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.
After spending most of the week on one book, I quickly finished my second one. So…only two books for the week. They were both fabulous, though; and I also loved spending time doing things other than reading. Nothing spectacular…just some movie watching (Three Billboards, etc.), Netflix bingeing (still Parenthood!), and a mani on Friday. Oh, and I finalized my tax documents with the accountant. So that’s behind me now! I didn’t get around to much housecleaning, but I’m not sad about that…LOL. I wouldn’t want to mess up the nails…
Bloggiesta is coming again…March 19-25, and predictably I’ve already started with a few cosmetic changes to my Serendipity blog.
Now I’ll grab some coffee…join me, please! And let’s take a closer peek at my (not so stellar) week.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Sunday Potpourri: Streaming, Reading, Etc.
Rainy Day Excerpts: “The Bad Daughter”
Coffee Chat: What Happened to My Week?
Bookish Friday: “The French Girl”
Review: An American Marriage (e-book), by Tayari JonesReview: Sunburn (e-book), by Laura Lippman
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
I received ONE book (purchased) in my physical mailbox; and ONE NetGalley review book. Then I downloaded two (purchased) e-books.
Mailbox:
Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country?, by Steve Almond
NetGalley:
Our House (e-book), by Louise Candlish (8/7/18 Release)
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Purchased Downloads:
As You Wish (e-book), by Jude Deveraux
The Perfect Nanny (e-book), by Leila Slimani
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WHAT’S NEXT? (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Currently Reading: Alternate Side (e-book), by Anna Quindlen (NG-3/20)
And then…
My Absolute Darling (e-book), by Gabriel Tallent
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That was my week…what did yours look like? Last night, I read along with this delicious repast at Marie Callender’s…comfort food!
I have OUR HOUSE too…love the cover.
THE PERFECT NANNY looks good too.
Your home’s decor is so cute. Love your nails too.
Thanks for sharing, and have a great day.
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Thanks, Elizabeth, I love the cover of Our House, too…in fact, a house on a cover is my favorite thing….and I am drawn to decor, which explains my obsession with mine. LOL.
I think The Perfect Nanny sounds very creepy and suspenseful…it will be hard to select books in the weeks ahead.
Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your week.
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It will be difficult to select books.
Oh yes…the cover on OUR HOUSE pulled me in too.
Have a great day, and a great week.
Always enjoy stopping by your blogs.
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I’m so looking forward to reading Our House. Your dinner looks very appealing, as always. Looking forward to seeing the final results of your bloggiesta
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Thanks, Cleo, I start making new blog headers as soon as I hear about an upcoming Bloggiesta…I love making these changes, and sometimes do it in between events, too.
Our House looks so good, doesn’t it? And, BTW, the dinner was a delicious accompaniment to my reading. (I was finishing up Sunburn last night).
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You are so industrious and I’m glad dinner accompanied a good book!
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Your week sounded full and happy…and your comfort food always looks comforting. We had to deal with snow…and cold…but it was still a good week for us…have a great week end!
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Thanks, Patty, I find myself drawn more and more to comfort food…probably because most of my reading is suspenseful and sometimes scary…LOL.
Have a great weekend!
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Hmm I need to visit Amazon to put the Jude D book into my wish list. Great to have two fab books in your line up for the week, that’s what really counts. Will be interested to see what you have to say about Alternate Side.
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Thanks for visiting, Kathryn, and I’m loving Alternate Side so far.
Then I took a break to binge-watch some Netflix for a while. Enjoy your weekend.
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The French Girl and Sunburn are both on my “probably will read” list, so I’ll definitely be checking out your review of Sunburn. I’m still reading a lot of thrillers…
Bad Stories and The Perfect Nanny look good to me!
Yum! Looks like comfort food to me!!!
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Thanks for stopping by, Greg, and I hope to enjoy all of my new (and older) books on the list for this week.
I think you might enjoy Sunburn…have a great week!
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Ok I love your Coca Cola chair-even though I drink Pepsi-I love seeing stuff like this! Congrats on your books and getting the taxes done-that in itself is a chore!! I like the looks of Our House,that looks like it might be interesting!! Have a great weekend!!
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I’m glad you enjoyed your books and got your taxes done. That salad looks really good. I’m a weirdo who sometimes gets intense cravings for Caesar salad. 🙂
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Thanks, AJ, and I love the Caesar salad they make at Marie’s…with the pot pies.
I’m loving my books so far! Enjoy your week.
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Wow, your nails look fab! I’m jealous 🙂 the best color too.
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Thanks, Evelina, for the longest time, I only did purple…then I started changing things up. So I feel like I’ve come home to this color.
Enjoy your week and your books!
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I want to focus on Bloggista, but I will probably wait until after I retire to work on it.
A quiet week is what I need right now. Thank goodness for spring break!
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Thanks for visiting, Deb, and I didn’t do any of this (blogging, etc.) until after I retired. I can’t imagine working and blogging…but who knows? Maybe I would have done just ONE blog. LOL.
Enjoy your week!
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oh that comfort food looks so delicious! I’m very curious about what you’d think of My Absolute Darling! It has gotten very controversial reviews! Hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks for stopping by, Daniela, and I downloaded My Absolute Darling last summer…and then “forgot” about it until I recently read a rave review. I hope I enjoy it…but we shall see.
Enjoy your week…and I do love comfort food, too.
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I cannot wait to read As You Wish and this week I am reviewing Alternate Side. I just noticed the MAry Higgins Clarke book in your sidebar and will read the review, I have read all of her books and also love the new series with Alafair Burke.Have a wonderful week!
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Thanks, Cindy, I also love MHC….and the Alafair Burke series, too.
Right now I’m LOVING Alternate Side, although I keep getting distracted by movies, Netflix, etc. But I plan to mostly focus on the book today.
Enjoy your week!
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The nails look great and they match your wine! I’ll have to check out your Laura Lippman review, that one sounds good. Happy weekend!
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Thanks, Nai, and I really noticed the matching of nails and wine after I shot the photo…LOL.
I loved Sunburn…hope you do, too. Enjoy your week!
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I am interested in The Perfect Nanny as I used to be one and I know there are horror stories. I like the nails x
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Thanks for visiting, Emma, and I’m drawn to books and movies about Nannies…did you ever see that older movie The Hand That Rocks the Cradle? It still freaks me out.
Enjoy your week.
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I found it! LOL, Our House and the Perfect Nanny both look good. I love your nail color this week.
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Oh, I’m glad, Kimberly…and I was very excited to get Our House, as I had requested it ages ago and was starting to think I wasn’t going to get it!
I also love the look of The Perfect Nanny. Enjoy your week!
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I love the colour of you nails!! Did you like Three Billboards? I can’t wait to watch it.
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Thanks, Ronnie, and I did love Three Billboards. It was a pretty angry story, but I rapidly identified with characters, loving some and hating others. I recommend it for those who don’t mind a little darkness.
Enjoy! Thanks for visiting.
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I like dark stories, I hope it’ll appeal to me too. It’s a good thing if the characters make a deep impression, be it positive or negative. That makes a good character-driven movie.
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I hope you enjoy it, Ronnie…I was riveted to the screen!
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I have to check out Our House. The title and lovely cover just grabbed me! Your nails look wonderful and such a pretty color. I miss doing my nails. My work makes it useless to do much with them. I do have some fun colors for my little piggies though. LOL
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Thanks, Laura, I was excited to get Our House. And as for nails, mine didn’t last long enough to make it worth the expense…until I started having them do gel nails. Those last a good three weeks!
I am very hard on nails, so I can highly recommend the gel.
Enjoy your week…and thanks for visiting.
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Marie Callender’s has the best pot pie. Yum! Glad you had such a wonderful week. Hope this one goes just as well.
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I agree, Angel; thanks for stopping by!
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The salad and pot pie looks delicious, makes me hungry. Enjoy all those new books. The Nanny is one I would like to pick up. Happy Sunday!
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Happy Sunday to you, Jenea!
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Not book related, but that coca cola chair! I love it ❤
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Thanks, Danielle, I started collecting this stuff when I had a guest house to fill…and then brought it with me when I downsized. Now I really love it!
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It works well!
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Lots of lovely books. I hope you have a good week in reading. I just got back in my home after a week of no power so I am behind in things. Have a good week. =)
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Ooh, so sorry about the power outages…have a better week, Mary, and enjoy your reading. Thanks for visiting.
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Love you nails and I can understand not wanting to mess them up. I haven’t read much this week but I’m over half done with the Queen’s Rising. Hope you have a great week!
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Thanks, Cricket, and I am glad you are enjoying your read. I just finished mine…and LOVED it!
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I love the look of Our House – there are lots of houses like that in our town from the turn of the last century near the beach for posh people who wanted to spend time near the sea… Interesting to hear about the nail gel – thank you for the advice:). Have a great week, Laurel.
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Thanks, Sarah, I love houses…and imagining life by the beach fuels my fantasies…sigh.
I resisted trying out the gel polish, so sure I was that it wouldn’t work on me. So glad to be wrong!
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I miss Parenthood so much. This Is Us has done a good job filling that void, but Parenthood is high on my list of favorites.
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Thanks, Sam, I do enjoy Parenthood, obviously, as I keep watching…but sometimes I am annoyed by some of the adults and kids. But then they do something to turn things around, and I’m on board again…lol.
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Hi Laurel, what did you think of the Three Billboards movie? Pretty potent, eh? I’m envious that you are done with your taxes, what a relief that must be. I must go & read your reviews of both Sunburn & An American Marriage. I just read & liked that one too. You’ve had some good reads lately. Enjoy your week.
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Thanks, Susan, I loved Billboards…but HATED that character played by Sam Rockwell, which certainly means the actor did a great job. All the rage I felt was due to him and to some of the other angry characters.
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I do like your nails! You certainly wouldn’t want to mess them up 🙂 I am very curious about Jude Deveraux’s new book. I used to love her writing but haven’t read some of her more recent books. I hope you enjoy all of your new reads. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Carole, I love having my nails done regularly, and since they use gel, I can get by without worry of chipping, etc.
I haven’t read Deveraux in ages, either. Enjoy your week!
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Love that nail color! I’ve been wanting to read The Perfect Nanny for the past few weeks but I can’t believe my library doesn’t have it. I might just have to buy it like you did. I like the looks of Our House as well. Hope you have a great week!
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Thanks, Barb, and I haven’t even tried to get my books from the library…and I know that I should do more borrowing. Sigh. Enjoy your week!
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Looks like you enjoyed your two books. 🙂
Bad Stories looks like a good book for you. I will be interested in your comments.
I haven’t read Jude Deveraux in a long while. Hope you enjoy As You Wish.
Your Marie Callender dishes always look yummy.
Hope this is a good week for you. Happy Reading.
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Thanks, Martha, I do need Bad Stories to help me deal with my feelings about a few things. Enjoy your books…and thanks for visiting.
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Love the nail color! Bad Stories sounds great and love the covers on Our House and As You Wish. Enjoy your new books. Hope you have a wonderful week.
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Thanks, Cheryl, I’m really psyched about Bad Stories and Our House. I hope to love them both…and enjoy my older books, too. Just finished reading (and loving) Alternate Side.
Enjoy your week.
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My hubby and I are gathering all our papers for income taxes. What a chore! I like the look of Absolute Darling. Enjoy your reafdng week!
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Thanks for visiting, Laura, and my taxes are much simpler now that I’m single, retired, and have an empty nest.
I had almost forgotten about My Absolute Darling until I read a rave review…so I found it hiding on the back end of my device.
I’ll be starting it today. Enjoy your week!
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Oh! I have been wanting to watch Three Billboards, what did you think?
I read The Perfect Nanny last month (though in French), and I really liked it. It’s interesting in that we know from the start who committed the crime. It’s a sad book but I really liked how it studied the characters.
Wishing you a great week and happy reading!
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Thanks, Kay, I’m glad you enjoyed The Perfect Nanny….and I LOVED Billboards, although it is dark and aroused a lot of anger in me. But it kept me riveted.
Enjoy your week…and thanks for visiting.
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Seems like you had a nice week 🙂 I won’t say that 2 books are less as I hardly manage to finish one 😛 I too cleaned my house this weekend and took almost a day 😦 It is such a tedious task.
Oh, I love your nail color 🙂
You reminded me that I too have to start watching Parenthood 😀 I love your book haul. I hope you enjoy all of your new books 🙂
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Thanks, Sim, this nail color choice takes me back to when I mostly picked a dark navy, purple range….and I feel like me again.
I feel better about my reading when I finish three or four books, but the two I read this week were so awesome…that I’m satisfied.
Enjoy your week!
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The Perfect Nanny is on my ereader right now! Hope we like it!
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Thanks, Harvee, so do I! And, as you must have noticed, I brought My Absolute Darling forward because your review reminded me that I had it.and why I had chosen it. I love books set in Northern California.
Enjoy your week!
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The Perfect Nanny looks good. Love your nails!
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Thanks, Candace, I’m hoping to read it soon. Enjoy your week!
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Love your nails!
Our House looks good and has a great cover.
Have a good week!
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Thanks, Carol, I was immediately drawn to Our House by the cover…and the blurb.
I am loving my “return to my roots” dark purple color.
Have a great week!
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I’m intrigued with The Perfect Nanny. I also loved An American Marriage. Great variety as always.
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I wish we had a nearby Marie Callender’s. I need to settle for the frozen. I hope you enjoy the books you choose for this week. My taxes are done for another year too. Such a good feeling. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, and I do enjoy some of Marie’s frozen dinners…
I hope you have a great week, and thanks for visiting. I am very happy that the taxes are done, too.
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Comfort food is the best. I haven’t finished any books lately.
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Thanks for visiting, Serena, and I hope you enjoy some good books this week.
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I need some comfort food and a nap today. I am so struggling with the time change.. ugh. Why do we have to set our clocks ahead???
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Thanks for stopping by, Heidi, and I hate that we had to change the time again!
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ENJOY! YOUR NEW TITLES.
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Thanks, Mary Ann, I am eager to read more of my new books.
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I hope you liked Three Billboards as much as I did. The Perfect Nanny looks so good.
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Thanks for visiting, Kathy, and I did love Three Billboards. I’m glad you did, too…and I also think The Perfect Nanny sounds good.
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After not reading much at all the past several weeks I’m chomping at the bit to lose myself in a good book. Looks like you’ve read some good ones! Comfort food is the absolute best – I’ve indulged quite a bit in it lately. There’s definitely a time for food that gives comfort 🙂 Have a lovely week, Laurel.
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Thanks for stopping by, Mary, and I hope you find just the right books to read, combined with yummy comfort food.
Sometimes comfort books and comfort food make all the difference in a day or a week. Enjoy yours!
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Your nails look great! They match your wine. 🙂 The Perfect Nanny looks good, so does My Absolute Darling. I haven’t watched Parenthood – I feel like I might cry too much! Have a great week. 🙂
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Thanks, Erin, I did notice the matching nails and wine…after I got ready to shoot the photo. LOL (Or I ordered the wine to match the nails?)
I like the look of The Perfect Nanny too. Enjoy your week!
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Our House is on my wishlist. Come see what I’m reading
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Thanks for visiting, Sarah, and I’m so glad to finally have Our House. I love books about home, family, etc.; even those with creepy or scary goings-on.
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Great reviews of Sunburn and An American Marriage. I want to read them both!
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Thanks, JoAnn, I hope you enjoy them too. Have a great week!
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Love the cover of As You Wish! Hope it’s good!
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Thanks for stopping by, Michelle, and I love that cover, too. Enjoy your week!
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