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.
It is finally happening! A week with NO doctor appointments and some extra reading and blogging time. I read and reviewed THREE BOOKS, and actually enjoyed some time on the computer. My hand seems almost back to normal…I don’t want to speak too soon, though. Also, I’m still waiting for my surgery, which might not be scheduled for a couple of months.
Coffee is back on the menu for me, but morning only. So let’s grab another cup and take a peek at my week.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Tuesday Excerpts: “Careful What You Wish For”
Tuesday Potpourri: How Things Have Changed
Review: Dear Wife, by Kimberly BelleReview: Someone We Know, by Shari LapenaReview: Careful What You Wish For, by Hallie Ephron
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INCOMING BOOKS:
One book came in my mailbox! I also downloaded an e-book.
The Kennedy Heirs, by J. Randy Taraborrelli
A unique burden was inherited by the children of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his celebrated siblings, Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Raised in a world of enormous privilege against the backdrop of American history, this third generation of Kennedys often veered between towering accomplishment and devastating defeat. In his revelatory new book, acclaimed Kennedy historian J. Randy Taraborrelli draws back the curtain on the next generation of America’s most famous family.
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Careful What You Wish For, by Hallie Ephron
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Currently Reading: The Comforts of Home, by Susan Hill
A book that has been languishing on my shelves since November 2018:
Susan Hill—the Man Booker Prize nominee and winner of the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham, and John Llewellyn Rhys awards—returns with a hair-raising new novel, the ninth book in one of the most acclaimed mystery series of our time. Featuring the enigmatic and brooding chief police inspector Simon Serrailler, this intricate and pulse-pounding series follows a collection of grisly crimes plaguing the city of Lafferton—and The Comforts of Home is the most chilling and unputdownable installment yet.In this gripping new thriller, Simon, eager to be back at work after recovering from a near-fatal injury, takes on a cold-case review for the Lafferton police about a girl who disappeared some years before. Meanwhile, his family adjusts to changes of its own; namely his sister’s marriage to Chief Constable Kieron Bright. But when events take an unfavorable turn for the Chief Constable and an arsonist goes on a deadly rampage in Lafferton, Simon’s personal and professional lives intertwine in more complex and devastating ways than ever before.In the tradition of the fabulous mysteries of Ruth Rendell and P.D. James, The Comforts of Home is Susan Hill’s best work yet—a heart-pounding new addition to a highly-applauded and “elegant†? (The New York Times) series.
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That was my week. What did yours look like? I am sharing a favorite cocktail and soup from days gone by: A margarita with Tortilla Soup:
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I’m glad you had a doctor-free week. Sounds like you had a good week. The Kennedy book looks great. I’ve always been fascinated by that family and like to read books based on them. Hope you have a great week!
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Thanks, Yvonne, not having any doctor appointments has lightened my load…and I am feeling more hopeful about everything.
I am also a big Kennedy fan.
Enjoy your week!
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Glad it was a good week! And that your hand is feeling better. Three books is awesome. I barely got through one- it was one of those weeks haha. Looks like you really liked Someone We Know too- I’m just starting that one now.
Careful What You Wish For looks good too.
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Thanks, Greg, I loved my week, and the books were great.
Enjoy your week.
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Looks like a good reading week. The Kennedy book looks interesting, for some reason I am always interested in them. A bit like American royalty!
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Thanks, Kathryn, I love the Kennedys and could use some of that “American Royalty” right now.
Enjoy your week.
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That’s good you had a doctor free week. Enjoy your books, Careful What You Wish For looks good and so does that soup.
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Thanks, Nai, in looking back at my week, I realized that having no doctor appointments made it so much better!
Enjoy your week.
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Your reading week looks lovely. I bet you are happy to have no doctor’s appointments and more reading and computer time. I’m especially glad to see you have once again been allowed coffee. Hurray!
I hope you will soon be able to have a margarita now and then, too!
Have a great week!
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Thanks, Deb, I love the sense of normalcy, from coffee to computer time.
I know that will change again when the surgery is back on schedule, but for now I’m enjoying the reprieve.
Have a great week.
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I’m delighted that you have had a doctor-free week – and that your hand seems a lot better. Go you for having the courage to go on changing – I know myself that it is very difficult to change lifestyle patterns. I’m struggling to sort mine out, too! Have another great week with more fabulous books:)
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Thanks, Sarah, I’m beginning to embrace some of my changes. Not the upcoming surgery, but the ease of living in a relatively carefree apartment.
My reading is back on track, which helps, too.
Enjoy your week.
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Yay for no doctors appointments! I haven’t tried tortilla soup but with the fall coming, I think I might try it soon. It is way too hot for that right now. The Kennedy books looks really interesting.
I hope you have a wonderful week.
Tina @ As Told By Tina
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Thanks, Tina, I’m loving my books and time without doctor visits. They will return, of course, but I’m savoring the reprieve.
Enjoy your week.
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Glad you had a week of no doctor appointments and that you can have a morniing coffee! My daughter loves a good margarita and I love Tortilla Soup. Have a great week Laurel-Rain!
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Thanks, Vicki, I’m grateful for these small blessings.
Enjoy your week.
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I am happy to know that your hands are better Laurel AND that you had a “sans” doctors week! Happy Sunday 😉
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Thanks, Sophie, I am happy about that, too.
Enjoy your week.
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Glad u are making progress with your hands. The Kennedy Heirs is waiting for me at the library. I’m so fascinated by that family who has dome so much good but experienced so much tragedy.
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Thanks, Diane, I love the Kennedys and also feel sad about their tragedies.
Looking forward to the book.
Enjoy your week.
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Hurray for extra time for reading. My weekly updates
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Thanks, Sarah, those are the best weeks, too.
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Glad it was an uneventful week for you! Sometimes they are just what we need. I got to a book that has been around since 2012. I feel bad that they wait so long. LOL. Hope it is a great week for you.
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Thanks, Nise, I love weeks with no appointments. And I am enjoying exploring my older books, too.
Enjoy your week.
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Your week sounds so divine, Laurel-Rain! I am glad you were able to get so much reading in. I hope you love your new books. Ephron’s new books sounds really good. I hope you have a great week!
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Thanks, Wendy, I love a week with no appointments! Enjoy your final summer days with your daughter, and find some great books.
I enjoy Ephron’s books.
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Sounds like a good week for you. I’m glad you liked Someone We Know.
I liked the Susan Hill book I listened to.
I hope you have another good week. Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Martha, this Susan Hill book is my first from her, but I’m enjoying it. It sounds like a good series.
Enjoy your week.
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That soup looks so yummy!
I’d never heard of Careful What You Wish For but it sounds like my kind of book. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kay, I do enjoy books about hoarding and collecting….and Hallie Ephron did it well.
Enjoy your week.
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I’m glad you had a good week. The Kennedy Heirs looks like an interesting read.
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Thanks, Veronica, I can’t wait to read the Kennedy book! Enjoy your week.
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You are doing so well, it’s great to hear.
I also enjoyed Careful What You Wish For.
Have a great reading week:)
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Thanks, Shelleyrae, I have read books from all the Ephron sisters…and love them.
Have a great week!
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I also enjoy appointment- free weeks, doctor or otherwise. Enjoy!
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Thanks, Harvee, a week with no appointments is my favorite kind of week! Unless the appointments are lunches and dinners out with friends and family.
Have a great week.
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A doctor-free week is a good thing! Yay for coffee. The Kennedy Heirs looks really good.
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Thanks, Candace, I am looking forward to The Kennedy Heirs…and another week without appointments. Although I do have one appointment this week. Sigh.
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Yay for no doctors’ appointments and coffee in the mornings! Your mailbox looks great – I need to pick up The Kennedy Heirs for my mother.
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Thanks, Kathy, my favorite kind of week…and favorite books ahead.
Enjoy your week.
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I’m glad your hand is feeling better. And yay for a week with no doctor’s appointments. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, I am happy about no doctor appointments…for now.
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A dr. free week sounds delightful. All our appointments have been the past few weeks ending with my appointment on Friday (and then school starts!). But it is good that we’ve all had our yearly checkups. I hope your hand continues to do well! I hope you have a great reading week and stop by if you get a chance:
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Thanks, Colletta, I hope you have a great week.
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Glad to hear you are finally going to get a relaxing week to read and blog. Also happy to hear your hand is feeling better, that is great news!
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Thanks, Heidi, I am eager to move beyond all the illness and surgery. Enjoy your week and your books.
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I’m glad you’re allowed a little coffee every day. Hopefully, it won’t be much longer until you’re all sorted post-surgery and can enjoy your favourites at leisure once more.
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Thanks, Nicci, I am definitely looking forward to that time. Enjoy your week.
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Glad your hands are feeling better! I like to looks of “Careful What you Wish For”. It reminds me of another book i heard of recently…but can’t remember the name.
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Thanks, Books in Bloom…I am a big fan of this author…and also love books about “hoarding” and “collecting.”
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Hehe. I’m gonna check it out soon.
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Mmmm soup!!! I am glad to hear that you had a week with doctor’s visits and that your hand feels better!
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Thanks, Erin, nothing makes for a better week than one without appointments.
Enjoy your week.
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