Welcome to the weekend and another 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?
The plumber came on Monday and got everything fixed. There's still a hole in my closet, but someone is coming Sunday afternoon to take care of that. It's nice to have that taken care of.
We've gotten a break from the rain. Of course, the sun brought his friend wind with him. And it's not exactly warm. Yes, I get that my idea of cold isn't what the rest of the country views as cold, but you've got to admit that a wind makes anything feel colder.
Fortunately, the wind wasn't blowing Friday night. I have a friend who volunteers at the LA Zoo, and she gets complementary tickets to their Zoo Lights. This was the last weekend of the event, and we went. They displays are pretty and fun to look at. It was cold (at least for us), but fun. Then we went out to dinner afterwards.
And today is the first game day my friends host for 2026. Really looking forward to it!
I've been remiss in mentioning a blog milestone. Over Christmas, I hit 6 million total lifetime hits on my blog, at least according to Blogger's hit counter. Now you may be thinking, "Mark, that's amazing since you just hit 5 million earlier in 2025." And I completely agree with you. I suspect that it is counting bots that are constantly crawling over my blog, especially when you look at some of the random entries that spike for a week or two for no explainable reason. But I'm not going to point that out. I'm just going to bask in the glow of crossing another milestone.
Punny Holiday of the Week:
This Past Week on the Blog:
This Coming Week on the Blog:
Book Haul:
Got four books to tell you about this week.
Up first is my pre-ordered copy of Fire Must Burn, the newest Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery from Allison Montclair. This series is set in London just after World War II, and features two women who open a matchmaking service. Of course, their clients get them involved in mysteries, plus there are some strong ongoing storylines. I'm very behind in the series. I should work on catching up this year. (Among other series I should be focusing on.) Of course, there's one book in the series I still don't have, but it's not the next I need to read, so I guess I have no excuse for not reading more.
Up next is Big F@!king Deal by Lawrence Allan. It's his second Jimmy Cooper Mystery about a former child star, recovering alcoholic, and PI. As you can tell from the title, it's not a cozy, but I loved the first one, and I'm looking forward to this one.
Today, author Heather Day Gilbert put the bundle of her Exotic Pet Sitter Mysteries on sale. I already had the first two books, but for 99 cents, I figured I would snag this so I would have book three as well. Now, I have no excuse not to start the series, right? Actually, I've grabbed quite a few of this author's ebooks over the years when they've been on sale. I really need to read some of them.
Finally, I went to the library for Something Whiskered, the latest Cat in the Stacks Mystery from Miranda James. This used to be a favorite series, but it's slipped recently. Still, I was curious enough about what happens in this book to get it from the library. We'll see what I think of it.
What I'm Currently Reading:
At the moment, I'm working on Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. As I told you last week, my nephew wants me to read it badly enough he gave it to me for Christmas. I'm enjoying it so far. Hoped I would get more time to read it today, but I slept it. So, it's looking like I will wind up finishing it on Monday.
I think next up for me will be Michelangelo's Ghost by Gigi Pandian. I've had this one for a while, but I've been reading her newest series instead of this one. It's time I go back and read more in it. This one takes Jaya Jones, the main character, to Italy. Should be fun.
That's it for me. Have a great week!
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