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December Wrap-Up
**My recent reads sit on my table, and I take note of the fact that this is the last time this year that I will stack my books on my table to recount what I read for the month. I… Continue reading
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January TBR
**We are nearing the end of the year. I take a few glasses from the cabinet and place them on the table, adding napkins, plates, and the like in each place setting. I hang decorations of gold and black and… Continue reading
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Christmas Book Haul
**I unwrap the gifts that sit under my tree. I have been exchanging gifts with friends and family the past few days, and have left everything under my tree to unwrap at the same time. I tear through colorful wrap,… Continue reading
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Updating My Reading Journal
**I keep my page of parchment close, my wrist aching from writing so much. Ink drips on the page but I ignore it and keep writing. I like to keep a page of parchment every year for all the books… Continue reading
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End of Year Book Tag
**I take every book off my shelves that I have read this year. My dear friend Betty asked me questions about the books I have read this year and I want to write her and answer all of her questions.… Continue reading
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Series to Finish in 2025
**I knot my hair on my head and pull on a cardigan. The air is chilly and the crocheted cardigan warms me. I look at my shelves and browse at each book, looking at all the series I am in… Continue reading
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December TBR
**I take a peek at my shelves with their fall decor, knowing I have to change out the decor for the holidays soon. Until then, I will choose the books I want to read next month. I glance at the… Continue reading
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Winter Recommendations
**That chill is in the air. I bundle into ten layers and keep my hair down today, covering it with a hat, crocheted by myself on a dreary day some time ago. I wrap my scarf tighter and ready myself… Continue reading
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Bookish Gift Ideas
**As I ride past the shops, I see owners on tall ladders stringing decorations across shop fronts and employees hanging wreaths in windows. Shop displays show gift boxes, fake snow, and trees decorated in red, white, and green. A small… Continue reading
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Finding Time to Read
**I stretch my arms over my head as I push myself out of bed. I drink my tea and leave, taking my bike over to the shops. I start my shift and dust the endless shelves, then take to sweeping.… Continue reading
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