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August 31, 2023
August 2023 Books #AmReading
This year I have a full August off from school. The last few years, we have started back in the last week of August, so aside from trying to get words down, I hope I get a load of reading done, too! Who am I kidding? Words? My own? They did not flow. I was […]
August 30, 2023
Book and a Brew with Ritu – The Gingerbread Christmas Village by @KileyDunbar @HeraBooks #NewRelease #BookReview
Aren’t you loving these posts? I am! Oh, how exciting to have another of my wonderful guests come back for a repeat visit! Today the wonderful Kiley Dunbar is here with me to chat about her latest release, The Gingerbread Christmas Village! Welcome back to But I Smile Anyway, Kiley! How lovely to have you […]
One-Liner Wednesday – Oh, Brother
“Wishing my brother, and all those I call my brother a very happy Rakhi/Rakhri/Raksha Bandhan.” Ritu Bhathal For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge
August 27, 2023
Chai And A Chat #252 #ChaiAndAChat
Oh my goodness, it is the last Monday of my summer break, and I am NOT ready to go back as yet! Grap a brew, I’ll be with you in a second! These last few days I will be getting ready for school. Lil Princess is meeting a friend then we have our getting-ready-for-school hair […]
Spidey’s Serene Sunday #442 – All Ears
“Talking is so important. But so is listening.” ~Anon~ So true, Spidey. I love talking. And when I cannot talk, I enjoy typing those thoughts. It is so therapeutic. But as much as I know it is important to free your mind of certain burdens by talking, it is just as crucial as listening to […]
August 26, 2023
#SoCS August 26th, 2023 -Tune
Linda’s SoCS prompt… Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “tune.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! Can you sing? Are you always in tune? I like to think I can… but can I, really? Some of you have heard my dulcet tones in the past, as I warbled along to my […]
On YouTube – What inspires Ritu Bhathal? How does she write realistic characters? | Book Club Mom
Please pop over to Barb’s blog or Youtube to listen to a wonderful interview she conducted with me! Source: On YouTube – What inspires Ritu Bhathal? How does she write realistic characters? | Book Club Mom
August 23, 2023
One-Liner Wednesday – Sleep
“It’s amazing how different the world looks after a good night’s sleep .” Ritu Bhathal For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge
August 20, 2023
Chai And A Chat #251 #ChaiAndAChat
Good morning, Peeps! Monday, again! Still on school break, so that is a plus! I have two weeks left of the break. This week, Hubby Dearest is back at work. I have a couple of appointments to take the kids to, as well as trying to pop into school on at least one day, plus […]
August 19, 2023
Spidey’s Serene Sunday #441 – Let It Go
“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” ~Steve Maraboli~ Something really meaningful there, Spidey, thank you. It’s not as easy as it seems to let things go. We can see people out there holding onto something that is slowly turning their life upside down, and we […]
