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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Happy New Year! I am eager to discover the good things of 2023. Beginning with the First Book of 2023. Then we will enjoy the books and blogging that will define us.
I only finished one book, but I am almost ready to close my current read. I have written five blog posts, and I’ve been loving re-viewing Grace and Frankie, all seasons. That show launched in 2015, so watching it again feels new.
I enjoyed some outings with my granddaughter and daughter. And tonight, I will be sipping mimosas.
Now let’s take a closer peek at my week.
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TUESDAY EXCERPTS: “THE DISINVITED GUEST”
BOOKISH FRIDAY: “MS. DEMEANOR”
Review: Sister Dear, by Hannah Mary McKinnon
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INCOMING BOOKS:
The Disinvited Guest, by Carol Goodman (Currently Reading)
Ms. Demeanor, by Elinor Lipman
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That was my week. I loved my outings and my delicious foods with my granddaughter and daughter. Here are some photos:
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I liked Ms. Demeanor and hope you enjoy it. Happy New Year. Have a mimosa for me!
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Good to know, Harvee.
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Laurel : I hope you have a great New Year’s Eve & toast to 2023! Mimosas sound great to me. I’m not sure we ever make it to Midnight around here … but we enjoy the other time zones, lol. Wishing you a very happy 2023!
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Thanks, Susan, I plan on having a fabulous New Year! Enjoy yours.
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Happy new year, Laurel! I will need to check everyone’s first books out. I decided not to participate this year, but enjoy seeing what everyone is reading.
Wishing you the best in 2023!
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Happy New Year Laurel-Rain. That salmon looks delicious. Nice to be out among family.
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Thanks, Kathryn, it was definitely so good! And the company was great, too.
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Happy New Year!
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Thanks, Laura, Happy New Year to you!
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Sounds like a great week. Happy 2023!
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Thanks, Mark, have a great New Year!
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Happy New Year Laurel!
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Happy New Year, Sophie!
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Happy New Year!! I’ve been binge watching more than usual since it’s been so cold!
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Thanks, Kimberly, bingeing is my favorite thing these days. Enjoy!
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Sounds like a good week to end the year. I always enjoy Elinor Lipman and Ms. Demeanor looks like fun. Hope to read it soon. HappY New Year!
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Thanks, JoAnn, I think so, too. Enjoy your holidays and your books.
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You have some good incoming books. I look forward to hearing what you think about them.
And your outings look like great fun!
And to celebrate the new year…
Here’s a bit from a lovely old (1850!) poem:
“Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true…
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws…
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.”
And a toast: Here’s to a year of wonderful reads and small joys!
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Thanks, Deb, I love the poem! Enjoy your week.
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Yay for mimosas! Happy New Year! Here’s my SP: https://bonniereadsandwrites.com/2023/01/01/sunday-post-happy-new-year-sundaypost/
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Thanks, Bonnie, mimosas are great, aren’t they? Enjoy your week.
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Food looks so good! Happy New Year.
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Thanks, Busy Busy Learning, enjoy your New Year!
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The Disinvited Guest looks really good and I have at least one other book by that author on my TBR. It looks like you got some good family time in and had some yummy meals. I hope you have a wonderful week and happy New Year!
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Thanks, Katherine, and I am enjoying The Disinvited Guest. Now I have switched over to my First Book of the Year for a while. Enjoy your choices.
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I hope you enjoyed your New Year mimosas! Happy New Year!
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Thanks, Nicci, I have definitely enjoyed some mimosas today. Happy New Year.
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Sounds like a lovely week! Happy New Year!
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Thanks, Gretchen, it has been. Enjoy your week!
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Happy New Year, Laurel. I’m going to look for the new Lipman book!
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Thanks, Mary, I always enjoy her books. Have a great week!
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Looks like you had another nice week.
Great looking books.
Enjoy your week of reading.
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Thanks, Linda, it has been a fabulous one. Enjoy your week!
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Happy New Year to you, too! I need to finish (er, start and finish) the final season of Grace and Frankie. I really enjoy that show, but I just haven’t been motivated to finish it off. That’s a bad habit of mine, not watching the last seasons of shows I like! I guess I’m just in denial that they are over!
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Thanks, Melinda, I hate when a show finally ends! Not wanting to watch the final season makes sense. Although I just couldn’t resist seeing the characters again. I always have characters I hate in favorite shows, though: for me, the Brianna character was one I really hated, LOL.
Enjoy your week!
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Sounds like a great week! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2023 filled with excellent books. Come see my week here. Happy reading and Happy New Year!
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Thanks, Kathy, I find it hard to acknowledge that we are in 2023! This year will probably fly by, too. Enjoy your week and the New Year.
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Happy New Year! Your books (as well as the food) look so good. I hope you have a great 2023!
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Thanks, Yvonne, I hope the same thing for you! Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year!
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Enjoy the New Year, Snapdragon!
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Happy New Year, with great books!
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Happy New Year, Emma.
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I sounds like you’ve had a good week. I’m glad. I hope you discover lots of fun new books to read. Goodluck!
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Thanks, Jennielyse, it was a great one!
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Glad you enjoyed some nice family time.
Both of your new books look good to me. Happy New Year and Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Martha, I loved my family time, and I’m eager to read the books. Happy New Year.
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A new Elinor Lipman? I’m going to need that one on my TBR. Happy New Year!
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Thanks, Laurie, I am eager to read this newest Elinor Lipman book. Enjoy!
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I didn’t realize Elinor Lipman had a new book out. I’ll have to track that down. Looks fun.
Happy New Year!
Jill
http://www.allthebooksihaventread.com/
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Thanks, Jill, I am eager to start reading it!
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