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Years ago, while celebrating my grandma’s 90th bday, she said the secret to a long life is Dr Pepper & cake—any kind of cake—& who was I to argue with that logic.

Today, I learned she’s been placed in hospice care. This really hurts, but I’m grateful for the time I’ll get with her tomorrow.

The Last Starfighter dvd and a bowl of popcorn

I’ve never been happier for the weekend. Much needed movie night.

Watching Longmire and reading Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer

Back in my DVD era.

Any guesses?

Cat cuddles on my arm with head resting on my cheek.

I was going to read for 30 minutes, but I guess I’ll use my break to take a nap instead.

“Why do you read such dark books?”
Because sometimes the monsters make more sense than people.

YouTube video by Rich Textures Crochet Seashell Stitch | How to Crochet

She calls it a seashell stitch. Her tutorials are really good. m.youtube.com/watch?v=BBB9...

Learning a new crochet stitch.

Wow! This is amazing 🤩

2 cats sitting in their respective boxes. Staring at me like I can’t see them.

I guess the boxes are not going to recycling. 🙄

It’s been years, but I wrote a poem today. That is all.

Cat snuck onto lap with yarn and crochet project

Cat on lap, sneaking closer to yarn. Puts her head down like she’s going to take a nap.

Cat stretches out in her nap position. Paw touches yarn strand. 🙄

I know what she wants… 😂

Ugh 😩

Officially taking an extended vacation away from this hellscape. 🙌🏼

2025 favorite reads bracket January- Wilderness Reform by Matt and Harrison Query February- Britt Marie was Here by Fredrik Backman March - Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin April - Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng May - The Butcher’s Daughter by David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark June - Bat-Eaters and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylee Lee Baker July - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent August - Cold Eternity by S A Barnes September- Exiles by Mason Coile October - Hum by Helen Phillips November - How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates December - Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks Round 2 Britt Marie was Here Fever Dream Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Strange Sally Diamond Hum How Bad Things Can Get Top 4 Fever Dream Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Hum How Bad Things Can Get Top 2 Fever Dream Bat Eater and other Names for Cora Zeng Winner: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Other 5 star reads Bad Habit by Alana S Portero A Better World by Sarah Langan Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin Burn to Shine by Jonathan Maberry The dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine Diavola by Jennifer Thorne The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley Hungerstone by Kat Dunn Fiend by Alma Katsu The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward The Madness by Dawn Kurtagich The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas Something in the Walls by Daisy Pierce The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito Waiting for the Long Night Moon by Amanda Peters When the reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen William by Mason Coile

I chose not to set a reading goal for 2025 because PRESSURE. And with the year it’s been, somehow I still managed to read 79 books this year. I’m proud of myself. 🙃
#2025reads #books

Northern Lights outside of Lincoln 😍

Hello, October! 🍂

Diavola by @juniperjennyt.bsky.social

Worry by Alexandra Tanner

Beta Vulgaris by Margie Sarsfield

Lakewood by Megan Giddings

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

Another Fine Mess by Lindy Ryan

I read “concealed” as “congealed” 😂

So good! I’m still processing. 🤯

Looking Glass Sound by @catrionaward.bsky.social

The Butcher’s Daughter by @corinneleighclark.bsky.social and @daviddemchuk.com