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What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I have read/finished reading: Secret in the Storm & Clue in the Cottage & Message in the Manuscript & Trouble in the Theater & Evidence in the Espresso & Christmas in the Country & V in the Valentine (The Inn at Holiday Bay) by Kathi Daley.


What I am Currently Reading: Lord of the Silent (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) by Elizabeth Peters.


What I Plan to Read Next: I’ll probably finish the Holiday Bay series (there are only two more currently available) and then start the next Duncan Kincaid book.

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Book 82 of 2025: Evidence in the Espresso (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

I enjoyed this book. Mostly. ( spoilers )

I did enjoy parts of this book a lot, but I'm going to give it three hearts.

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Book 83 of 2025: Christmas in the Country (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

This was a good book! And I didn't get as annoyed with some of the author's choices as I have in the last couple of books. ( spoilers )

I enjoyed this book and am giving it four hearts.

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Book 84 of 2025: V in the Valentine (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

Good book. ( spoilers )

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DNF'd: Paws, Claws, and Curses (A Purr-fect Relic Cozy Mystery) by DeAnna Drake

Separating these out so tomorrow's reading post isn't hella long.


Book 78 of 2025: Secret in the Storm (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

I enjoyed this book. ( spoilers )

This book was interesting; I’m giving it four hearts.

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Book 79 of 2025: Clue in the Cottage (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

I enjoyed this book. ( spoilers )

Good book; I’m giving it four hearts.

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Book 80 of 2025: Message in the Manuscript (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

Good book! ( spoilers )

I enjoyed this book and am giving it four hearts.

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Book 81 of 2025: Trouble in the Theater (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

I enjoyed this book. ( spoilers )

Despite my niggles I did enjoy the story, so I’m giving it four hearts.

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I did three loads of laundry (all three washed, dried AND folded!), hand-washed dishes, changed kitty litter, and shaved. I spent a few hours with mom, started and finished another Kindle cozy (then started yet another), and baked boneless chicken breasts (lightly glazed with a three-cheese Italian dressing) with Gus’s potatoes for supper.

Temps started out at 49.2(F) and reached 85. Another beautiful day. (If you're sitting on the porch doing nothing, lol! Pip did not think it was beautiful when he was weeding the pumpkin patch.)


Mom Update:

Mom was doing pretty good today. ( more back here )

I had a pedicure this morning! I hit Agway (for dog treats) and Price Chopper (to pick up a couple things for mom) while I was downtown. I also picked up Chinese for lunch. I folded a load of laundry, hand-washed dishes, cut up chicken for the dogs’ meals, paid some bills online, and scooped kitty litter.

I finished a Kindle cozy and started another. I also typed in 2,900 more words on my fic!

Temps started out at 68.0(F), which was amusing since the high for the day was supposed to be mid-60s. So imagine my surprise when I saw that the temp ~11:30am had dropped to 59! I saw it reach 61.5 in the afternoon before it started going back down again. (Even weirder, I just looked at TWC app and it says today’s high is supposed to be 86. Where did that come from?!!) To make the day even more fun, it rained off and on most of the day. We need the rain, but very dreary. (According to Pip, the rain gauge showed 1.5" of rain.)


Mom Update:

Mom was doing okay today. ( more back here )

I had a chiropractic appointment this morning. It was ~almost another no-shopping day, but I ended up stopping at the Feed Bag. I got in a walk around the park and I ran an errand for Pip, to pick up parts for the garage. (I rewarded myself with a McD’s smoothie.) I managed to get to mom’s around the usual time.

I washed and dried a load of whites (still need to be folded), hand-washed dishes, cut up chicken for the dogs’ meals, placed an online order, and scooped kitty litter. I made open-faced tomato and cheese (melted under the broiler) sandwiches for my supper and grilled steak for Pip’s.

I started and finished the next book in the Inn at Holiday Bay Kindle cozy series, and then started the next. They’re just so easy to read. Very little thought involved. I also typed in 1,000 words on my ‘new’ fic! (Only ~ 9,000 left to go! *g*)

Temps started out at 61.3(F) (it felt cool enough for me to wear a sweatshirt when I left the house) and reached 91.6.


Mom Update:

Mom had already sat on the porch and given it up as too hot by the time I arrived. ( more back here )

What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I have read/finished reading: Death at the Manor (A Lily Adler Mystery) by Katharine Schellman, Clue in the Carriage House & Witness in the Wedding & Christmas in the Candlelight (The Inn at Holiday Bay) by Kathi Daley, and One Was a Soldier (Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries) by Julia Spencer-Fleming.


What I am Currently Reading: Heir, Apparently by Kara McDowell.


What I Plan to Read Next: I have more library books in my hot little hands, so probably the next Amelia Peabody.

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Book 73 of 2025: Death at the Manor (A Lily Adler Mystery) (Katharine Schellman)

I enjoyed this book. ( spoilers )

This was a good book and I'm giving it four hearts.

♥♥♥♥

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Book 74 of 2025: Clue in the Carriage House (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

Good book! ( spoilers )

I enjoyed this story and am giving it four hearts.

♥♥♥♥

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Book 75 of 2025: Witness in the Wedding (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

Okay book, mostly because I got really annoyed by some of the ‘guests' early on and even when I found out what was going on I couldn't let that go. ( spoilers )

I mostly enjoyed this story; I'm giving it four hearts.

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Book 76 of 2025: One Was a Soldier (Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries) (Julia Spencer-Fleming)

I was worried that I wouldn't like this book because it dealt with some difficult subject matter, but I ended up enjoying it a lot. ( spoilers )

This book ended up being really good! I'm giving it five hearts.

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Book 77 of 2025: Christmas in the Candlelight (The Inn at Holiday Bay) (Kathi Daley)

I enjoyed this book. ( spoilers )

Good book, despite my niggles. I'm giving it four hearts.

♥♥♥♥

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DNF'd: The Case of the Haunted Hotel (Ghostly Glenwood Mysteries) by B I Skinner


I've broken 75 books already! I'm close to my goal of 100, so maybe I will surpass that. Or, perhaps when I get to the end of one or two of the series I'm currently reading, I'll return to fanfic so I can complete my comment bingo card. Or maybe I'll catch up on all the tv I've been leaving hanging. (Resident Alien, I'm looking at you.)

I hit Walmart while I was downtown and got in a walk around the park. I stopped at Stewart’s for gas and milk on the way home. (One of the things I had to pick up was wasp/hornet spray because Pip discovered - by getting stung three times - a wasp nest in the roof area of the front porch, where Midnight spends a lot of time. (TBF, Pip never completely closed up that roof area, so it's really his own fault. o_O))

I got two loads of laundry washed, dried AND folded!!, hand-washed dishes, emptied the dishwasher, baked chicken for the dogs’ meals, cut up chicken for the dogs' meals, and scooped kitty litter.

I posted my SFFest fic, finished the Clare Fergusson book, and talked to mom on the phone. We went to Texas Roadhouse for supper with friends!!!

Temps started out at 68.2(F) (and sticky) and reached 91.0.


Mom Update:

Mom had her first chemo treatment today (Monday). ( more back here )

I washed, dried and hung up Pip’s uniforms, hand-washed dishes, made myself French toast for breakfast, stirred up tuna salad (without the usual celery) and added sliced cucumber for lunch at mom’s, and scooped kitty litter. After my visit to mom I washed, dried and folded another load of laundry, hand-washed more dishes, did a load in the dishwasher and shaved.

I printed off my SFFest fic and gave it a re-read. I finished the Kindle cozy and started the next Clare Fergusson.

Temps started out at 70.2(F) and reached 82.4.


Mom Update:

Mom was doing okay. ( more back here )