It's been a couple of weeks. Time to a Sunday/Monday Post, wouldn't you say? I'll be linking up to:
Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
Mailbox Monday
It's Monday, What Are You Reading?
When last I posted, I left you with a bit of a cliffhanger. I had just discovered one of my digital library cards wasn't working. That all came to a happy ending.
First thing that Monday morning, I got an email from that library explaining that the digital only cards were only good for a certain amount of time. And once they expired, you needed to go into the library and get an actual card. Considering I'd had that digital card for a couple of years, I'm surprised to learn all of this. And, I hadn't gotten any notice it was expiring or I could have taken care of it earlier.
But, I took care of it. I went to the closest branch (about 25 minutes again) and signed up for a physical card. And that got me the audiobooks I was looking for. So, a happy ending all around.
And why was I looking for audiobooks? Well, that has to do with why I haven't posted much beyond reviews the last couple of weeks. I went up north to see my family. We went camping in the redwoods in a state park I grew up camping in. Actually, my mom grew up camping at this park, which is how much of a family tradition it is. I hadn't been back in twelve years, so it was great to be back. It's just so beautiful. If you ever get a chance to visit a redwood forest, I can't recommend it enough.
And I just got a Switch 2. Not sure why I was so hot to get one since I never had a Switch. And I don't tend to play the systems I have much. But I've been haunting Best Buy until I could order one. It came in Friday, so I got it at lunch time. We'll see how it impacts my reading time, won't we?
Other than that, not too much going on around here. We've started another fiscal month end close at work. See, a thrill a minute.
Joke of the Week:
Two Weeks Ago on the Blog:
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Book Haul:
Let's start with a book I bought in physical form. Life After Lucy is the story of Keith Thibodeaux, aka Richard Keith, aka Little Ricky on I Love Lucy. I'm a huge fan of that sitcom, and I know he was a drummer in a Christian rock band in the 1970's and 1980's. I'm a casual fan of that band, so I am very curious to read that book.
The other physical book I got was Halloween Night Murder, the new novella anthology from Kensington. Yes, I got it to review. The stories are from Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Liz Ireland. That last author is the reason I got the book. I usually enjoy Lee Hollis's stories as well. I'm just not a fan of Leslie Meier, which is ironic since she is the one headlining the book.
Shall we move on to Kindle deals? Or what were Kindle deals when I snagged them. I've had my eye on A Parade and a Perp by Mina Allan for a while. When it went on sale, I snagged it. But I see it is now listed as the second in the series since there's now a prequel story. So I snagged A Precarious Perch as well.
Knifed in Nice by Zara Keane is the first in a Travel PI series. It sounds like it could be a fun series. And since it was free (might still be if you are interested), I snagged it.
Which leaves us with the three audiobooks I wound up with. I've finished two of them. Nothing too much to say about them. They were the next in the series I listen to on audio. And the titles were Engaged to Die by Carolyn Hart, Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly, and The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman.
What I'm Currently Reading:
As I'm typing this, I've just barely started The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman. I spent most of this week listening to podcasts, but I'm hoping to knock much of this book out over the weekend. Since it was the last of the audiobooks I got, it isn't due for another week and a half.
The other book I'm working on right now is A Trace of Poison by Colleen Cambridge. So far, I'm enjoying it. The main character is the (fictional) housekeeper to Agatha Christie. We've got some other real mystery writers in this book. We just hit a twist that has me really intrigued, and I'm curious to see where the book is going to wind up.
That's it for me. Have a great week!
Camping in the redwoods sounds wonderful; it's been decades since I've been up there.
ReplyDeleteAnd I can see that the Switch, if you get really into it, will become quite a distraction.
I bet it was beautiful camping in the redwoods. And what a long tradition for your family!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to get your library card problem taken care of.