Jennifer Lee

@holdsuponhappiness.bsky.social

Usually to be found reading, drinking tea, and dreaming of my next vacation. Yes, all of those simultaneously. I blog at https://www.holdsuponhappiness.com

15 Followers | 38 Following | 30 Posts | Joined: 17.11.2024 | 1.9886

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A Poem for a Thursday #308 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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This and That ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #307 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

Thursdays are for poetry.
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26.06.2025 23:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Simply a Rant ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #306 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #305 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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12.06.2025 23:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bookshop Visit//The Book Loft of German Village ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #304 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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It's the Little Things ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #303 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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22.05.2025 14:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A Poem for a Thursday #302 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

Thursdays are for poetry.
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A Poem for a Thursday #301 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

Thursdays are for poetry.
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01.05.2025 16:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Book Review//The Rush: America's Fevered Quest for Fortune 1848-1853 by Edward Dolnick ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #299 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #298 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Few New Books ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #296 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

Thursdays are for poetry.

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Knitting Lately ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #295 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #294 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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Book Sale Bargains ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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A Poem for a Thursday #293 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

Thursdays are for poetry.

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A Poem for a Thursday #291 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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07.01.2025 01:41 — 👍 332 🔁 46 💬 6 📌 1

Darkness arrives early like a distant relative with nowhere else to go. We sit in the living room waiting for the bread to rise. I read on the sofa in the lamp’s light while you sing “Stand by Your Man” with Loretta Lynn, sewing a hem into the second-hand dress you will, years from now, wear to your wedding.

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Top Ten Books of 2024 2024 was a pretty great year for me. I took trips to Alaska, Europe, and, best of all, Chicago; I had wonderful visits with my brother and his busy family; I completed another Century of Book…

Looking back on 2024, here are my ten favourite books: thecaptivereader.com/2024/12/31/t...

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Begin by Brendan Kenneally

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A Poem for a Thursday #290 ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

Thursdays are for poetry.
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03.01.2025 02:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A Mediocre Reading Year ~ Holds Upon Happiness A blog by a book lover, tea drinker, and over-analyzer of life.

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Winnie-the-Pooh – A.A. Milne When A Century of Books kicked off in January, I started it with a book about growing old. It feels fitting now to have come full-circle and finished my Century with a book about being young:…

Returning to a childhood favourite: Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne thecaptivereader.com/2024/12/28/w...

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