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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/2/2021
What I Read It has been another busy week and at this point, I shouldn’t be surprised. I think every week is a busy week! I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but we’re short-staffed at the library which has left me working many Saturdays which has definitely cut into my…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/26/2021
What I Read It was an insanely busy week trying to finish up the bathroom renovation before some family came to visit. Unfortunately after trying three different drain pipes on our brand new vanity, we realized that the vanity top drain is not level causing it to leak. We were…
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Peaches & Cream Pretzel Pie
I found a new recipe last week that was absolutely to die for (and it was simple to make too!) – Peaches & Cream Pretzel Pie. Plus, with peaches and raspberries in season right now, there is no reason not to make this pie. Unless of course, you’re dairy-free, then…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/19/2021
What I Read I have been so busy between work and trying to finish up home projects! By the time I get into bed at the end of the day, I can only manage a couple of pages before I’m falling asleep with the bedside light still on and the…
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RIP Floyd Cooper
Author and illustrator Floyd Cooper passed away yesterday and it’s another blow to the kid lit community who has lost so many talented creators this year. Cooper won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award in 2009 forĀ The Blacker the Berry, written by Joyce CarolĀ Thomas. He won multiple Coretta Scott King…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/12/2021
What I Read Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson was a fun adventure in NYC as the two main characters have a night they’ll never forget! Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass is an immersive summer break story on the island of Tobago. It’s got a little…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/5/2021
What I Read Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake was amazing! You can check out my review from earlier this week. I also finished up A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey. This was a fun YA book that I…
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Home Renovations on a Holiday Weekend
Home renovations are a dichotomy. They are both exciting and exhausting. Exhilarating and stressful. What started out as a quick renovation of our upstairs (main) bathroom has now been pushed to the back burner as we await our installation of a new HVAC system. We live in a split level…
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RIP Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff was an author I grew up with. Her early chapter book series The Kids of Polk Street School were a staple of my checkout pile. Later, as I grew up, I graduated to Giff’s other works. These middle grade books took on a more serious note and…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/28/2021
What I Read I honestly can’t remember what I’ve read this week! It was so busy with the start of Summer Reading at work and my parents visiting this weekend that I didn’t have a lot of time for reading. I’m about halfway through Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue…
