Welcome to this week's Sunday/Monday Post. I will be linking up to:
Sunday Post
Sunday Salon
Stacking the Shelves
Mailbox Monday
It's Monday, What Are You Reading?
Before we get to this week, I do want to talk about the last couple of weekends. My parents were in town! It was great having them here visiting. They went out to Palm Springs in between. When they were in town, we went to church together and played lots of games. What amazed me was how many I won since I rarely win games. And no, that wasn't why it was great having them here. It was great having them here because it meant we got to spent time together.
This week? I had a rough week at work. Just too much stuff that everyone is expecting of me right now. And close is starting. Hopefully, things will calm down this coming week.
But Saturday was nice and relaxing. I went paddleboarding with a friend in the morning. Okay, it was very late morning/early afternoon when we were out on the lake. Enjoyed temps in the 70's and 80's with hardly any breeze. Then, I stopped by my local Six Flags park to activate my pass renewal. I just went on one ride while I was there since it was so late in the day. Now, I'm home and working on this. Plus I have some other blog work to do.
But I need to start getting out and paddleboarding more.
Joke of the Week:
This Past Week on the Blog:
This Coming Week on the Blog:
Book Haul:
I'd been doing so well, but I wound up with four books to talk about this week.
Let's kick things off with The Crime Brulee Bake Off by Rebecca Connelly. A culinary cozy mystery? Sign me up. This one appears to involve a murder during a British baking reality TV show - a fictional one but inspired but a very popular one I'm sure. I've heard good things about it and the ebook went on sale.
I also got another pre-order delivered. At Death's Dough is the fifth in the Deep Dish Mysteries from Mindy Quigley. I really enjoy this series, but I'm guessing I won't get to this one until December.
Completing the trio of culinary cozies I got this week, I also got an ARC of Catering to the Dead, the eighth Cupcake Catering Mystery, this one with a Day of the Dead theme. I enjoy Kim Davis's books, so I'm anxious to dive into this one.
Finally, I got a used paperback copy of The Maze in the Heart of the Castle by Dorothy Gilman. I'm trying to read her stand alones, but I was focused on the ones she wrote for adults. Until one of them talked about this book in a fictional way. (In fact, she hadn't written this book yet when The Tightrope Walker came out.) I was intrigued enough I had to get it. Tracking it down was a bit of extra work since it is rare. But I found a decent enough deal that I was willing to buy it.
What I'm Currently Reading:
As I'm typing this, I'm about two thirds of the way through This Way to Murder by Shelley Shearer. While it calls itself a Board Game Cafe Mystery, it's been more about letterboxing. I'm enjoying it, but it's a fast read. I should finish it up on Sunday.
Which means I'll be diving into Catering to the Dead by Kim Davis. Told ya I was anxious to dive into it. Plus, it is an ARC and I try to turn those around quickly if the book has already comes out, which is true in this case.
That's it for me. Have a great week!
I miss Palm Springs. We didn't get to see enough of it when we were there.
ReplyDeleteI don't paddle board, but I kayak, and I understand what you mean by needing to get out more...I was so busy this summer I didnt have time to get my kayak on the water :-( now the weather for it is long gone. Better luck next year.
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Sounds like some good reads :) And yay for visiting parental units! I'm jealous of your warm weather. I've got a sweater on over my PJs now, as I think the high may hit 50 degrees F today? Ugh.
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