today
I feel a little detached,
a little lost on what I should do next…
I know I have lots I can do
but there seems to be nothing
I want to do.

So I thought I would distract myself
with the rabbit hole of the internet
for a little bit
and see if I can find some
inspiration.

Wanna come along?
I promise to keep 6 feet away
(I know what 6 feet is now after my
Christmas light debacle…heehee)

♥ gotta wash your hands anyway…look at this SHEEP SOAP!!

♥ got some spare time and looking for something to learn…

♥ a new meaning for book nook

♥ he can make an action figure out of a rubber duckie!!?

♥ drawing is a coping skill

♥ i so love this…

and stay tuned tomorrow…I have a new framed print to share!
:)

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wordless wednesday....the day the liquor stores closed & i went for a walk in gym pants, polka rubber boots & a muppet hat...cause...why not?

whatcha readin'? 2020 {book 5::goal 30}

When I started this book
I had no idea what it was about
and I had never read anything by this author before.

But I was drawn in immediately.
The mix of old and new,
yesterday and today,
the connections and the tensions,
the love lost and found.

Very much worth the read.
I don’t want to say too much about it
and give anything away but I will
tell you I gave it 5 hearts.
:)

5 ♥’s out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥’s
NEXT UP:: JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB - KAREN JOY FOWLER

polka dots, pugs and almost the first dairy bar run...

I am feeling a little calmer about the
state of the world today…
I am adjusting a little better after
giving myself a little bit of a FB break.

I did go into Charlottetown on Friday
for coffee with a friend….
if you have never gone to Bar 1911,
you should totally check it out.
It’s a beautiful little spot and
I totally want to try out their specialty coffee
that comes with a shot of fireball.
mmmm.
And…& the menu had DOUGHNUT BOWLS?!?
I must try this.

I spent the rest of the weekend
studying and working on cards,
vegging out to music,
catching up on grays anatomy,
watching movies about judy garland,
eating jujubes by the handful,
making chicken noodle soup in the slow cooker
and reading a brand new book…

today pugsley & I
took a walk on the boardwalk
in the blue sky
and sunshine
and it was beautiful and crisp and fresh…
we went down on the beach
and walked for a long time
in the silence and the stillness
and for that little bit,
I totally forgot that there was anything
scary going on in the world
all around me.

In that moment,
it was just me and a pug,
some polka dot rubber boots
and the seagulls…

and…we would have gone to the dairy bar
but sooooo many cars….
haha. it was chaos of a different kind.
we’ll save that treat for when the snow melts a little bit more.