Hi everyone!
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It's been a couple of weeks. How is everyone doing?
We had some storms with very heavy rain last week (goodbye, drought!!). Friday and Saturday were beautiful with low humidity and comfortable temps. However, it's about to get HOT, HOT, HOT over the next several days!!! I'm planning on staying indoors as much as possible, cranking up the A/C, and pretending it's winter.☃
Last time we met, I mentioned a few events happening at my library. The first was the one for people with disabilities. They had several stations to explore. This monthly event is not a good fit for me, but I enjoyed talking with the librarians who ran it. They told me about a few events coming up, especially in the fall, that may be of interest to me. One is a speed puzzling competition for jigsaw puzzles. I love puzzles, so I'm trying to put a team together for this. We will have two hours to complete a 500 piece puzzle. I tend to work alone and at my own pace, but I still think this event will be fun. Apparently they had it twice earlier this year, so the fact that they're doing it again in September must mean that the first two were successful.
The second event I mentioned two weeks ago was called, "What's on your shelf?" This is where we simply talk about the books we're reading. I missed this event due to an unexpected pesky little medical issue (I'm all better now), but it's monthly so I'll try again in July.
The third event was a puzzle swap. I donated a puzzle. I have a difficult time parting with my puzzles, as they all mean something to me. But the one I donated was a duplicate that I had, so I was okay giving that one up. In exchange for donating, I picked up another one. I will tell you more about it when I work on it later this year, but what I can say is I'm really happy that I found this one. In the meantime, I started working on a different one.
Apart from the library events, I've spent a lot of time working on a 1000 piece puzzle that I started last year! I finished the border last July and didn't work on it again until this April. Here's the finished puzzle:
I installed an app called Puzzle Tracker. I'm only using the free tier and I love it. Here's some info. and pictures I recorded on this puzzle:
The app allows users to record a lot more than what is shown here, such as time it took to complete, dates started and completed, the brand, and the artist. I dropped it down one star for satisfaction because the blank pieces drove me crazy. Those were a tedious process of mostly trial and error.
Let's see what else I've been up to over the past two weeks.
IN THE BOOKS
RECENTLY FINISHED
I finished reading Banshees, Boomboxes, and Bones (Bewitcher's Beach Mystery 4), by Emily Fluke, and I enjoyed it. You can read my full review here and you can read some excerpts from it on Friday's post from two weeks ago.
I listened to Take the Honey and Run (Bee Keeping Mystery 1), by Jennie Marts and narrated by Cris Dukehart. I enjoyed the mystery and, for the most part, the characters. I wasn't a fan of the mild language, so I don't think I'll be in a hurry to continue the series unless I find out those kinds of words have been eliminated.
IN PROGRESS
UP NEXT
ON THE SCREEN
- Andor - I have one more episode to watch in this series. It is SO SO SO GOOD!!! Between all the Marvel and Star Wars series, this is by far the best one. It's been worth having ad-free Disney+ for one month to binge both seasons (with season 1 being a rewatch).
- The Santa Clauses - This is another reason I wanted to subscribe to Disney+ for one month. I finished season one and I'll watch season 2 next week. These are quick episodes and seasons. Season one was okay, but it definitely lost the magic that I so loved in the movies. Episode 5 was my favorite in the first season. We'll see how season 2 goes. It's only six 30-minute episodes.
- To Barcelona, with Love - This is the first new Hallmark movie in a while and I really enjoyed it. Ashley Williams is my favorite Hallmark actress. I just love her upbeat positive energy. She and Alison Sweeny were great together in this movie. It was a unique bookish plot.
- Bride and Prejudice - I'm all for a good musical, but this movie just didn't do much for me. I only watched it because I want to see every adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. I enjoyed aspects of it, but it was a little too goofy for my taste.
- Epic - This is a 2013 movie that I just recently found out about. I watched it because it has fairies in it. It's whimsical and fun.
- Invitation to a Murder - I just happened to watch this on Friday the 13th. I've been wanting to see this movie for a while, so I finally borrowed it from the library. It was so good! It's a sort of locked room mystery with an Agatha Christie vibe.
- To Barcelona, Forever - This is the sequel to To Barcelona, with Love. I didn't think it was as strong as the first one, but I still enjoyed it.
- Up - Now this is a movie that has stood the test of time. I loved it and I'm so glad I finally watched it!! Great heart-warming story and highly entertaining.
ON THE BLOG
- Sunday Post - 06/07 - Weekly Recap
- Book Review - 06/19 Banshees, Boomboxes, and Bones, (Bewitcher's Beach Mystery 4), by Emily Fluke
- The Friday Six - 06/20 - Bookish response and excerpts, Feline Friday, Nature pic
- Puzzle - 06/21 - Cool and Refreshing
Have a great week!
Sorry to hear you had a medical issue, but glad you are better now. I love that you are getting out and trying things, it's something I need to do more of. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cindy! You too! :)
DeleteYou've certainly been busy.
ReplyDeleteI looked at the puzzle up close and you are right, there are a lot of solid white pieces and those would have been a bear to deal with.
Yep! Thankfully, there were fewer of them than I originally thought there were. Still, it was tedious. :)
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