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.
I launched the week with a wonderfully suspenseful and engaging book…and then was sidetracked for a few days with home interior stuff. I had bought some new bedding from Amazon, so I spent time redoing my bedroom. I love recreating my space. Here is the finished look at Hump Day Potpourri. Then I did some cleaning of the house, room by room, in between reading my next book, which I finally finished late last night.
Movies: I watched Second Act on Prime, starring Jennifer Lopez. A nice distraction. Then I began The Act, a new show on Hulu. More episodes come each Wednesday. As always, I loved viewing another episode of The Good Fight.
I had another styling session with my daughter, followed by a nice lunch of Fish ‘n’ Chips with margaritas. Yes, plural. I didn’t photograph the lunch. We were enjoying our chat and our laughs. Later, you’ll see more seafood I savored this week.
Meanwhile…let’s grab another cup of coffee and check out more details of the week.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Tuesday Excerpts: “As You Wish”
Let’s Share Our Bookish Delights…
Hump Day Potpourri: Books, Interiors, Etc.
Coffee Chat: Interiors, Books, Etc…
Bookish Friday: “All the Wrong Places”
Review: I Invited Her In, by Adele ParksReview: The Ash Family, by Molly Dektar – (NG-4/9)
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Empty physical mailbox! I did download three new e-books.
The Night Visitors, by Carol Goodman
The Library of Lost & Found, by Phaedra Patrick
The Perfect Girlfriend, by Karen Hamilton
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WHAT’S NEXT?
Currently Reading: Back Stabbers, by Julie Mulhern (Book 8 in the Country Club Murders)
Then I plan to flip through the pages of my bookish notebook…and follow my whims.
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That was my week. What did yours look like? As promised (above), here is another seafood meal I enjoyed this week: a Salmon Citrus Salad, with my ubiquitous margarita.
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This must have been your seafood week. I loved The Perfect Girlfriend!
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Thanks, Patty, and yes, I was definitely in the mood for seafood. Looking forward to The Perfect Girlfriend.
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Fish and chips… sounds lovely. I’ve been craving fish lately haha! And that salmon salad looks fabulous too. Glad you had a good week. 🙂
the Night Visitors has me super curious (I read the blurb a while back and was intrigued), and Backstabbers! I’m so behind on that series now…
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Thanks, Greg, the fish dishes were delicious…and I am also loving the eighth book in the Country Club Murders series. I hope it goes on indefinitely!
I am also a fan of Carol Goodman’s thrillers.
Enjoy your week.
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A good dish of fish and chips hits the spot! Fun to do a redecorate! Enjoy your week, Laurel! Happy reading. 🙂
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Thanks, Rachel, I love fish and chips with malt vinegar, the way my eldest son enjoyed it after living in London for a while. I’m loving my newest book from the Country Club Murder series.
Have a great week.
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You certainly had a good varied week with lots of achieved really. Following your whims for the next book sounds perfect.
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Thanks, Kathryn, isn’t it great being retired and able to follow our reading whims? Enjoy your week, too.
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Absolutely. Big tick to that.
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I had like the most stressful week ever… Just been sitting in doing nothing for the past few days! Trying to recover.
Hoping next week is better, and wishing you a good week as well 🙂
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Thanks for visiting, Evelina, and I am sorry about your stressful week! I hope the new week is definitely better…relax and enjoy!
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I love redoing the house too. Just rearranging the things in my room rejuvenates and calms me down. I hope you have a great week ahead.
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Thanks, Gayathri, I have the same feelings about redecorating, and just rearranging things works for me, too. But I did love the new bedding, which makes everything fresh and new in the room.
Enjoy your week!
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Your seafood salad looks delicious. All your books are new ones to me, I hope you enjoy them and I’ll look out for the reviews. Especially for The Night Visitors as that looks great.
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Thanks, Trish, I don’t have salmon often enough, so I was very pleased with the salad. A nice twist to the seafood.
Enjoy your week, and I love the look of The Night Visitors, too.
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I really need to redo my space! It’s always a lot of fun getting packages from Amazon. The Perfect Girlfriend looks good! Yum to the salmon citrus salad! It looks so refreshing!
Lindy@ A Bookish Escape
http://www.abookishescape.com
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Thanks, Lindy, I loved the salad…and I also enjoy getting packages from Amazon. I sometimes get started clicking to buy things, and it’s hard to stop! I ordered more sheets for my bedding set, as I wanted a different color. LOL.
Enjoy your week.
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Aren’t distractions great? Glad you gave your bedroom a new look. Maybe share a pic?
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Thanks, Trin, click on the link above…but no worries, I’ll also leave a link on your blog.
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The Carol Goodman book looks good. I enjoyed other books by her.
I hope you LOVE The Perfect Girlfriend and The Library of Lost and Found.
I am going to see what you thought of I Invited Her In.
Have a great new reading week, Laurel.
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Thanks, Elizabeth, I feel as though I’ve been waiting forever for The Perfect Girlfriend. I also hope to love it. I did really enjoy I Invited Her In.
Carol Goodman is another author I enjoy.
Have a great week.
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ENJOY The Perfect Girlfriend. You won’t believe what she does. 🙂
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Ooh bohemian feeling indeed Laurel! It’s always fun to redecorate! Have a happy Sunday!
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Thanks, Sophie, the colors and patterns take me back to my younger years.
Enjoy your week!
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It’s nice to Spring clean and redecorate. Hmmm margaritas. Enjoy your week and your books!
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Thanks for visiting, Nai, nothing picks up my spirits more than redecorating…and so does reading new books.
Enjoy your week!
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I have to read that new Carol Goodman book!! I love her books so much! I didn’t know there was a new one – I am super excited to see this!! (In case my overuse of exclamation marks didn’t give it away..)
We had a bit of spring fever over here too – rearranging, purging, then splurging on new things! 🙂 Glad it was a good week, but then how can a week with margaritas be bad? 🙂
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Thanks, Erin, I completely agree with your thoughts on Carol Goodman…and redecorating. Also margaritas!! LOL.
Enjoy your new week.
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Great haul. I hope you enjoy your new books!
Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian
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Thanks, Krystianna, I am eagerly looking forward to them all.
Enjoy your week!
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More and more, I have been allowing myself to follow the dictates of my soul in my reading choices rather than reading what arrives in my mailbox. You had a lovely week, I think.
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Thanks, Deb, it was a good week! Enjoy yours!
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Fish and Chips and Margaritas sound perfect! The Back Stabbers looks wonderful. I have to catch up with that series. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Yvonne, I’m loving the book. It is a quick read.
Hope you enjoy it, too.
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Yummy food. That sounds like a pretty relaxing week. I’m glad you found some good books. I hope you have a great week!
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Thanks, AJ, I do love looking forward to enticing new books. Enjoy your week.
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I love seafood! and margaritas. We might go to Maine and eat seafood in May. I’d go out and have margaritas, except I’d have to go out. I don’t know when I got to enjoy staying home so much. Well it does give me more time to read. Have a fantastic week with your new reads!
Here is my Sunday Post
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Thanks for visiting, Anne; I like staying home, but I also love being served in a restaurant, having someone else make my drinks and bring my food. LOL. A dilemma.
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The Night Visitors sounds good. I have the Library of Lost and Found on my TBR. My weekly updates
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Thanks, Sarah, I am looking forward to them both! Enjoy your week.
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Sounds like a good week for you and another lovely lunch.
I am so tempted by The Library of Lost and Found.
Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Martha, titles with bookshop, library, etc., grab me right away. Enjoy!
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Ohh, this room you created looks amazing! Really beautiful, you are so talented!
I hope you will enjoy your books, especially The Perfect Girlfriend. I loved it, it actually made to my best of 2018.
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Thanks, Irena, I feel that I sleep better now…LOL.
I have heard great things about The Perfect Girlfriend. Can’t wait to dive in!
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Tequila and I are not friends, LOL, but it sounds like it was a fun night for you. Some great books on your reading list, enjoy!
Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out
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Thanks, Shelleyrae, I have to control my margaritas…usually only one. Sometimes, though…well, it was fun. Enjoy your week!
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I’ve read some glowing reviews for the Phaedra Patrick book so I hope you love it!
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Thanks, Mary, I do love books about libraries and bookshops. Can’t wait to read it. Enjoy your week.
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We had salmon last night! The Perfect Girlfriend is on my radar.
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Thanks, Candace, and yum! I do love salmon and don’t have it often enough.
Can’t wait to read The Perfect Girlfriend! Enjoy your week.
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Redecorating is a wonderful way to welcome Spring and get spring cleaning done. Hope this week is amazing!
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Thanks, Kimberly, it is so much easier to clean while redecorating…LOL.
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I’ve been thinking of changing out my bedroom decor too. I haven’t found just the right set yet though. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, I am loving the changes. Enjoy your week.
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Sounds like a productive week! Glad you got a lot done. I like the looks of that book: The Library of Lost and Found. I am glad you had a wonderful lunch with your daughter.
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Thanks, Heidi, I am excited about my new books…and spending quality time with my daughter.
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I would love to get new bedding, but have not found anything that screams take me home now!! The Carol Goodman book looks good.
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Thanks, Nise, I did hear my new bedding screaming “take me back to the 70s,” so I had to buy it. LOL.
I also love Carol Goodman’s books. Enjoy your week.
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Hmmm, margaritas!
I’ve seen The Perfect Girlfriend at the store multiple times, I’m always tempted by it, it sounds like a good thriller. I hope you enjoy it. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kay, I have been eyeing it for a while, so I’m now eager to read it.
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Sounds like you had an all round fabulous week.
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Thanks, Veronica, it was…except for Internet issues…all fixed now.
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