Kimberly hosts the Sunday Post each week. I like to take part because it gives me an opportunity to look back at last week and forward to next week in both my personal life and my blog and book life! I also love to see what other people are doing and what books everyone is reading.
Home and Blog
The weather is beautiful here. A little rain earlier in the week and now lots of sun and temps in the 70’s. I don’t know if the weather or just the time of year has made my allergies go into hyper drive. I blew my nose and my eyes itched all week, but I had a couple of days with allergies all day and went through at least a box of Kleenex everyday.
Fence building
We moved forward with our fence building this weekend. We got the rest of our lumber delivered on Friday afternoon and put in the rest of the fence posts. On Saturday my husband and I started to put in the side pieces and then even put up some of the fence slats. By Saturday evening we were really tired!
I did get a few herbs planted this week and hope to get a few more plants to plant this week.
Blogging
Not a lot of blogging. I’m hoping next week will work better.
Blog posts
Blog posts planned
- WWW Wednesday
- Book review
- Sunday Post
My books
What I’m reading
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
Dark Crimes by Michael Hambling
What I’ve read
Watching the Detectives by Julie Mulhern
Some books I got recently
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Dead Simple by Peter James
Dark Crimes by Michael Hambling
Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris
Cold-Forged Flame by Marie Brennan
Interesting on the Internet
Sync is back! Every week until August 16 two young adult audiobooks are free to download. These books are young adult titles so if that’s your favorite genre check them out.
Audiobooks available during May 4 – 10:
Feed by M.T. Anderson | Read by David Aaron Baker, a Full Cast
Published by Listening Library
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide (“A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have”) and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox–the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod’s girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.
Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don’t forget to bring a towel!
Audiobooks available during May 11 – 17
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes | Read by Jessica Almasy, Kevin R. Free, Marc Damon Johnson, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Melanie Martinez, Cherise Boothe
Published by Recorded Books
Teenage Diaries: Then and Now by Radio Diaries | Read by Hosted by Joe Richman
Published by HighBridge Audio
What did you do last week? What did you read? What books did you collect? What are you planning?
Good luck with the fence building! I know that’s tedious work. I’m looking forward to your thoughts on Watching the Detective. I’ve got that coming up on my reading list and am looking forward to it. Julie Mulhern is one of my favorites! Have a great week!
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It is quite a project, Katherine. We get to take a break today since it’s raining!
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I just finished the Martha Wells. Really fun (though on the short side), I hope she writes more in this universe.
Your fence looks great (as does the weather – am very envious!).
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I think the Martha Wells needs to be one of my next books, Li. I think the fence will be good. I won’t have to worry about the dogs, but it sure changes our view. I’m consoling myself that we have new places to grow shrubs and vines…lol.
And it’s pouring down rain today so not all sunshine–but the rain gives us a day off from the fence building!
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Your new books all look awesome. I downloaded Hitchhiker too, although I have read it numerous times it will be fun to listen. The fence looks good! Hope the week ahead brings plenty of sunshine.
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I think Hitchiker would be good as an audiobook. Sync really offers some great audiobooks.
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I am do for a good reread of Hitchhikers. And have never listened to it, I should check that out!
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I read Hitchhiker years ago so the audiobook version would be a good choice for a reread, I think.
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My goodness – that’s a fence and a half! What a huge amount of work involved. It will no doubt be a lot stronger than those with prefab panels. I was interested to see that you are reading The Collapsing Empire – I look forward to reading what you make of it. Have a great week and hopefully, the fence won’t take too much longer…
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Thanks, Sarah! I hope the fence is stronger than a prefab version. We get quite a bit of wind here especially during thunderstorms. The Collapsing Empire is so good.
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