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@oliverbear.bsky.social

In a world where you can be anything, be kind. I'm a bear who's well read, sort of well traveled, cheerful, and friendly. Hugs freely given. DO NOT WET!

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We stopped on cruises. Much easier that way. Uncle & Grandad drove down from St. John's to Arkansas after a medical emergency. It's doable, but takes a while.

26.02.2026 00:49 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Newfoundland dogs.

26.02.2026 00:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you lucky when you go to Newfoundland, you can meet one of the adorable greeters. We've met three!

25.02.2026 23:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Can confirm. I've been to Corner Brook and St. John's. Both are lovely. And the pubs are delightfully bear friendly.
Absolutely go if you get a chance! (Bluesky won't load my pictures. 😥)

25.02.2026 14:35 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Sorry! That was probably me. It should be the 28th. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 21:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

We like to find the places where the Phryne Fisher series was filmed in Melbourne. We've been to a fair number. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 21:04 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

*makes notes* #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 21:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I'm looking forward to reading it. Hopefully I'll have a less stressful month next month. And I have an anticipated book dropping mid-month so I want to be able to fit both in. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I don't know if we've read a Morse book. But I think we read a Midsummer book last year...The Killings at Badger's Drift, I think it was. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:49 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

There are always issues. If you see the adaptation first, you find what was left out so the story might not match. And if you read the book first, you are almost never pleased with the adaptation. #FurryTails #FurryReaders Neither way is best.

24.02.2026 20:45 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Thank you everyone for coming to this month's #FurryTails #FurryReaders discussion. I am so glad that everyone enjoyed the book.

24.02.2026 20:44 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I feel that way too, but then sometimes you happen to catch the adaptation and find the books. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:35 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It was and more. The Breakers is amazing! Really worth a visit if you haven't seen it already. Newport as a whole is worth a visit. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

We did that when we read Death on Cliff Walk before going to Newport, RI on our first cruise. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ahh. All good. And you're prepared for next month. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
The Suspect: Murder in a Small Town (Alberg & Cassandra, 1) The Suspect: Murder in a Small Town (Alberg & Cassandra, 1) [Wright, L.R.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Suspect: Murder in a Small Town (Alberg & Cassandra, 1)

It was a great book. I am glad @thehughouse.bsky.social suggested it. Next month is The Suspect: Murder in a Small Town by L.R. Wright.
A couple of reader mentioned trouble finding this book. If anyone else is having trouble, please let me know and we can swap it out. www.amazon.com/dp/163194316...

24.02.2026 20:28 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0

It was a race. I turned the last page of the epilogue at 1:33pm, so I *just* made it. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:25 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I think it would have been better if each location was a separate chapter. But I can see keeping each day to a chapter was good too. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:24 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

No worries. We feel bad. We might have confused you. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ohh no. We are so sorry. Did we mess you up? We tried to make it clear which book was which month. And I thought sending the list out early would help everyone have time to find the books and read them. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:18 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

You are early for next month! We read Except the Dying this month, set in Victorian Toronto. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:15 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ohh it's a bit early for next year's list. It's only February! #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I have it on my list. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:10 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

As a reader, do you ever read a boo and then want to find out more about the setting, so you end up google mapping places? Even in historical settings? #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:07 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

She did! So there was someone else who saw it! #FurryTails #FurryReaders We must be the only two.

24.02.2026 20:04 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I was sure it was someone else all the way through. The ending caught me by complete surprise. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:02 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have not! But I understand Yannick Bisson stars as Det. Murdoch. That should be very good. I remember him from a show no-one else in the world watched, Sue Thomas, F.B.Eye #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 20:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Next, did anyone pick the murder. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 19:59 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

I found the chapters a bit long, but I was reading on my kindle, so all I had was the estimated reading time per chapter. And they averaged 11 or so minutes, which seemed long to me. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 19:58 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Ohh yes. The descriptions were very good. I was a huge fan of the tv show Flashpoint, which is set in more modern Toronto, but the street names and major geographic features didn't change. So it was easy to picture the places they were. #FurryTails #FurryReaders

24.02.2026 19:57 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0