Liz

Close up of an old orange cat sitting on a white comforter with flowers with a blue wall and a window behind him

I was reminded that it’s Caturday. Here’s Buttons. He’ll be 17 in April.

Finished the last book in the Oxford time travel series by Connie Willis. So good, I’m sorry it’s over. These books are going to stay with me awhile. #booksky

Current read is Blackout by Connie Willis, 3rd in the Oxford time travel series. This series is very enjoyable and… comforting? Relaxing? Anyway, I’m losing myself in them and that’s a good thing.

I always feel a little lost after finishing a really good book. This time it was Doomsday Book by Connie Willis. #booksky

I’m about 100 pages into Babel by R.F.Kuang and I’m having some trouble getting into it. I don’t read much fantasy. I’ve heard really good things about it and I’m wondering if it’s my unfamiliarity with the genre. Should I stick with it? #booksky

Orange cat looking up toward camera

Here, Kitten is trying to figure out how to get onto my lap while I’m on my exercise bike. #Caturday

Fudge is not amused. #Caturday

Buttons is turning 16 on April 24. Happy Caturday. #Caturday

A husky dog looking up at the camera with mouth open and eyes wide, like he’s grinning. He’s sitting on a couch with a floral pattern.

That face. #dogsky

An orange cat face very close to the camera

Personal space? What is that? #Caturday

A 14 year old Boxer mix dog lays sleeping on his side on a brand new grey dog bed.

New dog bed for an old dog. He deserves a comfy spot and his steady snoring I think means he likes it.

Well, darn it now I need to read the whole series. This was an enjoyable read. #booksky

My haul from The Book Loft at German Village (Columbus, OH) #booksky

A husky dog sitting curled in a recliner chair that’s covered by a sheet. He’s looking slightly to the side. There’s a window behind the chair.

Been seeing a lot of posts of huskies, so here’s Eddie: #dogsky

It’s part of a series, but you don’t need to read them in order.

The front cover of Be my Chambers’ The Galaxy and the Ground Within

Almost done. It’s very character driven and I’m enjoying getting to know the different alien species.

Small tabby cat sitting in a pink plastic basket full of yarn in the foreground. In background are two plastic Michaels bags with more yarn hanging from a three drawer storage unit.

#Caturday

A husky dog face peeking from under a bedside table. His mouth is open and looks as if smiling and his eyes are looking to the side.

I am never alone. #dogsky

I just finished Foster by Claire Keegan and it was beautiful. #booksky

#Caturday

He’s not a Good Pyrenees, he’s a Great Pyrenees (and German Shepherd)

They wouldn’t take me to a bookstore after my outpatient surgery, so now I’m home browsing thriftbooks online and apparently making questionable posts, too. Ha. Take that, post-op instructions. Really, somebody should probably take my phone until the meds wear off. #booksky #cerebralpalsy

Had arm surgery today for #cerebralpalsy. Hoping I’d wake up from it in an alternate universe. Nope. Damn it. And now they’re taking me home instead of to a bookstore per my request. Damn it.

Started Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers, the third in the Wayfarer series. The first two books were really good, so I have high hopes for this one. Also especially liked Chambers’ Psalm for the Wild-Built. #booksky

Finished The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin and immediately went to thriftbooks and ordered the rest of the series. #booksky

Starting The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin. I’ve heard good things. #booksky

I found my copy of To Kill a Mockingbird randomly sitting on a shelf in my garage, so now instead of cleaning my garage I’m on page 134.

Husky dog curled up asleep on dog bed.

Weather app says it feels like -1 degrees. Chasing a husky around the backyard trying to lure him inside with hot dogs feels like I’m an idiot.

I’m trying to find a balance in keeping informed and not getting overwhelmed.

Count me in.