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bookletting@bookletting· 4d

Timeline serendipity strikes again 🤣

Two bluesky posts. Top is from BCP [Book of Common Prayer], followed by a post from John DEFROG. Run together is reads:

and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God

I'm John dEFROG, and I approve this message.

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

bookletting@bookletting· 5d

My gal (just adopted 6 months ago after nearly 5 years cat-less) has opinions about lacking lap space lol

I am sitting on a couch in green pants. A brown tabby with green eyes is sitting on my lap but has stretched out so her front legs are on the cushion beside me. She is giving severe side-eye as to the lack of a lap to accommodate her entire length.

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bookletting@bookletting· 23d

I really enjoyed this book, so reposting w/alt text. (Basic: The image is the book cover and the words STAFF PICKS in the bottom left corner. Above is a quote from the intern. See alt text for details.)

The image is the book cover (bottom right corner) and the words STAFF PICKS in the bottom left corner. Above is a quote: This cozy fantasy was the perfect book to get me out of my reading slump. It's a warm & fuzzy story of healing with the sweetest found family, a hilarious ghost granny, and a LIBRARIAN PALADIN LOVE INTEREST... need I say more? (Because I could.)

The book cover has a cream background and bright colors. A tree is coiled around the left-hand side with apples, a potion, strawberries, herbs, crystals, mushrooms. Tangled in the roots are a sword, spellbook and radishes. It all frames a farm with a house and fields and a dog running up the walk. Vibe is country charm plus magic.

bookletting@bookletting· 26d

Halfway through Memorial Days by Brooks and not entirely sure what I think. Visceral, honest... but I'm most drawn to the poignant reality of their lives together as authors. #grief

Cover of Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks

Image is a photograph of some huge reddish sandy boulders leaning against each other. Above a glimpse of cloudy blue sky in the background. Mood conveyed is facing an obstacle containing challenge, comfort and stark beauty.

bookletting@bookletting· 27d

Share a photo you took of a signpost you like. (Full disclosure, my sister took the photo.)

Sign in a parking lot says, "RESERVED PARKING: For People Who Sing In The Car"

bookletting@bookletting· Jul 9

"Your last saved celebrity pic on your phone is your therapist. " I hope celebrity book covers count - I feel like sessions would at least be hilarious.

Audiobook cover of Martin Short's memoir. He is striking a funny pose in a tan suit against a dark teal background. In white letters the text says: I MUST SAY My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend. Read by the author.

bookletting@bookletting· Jun 30

(Mine is a couch where the cat likes to join me on my lap - even if she's too long when she stretches.

A striped brown tabby has most of her body parked on my legs, but her front legs are stretched out onto the couch. She's looking up accusingly at the lack of lap.

bookletting@bookletting· Jun 28

My sister found a photo of us - I forgot my mom made one for the cat as well!

Two girls in calico dresses and bonnets - one in pink, one in blue. One girl is holding g a white cat with a matching outfit. The girls look happy, the cat not so much.

bookletting@bookletting· Jun 27

Ahhhh. Always glad to be reminded of Malta

View of some Malta shoreline with the rocky land curved out over the ocean. Blue and green water has carved put an opening underneath.

bookletting@bookletting· Jun 25

Posting this historical fiction charmer for no particular reason 📚 🦒

Book cover of West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. Back view of a man in overalls against a yellow backdrop of a US roadmap.

bookletting@bookletting· Jun 24

The only gadget I remember "needing" after starting dorm life (for those tasty late night Ramen noodles 🍜 )

Vintage red and black hot pot. You plugged it in to boil water. There is a dial on the side which I don't recall using.

bookletting@bookletting· Jun 21

Father's Day is still hard, so last night we sat out on my sister's porch and went through a bunch of his old business cards I had found. It was good to share memories of how Dad provided for us (took some jobs out of state & commuted home on weekends so we could stay in our home/high school) #grief

Back porch with view of small yard and a bunch of happy, multicolored zinnias growing in a raised bed. We have some cut up veggies & hummus to enjoy, plus "summer water" rosé from Trader Joe's. A chill vibe.

bookletting@bookletting· Jun 15

Reminded me I have this on my bookshelves, but completely out of date now (published 1987, purchased in early 1990s).

Book titled, Over Hong Kong. Photographs by Magnus Bartlett. Odyssey Productions Ltd. Cover is a photograph primarily of the high rises and waterfront of Central, Hong Kong Island.

bookletting@bookletting· Jun 13

Tall snapdragons; long cat. #caturday

Outside balcony. A row of 5 tall "rocket" snapdragons (pink, yellow & orange) in a planter. In front is a brown striped tabby lying down and stretched out on a blue mat.

bookletting@bookletting· Jun 1

Someone once gave me a pair of these ramekins and they have only ever been used by a cat 😆

A white porcelain ramekin about 5 inches wide and 1 inch high with fluted edges.

bookletting@bookletting· May 25

Share your blue art #BlueskyMonday #Malta

Traditional colorful fishing boats at Marsaxlokk Bay (Malta) in the early evening. Both the sky and water are blue and calm.

Traditional Maltese wooden door (blue) with doorknockers set in an old facade (also mostly blue) that is starting to chip away. A small blue shuttered window is to the left.

bookletting@bookletting· May 4

A good use of my time (but I forgot the !)

bookletting@bookletting· May 3

There have been many adjustments & things to learn moving from suburbia (IL) to the foothills of western NC, but having a neighbor text photos of a bear & say "heading your way" is a first. (I didn't see it and I'm okay with that lol.)

Picture of a bear walking away from neighbor's back yard flower garden. Probably looking for an easy snack like bird food.

bookletting@bookletting· May 2

Post your warning sign if you'd like

A bright green lawn, some trees and the sky. A nicely made sign on the grass says "Beware of Baboons No Picnics" (Photo taken in South Africa)

bookletting@bookletting· Apr 25

One of the reasons I still own a DVD player - never want to be denied a rewatch (see also: A Knight's Tale and Sneakers)

DVD of The Fifth Element starring Bruce Willis (and Milla Jovovich). Cover shows both their faces, plus that of the villain, Gary Oldman in a futuristic city setting in which cop cars chase a getaway vehicle in the air.

bookletting@bookletting· Apr 21

THIS (I added the all caps to what I felt is the crucial sentence in the alt text)

"important, says Jonathan D. Morrow, a neuroscientist and psychiatrist at the University of Michigan. It's all about how apps select content for you.

Here's how it typically works. First, the software uses Al to determine what you're hoping to find or see. "Even if you don't know what you want, the app knows. It's very good at figuring that out," Morrow says.

But then, he says, THE APP WITHOLDS THAT REWARD: "Apps don't give it to you. They give you something close to that, and then a few clicks later, the algorithm gives you something even closer."

give you what They rarely - if ever you're looking for. "They give just enough to keep you engaged, keep you looking at the app and interacting with it as long as possible," he adds.

bookletting@bookletting· Apr 15

I've never had such an eager lap cat! (I'm trapped under her inside as I type this, but not as nice a photo).

Im sitting in a chair on the upstairs porch, enjoying the potted flowers (pansies are most obvious) and the green yard below. A grey striped tabby is sitting on my lap also looking out at the view.

bookletting@bookletting· Apr 11

From The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer:

Grief, I'd come to realize, was like dust. When you're in the thick of a dust storm, you're completely disoriented by the onslaught, struggling to see or breathe. But as the force recedes, and you slowly find your bearings and see a path forward, the dust begins to settle into the crevices. And it will never disappear completely- as the years pass you'll find it in unexpected places at unexpected moments. Grief is just love looking for a place to settle.

bookletting@bookletting· Apr 9

Someone is highly annoyed the weather turned cold again, and thus her birdwatching window has not been opened.

A tabby cat sits in front of a bay window looking mournful. If this was video, you'd see the tail lashing and sad little grumbling as well.

bookletting@bookletting· Apr 6

I volunteered at a cat rescue today (helping socialize ferals) and met the largest cat I've ever seen! The upshot is that apparently he is a good blood donor for the vet. He was shy about being petted but got comfortable in my orbit as I just sat and talked to him.

A seated black & white tuxedo cat (very cute with a little stripe down his nose, white paws, and so much white around his neck it looks like a white bandana. But he is enormous.

Same tuxedo cat sprawled out on his side showing off his enormous midsection.

bookletting@bookletting· Mar 21

After centuries of being stuck in one place, the statue decided the pain of wrenching itself off the stone it was carved on was worth the freedom to walk off and sample views elsewhere. (Or so I've always believed.) #BlueSkyArtShow #Stone

What remains of an ancient statue outside the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. The right foot is nearly complete but the left is mostly just the toes.

bookletting@bookletting· Mar 7

And now I finally have #caturday pics!

Chubby grey tabby (#1) with tan belly sprawls on rug. Contrary to all my past cats, her belly is NOT a trap! Delightful.

Tabby (#2) with green eyes contemplating existence from under the bed, but note! Has moved to the edge of under bed. Practically out from underneath.

bookletting@bookletting· Mar 1

Was instantly drawn to the cover of This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page, and the story clinched it. A woman receives an unexpected call 5 months after the death of the man she loved. He's left a book, and a letter, for her to read at the local bookstore, one each month for the next year.

an inviting, cheerful stack of illustrated books on a blue background. Blurb by Adriana Trigiani says: The feel-good novel of the year.

bookletting@bookletting· Feb 19

Recently read The Grieving Brain by O'Connor. Imperfect* but often revelatory ("The brain is utterly disoriented by the fact a loved one no longer exists"), providing some relief ("Grief requires neural rewiring... which in turn requires time") & validation (grief is very mentally demanding).