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 past week brought eight blog posts and two books read and reviewed. Yesterday I went in to my daughter’s salon to get my hair styled as part of a new weekly schedule. Now I feel pampered. We had lunch afterwards at Mad Duck.
Last night I binge-watched half of Grace and Frankie’s Season Five on Netflix. I always love that show! Last weekend, I watched On the Basis of Sex at the neighborhood theater…and I enjoyed pre-movie lunch at Yard House nearby.
I can’t believe January is almost over…and right after it comes February, the month when I go to the accountant to have my taxes done. Not my favorite activity!
Today I have errands and shopping to do. So, before moving forward, let’s grab some coffee or tea…and take a closer look at the week.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Sunday Potpourri: Weekend Tidbits…
Tuesday Potpourri: Rainy Days with Books…
Tuesday Excerpts: “The Red Address Book”
Coffee Chat: Keeping the Darkness Away…
Serendipitous Moments: A Look Back…
Thursday Potpourri: Daily Routines…
Bookish Friday: “The Liar’s Room”
Review: Those Other Women, by Nicola MoriartyReview: By the Book, by Julia Sonneborn
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Empty physical mailbox….But I received two NetGalley Review ARCs, and downloaded two purchased e-books.
Me for You (e-book), by Lolly Winston – (NG – 3/12/19)
The Ash Family (e-book), by Molly Dektar – (NG-4/9/19)
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Purchased Downloads:
The Liar’s Room (e-book), by Simon Lelic
Late in the Day (e-book), by Tessa Hadley
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WHAT’S NEXT?
Currently Reading: The Red Address Book, by Sofia Lundberg
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I have a list of “up next” books that I will pick up…depending on my mood. I have completed the February NG ARCs, and don’t plan to start the March ones yet.
So…that is my bookish week. What did yours look like? The other night, I enjoyed this baked potato soup with a margarita.
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I love your pampered hair, Laurel-Rain! And I’m a little jealous of your very nice-looking pre-movie lunch 😉
Your new books look really good and I hope you’ll enjoy them.
Have a wonderful week ahead and happy reading 🙂
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Thanks, Lexxie, I do enjoy the pampering…and maybe I should feel guilty about that, but then I remember all those hardworking years. LOL.
Have a great week, and enjoy your books.
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Love your hair 💜 and that baked potato soup looks delish! Good job on so many posts last week…
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Thanks, Jaymi, I had fun writing all the blog posts…maybe next time, though, I should read another book! I am enjoying the hair style.
I love that baked potato soup.
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Try not to worry about taxes just yet (you’ll get me started). A couple more weeks for January! I’m wondering if the Tessa Hadley novel is worth it — so I’ll be curious to hear what you think of it. What did you think of the RBG Basis of Sex movie? thx cheers.
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Thanks for visiting, Susan, and I have only read one Hadley book, although I have another of hers on my Kindle still unread. The one I read (Clever Girl) was just okay.
But I thought I would give her another try.
I loved On the Basis of Sex, and I went to the right performance. The audience was cheering and clapping at the end. My kind of people. LOL.
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Late in the Day looks interesting. Yay for pampering time ;-). Happy reading
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Thanks for stopping by, vvb32; I hope to enjoy the book, and I am all for pampering.
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Some interesting new books coming in and you are so well organised with your ARC’s which I find really impressive. Can’t believe you have taxes to sort again, seems only like yesterday you had to see to it. We have tax as you go for most people and only tax for businesses that have to be filled out every year. So… never think of them. Bliss!
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For lots of reasons these days, Kathryn, I think I’m living in the wrong country! More and more. LOL.
That Canadian border looks more appealing by the day. But…at my age, I think it would be a bit of a hassle. Sigh.
Enjoy your week and your books. I have a notebook to track my review ARCs and due dates…and they are also listed on pages on my Curl up and Read site.
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The Liar’s Room looks like something I’d like lol. Love that cover and tagline. And yay glad you had a good week! I agree about January by the way- it is totally flying by!
Taxes ugh! Can’t believe it’s that time already!!
Baked potato soup- yum. I totally feel like soup these days- must be the winter weather over this way. 🙂
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Thanks, Greg, I do love soup, even when it isn’t cold. It is comforting.
I can’t wait to read The Liar’s Room.
I hate tax time! Lol
Enjoy your week.
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Sometimes you just need to pamper yourself. And it sounds like you had a great week too. I like the new style!
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Thanks, Laura, I do believe in nurturing and pampering myself. If not now, when?
Enjoy your books, and thanks for stopping by.
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Enjoy your new books. It’s nice to pamper yourself I love the hair. Have a great week 😊
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Thanks, Megan, I am looking forward to all the books…and I am enjoying my signature purple streak…LOL.
Enjoy your week, too.
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Yep, I’m also not looking forward to doing the taxes!
Have a good week 🙂
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Thanks for visiting, Evelina, the worst thing about taxes is when you have to pay more. Sigh.
Enjoy your week, too.
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I am fascinated with The Red Address Book. I hope to hear more about it from you soon.
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I am really enjoying it, Deb…the MC is fascinating and a testament to how a long life can yield many secrets and entertaining memories. Also sad ones
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Ooh, a new Lolly Winston book! I’ll watch for your review. Have a lovely week, Laurel!
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Thanks for stopping by, Mary, and I was excited to get the Lolly Winston book. Enjoy your week!
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I like the Me For You cover.
I’m so glad that we have a PAYE system in the UK (unless you’re self employed) and that taxes are automatically deducted from my salary before the remainder is paid into my bank account… Actually filing my own accounts would be a nightmare! Good luck.
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Thanks for visiting, NIcci, and we have taxes deducted, too, but then we have to file after the year is over, just in case we owe more…or sometimes get some back. I usually don’t get anything back. Sigh.
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You always have the finest meals Laurel. Last night I had Davanni’s. It was the the after wedding meal and I absolutely loved how when we arrived their were white table cloths and battery candles on the tables.
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Thanks for stopping by, Trin, and I like commemorating the moments of my meals. Glad you like them. Yours sounds awesome.
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Another successful week Laurel – still loving the hair colour, how lucky you are to have a daughter with a salon!
Enjoy The Liar’s Room and congratulations on finishing your NG reads for February already. So glad to hear you enjoyed Doris’s tale.
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Thanks, Cleo, and I love Doris a lot…and can’t wait to get back to reading the book. I was sidetracked yesterday by Grace and Frankie, my favorite show on Netflix.
Enjoy your week! I also feel lucky about the stylist daughter. LOL.
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How did you like the movie On The Basis of Sex? I still have Grace and Frankie to watch. The baked potato soup looks yummy! I want to read The Liar’s Room. Looks good. Have a great week!
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I LOVED On the Basis of Sex, and so did the audience of the performance I chose. Clapping and cheering at the end, and a surprise I didn’t see coming. Spoiler alert!
Thanks for visiting, Yvonne, and I hope you love the newest season of Grace and Frankie.
The baked potato soup is my favorite, I think. Although I also love the split pea. LOL.
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Well Laurel the Ash Family has such bright colors I am enamored! And having your daughter being able to do you hair is super handy! It seems to me that your week was no bad even if time is indeed flying by!
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Thanks, Sophie, I was happy to have some good things to celebrate, including the now weekly schedule of hair styling. I wonder what I did to deserve that? LOL.
I hope I enjoy The Ash Family, a book I had never heard of, but couldn’t resist when it was offered from NetGalley.
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Yummy soup! Looks delightful. I am reading one book now that I can’t seem to finish even tho I want to so bad, I just don’t seem to have enough time to do it (it’s for a blog tour). I am going to have to check out The Liar’s Room. It looks pretty freaky. Have a wonderful week!
Mary
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Thanks, Mary, I hope you get through your book. I’m eager to read The Liar’s Room.
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Taxes are not fun. 😦
The Liar’s Room looks interesting. Hope you enjoy it! Baked Potato Soup, yum!
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Thanks, Rachel, I am eager to read The Liar’s Room…and I love that Baked Potato soup.
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I love your hair, Laurel! I’ve seen The Liar’s Room everywhere and really like the premise – I hope you enjoy it. And that baked potato soup looks fabulous… Have a great week.
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Thanks, Sarah, I am enjoying the hair, too; who knew going grey could be so much fun! I love baked potato soup Enjoy your week.
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Thank you, Laurel:). I’m now pink and blonde, instead of just blonde – it’s great fun:)). And that soup has me drooling… it’s seriously soup weather here at the moment.
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Looks like some good books and its sounds like you had a great week. I get my hair done tomorrow which I dread because I have long hair and it takes so long. I have The Liar’s Room and hope to get to it soon.
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Thanks, Barb, I don’t envy you the long hair. Mine was once long, and I’m afraid I never went to have it styled. I braided it a lot, though. LOL..Now it’s shoulder length.
Have fun and enjoy the pampering, though.
I can’t wait to read The Liar’s Room.
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The Liar’s Room looks very interesting to me. I will be curious to see if you like it. What a nice week you had. I’m more for the margarita than the soup! It’s prettier. Have another good week!
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Thanks, Anne, and I do love the margarita the most, too. LOL.
Enjoy your week…I hope to start The Liar’s Room soon.
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I love your hair! The soup looks delicious, I don’t think I’ve ever had baked potato soup. The Liar’s room sounds very interesting. I also love how organize you are. I really need to get it together because my reading slump put me behind in everything.
I hope you have a wonderful week & thank you for stopping by my blog!
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Thanks, Tina, I enjoyed getting my hair styled. My blogs and my reading are my focus these days, so it’s easy to be organized. I am just happy not to be at the career I had for 30 years…stress was the main part…and organization was necessary.
Enjoy your week.
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I love the cover of The Ash Family. I need to look that book up. I hope your errands and shopping were successful. I can’t believe that January is almost over, either. I feel like I haven’t accomplished anything.
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Thanks, AJ, I like that cover, too. I actually bought a new top…and some new PJs. I seem to wear them most of the time, LOL.
Enjoy your week and your reading.
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January is going quickly. I wanted to binge watch Grace and Frankie this weekend, but other things won out. I’ve seen The Ash Family all over, hope it is a good read. How nice to have a weekly appointment!
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Thanks, Nise, the weekly appointment is a new thing, but I’m loving it.
I really enjoyed Grace and Frankie…again, but now I have to wait for the next season for more. The downside of binge-watching!
Enjoy your books and your week.
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January is moving along. I suspect the year will move quickly as they tend to do. 🙂
That’s nice to get pampered. I have to force myself to get my hair cut when it gets too long.
I hope you enjoy your new books and your current read.
That potato soup looks yummy. Happy Reading!
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Thanks for visiting, Martha…I didn’t used to enjoy getting my hair done, but since my daughter is the stylist, it works for me.
Enjoy your week, too.
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It’s always good to pamper yourself. I’ve taken to scheduling my nails to be done every three weeks. It helps that I am supporting a good friend’s new business.
Your new books look wonderful. I’ve been wanting to read The Red Address Book. Maybe one day.
Hope you have a great week.
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Thanks for visiting, Cheryl, and I love getting my nails done, too…which reminds me, it is time to do it again!
Enjoy your week.
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Ahh.. pampering!! That sounds amazing! 😀 Your hair looks great!
That soup and margarita look great.
Have a great week and happy reading!
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Thanks, Maureen, I spent my younger years with crazy hairstyles, seldom getting my hair done. But youth allows that, I guess.
I did love the soup and margarita. Enjoy your week.
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Your books look good. Have a great week. My weekly updates
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Thanks, Sarah, here’s hoping you are enjoying your books, too. Have a good week!
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I can’t believe January is almost ending too. Time goes by so fast! Enjoy your new books & wishes of a happy week. 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by, Thannya, and I am hoping to read a lot of good books this year. Have a great week.
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Your hair looks great! I haven’t seen Grace and Frankie yet, but binge watching stuff on Netflix is the best.
Good luck with your taxes next month and have a great week!
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Thanks, Marti, I do love binge-watching on Netflix. Of course we then have to wait for the next season. LOL.
I am trying to put taxes out of my mind. I keep all my stuff in a folder, and just before the appointment, organize it all a bit and turn it over to the accountant. That is the kind of pampering I am grateful for these days.
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I’m glad you enjoyed On the Basis of Sex. I saw it last week and thought it was wonderful. Yesterday I saw The Green Book and it was fantastic, too.
I’l be interested to hear what you think of Late in the Day. I liked it, but not as much as I had expected to. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Susie, I have been noticing previews of The Green Book…hope to see it, too.
I’m reluctant about Late in the Day, since I didn’t really like a previous book by the author. Tell me again why I bought it…LOL.
Sometimes I am pleasantly surprised by subsequent books from an author, though.
Enjoy your week!
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The Liar’s Room looks fascinating! I hope you enjoy and I look forward to your review.
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Thanks, Jolene, I hope to read it soon…enjoy your week!
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There’s a fifth season of Grace and Frankie? We never made it through the first one. 😦
All of your new books look good to me!
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Thanks for stopping by, Kathy…yes, five seasons so far, and Season 6 has been ordered. You didn’t like it?
Enjoy your week and your books.
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It’s definitely soup weather! I’m saving the new season of Grace and Frankie until after I catch up on some other shows.
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Thanks for visiting, Candace, and saving Grace and Frankie will be a way to savor it. Once I started watching, I reached the end quickly. Sigh.
Enjoy your week!
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I’ve heard good things about Grace and Frankie. Enjoy your books,that soup looks yummy and so does the margarita! I like the pretty cover on Me for You.
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Thanks, Nai, I love that cover, too…and Grace and Frankie always sparks up my weekends when I binge-watch it. Enjoy your week.
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Love the hair!!
I am excited to start The Ash Family too! And eat soup – my favorite food group. 🙂 Lol.
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Thanks, Erin, every time my daughter styles my hair (and now it’s weekly!), I remind myself that this is my reward for surviving her teenage years (and the twenty-something ones, too). LOL
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Your hair always looks very nice.
THE LIAR’S ROOM looks good…enjoy!!
And…you KNOW that I absolutely LOVED THE RED ADDRESS BOOK. 🙂
Have a wonderful week, Laurel, and thanks for always stopping by my blog.
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Thanks, Elizabeth…that’s because I only do selfies right after it is styled. LOL. But now it will look good longer, with our weekly appointments.
I spent a lot of time watching Netflix this weekend, but I’ll be finishing The Red Address Book today…and I’ll be sad to leave the characters. What a great read!
Thanks for visiting my blog, too.
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I’m still working on my February ARCs with some of my own books sprinkled in. I have just started to get tax things in the mail. It should be a simpler year for me now that I’ve sold the houses I needed to sell and have a regular retirement income stream – but we’ll see. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks for stopping by, Kathy, and my taxes are simpler these days, too.
Enjoy your books!
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Weekly styling is definitely pampering… how great that your daughter has a salon. Lunch out afterwards is an added bonus! I’m curious about Late in the Day. Have been wanting to try Tessa Hadley.
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Thanks for visiting, JoAnn, the weekly styling is recent, but I’m loving it.
She doesn’t always have time for lunch, so we especially enjoy when we manage it.
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How fabulous that your daughter has a salon. You get some pampering and you get to spend some time together, it sounds perfect.
The Liar’s Room is definitely on my must get list. I’ve been reading some good reviews for it.
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Thanks, Veronica…I do love our get-togethers at the salon, where she rents her own space. We chat, sometimes we go to lunch afterwards…perfect.
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