Good morning! Today’s post will link up to The Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves, for weekly updates.
**Mailbox Monday is hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.
And let’s join Kathryn, our new leader in It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, at The Book Date.
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What a busy week I had…household chores, carpet cleaning, and putting everything right again. But now I am ready for the upcoming holidays.
Sunday is my birthday, and my daughter is bringing family together for a birthday brunch. Perhaps a mimosa or two?
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LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Mother/Daughter Moments: Excerpted from “Interior Designs”
Curl up with “A Place We Knew Well”
Bookish Friday: “Truth Be Told”
Saturday Sparks: Happy Birthday, Amy!
Disturbing Dreams: An Excerpt from “Interior Designs”
Review: Snow Deer & Cocoa Cheer, by Joanne DeMaio
Review: Smoke (e-book), by Catherine McKenzie (NetGalley – Released 10/20/15)
Review: Corrupted (e-book), by Lisa Scottoline – (NetGalley – Release Date – 10/27/15)
Review: Who Do You Love (e-book), by Jennifer Weiner
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
One review book came in my mailbox from Amazon Vine, and another was downloaded from NetGalley.
All the Houses, by Karen Olsson (Vine)
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The Things We Keep (e-book), by Sally Hepworth (NetGalley – Release Date – 1/19/16)
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AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE:
Dirty Little Reading Habits, from Cleopatra Loves Books
Who’s Your Holiday Hero? And a Giveaway!, from Bea’s Book Nook
Cigarettes! Champagne! Caviar!, from Patty, at Books, Thoughts, & a Few Adventures
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WHAT’S UP NEXT? (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
A Place We Knew Well, by Susan Carol McCarthy
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Cop Town (e-book), by Karin Slaughter
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The Perfect Stranger (e-book), by Wendy Corsi Staub
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Maybe In Another Life (e-book), by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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That was my week, folks…what did yours look like? Here’s a glimpse of a couple of my Halloween decorations….
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Thank you so much for the shout-out of my post. Some great looking books, as always. I like the sound of All The Houses.
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You’re welcome, Cleopatra…I loved that post! And I’m glad you could stop by. Enjoy your week.
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Happy early birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day and mimosas sound like a nice way to celebrate.
The Slaughter and Staub books look good.
Thanks for the shout out!
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Oh, you are so welcome.
I am excited about reading these books, Bea…mysteries always keep me engaged. Thanks for stopping by and for the birthday greetings. Enjoy your new week.
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Hope you have a lovely birthday and enjoy your mimosa!!
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Thanks, Heather, and I plan to do just that!
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Have a Happy Birthday tomorrow. Like your books.
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Thanks, Hattie, the best part of birthdays…the celebration!
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Cop Town looks good and I love your Halloween decorations. I just finished carving pumpkins. Enjoy the holiday!
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Thanks, Barb, I keep the fall decorations in the hall closet…next out will be the pumpkins for Thanksgiving. I enjoyed Pretty Girls by this author, so I’m looking forward to Cop Town.
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Hi Laurel, I recognise a couple of covers there… Maybe in Another Life and Cop Town and enjoyed both from memory.
I hope you have a lovely birthday and a wonderful week!
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Thanks, Deborah, I am looking forward to these books….and my birthday brunch! LOL Have a great week.
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Those books sound really good! I hope you enjoy reading them 😀
And I LOVE your decorations, they’re beautiful!! ❤
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Thanks, Carla, I feel good about getting out my decorations, especially since I have clean carpets now…LOL. And I am looking forward to the books, too. Enjoy your week.
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Happy birthday! Hope it’s a great one spent with family. And good drinks too. 🙂 Maybe in Another Life caught my eye somewhere and I think I’m going to read that one next or maybe soon. I like the parallel path angle of it.
Looks like some good suspenseful reads too. Happy Sunday!
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Thanks, Greg, I’m looking forward to that book, too…and my birthday brunch. Enjoy your week!
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Happy Birthday!!!! Hope you have a wonderful time with your family. 😀
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Thanks, Kristine, I plan to do that….and I can’t wait!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Thanks, Harvee! Enjoy your week.
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Happy Birthday, Laurel-Rain! I hope your birthday brunch will be lovely, and that you’ll get a couple of mimosas to go with your food, family and friends 🙂
Enjoy your new books, have a fantastic week ahead and happy reading.
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Thanks, Lexxie, and I wish a good day and week to you, too…enjoy!
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Cop Town looks good. So nice your house is clean and ready for the holidays. We have family coming in November and I need to do a deep cleaning in preparation. Having so many living here makes it hard. Enjoy the celebration today.
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Thanks, Kimberly, and after having house guests most of the summer, mine really needed it too! Enjoy your upcoming weeks, and your books. I am eager to read Cop Town.
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Happy Birthday. I have a Karin Slaughter book, Blindsighted sitting in my reading pile waiting for its turn. I have read several of her books and always enjoy them.
sherry @ fundinmental My Sunday Memes
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Thanks, Sherry! I think Slaughter is going to be my new best author! I will be adding more of her books to my stacks. Enjoy your week.
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Have a fantabulous birthday … brunch, mimosa and family time sounds perfect. Just checked A Place We Knew Well on Goodreads, I haven’t read anything set around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, curious now. Have a great week and enjoy your reads!
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Thanks, Teddyree…I won’t be getting much reading done today, though. I barely started A Place We Knew Well…and so far, it isn’t knocking my socks off…but I’m going to give it time. Enjoy your week!
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A big happy birthday to you!
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Thanks, Deb….the older I get, the more I appreciate those birthday celebrations…LOL. Enjoy your week.
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Your collections are so cute, and I admire your organizing skills!
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Thanks, Steph, I love arranging them, although I have moved many of the collections into the garage bins and the hall closet…but sometimes they come out to play.
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And Happy BDay!
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Thanks, Steph!
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Happy Birthday!!!! Mimosas sound lovely. Hope you enjoy your day. I loved Maybe in Another Life so hope you enjoy it! Have a great week!
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Thanks, Grace, I hope I enjoy Maybe in Another Life, too. I have another book by the author just waiting. Enjoy your week!
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Heck. Have a couple of mimosas. It’s your birthday. You deserve them, after all. 🙂 Hope you’re having a good birthday so far and that it will continue to be good all day.
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Thanks, Bryan, and I do plan to have fun today….it’s always a delight to get together with my crazy family…LOL. Enjoy your week!
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Happy birthday! Hope you have a fantastic day and a couple of mimosas! I love your Halloween decorations – especially the Mickey with the tombstone.
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Thanks, Katherine….and the Disney characters add a lot of fun to decorations, don’t they? Have a great week!
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Happy Birthday!! 😀
Here is my The Sunday Post!
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Thanks, Molly! Enjoy your week….
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Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a wonderful brunch – and mimosa! – with your family 🙂
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Thanks, JoAnn…I am looking forward to enjoying the day….
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Happy, happy birthday, Laurel-Rain! I hope you have a wonderful time at brunch. Enjoy the mimosas and the family time! And may the year to come bring you nothing but blessings.
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Thanks, Lark, it is wonderful celebrating with family. The getting older part, not so much. LOL
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Happy birthday and enjoy those yummy mimosas! Maybe in Another Life is fab! And I like the look of The Perfect Stranger.
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Thanks, Trish, and the mimosas were great…so was the cake!
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Happy birthday to you!! Enjoy your great new reads, Laurel-Rain. I got a copy of The Things We Keep at a publishers’ event on Friday and am looking forward to reading it. Love your new book background photo!
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Thanks, Catherine, I am looking forward to The Things We Keep. Enjoy!
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All the Houses has a great cover and it sounds good too. Have a great reading week!
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Thanks, Kristen, hope you have a great week…and I agree about All the Houses.
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I need to read a Taylor Jenkins book! I’ve heard such good things about her novels.
Happy reading! 🙂
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I’ve heard good things, too, Nick….glad you could stop by!
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Happy Birthday!! I hope you had a nice luncheon with your family and enjoyed a glass (or 2) of Mimosas. I love those Disney decorations. I have a collection of Disney snow globes that I love. I hope you enjoy all those books you plan to read and have a great week!
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Thanks, Kathy, and I love the Disney collections. I have too many, so a few are in bins in the garage…LOL.
Enjoy your week!
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Happy Birthday! I hope you had a great day and a couple of mimosas! I enjoyed Cop Town.
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Thanks, Nise, the day was wonderful! Enjoy your week.
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Ooooh! I LOVE your Jim Shore pieces! I have the Beauty and the Beast figurine! They’re beautiful!
Here’s my Weekly Recap!
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Yay for Jim Shore! Thanks, Tracy, I love all of his stuff. I also have a carousel with the various Disney princesses on it. Thanks for stopping by.
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Happy Birthday. Hope you had a great day. Wendy Corsi Staub is a great suspense author, I haven’t read that book yet though.
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Thanks, Viki, and the day was wonderful. I enjoy Wendy Corsi Staub…can’t wait to read this one. Have a great week.
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Happy Birthday!!! Did you get your mimosa(s)?!?!?!?!? If not, you’ll just have to keep trying all week!
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Thanks, Kristen, and yes, I did get my mimosas…my daughter was generously pouring. LOL. Enjoy your week!
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Happy birthday!!!! Definitely a mimosa-worthy occasion! Haha! 😀 Hope you had a fantastic day!
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Thanks, Kay, and I definitely agree! Enjoy your week….
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Oh the carpets must be so gorgeous now, I love it when a carpet has been clean, feels so newish. I enjoyed Smoke and I have The Things We Keep to read as well. Have a very happy birthday on Sunday with plenty of mimosas! I know they are a drink but not quite sure what the make up is!
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Thanks, Kathryn, and they look good and feel plush beneath my bare feet! If only I can keep them that way…LOL. I am looking forward to The Things We Keep….and a mimosa is champagne and orange juice.
Easy to make and goes down smoothly…almost too smoothly. Enjoy your week!
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I hope you have a wonderful birthday!
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Thanks, Sam, I did! Enjoy your week, and thanks for stopping by.
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Hope you had a fun birthday celebration! I really liked Maybe in Another Life (I’ve enjoyed all of the author’s novels).
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Thanks, Mary, and I did have so much fun….my daughter and some of my grandkids kept things interesting. I am looking forward to Maybe in Another Life. Enjoy your week!
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Love your photos as always. I hope you had a nice birthday.
I enjoy Sally Hepworth’s books. Going to check it out.
Have a wonderful reading week.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
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Thanks, Elizabeth….this will be a first Hepworth book for me. Enjoy your week, and I’m glad you could stop by.
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Happy Birthday! Have a great week!
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Thanks, Pat, I hope you have a great week too!
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I hope your birthday was grand! Both of your new books look great to me.
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Thanks, Kathy, it was very cozy and full of family fun and laughs…and mimosas. LOL Enjoy your week!
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I hope you had a wonderful birthday.
It looks like you have interesting reads coming up!
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Thanks, Jade Louise, I did enjoy the day…and the company. Not to mention the mimosas. Have a great week.
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What a nice assortment of books. You always find such interesting looking ones at Vine. I hope your celebration was great! Happy birthday!
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Thanks, Kathy, I love finding just the book I have been waiting for…and I had a great birthday!
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I can’t believe it is almost Halloween, I swear it seems like Fall just started. Hope you have a wonderful week and a fantastic birthday.
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Thanks, Heidi, and I’m not a big fan of Halloween, but I love Thanksgiving. Glad you could stop by, and I had a wonderful birthday.
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Happy Birthday!! Mimosas sound perfect. 🙂 The Perfect Stranger looks really good too!
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Thanks, Erin, my birthday was full of perfect moments! Enjoy your week, and I’m looking forward to The Perfect Stranger.
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Happy Birthday! Sounds like you had a lovely day. Enjoy your books.
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Thanks, Yvonne….I loved my day…and now my books…
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I’ll be interested to see what you think of A Place We Knew Well…I read it a few weeks ago and it wasn’t a favorite. I thought I’d love it based on the premise, but something intangible was just missing 😦 I hope it works better for you!
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Thanks, Sarah, and I’m not sure what is missing either, but I’m just not connecting with the characters. I really wanted to love this one.
It is moving along slowly….
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Cleaning is one thing I don’t care for about the holidays. Love your decorations.Some look like Jim Shore pieces. Hope you enjoy your books.
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Yes, they are from Jim Shore….I think the umbrella company now is Enesco. I am a fan. I hate the cleaning part, too.
Thanks for stopping by, Cheryl.
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Happy Belated Birthday Laurel! Sorry I missed it (online) but I hope you had a pink Cosmo to celebrate. I like the looks of the All the Houses novel. I used to live in D.C. so any book set there and with the politics and all — it could be just the right book for me. Thanks! Enjoy your week.
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I didn’t have a Cosmo…but I had a few mimosas…LOL. Tomorrow I’m having a birthday lunch and will have some kind of martini.
Thanks for stopping by, Susan, and I am looking forward to All the Houses, too.
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It looks like you had a busy week. I hope you had a lovely Birthday. I am a new follower via Bloglovin.
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Thanks, Ms. Ardychan….glad you could stop by, and thanks for following.
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Your Halloween decorations look absolutely fab, Laurel. Maybe In Another Life also caught my eye – looks like an interesting read!
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Thanks, Myra….and I’m also looking forward to Maybe in Another Life.
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