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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A very slow reading week, with just one book read and reviewed. Only three blog posts, too. What did I do with my time this week? Well, I watched Season 5 of The Crown, and also watched Private Practice again, all six seasons! I hadn’t seen it in a while, but I still cried at all the appropriate parts.
No outings, but I am longing to see that new movie in the theater: She Said. It will probably stream soon, too, but I think I might be ready to go to the theater!
It has been YEARS since I went out to see a movie. Even before the Pandemic. I used to go regularly, enjoying lunch beforehand. I miss those times.
So…now let’s take a closer look at my flimsy week.
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TUESDAY EXCERPTS: “THE COUPLE AT THE TABLE”
Review: Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six, by Lisa Unger
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INCOMING BOOKS:
NetGalley ARC: Hello Stranger, by Katherine Center – Release Date on July 11, 2023
The Couple at the Table, by Sophie Hannah
The Rewind, by Allison Winn Scotch (Currently Reading)
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That was my week. What did yours look like? I am planning several events this coming week, with a hair styling at my daughter’s new salon, and meals at two different places with friends and family. I am also hoping that my No. 2 son will stop by on the upcoming weekend. Last year, a group of us enjoyed lunch out at a favorite spot. Below, Thanksgiving day at my daughter’s house last year.
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AN INTERIOR JOURNEY 
You got so many great books! The Sophie Hannah is really calling to me and I’ve heard such great things about Katherine Center’s books. Have a wonderful week and a happy Thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Katherine, I am looking forward to the new Katherine Center book…and I enjoy Sophie Hannah.
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Well I must get back to The Crown! I had a pretty quiet reading week too. Yay for a new Katherine Center book coming out. Something to look forward to.
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Thanks, Kathryn, I was delighted to get the new Katherine Center book…and The Crown was pretty good.
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Sometimes, you need a slow week. I feel like I need one, but this is going to be a crazy busy week at work, so I won’t get one until I leave for Thanksgiving.
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Thanks, Mark, my upcoming week is full of outings, so the reading will be slow again!
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I need to get Katherine Center’s book. I’ve read and loved past ones by her.
I love your pictures. Thank you for always sharing them. They are always so nice to see.
Have a great week!
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Thanks, Linda, I do love remembering family moments via my photos. Enjoy your week!
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I would love to go to a movie again! I’m still not ready for crowds, which I found out the other day when I tried to attend a talk at our library. It was too crowded and we were elbow to elbow and I had to leave. Lol.
Have a great week and a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Erin, and I am pretty sure I won’t end up going to the theater…sigh. Crowds!
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That’s a lot of binge watching, though I did binge a fair bit myself this past week.
I’m curious about the new Center book.
Wishing you a great reading week
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Thanks, Shelleyrae, I always love getting Katherine Center’s books. Have a great week.
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The Couple at the Table looks interesting. Sometimes a quiet week is just what’s needed before entering a busier week. Hope all your Thanksgiving plans work out.
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/sunday-post-25
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Thanks, Terrie, I agree! Enjoy your week.
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My week was pretty much the same as yours! Slow on blogging and not even one review! But at least I’m reading a bit. Or I try as much as I can.
Have a good week ahead and I hope you get all the things done you want to!
Elza Reads
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Thanks, Mareli, I am looking forward to a slightly busy week.
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One book read is still good 😊 It’s nice to have a quieter week and next week sounds exciting!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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Thanks, Emily Jane, I am eager for a busy week ahead. Enjoy yours.
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Yay! Thank you 🙂
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Sounds like a good week coming up!
I miss going to the movies, too.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving week!
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Thanks, Jinjer, I hope to enjoy the coming week! Have a good one!
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I misss movies too, I hardly go to any anymore (and I’ve only been to a couple since the pandemic). Feels weird to go I still worry about Covid. I want to read the Unger book. And I’ve been hearing The crown is good!
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Thanks, Greg, whenever I think about trying the movies out in the theater, I do worry about COVID again, even though it seems less of an issue. And I have had three booster shots! But still…
Enjoy your week!
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I love the family picture!
Yay for movies in the theater! We’ve been out to see the Marvel movies, but that’s it. I think we just got lazy during the pandemic and, unless there really is a reason we want to see a movie on the big screen, we just wait for it to stream. Sigh…I miss the movie theater!
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Thanks, Melinda, even as I long for the theater, I think of crowds…and how much easier it is to wait for streaming. Enjoy!
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Your week was ok altogether. Mine ahead involves a BD to morrow (M the 21st) when I will get a CT scan of my lungs. Company bringing a surprise Tuesday. More company Wed and some cooking of 5 cup fruit salad for Thursday, when I will have Thanksgiving with friends. There will be 25 of us. Thankfully, I only have to bring a dish! It looks like a very good week ahead. I hope yours is good also.
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Thanks, Rae, enjoy your week and the birthdays. Thanksgiving sounds good, too.
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Oh, The rewind sounds good to me and I’ve enjoyed Allison Winn Scotch’s books before. I hope you enjoy it too, happy reading!
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Thanks, Kay, I do enjoy Allison Winn Scotch’s books. Enjoy your week!
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Sounds like a good week, even if it wasn’t very eventful. Hope you get a chance to see your son.
https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2022/11/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-and_0987958250.html
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Thanks, Cheryl, sometimes it is good to have a slow week. The upcoming week is full of plans and events, so that balances things out. Enjoy yours.
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I think the last movie I saw in a theater was the first Downton Abbey movie – quite a while ago! Last night I watched the Lindsay Lohan Christmas movie on Netflix. Predictable and had some LOL moments. I hope we both love the new Center book. Enjoy your week, Laurel!
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Thanks, Mary, I can’t even remember the last movie I saw at the theater, but it was before 2019, when I moved into that horrible “assisted living” place. Outings were not encouraged there. I’m glad I can go now if I want to, but after Pandemic times, I am leery of crowds still. Sigh.
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I miss movies too. I don’t think I’ve been to one since before the kid was born. That was in 2019. I probably won’t go to another movie until she’s old enough to come with me. Have a great week!
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Thanks, AJ, movie theaters have changed a bit, with reclining seats and being able to select where to sit. Drinks, too, I guess. I haven’t participated in any of these features yet. I’m still a little leery of crowds.
Enjoy your week.
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I watched the first season of The Crown and really liked it. I may continue, though I generally consider TV to be a social thing, and I’m not sure anyone else in my family is interested.
I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Hibernator, I enjoy watching alone, so streaming works for me, too. Enjoy your week.
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Hope you can get out to the movies soon. My mom and I saw Where the Crawdads Sing in August which was the first movie we saw in the theater since the pandemic started. It was so fun to do that again! Have a wonderful week and a lovely Thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Diana, I know that Where the Crawdads Sing is streaming now, so I might just watch it at home.
Enjoy your week.
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I haven’t seen a movie in a theater for literally years. I hope you enjoy your outing. Sounds like you have a nice mix of activities coming up. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Kathy, now I am still going back and forth about the theater. We’ll see how that pans out.
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I just finished The Rewind. All of your books look so good. I’m really interested in The Couple at the Table. I’ll have to look for that one. I haven’t watched Private Practice in years, but I loved it when it was on. I hope you have a great week. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Yvonne, it had been years for me with Private Practice, but I couldn’t stop watching until the end. And I cried in a lot of places.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving.
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Sometimes quiet weeks are good. Hello Stranger looks good. I hope you enjoy all of your new books. Have a lovely thanksgiving week with family and Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Martha, have a great week.
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nice, a new book by Sophie Hannah! I enjoy her writings, but haven’t read any in this series, and I realize it’s already #11, I have a lot of catch up to do!
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Thanks, Emma, I am behind on her books, too.
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