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My Year of Shmita: January Recap

I’m still not sure how to best track/recap my real-time progression through a “Year of Shmita”; for this month at least, I’m simply going to write down a smorgasbord of ideas without too much…

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  • Quotes, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Feb, 06, 2024
  • 39 Comments

Random Things: Good Books, Recipe Recommendations, and A Digital Sabbath

This is one of those smorgasbord posts that is a jumbled heap of ideas, questions, and reflections. There is no neat and tidy way to move between items (I do love a good segue),…

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  • Food, Life, Random, Reading, Year of Shmita
  • Jan, 02, 2024
  • 45 Comments

Books + Quotes (December 2023)

I am so “behind” on posting about the books I have been reading! So here is a big book/quote dump from the last month or so of my reading life. I’ve been coming to…

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  • Quotes, Reading
  • Dec, 16, 2023
  • 30 Comments

Reading Slumps, Favourite Authors + More Questions For Readers

Every time I write a new post about reading habits, I feel certain I’ve reached the end of interesting ideas related to said topic. But then another assortment of questions crosses my radar. This…

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  • NaBloPoMo, Reading
  • Nov, 09, 2023
  • 42 Comments

Do You Judge a Book By Its Cover (I Do) + More Questions for Readers

I thought it would be fun to do another round of reader questions! These definitely struck a nerve the last time (mostly the fact my father often reads the last chapter first, which was…

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  • NaBloPoMo, Reading
  • Nov, 02, 2023
  • 55 Comments

Do You Read the Last Chapter First? And Other Questions for Readers…

When my Dad picks up a book he typically turns to the last page to see how it all turns out. Does the couple live happily ever after, does the cold case get solved,…

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  • Reading
  • Oct, 25, 2023
  • 42 Comments

Life Lately: Good Books, Fall Leaves, and Cheesecake

A recap of recent life happenings:

WHAT I’M WATCHING…As before: so. many. sports. documentaries. We’re on to Season 4 (of 5) of Drive to Survive. I’m still shocked I enjoy a docuseries about racecar driving…

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  • Life, Reading
  • Oct, 18, 2023
  • 36 Comments
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