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Another historical fiction. I loved this one too but I might now need a little break. These books, while fun to read, are soooo long that by the end I feel like I’ve spend way too much time in their world.
Oh MY. I can spend another six books with these characters. Yes there was a lot of repetition but I truly don’t care. I love this family, I love this story, I love these books so so much.
3.5 stars. This book took forever for me to get into. It was confusing and didn’t come together until the last third of the book when I finally found myself somewhat invested. In the end I liked it but it was so much work.
I know there are mixed reviews on this but I absolutely loved it. I appear to be on a historical fiction kick lately and am enjoying all these stories so much.
3.5 stars. Heart wrenching. Grief and regret we carry can completely destroy our lives.
I would never have read this if it weren’t for my friend Lauren even though I read and liked Senna’s previous book. The reviews were too mixed. But I liked it quite a lot and enjoyed how LA it was and the tone was just about right for me. I totally didn’t see the twist coming for some reason.  Practicing my sketching. Quote by the wonderful @andreagibson
#sketching #art #urbansketching #watercolorjournal #watercolors 
For the last few months I’ve been working really hard to get better and better at doing sketches of buildings and then painting them in. I have a long way to go and I use a lot of sketches online as my inspiration to see if I can get better and better. I love pairing them with either good quotes or texts that I see online. Here’s the one from yesterday. It uses a quote I had saved from @rainbowsalt a while ago.
I’m going to try to get better at sharing some of these. If for no other reason than for me to be able to keep track of my own progress, I’ll share some of my older ones as well once I get around to it. #sketching #art #urbansketching #watercolorjournal #watercolors  100 Dishes – Dish 1 – Tomato Spinach Chicken Pasta
This was my first dish! Since I cook at night, the photos won’t be awesome but still! This took longer than it said but it is delicious and it was easy. https://ift.tt/kGnMxgF
What an interesting book! The Japanese stories always seem to have a slightly different cadence. Both the plot and the characters in this story were unlike anything I’ve read. Still thinking about it….  I think am still in a place where I don’t want to track, count, or measure things. I want to give myself grace, rest, space this year. So no specific projects and open to what might come. Here are some themes I plan to focus on and we’ll see what form they take.
Here’s to a year of continuing to do what brings me joy and continuing to explore and find ways to create my own magic and come home to myself.
Another excellent read for 2025. If you like character-driven novels you will absolutely cherish this story of Martha Ballard who is the most kick ass midwife you will ever read about. Well written, and wonderfully narrated, this story was a complete joy to read and will stay with me for a long while. |
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