Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves, for weekly updates.
**Mailbox Monday is hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.
And let’s join Kathryn, our leader in It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, at Book Date.
This week has brought some rain…followed by cloudy days, and after some outings earlier in the week, like lunch with my daughter on Monday and dinner with granddaughter Fiona on Tuesday, I found myself curled up to read more often than not. So my three books read and reviewed made me feel accomplished. Below, here is Fiona’s birthday dinner with me (and her iPhone) at our neighborhood Mexican restaurant:
I happily resumed watching my favorite shows again, like This Is Us and the TGIT lineup which offered a mash-up between Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder. Olivia Pope and Annelise Keating joined forces before the Supreme Court. I loved how those two women put aside their snarky power plays…and brought their A games.
Sunday, I will binge-watch Season II of The Good Fight.
I have set my DVR for the Oscars on Sunday…I don’t like watching live, because I prefer being able to fast-forward through the boring parts.
Maybe I should watch some of the nominated movies on Amazon Prime this weekend.
Grab some coffee…and let’s take a closer look at my week:
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Weekend Potpourri: Books, Tasks, & Movies…
Sunday Potpourri: Moving Ahead & Looking Back…
Tuesday Potpourri: A New Release from an Old Favorite…
Rainy Day Excerpts: “An American Marriage”
A Week of Books: Current, Past, Future…
Review: The Promise Between Us (e-book), by Barbara Claypole WhiteReview: Even If It Kills Her (e-book, Bailey Weggins Mystery), by Kate WhiteReview: An Early Wake (e-book, County Cork #3), by Sheila Connolly
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
My physical mailbox was empty! But…I did download a NetGalley review book and bought four e-books.
NetGalley Review Book: (Release Date – 5/15/18)
How To Walk Away (e-book), by Katherine Center
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Purchased Downloads:
K is for Killer (e-book), by Sue Grafton
The Bad Daughter (e-book), by Joy Fielding
Raspberry Danish Mystery (e-book), by Joanne Fluke
A Turn for the Bad (e-book, County Cork #4), by Sheila Connolly
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WHAT’S NEXT?
Currently Reading: An American Marriage (e-book), by Tayari Jones
Next:
Sunburn (e-book), by Laura Lippman
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Then…I want to start reading my NetGalley ARCs that will be released on 3/20 and 3/27/18:
The Alternate Side, by Anna Quindlen, and Not That I Could Tell, by Jessica Strawser
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That was my week….what did yours look like? Today I’m sharing one of Aubrey’s birthday treats….
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Kind of a fun week for you…you no sooner finished going out to lunch and you were out to dinner…with no leftovers! Where did you eat the bottom picture? Was that dessert or breakfast?
You certainly acquired a ton of books this week! Enjoy!
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I didn’t eat Aubrey’s treat…I just posted it to show what she enjoyed on her birthday, which looks like French toast to me.
Thanks for visiting, Patty.
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The birthday treat…dessert? I am very curious about that!
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I think it’s French toast with a fruit topping, Patty….
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Mmm Mexican- that’s looking pretty yummy! I haven’t had Mexican in a while… now it sounds kinda good! I was wondering about the Oscar movies too, since I don’t seem to have seen any of them.
Not That I Could Tell looks like one I’d like- I saw it compared to Big Little Lies somewhere. Sunburn too seems like I saw something good about. Hope your reads are all good this week- and enjoy the Oscars!
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Thanks for visiting, Greg, and my granddaughter and I were both craving Mexican food…and our favorite place is just around the corner.
I also love the look of Not That I Could Tell. Enjoy your reading…and your movie watching.
Have a great week!
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How to Walk Away was a really good book. Hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks, Heather, I love the author, so I’m eager to read it. Enjoy your week!
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Happy birthday, Fiona! That Mexican food looks really good. I hope you enjoy your new books!
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Thanks, AJ, I am very eager to read the books…and celebrating my granddaughter’s 21st birthday was such fun.
Have a great week!
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Sounds like you had an enjoyable time. Have a great week 🙂
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Thanks, Maree Jane, I hope you enjoy your week, too. I’m glad you could visit!
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That food looks very yummy and good to spend time with your grand daughter even if the phone got a little too much notice! I do so hope that one day we’ll be able to watch This is Us here in NZ because it has so much great rap. Wishing a little sunshine your way.
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Thanks, Kathryn, and I’m hoping you get to watch This is Us, too! When you get it on Netflix, you won’t have to wait for the next week’s episode.
I did love hanging out with my granddaughter, and the last couple of times, getting together was her idea. And yes, maybe she just wanted a good meal, but I’ll take it!
Enjoy your week!
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I wish I had more time to curl up with a book too, but I am glad you did! Those Mexican dishes look so yummy! I cannot wait to watch the Oscars – although not live either.
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Oh, yes, very yummy…and filling! Thanks for stopping by, Andreea, and I do love watching the Oscars from my DVR…and in bits and pieces.
Enjoy your week!
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Looks like you had a great week and have a great list of Books!😍 Fantastic Post and thanks for sharing!💙💖💜💯📚🌈
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Thanks for visiting, Dani, and I’m glad you enjoyed the visit. Have a great week!
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It looks like you’ve had a wonderful book haul – and the birthday meal with your granddaughter looks fabulous:). I’m betting you were sitting at the table and wondering where the last 16 years went…:). Have a great week, Laurel and hopefully less rain. I’m just crossing my fingers we don’t get more snow!
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Thanks for visiting, Sarah, and I can still see the little girl behind that iPhone…LOL.
Enjoy your books and your week! No rain today.
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Are the nominated movies available on Prime already? I figured they’d be too new.
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I saw Ladybird and Three Billboards there…I watched Billboards and LOVED it! Thanks for visiting, Rachel, and enjoy your weekend.
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Sooner or later, I’ll probably get around to American Marriage. I’m just swamped right now.
I saw the movie theater was offering a discount on Oscar-nominated movies this weekend. Sounds fun.
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Oh, that does sound like fun, Deb; but I watched Billboards here at home…LOL. I am glad, since home is more comfy…LOL.
So far, An American Marriage is just okay…I hope it picks up. But I’ve been distracted.
Enjoy your weekend.
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Laurel-Rain, you always have the very best books to share! I am drooling over them and making note of the ones I hadn’t heard of. I hope you enjoy every one of them.
And that Mexican food…. let’s just say we miss the cuisine of SoCal and pay much more for avocados here, lol! Happy birthday to the granddaughters! Glad to be back to book chat with you!
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Thanks, Rita, it’s great to “see” you again! Are you back on the East Coast? My son, who now lives in Prague, misses our Mexican food, too.
I can’t believe the granddaughters are already 21!
Enjoy your week, and thanks for visiting.
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Happy Birthday to her! I love Mexican food! The birthday desert looks great too. Enjoy your books and watching movies on Amazon Prime.
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Thanks, Nai, I also love Mexican food…but I don’t have it very often. It is very filling!
Love the movies. Have a great week.
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I can’t get my kids off their phones either! I have to threaten to take them away just to eat dinner together. =) I am riding out the storm that took out our power at a friends. So surreal looking at all the downed trees and power lines cut in half. They say we won’t have power to our area till Wednesday!! Have a good Sunday!
Mary #SundayRoundup #8
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Oh, so sorry about those power lines, Mary…I hate power outages, and feel a bit guilty that they don’t happen here that often.
The constant presence of the iPhones is definitely a side-effect of so much technology.
Enjoy your week!
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mmm, mexican food, now I gotta get some 😉
Been hearing good stuff about This is Us. I plan to watch that soon.
Got me interested in Alternate Side. Enjoy.
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Thanks for visiting, vvb32…last week, someone mentioned tostadas, and ever since I’ve been craving Mexican food!
Enjoy your week, and I know you’ll be addicted to This is Us. Enjoy!
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Teens and their iPhones…I know…I have 2 teens in the house! I like the look of your books. Hope you have another great reading week.
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Ha—so true, Laura. I have one photo of all my teen grandchildren looking at their phones.
I am eager to read all of my books. Enjoy yours!
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Aubry’s birthday treat looks delicious. You meal with her, look kinda like what it is like to eat with our kids too. lol… I’ve been curious about Scandal and How. To Get Away with Murder, they both are on my watchlist. It’s a large list too. 🙂 Hope you enjoy Not That I Could Tell. I really did. I am hoping to pick up How To Walk Away, it sounds like it will great. Happy Sunday.
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Thanks, Jenea, glad you enjoyed Not That I Could Tell. I loved the author’s previous book
I don’t know that my millennial grandchildren will ever get over their phones…even my own grown kids, who are Gen X, I guess, are on theirs a lot, too.
Have a great week!
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Haha, that picture is so accurate about describing my generation 😀 she seems very deep in her phone.
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After I mentioned that I shot the photo with her on the phone, she looked guilty and put hers away…for a few minutes. LOL.
Thanks for visiting, Evelina, and enjoy your week.
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Love the food and the books!
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Thanks, Harvee, food and books, my favorite things…LOL
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This Is Us aka my weekly cry. Gosh! I love that show! And, as always, amazing food pics.
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Thanks for visiting, Samantha, and yes, I get my weekly crying jag in with This Is Us. I do love the show, though, and all that crying is good for the sinuses. Right?
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Your birthday treat looks delicious! I have Not That I Could Tell as well, and I hope we both love it! 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by, Rachel…and here is a shout out for Not That I Could Tell. Let’s enjoy it!
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I love This Is Us and TGIT shows. Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder was great with their crossover. Loved it! That Mexican food looks so good. Mexican food is one of my favorites. So many great books and authors on your list. Enjoy your books. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Yvonne, and I loved seeing those two great lawyers teaming up, and I spent the whole two hours rooting for them both.
Mexican food is pretty awesome in these parts, too, with California being a “border” state…Not one of Trump’s favorite states, which endears it to me even more. LOL.
Have a great week!
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Taping the Oscars sounds like the way to go. I can’t wait to get my hands on Sunburn. Hope you have a wonderful week and love the pics – aren’t all kids attached to their phones?
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Ha–yes, the kids seem to view their devices as appendages…and it is kind of funny.
Thanks for stopping by, Barb, and I’m eager to read Sunburn, too. Enjoy the week!
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My week was quiet but moved by rather quickly. I read a few books and finished up some audios that I need to review. I need to binge This Is Us because I only seen a few episodes. Have a great week!
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I hope you love This Is Us…and enjoy your reading, too, Cricket. Thanks for visiting!
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Your weather sounds similar to mine as of late. I do hope to find more time to read this week. This past week I was on the go just about every evening after work. Were you able to watch some of the nominated films on Amazon Prime this weekend as you planned? It’s been ages since I last followed the Oscars. I used to be more into them. It looks like Fiona had a delicious birthday dinner! I hope you enjoy your new books, Laurel-Rain! Have a great week!
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Thanks, Wendy, and what a busy week you had!
I saw Ladybird at the theater a few weeks ago, but saw Billboards this weekend…I loved it, although it was pretty angry and a little dark.
Enjoy your week!
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Looks like you had an amazing week! The Sue Grafton and Joanna Fluke are two series I hope to at least start (if not finish) this year.
& Aubrey’s birthday treat looks pretty amazing!
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Thanks, Christie, I hope you enjoy both Grafton and Fluke…and all your reading.
Have a great week…and thanks for visiting.
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I’m the same way with the Oscars, I like being able to skip through things, like the host’s monologues! I just want to see the dresses and find out who wins!!
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Thanks for visiting, Jane, and I’m always bored by the “behind the scenes” awards, even though I know that those activities are very important. It always takes so long to get to the parts I enjoy, so thank goodness for fast-forwarding. LOL.
Have a great week!
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I record the awards shows for the same reason! Glad to have regular programming too. The birthday dinner looks delicious. So many great looking books. A few are on my TBR list.
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Thanks, Nise, I am grateful for the book treasures that arrive regularly on Amazon, and remember how I once relied solely on books from the now-defunct bookstores (and libraries, of course). But I do miss those bookstores! Thankfully, there is still Barnes & Noble around here.
Enjoy your week!
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Oh, that Mexican restaurant reminds me of the one we used to go to before we moved and I loved it so much. This looks good!
My mom is a big fan of Joy Fielding and this one looks good, so I might have to give her a try. Have a great week and happy reading!
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Thanks, Kay, I’ve been a fan of Joy Fielding for many years. I also appreciate the wealth of new authors who bring books to us every year, too.
We don’t visit our neighborhood Mexican restaurant all that often around here, because of the variety of other foods available. But when I have a craving, I go there.
Enjoy your week!
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Your week looks marvelous! And now I need to add Mexican to our meal prep for the week. Lol. Glad you had a good one! 🙂
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Thanks for visiting, Erin, and it is usually a mention from someone that reminds me of my cravings for Mexican food.
Enjoy your week!
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Always fun to spend time with the kids/grandkds–and their phones. I was just reviewing your 2017 TBR pile. You accomplished a lot. Mine is an out of control monster.
I’m seeing some of the books you mentioned other sites too; like The Promise Between Us. I featured The Flight Attendant on my other blog yesterday. Sounds superb.
Hope you have a great week.
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Thanks for stopping by, Cheryl, and I do love time with the grandkids, which happens less often these days because of college, etc. So when we do get together, it is a treasure…despite the phones. LOL.
I love visiting blogs and finding new books to enjoy. Have a great week!
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Love the photo of your granddaughter. 🙂
Lots of good books read and to be read.
ENJOY, and have a wonderful week, Laurel.
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Thanks, Elizabeth, I hope you have a great week, too…and I cherish the moments with my granddaughters…and the grandsons, too. LOL.
Happy reading!
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Looks like a great Mexican dinner for you and your granddaughter. Yay for the return to normal TV and for having time to read.
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Thanks, Candace, I love the return to normalcy…and after the Oscars last night, there will be more movies to explore, too. Ones I missed this year.
Enjoy your reading and your week!
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After seeing your Mexican dinner, I am craving it myself. Maybe I’ll have to hit a local restaurant too. Since I haven’t seen any of the nominated movies (nor had any desire to), I have no interest in the Oscars. Review books need to catch my attention as I’m behind where I want to be. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks for visiting, Kathy, and I hope you satisfy your craving for Mexican food.
I don’t go to as many movies as I once did…and sometimes prefer to see them On Demand or on Prime.
Enjoy your reading, and have a great week!
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I didn’t realize Joely Fisher had written a book. I’m going to add that to my to-read list!
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Thanks for visiting, Angela, and I’m looking forward to Joely Fisher’s book. I always enjoyed her mother Connie Stevens, in her various movies and TV shows.
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That birthday treat looks yummy! I’m so behind on Scandal/How to Get Away with Murder, but I’m curious about the Annalise/Olivia mash-up. I feel like they’d be such an amazing team. I read both Not That I Could Tell and How to Walk Away last month, and thought both were great. Not That I Could Tell brought some mystery and How to Walk Away brought a heck of a lot of emotions. Have a wonderful week! 🙂
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I am glad you enjoyed Not That I Could Tell and How to Walk Away…and I hope you do watch that mash-up for Scandal/HTGAWM.
The two stars were awesome.
Enjoy your week, Lauren, and thanks for visiting.
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Hi Laurel, did you enjoy the Oscars? We also tape the show and start watching about 45 mins after — it’s great to skip all the commercials! I was a bit surprised Shape of Water won Best Picture but I guess the Academy members are all gaga over that filmmaker. I’m also reading An American Marriage right now. And look forward to hearing about Sunburn. Cheers.
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Thanks, Susan, I haven’t seen Shape of Water…and I may not, as nothing about the snippets shown seemed to grab me. I did enjoy Billboards…and Ladybird, although neither won big awards…except for Frances McDormand as best actress, of course, and Sam Rockwell as best supporting actor..
At first An American Marriage didn’t quite grab me, but now I am finding it more engaging.
I can’t wait to read Sunburn. Enjoy your week!
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Oh I totally missed the Scandal crossover-I had worked that day and came home and slept right through it!! Ugh-I love Scandal! I had started reading Joanne Fluke’s series-I only read The Chocolate Chip one though,it was cute. Definitely love the titles!! Also love your shirt-though I am a Pepsi gal-Coke is good too!!LOL
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Oh, that sucks! Can you get it On Demand?
Thanks for visiting, Joann, and my granddaughter’s shirt is kind of a little joke from her aunt, since I have lots of Coca Cola trivia in my house.
I’ve been enjoying the Fluke series on the Hallmark channel, where the books have been made into movies.
Enjoy your week!
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Expecting another snow stotm on Wednesday, a good time to read.
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That does like a perfect reading day, Mary Ann. Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by.
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Happy belated birthday to Fiona. Come see what I’ve read.
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Thanks, Sarah, both girls turning 21 in February takes me back to when they were like little “twin” cousins as babies…and then over the years, at many family events.
Enjoy your week!
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For some reason after reading your posts I find myself getting hungry! Happy reading
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Ha! Sorry about that…actually, those photos make me hungry, too. Enjoy your reading, Serena.
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I have always admire how you can keep up with so many blogs Laurel! 🙂
That Mexican food looks just so good! I’m to hear you had fun with your daughter and granddaughter watched S1 of This Is Us but I found it too emotional for me so I didn’t continue. You are reading American Marriage! Yay! Hope you like it!
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Thanks, Daniela, I ended up loving An American Marriage…and even though it was kind of slow, I soon found myself enjoying the ride.
I can relate to how emotional This is Us can be….but I’m hooked!
Enjoy your week…and I may have to have more Mexican food soon. It was delicious!
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