Sunday, July 16, 2017

The Sunday Post/It's Monday! What Are You Reading?



Check out the The Caffeinated Book Review for the Sunday Post

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date

This week was pretty much all business of some sort - doctor's visits, work, etc. Although necessary, it was just an average week - which is better than a bad one! My husband and I did have a fun date night the other night, walking around the street art fair in our town. It is one of the biggest in the state! I saw lots of things I liked but nothing I had to have. It was nice just to walk around together, check things out, and just be together. 

Read Last Week/Reading This Week:

I never charged my Kindle so I didn't get to the book I had planned to read. I am awful about that, keeping it charged. Anyway, I ended up reading one book and starting two others.


To Live and Die in Dixie - This wasn't too bad. The book had pretty strong similarities to the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil murder, but also some big differences. I would say it was influenced in part though, by the Jim Williams trial.

  

I started these two books. I am enjoying them both very much! I think the Gerald Durrell book is one I will probably read here and there, and not straight through, but I love it. I love the BBC show based on the books, so I knew I had to read them. And Everything We Left Behind is the sequel to Everything We Keep, which I loved. I plan to keep reading it, and then starting the book I intended to read last week, Wicked Deeds by Heather Graham. I am also keeping my fingers crossed one of my many holds comes in ~ I hate waiting! I may break down and purchase one or two of them if they don't come in this week. It's hard sometimes to settle on a book when you are waiting on something you really want to read. 

  


Watching:

The Tour de France, Wrecked. The Tour is so good this year! So many crazy surprises, so many top contenders out of the race. There have been a few pretty serious crashes too ~ thank goodness no one was too badly injured, although a few guys had to leave the race due to their injuries. Richie Porte, who was one of the cyclists that race forecasters believed could give Yellow Jersey winner from the previous year, Chris Froome, a run for his money, had one of the worst crashes this race. 





There have been a few lighter moments, including this video shot by cyclist Taylor Phinney..






How about you guys? What have you been up to lately?

18 comments:

  1. That is a horrific crash, glad he's apparently not seriously hurt. I saw the one that you mentioned last week too- dangerous stuff! And yes I think watching the Tour makes you a sports fan! :)

    Glad you had a good week. We used to go to the East Lansing Art Fair every May but we haven't been to the last few. Always fun.

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    1. Aw man, it was scary to watch! These guys get so banged up its crazy. I never imagined.

      Street fairs are great fun. We've never been to the Lansing one, just ours and Ann Arbor's. :)

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  2. I love Mary Kay Andrews' books...so To Live and Die in Dixie caught my eye. I have Everything We Left Behind...hiding somewhere on my Kindle! Must read soon.

    Enjoy your week, and here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES

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    1. It wasn't too bad! I think I started in the middle of a series somehow? I am not sure. I liked it though.

      I really liked Everything We Keep, and I am really enjoying Left Behind too. :)

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  3. Just added My Family and Other Animals to my TBR. It looks right up my alley! :)

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    1. I am really enjoying it. :) I love the BBC show too, if you can catch it. It's called The Durrells.

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  4. This week is one of appointments. The girls' eye and dental are usually during the summer. I have my eye appointment too but have to go up to the city on Thursday. Your couple date sounds lovely. E and I were supposed to have one this Saturday, but canceled b/c they got invited to the neighbor's birthday party. Hopefully the mister and I can at least go out for dinner.

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    1. Some weeks are just all business. :( Hopefully you and the Mr can get out. We have been enjoying this new date stuff we have going on. :)

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  5. Aw, the art fair sounds like a perfect date. :)

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  6. Umm, so it's genius that you put the "Sunday Post"/"It's Monday! What are you reading?" It's ridiculous that I didn't think to do that. I just thought, "Well, I guess I'll have to choose one or the other. haha :D

    And I love the cover of "Wicked Deeds." I will have to check that one out.

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    1. Lol! It's funny, I totally told my husband you were genius for your wonderful photo vignettes of books!

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  7. My daughter and I want to go to Ann Arbor this weekend. Not sure if she can swing it with a 7 week old. Always fun to look around. Hope this week is filled with reading.

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    1. Might be tough, but hopefully you can get there and look around! That art fair is massive but super fun. Have a great week!

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  8. I'm really bad at charging my Kindle as well. I usually forget until it's time to download a new book!

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  9. I loved reading the Gerard Durrell book many years ago. I bought the first Kerry Lonsdale book after seeing it for $1.15. The art fair sounds fun and lovely just to wander and look.

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    1. I am loving this family. I want to move to Corfu and have a house full of animals! We did have a great time poking about. :)

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