June is always so full of promise. Weddings, sunny and warm outdoor activities, gardening and around here, birthdays. My head fills with visions of a full, healthy garden just about the bunnies and deer line up for fresh, sweet seedlings. This year I armed myself with miles of stretchy netting. It took me two times to figure out how to contour it up and over my veggie patch (about 10’ x 20’), work on the fairy garden, and the flower bed (much smaller). I’m still taking inventory of the plants lost in the fairy garden during the winter. Not so much snow or ice, or even February/March rain, so I’m not sure why some plants didn’t make it back. Many volunteer tomatoes, I’ve had to do some heavy culling.
To make the schedule just a little more hectic, I decided to tackle some stair-steps down the slight slope between the veggie and flower bed and discovered, as usual, it took at least twice as long and again more materials than I’d calculated. Hauling the pavers in the trunk of our little car was an experience. Still, it’s done, and while not quite the vision I’d had, doesn’t look too bad. In the meantime, the mallard pair were back to check on the birdseed scattered by the birds at the bird feeder.
We are continuing to look for homes with our daughter. Haven’t found one yet but the target is June, July being too hot to move. Gees, so when did I have a chance to read? (Well, not as much as usual!) The CE’s reads and reviews are getting mighty handy!
We posted sixteen book reviews for May, half from the CE that included ARCs from NetGalley, author requests, and audiobooks from our local library.
A Trail of Lies by Lylie Logan
TV Netflix Movie-The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society vs Audiobook
Pieces of Home by Tammy L Grace
The Big Gamble by Mike Faricy – CE review
Hell’s Half Acre by Jackie Elliott – CE review
The Searcher by Tana French – audiobook
Elizabeth and Monty by Charles Casillo
The Cuts That Cure by Arthur Herbert – CE review
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji – CE review
The Arrangement by Robyn Harding – audiobook
Once Upon a Rhyme by Antony L Saragas – CE review
Gone Too Far by Debra Webb – CE review
Key West Dead by Mark Nolan – CE review
Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr – audiobook
Money Bear by Kerry K Cox
Hellhound, Take Me Home by Stu Lane – CE review
NetGalley – Still running about 95% on NG, but at 43 will need to do some hustling if I’m to make the goal of 75.
Goodreads has me at 85 towards my challenge of 175.
Four books for the Audiobook challenge bringing the total to 21.This one will be no sweat.
Historical Fiction – One book in May—ten total–which means this goal is completed.
You can check out my challenges progress by clicking on my Reading Challenges page.
Hope all of you in the US had a safe Memorial Day Weekend, always tough for me as I remember my brother.
And again, a welcome to my new followers—and I so appreciate all my active followers, your likes and comments. Thank you—have a wonderful and happy, hopefully COVID free June—finally!
©2021 V Williams
You’ve been super busy! Gin, if I had to wait for cooler weather to move I’d never move house 🤣😂🤣😂
Seriously though, all the best finding a new place and moving. I know how all-consuming that process is.
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The highs and lows are exhausting.
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Hope you find the right place soon.
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It’s for our daughter and she has her own ideas. Helping her move but prices are going nuts.
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Even with being busy, you had a great May. This time slows down for me too with gardening and summer activities. It’s been nice spending some time outdoors reading though.
Hope you guys find a house soon. ❤️
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Ty, Mischenko. I’d rather be out in the garden than inside. Always busy out there.
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