Books Read, March 2024

If you’re looking for something to read — literary fiction, mystery, memoir, spy novel, gardening, road trip books in translation — I have a few to recommend from my March reading. Click through to see, and be sure to check out the bookchat that generally builds in the comments (maybe you’ll leave a comment, even a recommendation of your own). . .

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More (than) Mending

A Three-Part Post: Some Recommendations of TV series and films; a recent mending project; and some thoughts on being 80 from an artist’s journal. Click through to read more.

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Midweek Miscellany. . . Or Spring Break Shenanigans. . . (Featuring My New Spring Coat!)

Energy has changed around here with the onset of spring — I’ve been out and about (some grandkid adventures, some of our own) and enjoying the power of pink — in the garden and even in my wardrobe.

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Dressing for Dental Surgery, Wardrobe Therapy To Quell my Fears. . .

Minor dental surgery, really, but I needed emotional fortification against my usual apprehensions. Read on to learn more. . . and perhaps you have a dental story of your own to share or will just lend me your insouciance!

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Books I Read in February 2024

February’s reading: two novels that explore the consequences of colonisation from provocative and entertaining perspectives; a book of short stories by a best-selling author; a collection of humorous personal essays; a comic novel, domestic (LGBT) fiction; and a satisfying mystery novel. Click through to read — perhaps you’ll find something here for your #ToBeRead list.

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