Monday, August 18, 2025
Nightshade by Michael Connelly
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
WWW Wednesday - August 13
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Monday, August 11, 2025
Spell the Month in Books - August
Friday, August 8, 2025
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie #ReadChristie2025
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
The Active-Enzyme Lemon-Freshened Junior High School Witch by E.W. Hildick – 13/20 Books of Summer
Alison McNair and her sister are on vacation in Upstate New York with their parents and older brother when they succumb to measles, so they are bored and miserable in their recovery, giving Allison (12) even more opportunity than usual to lord it over Jeannie (7). She tries telling stories, then turning Jeannie’s doll into a vampire, which ends in disaster:
Monday, August 4, 2025
The Black Honeymoon by Constance and Gwenyth Little - 12/20 Books of Summer
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Six Degrees of Separation― from The Safekeep to The Woman in the Library
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Strangers in Time by David Baldacci - a WWII Novel
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods - Paris in July
Sunday, July 27, 2025
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan – a WWII historical novel from my 20 Books of Summer
Friday, July 25, 2025
Cher: The Memoir, Part One
The extraordinary life of Cher can be told by only one person . . . Cher herself.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
The Shell House Detectives by Emylia Hall - a series launch
Sunday, July 20, 2025
June 2025 Reading
Friday, July 18, 2025
Chocolate Chip Scones
This is a family favorite that comes from the Williams-Sonoma Chocolate cookbook. Usually my niece Alexa or my sister Clare makes them but I had a craving the other day and made them for myself.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
WWW Wednesday – July 16
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Monday, July 14, 2025
The Hanging Wood by Martin Edwards – 10/20 Books of Summer
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Spell the Month in Books – July

“Someone tried to kill me,” Cathy gasped into the phone.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Past Tense by Catherine Aird – 9/20 Books of Summer
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Six Degrees of Separation – from Theory & Practice to The Shell House Detectives
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Old Baggage by Lissa Evans – 8/20 Books of Summer
Sunday, June 29, 2025
May 2025 Reading
Friday, June 27, 2025
Lost Lorrenden by Mabel Esther Allan
The picture was of an old, grey stone house, with twisted chimneys and mullioned windows. There was a terrace that dropped to a lawn and brilliant flower-beds, and in a corner under a tree a party of ladies was having tea.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
My Top Ten Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2025
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Crooked House by Agatha Christie - 7/20 Books of Summer #ReadChristie2025
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.*
Friday, June 20, 2025
Books 5 and 6 from my 20 Books of Summer
Rachel Marsh is an indentured servant to John and Abigail Adams, minding their children and becoming involved in the events leading up to and following the Boston Massacre on the Fifth of March in 1770.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
WWW Wednesday – June 18
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Currently Reading Two New Books
I am listening to Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister (2025), which starts with a bang. It’s Camilla’s first day back at work after her maternity leave (do women usually get nine months in Britain or is her employer very generous?) but, before she’s even had time for coffee,
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Trophy House by Anne Bernays – 4/20 Books of Summer
Friday, June 13, 2025
The Eights by Joanna Miller – 3/20 Books of Summer
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Two Books for Reading the Meow 2025
Monday, June 9, 2025
The School Run by Ali Lowe – 2/20 Books of Summer
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Six Degrees of Separation - from All Fours to The Wonder Test
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed – 1/20 Books of Summer
Monday, June 2, 2025
April 2025 Reading
My favorite books in April were The Wedding People by Alison Espach and Wild Dark Shore, a haunting, angst-filled story set in an exotic location. Whether or not you liked it, it was the sort of book that captures your attention even after you finish reading it. I also enjoyed The Far Country by Nevil Shute.
Saturday, May 31, 2025
20 Books of Summer – 2025
Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
A Sunday in London - April 2025
Monday, May 26, 2025
Keukenhof Gardens
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Amsterdam
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Feature [Time] Travel
This week’s topic for Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is “Books that feature travel”. I misread it as “time travel” and got interested, although I have not previously participated in this meme. When I realized my mistake, I had already come up with a list of ten time travel novels I read recently, so here you are:
Monday, May 19, 2025
Hoorn and Enkhuizen
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Delft
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Delft is sometimes called "Little Amsterdam" because of its canals and historic houses |
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Spell the Month in Books - May
Monday, May 12, 2025
Veere
Friday’s destination was Veere. After we left by bus for Bruges on Thursday morning, the Amadeus left Belgium and cruised to the Netherlands - specifically, Middelburg, where we rejoined the ship in the afternoon. There was what is called a “Port Talk” before dinner where the cruise directors (we had four: Nani, Fiona, Carine, and Alan, who reminded me of Mr. O’Farrell in Betsy and the Great World) take turns telling us what is in store for the next day, what time we will leave, not to forget our red voice boxes (one day I accidentally unplugged them to use the hair dryer – I barely got them charged in time for our departure), etc. Carine described Veere as a little paradise so many times I had to hide my smirk. I am guessing it was simply the most convenient touristy place to dock between Middelburg and Delft but it was not without appeal.
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15th century Town Hall |
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Bruges
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
On to Antwerp!
Alas, we barely noticed the elegant station! |