Doctor Who has been my kid’s favorite show forever. We started with the old ones....

So glad he is home for Christmas! Merry Christmas SWB and Family!

Merry Christmas to all!

I finished my Flower Challenge earlier today.......posting before I forget. Still trying to finish KL..... H.....Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami O....The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher L....Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren L....Lamentation by CJ Sansom Y.... It had to be You by Jill Shavis

I think Hubby’s picks sounds good...... I set up my Goodreads shelves for next year yesterday ....... yes, I am looking forward to getting started.

It turned out great! I love the shadow box effect and I suspect any flaws are only seen by you.

It depends on where we are. The intention is to be on a path, not necessarily a well traveled one but preplanned. Frequently we get lost with footpath maps that are not very clear or outdated and end up places we don’t mean to be which is fine as long as we don’t get our car locked in a parking lot somewhere.

Penguin, Congratulations on BINGO! I loved looking at your conveniently color coded list. What a great idea!

VC Woot! Your list is incredible! 🎉🎊. All I can say is I am so impressed that Brit Tripping turned into a wonderful list like yours. 🙂 I will post more later but have a couple of hours where everyone else is busy to try and finish up some sewing projects before Christmas!

No, I suspect the girl had no idea she needed to. I feel bad for her.

Hugs......

Because @tuesdayschild may not be able to check in until the new year I decided to pull my Brit Tripping list together and post. I am pretty sure I am done, still reading but doubt anything will change any of the official books. All counties have been visited at least once on the Detective Bus! Generally using the first book I read for each county but that was very subject to change! 😉 Ermine Way London Scotland Yard The Big Four by Agatha Christie Cambridgeshire Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin Huntingdonshire. Cambridge Blue by Alison Bruce Bedfordshire Face Down Upon the Herbal by Katherine Lynn Emerson Northamptonshire A Long Shadow by Charles Todd Nottinghamshire The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey East and West Yorkshire Hangman Blind by Cassandra Clark York Sovereign by CJ Sansom Dere Street North Yorkshire Murder on a Summer’s Day by Frances Brody Durham The Fleet Street Murders by Charles Finch Tyne and Wear Hidden Depths by Ann Cleeves Northumbria Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil by Nancy Atherton Ichnield Way Isle of Wight Face Down Among the Winchester Geese by Kathy Lynn Emerson Dorset To Ruin a Queen by Fiona Buckley Hampshire Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Berkshire The Killings at Badgers Drift by Caroline Graham Buckinghamshire Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin Hertfordshire Revelation by CJ Sansom Essex Death at Bishops Keep by Robin Page Suffolk Death at Gallows Green by Robin Paige Norfolk The Dark Angel by Ella Griffiths Fosse Way Cornwall Mistletoe and Murder by Carola Dunn Devon A Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee Huber Dorset The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie Gloucestershire Malice in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope Leicestershire The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Derbyshire Dancing with the Virgins by Stephen Booth Lincolnshire The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie Akemam Street Historical London Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas Oxfordshire The Serpant’s Tale by Ariana Franklin Wiltshire Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers Somerset Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin Watling Way Kent Styx and Stones by Carola Dunn Sussex When God’s Die by CS Harris Surrey River of Darkness by Rennie Airth London Spooky Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch Worcestershire Why Falcons Fall by CS Harris Herefordshire Why Mermaids Sing by CS Harris Warwickshire A Test of Wills by Charles Todd West Midlands The Primrose Connection by Jo Bannister Staffordshire Dark Fire by CJ Sansom Shropshire A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters Cheshire A Talent for Murder by Andrew Wilson Mercyside The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Manchester Face Down in The Marrow Bone Pie by Kathy Lynn Emerson Lancshire Face Down Beneath the Elenor Cross by Kathy Lynn Emerson Cumbria The Tale of Hilltop Farm by Susan Wittig Albert London Christmas Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

Hope you figure something out soon because you will be missed here!

Now for fun stuff......I keep working on my 10X10 list......this week’s version😂 1. Agatha Christie (52 books perpetual challenge) 2. Nordic Noir 3. Outer Space 4. Alternate Worlds 5. Asian Mystery Tour 6. The Last Book.......in a series (currently released) 7. New Cozy Sampler Plate.......new to me 8. Scotland 9. Brexit Special......10 EU countries from VC’s list, great name 10. The Sound of Silence (52 books Challenge)

I agree that we need somethong shorter....I was hoping that a good night’s sleep would give me ideas. No luck.......Chesterton and Mere Christianity are both things I would like to revisit soon in terms of classics. Benedict Option did an excellent job with current topics like home ed and screens, I would love to find more like that.

The first edition is my favorite and is the one I will keep. More basic in terms of how to and easier to use imo.

Sending hugs and prayers.

I just finished Ilona Andrews new novella Diamond Fire https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39320167-diamond-fire. It was 180 pages apparently so a long novella. Loved it. It is 3.5 in the Hidden Legacy series and the focus is shifting to a different sister, Catalonia (I may have the name spelled wrong), as Nevada and Rogan wed. I think both Robin and Kareni have been reading this series but can’t remember if either of you has read Diamond Fire.......

My Dd loves the her iPad because of the bigger memory, she subscribes to a large number of podcasts like Night Vale and life is simply easier on the iPad. She still uses her fire a whole lot.....that’s where she downloads her stuff for college. She reads textbooks, articles, etc constantly on her fire. She puts a whole lot on the fire because it is super portable. Her iPad is somewhat old model wise , we bought it for her for Christmas last year refurbished. My iPad is a bit quicker, the screen bigger, and now that I am used to it I am taking advantage of memory size. I actually pay a dollar a month for more cloud storage ability because of photos that I love being able to carry with me. Battery life is about the same imo. The fire is much cheaper and does get the job done. I still use my fire every single day because it is convenient.

My use of my Fires have been pretty basic, web surfing, audio books, streaming........but my kids take them to whole new levels using them to program, create games, write papers. In their hands a whole lot seems to happen beyond basic surfing. Watch for deals because the price can vary quite a bit I believe.

Sounds great! I want to add that the Benedict Opinion definitely has things to offer Evangelicals also so this group can be quite inclusive. The author uses PCA churches as examples of good things frequently. 🙂. I was an “other” at the C of E for several years because of the unusual membership rules regarding parish churches. At that time, with our original vicar, there was no serious belief conflicts and I loved going to church in my backyard literally. I loved that church and so did my kids until a whole lot of things went wrong. I finished my Cumbria book this morning. Susan Wittig Albert’s Beatrix Potter cozy series is one I wish I would have turned to when Dd was 12. They would have been perfect.....her China Bayles series is a favorite but has a bit more of an edge to it. The animals were cute!

Considering I am sitting in the bedroom right now hoping that the last button I pressed will made dh’s phone alarm actually stop ringing every six minutes.....3 to go. All I can say is I can relate. It must be a combination because I have pressed every logical thing once. What happened to stop or end as being a thing when one is sleeping! OK, I went into the menu and got rid of it because it just rang again, clocks are easier.....and yes he forgot his phone!

Hugs and Prayers.......your letter is wonderful. You are such an incredible woman......

Another 11/22/63 fan here. I still need to read the Tana French before The Witch Elm.....definitely a mini goal for next year. I accidentally hit post earlier before mentioning that I finished listening to The Benedict Option yesterday which Texas (sorry, I need to figure out how to make my keyboard make that A) read a couple of weeks ago and others were interested in. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31625593-the-benedict-option I thought it was a good clear discussion of that state of churches in the US and applicable to my experiences UK. I gave it a 5 but really vacillated on 4, as I anticipate giving a couple copies of this book away in the future decided to round up. 😉. I’ll be honest and say he didn’t say a great deal that was new to me (thanks to Dh) but found the book rather affirming. The first section moved slower than the rest so don’t give up! So much of the middle of the book was focused on exactly what I found wrong with the C of E although he wasn’t discussing that denomination. 😂 The country club mentality, the desire to be popular as opposed to scripturally sound, the incredible liturgy that was hollow because few had any knowledge of the scripture. A downward spiral....... I also liked that he was so positive about home education......he also expressed a huge concern for the tech we are exposing our children to in terms that I really agree with. The tech was a huge concern in general and I was surprised when he mentioned going online during church as common. This is a book I would be happy to read again if people decide they want to discuss it as a group.

For Cumbria I am currently read The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/586437.The_Tale_of_Hill_Top_Farm which is the first in a fictional series about Beatrix Potter. First, I have to love any book with a pet Hedgehog so I am enjoying it. My imagination is running wild because one of my family’s Black Friday bargains was a copy of the recent Peter Rabbit movie. Everyone enjoys it and I have watched it way more than once! So that cheeky Peter and crew is coming to life in this book! I also finished a book of novellas by some of my favorite historical romance authors https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41792723-how-the-dukes-stole-christmas. As always I enjoyed Teresa Dare, Sophie Jordan, and Sarah MacLean’s stories. The last was set in New York in a later time period by an unfamiliar author......blah, but I finished it. 😉