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Book review: The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

“I made up my mind that I would pop back and do the strong, manly thing by lying low in my flat and telling Jeeves to inform everybody who called that I wasn’t at home.” The Inimitable Jeeves was my first P.G. Wodehouse book and I enjoyed it so much I’m already reading another one … Continue reading Book review: The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

15 Books of Summer Reading Challenge Update

Today I’m giving an update on my 15 Books of Summer Reading Challenge that I am participating in with Emma at Words and Peace and Annabel @ AnnaBookBel.  I originally made a list of 15 books I planned to read this summer, but later dropped that down to 10. After I posted the blog post I decided … Continue reading 15 Books of Summer Reading Challenge Update

Highlights from the July A Good Book and a Cup of Tea Link Up

I meant to add these highlights from the July A Good Book and A Cup of Tea link party when I posted the new link-up last week, but it slipped my mind, so I am sharing a separate post today. I’ll get better at this as the link-up goes on! The highlights from July: The … Continue reading  Highlights from the July A Good Book and a Cup of Tea Link Up

Sunday Bookends: My dog and a black bear had a stand off! Eek!

It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. I made a comment to someone in the comment section last week that the bear I saw … Continue reading Sunday Bookends: My dog and a black bear had a stand off! Eek!

Summer of Angela: The Picture of Dorian Gray

This summer I am watching Angela Lansbury movies for the Summer of Angela. This week I watched The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), which I had never seen before. I’ve also never read the book that it is based on. I had to sit and process this one for a bit and also watch a … Continue reading Summer of Angela: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot August 8

Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot, where we offer a place for bloggers to link up and get a fresh set of eyes on their posts. We also feature one blog a week, letting our readers know about the blog and providing a link so readers can learn more about it. Please feel free … Continue reading Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot August 8

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 mystery/cozy mystery book series with men as the protagonist

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s prompt was:  Genre freebie (Pick any genre you’d like and build a list around it. You can even narrow the topic if you’d like, such as: thrillers with unreliable narrators, fantasy romance with fae characters, or historical romance with suspense elements.) My choice was 10 … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: 10 mystery/cozy mystery book series with men as the protagonist

A recap of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries: The Mystery of the Ghostwriter’s Cruise (with spoilers)

Here I am with another recap of an episode from The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries show from 1977. As I’ve mentioned before, in the first season of this series, the episodes switched back and forth from Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew episodes and in the next season, they started to join together. Eventually, they began … Continue reading A recap of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries: The Mystery of the Ghostwriter’s Cruise (with spoilers)

Sunday Bookends: Summer bug, cooler weather, and … oh. Still reading the same books.

It’s time for our Sunday morning chat. On Sundays, I ramble about what’s been going on, what the rest of the family and I have been reading and watching, and what I’ve been writing. Some weeks I share what I am listening to. Today is my mom’s 81st birthday. Sadly, we are probably not going there for dinner because my … Continue reading Sunday Bookends: Summer bug, cooler weather, and … oh. Still reading the same books.

A Good Book & A Cup of Tea Monthly Link Party for August

Welcome to the A Good Book & A Cup of Tea Monthly Link Party for book and reading posts! Each link party will be open for a month. 1. For Bloggers, you can link unlimited posts related to books and reading. These can be posts about what you’re reading, book reviews, books you’ve added to your shelf, … Continue reading A Good Book & A Cup of Tea Monthly Link Party for August