Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon and The Sunday Post 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.
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What a week! I only read and reviewed two books, but they were good ones. I also spent time viewing shows online, one of which was an old favorite that I had never seen before in its entirety: Sex and the City! What fun. I’ve seen the movies based on the show, but I liked going back to the beginning for the four friends in their early Manhattan days.
I also enjoyed another episode of Gaslit, on Starz, and a show called The Deceived.
On Friday, I had a doctor’s appointment, and I was exhausted afterwards! I saw the doctor, but also had two shots and bloodwork! One of the shots was my second COVID booster, and the other was for Shingles. Fun stuff, LOL.
Today I will be joining my daughter for lunch at Mad Duck. Guess what I’m ordering? Fish and Chips.
For all mothers out there, have a happy Mother’s Day!
Now…let’s take a closer look at my week.
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Tuesday Excerpts: “What Happened to the Bennetts”
Monthly Wrap-Up: Goodbye to April…
Review: The Next Thing You Know, by Jessica Strawser
Review: An Honest Lie, by Tarryn Fisher
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INCOMING BOOKS:
Fly Girl, by Ann Hood
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The Patient, by Jane Shemilt
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Homewreckers, by Mary Kay Andrews (and current read)
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Furious Love, by Sam Kashner
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That was my week. Books, movies, shows, and outings. Packages arrived almost every day! Just replacing needed items, but also adding some dishware…as if I needed any more!
On Saturday afternoon, I enjoyed a Mother’s Day lunch with my daughter.
What did your week look like?
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AN INTERIOR JOURNEY 
Glad you got to enjoy Sex and the City. I’ve never seen it, but I also don’t think it would be my kind of show.
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Thanks, Mark, and no, the show isn’t for everyone. Thanks for stopping by.
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I’ve never seen all the episodes of Sex and the City. But the ones I did watch where great.
Your new books look great!
Have a great week and happy reading.
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Thanks, Maureen, and I am really enjoying binge-watching the show! Have a great week.
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Have Mother’s Day. Have a great brunch with your daughter.
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Thanks, Harvee, it was wonderful! I brought half of my fish and chips home for today! Enjoy your week.
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Have a lovely MD with your family, Laurel. We’re having brunch at our house with my hubby handling things (he’s actually the better cook) and me not lifting a finger. 😊
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That sounds wonderful, Mary, I love being waited on! I hope you enjoy the day and your upcoming week.
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I’m glad you enjoyed your books. Happy Mother’s Day and have fun with your daughter!
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Thanks, AJ, it was a great day! I did love our outing and the food…and margaritas! Today will be a quiet one, but that’s okay, too.
Enjoy your week and your day!
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So nice to meet a fellow Sex and the City fan! I started watching the series from the beginning recently too after falling in love with these characters again watching And Just Like That. Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you have a great week.
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Thanks, Jodie, it was seeing And Just Like That for me, too! Although as I see the characters again from the beginning, I am saddened about how it all ended!
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Happy Mother’s Day! Oh I loved the Sexy and the City (the original). Not a huge fan of the new reboot “And just like that”. Have fun:)
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*sex and the city
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Oh, yes, Nya, the reboot felt like a sad ending!
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Glad you were able to go to the doctor. This week I went to the theater and they were checking for booster shots before entrance(so thats a thing now)
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Thanks, Trin, I am trying to stay on top of health issues these days!
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Ooo, lots of goodies in your mailbox this week. Fly Girl is one I’d like to read.
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Thanks, vvb32, I am hoping to enjoy all of my books! Have a great week.
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Happy mother’s day Laurel! And I wonder when they’ll give or if they’ll give a second booster to non immuno defficient people here.
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Thanks, Sophie, I feel that being older is turning out to be a good thing when it comes to getting the shots.
Enjoy your week.
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Happy Mother’s Day! And I hope the fish and chips are delicious. That sounds so good. 🙂
The PAtient looks like my kind of read.
Hope your weekend is nice!
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Thanks, Greg, I just had the second half of my fish and chips for lunch today! Still delicious!
I am eager to read my books. Enjoy your week.
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A second booster, so that would be your fourth Covid shot? I know they are considering that here but haven’t heard if they decided yet. I do know your Shingles shot is far more effective than our one here. Ours is not highly effective but I had it anyway. Still waiting for The Homewreckers to arrive in my letter box, another week maybe.
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Thanks, Kathryn, I am glad the second booster was available here. And yes, four shots for COVID!
When they poked me with the Shingles shot, they said it would hurt more than the one from years ago, and I guess it did, but it wasn’t bad. Only sore for a couple of days.
But I was so tired today I took a long nap, and that was also listed as a side effect. But now I am up and raring to go for the rest of the day.
Enjoy your week.
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Happy Mother’s Day! I only finished two books as well. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Cindy, and reading only two books a week seems to be my “normal” these days. I remember when I used to read four.
Enjoy your week.
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Hooray for fish and chips! Glad you got your second booster… we had ours recently, too. Hope you have another good week!
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Thanks, JoAnn, I am struggling with my laptop today! I think I stayed on it too long, as Firefox kept crashing. So I cleared my cache…I hope that helps!
Enjoy your week.
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Happy Mother’s Day! I’m happy you had a chance to have lunch with your daughter. Your books look good. The Patient has my interest. I’ll have to check it out. I hope you have a great week!
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Thanks, Yvonne, I did love my Mother’s Day activities! Enjoy your books and your week. I am looking forward to The Patient.
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I’m glad you had a good week and Mother’s Day. I hope you enjoy this week and all of your reading!
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Thanks, Martha, I am looking forward to the books and the week, and savoring memories of the great weekend. Enjoy your week!
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Happy Mother’s Day! Glad you had a good time! I haven’t gone back and watched Sex and the City in years, but I have no doubt it was a good time. Fly Girl sounds interesting to me, have a great week and happy reading!
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Thanks, Kay, I am enjoying Sex and the City, especially since I had never watched all the seasons, just occasional episodes…and the movies. I am definitely hooked! Enjoy your week.
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Nice week.
I love the dishes..
I’m happy you had a nice Mother’s Day.
Enjoy your week!
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Thanks, Linda, and for some reason, I am obsessed with collecting dishes! LOL
I loved my weekend and I’m looking forward to my books. Enjoy yours.
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I had quite a few dishes at one time. I gave away so many to my daughter and granddaughter.
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How wonderful that you got to enjoy a meal with your daughter! Happy Mother’s Day!
The new dishes look beautiful. Which reminds me that I need some new ones…
I’m very curious about Fly Girl.
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Thanks, Deb, I do have a complete set of nice English china, finally returned to me by my daughter after I moved here, but I have fun collecting casual dinnerware! Enjoy!
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We had fish & chips on Mother’s Day by the riverside, the calamari was delicious!
The Homewreckers looks like a good book.
Wishing you a great reading week
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Thanks, Shelleyrae, I must admit that I feel STUFFED after eating my fish and chips, even though I only ate half on Saturday and the other half yesterday!
Enjoy your books and your week.
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I looked at new dishware this week too. I didn’t buy it because I don’t need and don’t have anywhere to put it, but I was really, really tempted. I should schedule my 2nd Covid booster. I’m overdue for some bloodwork too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, I do obsess a little about pretty things that I don’t need! Enjoy your week.
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You sure had a busy week. Love the new dishes.
How nice that your daughter took you to lunch. We moms deserve some special treatment.
Furious Love and Fly Girl sound fascinating this week. Hope you have a wonderful week. Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog.
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Thanks, Cheryl, I enjoyed my books. Hope you love yours.
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I love the dishes! My husband got his 2nd Shingles vaccine and his Covid booster the same day a couple of months ago and felt like he had been hit by a truck. Luckily it passed in a day or two and it was so much better than getting Shingles or Covid! Your Mother’s Day lunch looks lovely. I hope you are having a wonderful week!
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Thanks, Katherine, I would definitely prefer the sore arms than COVID or Shingles!
I loved my Mother’s Day lunch. Enjoy your week!
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I hope that you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I love the dishes you picked. I really need to upgrade what I have sometime soon. I hope that you have been having a great week!
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Thanks, Carole, I am slowly adding dishes to my cabinets, but they are casual and fun and not part of a big set. I can play with patterns and colors to fit my mood.
I had a great Mother’s Day. I hope yours was good, too.
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I hope your Mother’s Day fish and chips were suitably delicious! I have so many happy memories wrapped up in that staple British dish… And it was certainly a week full of events that aren’t necessarily full of fun and giggles – here’s hoping this week is an easier one all round and you are reading some lovely books:)).
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Thanks, Sarah, I developed a fondness for fish and chips after my eldest son came home from his semester in London (years ago). He taught me the deliciousness of the dish. Now I think about those days when I eat it!
Enjoy your week!
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What a lovely memory to carry forward with you:).
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