The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated reviewer book blog, and is a post to recap my bookish and non-bookish things from the last week. I'm also linking up to The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb Nance @Readerbuzz.
Happy Sunday!
I've had the week off from work which is a good thing since my shoulder continues to bother me, but not as bad as the previous week. I've been doing my PT exercises and other workouts, raked a ton of leaves (not great for the shoulder) and trimmed back a bunch of thorny blackberry bushes that are growing out of control.
Today (Saturday) my husband and I went to lunch, Home Depot and the garden center to buy cyclamen and pansies. I planted them and then we made dinner. I've been listening to Dungeon Crawler Carl on and off all day and it's hilarious!
The weather's been unseasonably warm here in the mid to high 60s, but we're about to drop down to normal temps and we have a bunch of rain in the forecast.
We've seen a coyote on our cameras walking through the property twice in the last two weeks during the night, so we've made sure the cats are in right at dusk. The racoons have been showing up (three of them) and unfortunately I forgot to bring in the dish of dry cat food one night so they had a meal which means they'll be showing up for a while to see if they get lucky again.
Last of my roses from the garden
Flowers on my walk: Red Hot Poker
1000 Piece Puzzle: Valley Farm Street by Buffalo Games
Read:
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Earl Crush (Belvoir's Library #2) by Alexandra Vasti
For some reason I didn't get much reading done, but I did enjoy both books!
Received:
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Seeing Other People by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
Thank you to Berkley and Poisoned Pen Press!
How was your week?
I am glad your shoulder is improving. The The Red Hot Poker is beautiful! I planted some a year ago, and in the spring we moved. I hope the next homeowner likes them.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I looked for the Red Hot Poker at my garden center, but they didn't have them. Maybe they'll restock in the spring.
DeleteDungeon Crawler Carl is hilarious. Donut and Carl's reactions to her especially make me laugh. Hope your shoulder continues to improve.
ReplyDeleteI just finished it last night! They are a fun duo! I just bought the next audio! Thanks! I hope so, too!
DeleteI'm so glad to hear you had the week off to rest your shoulder some. I'd been procrastinating on the leaves and compost work and we finally got it done. We still have fresh lettuce in the greenhouse bed and herbs. You always have such lovely flowers.
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We rake up leaves every week to fill our green trash can. Gradually we'll get it all done. There's a lot! Thank you, Anne!
DeleteHope your shoulder gets better! I need to go back to doing the PT exercises for mine because the pain still bothers me a couple times a week.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to carve out the time and stay committed to doing the exercises. I'm trying to be better about it. Hope your shoulder feels better, too!
DeleteWe saw a coyote while being in Death Valley seven years ago. My husband was taking pictures never realizing that just two meters behind him a second coyote had appeared! It wasn't threatening (probably used to tourists and people) but we laughed at my husband's expression when he realized it!
ReplyDeleteCrazily enough we seemed to have more of a problem with them in Southern California. Maybe because they had less of an area to hunt. I felt bad for them, but I still didn't want them eating my cats! They would be a shock, Sophie! Haha!
DeleteThose flowers are pretty! I hope your shoulder feels better soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I hope so, too!
DeletePretty flowers! Hope you have a good week.
ReplyDeleteThanks! You too!
DeleteYou are unintentionally assembling quite a little farm there, but I am jealous of your weather. It's very cold here. Every time I start crying about the cold, I check my daughter's weather in my app - it's been super cold there (well below zero with the windchill). Joints are terrible and shoulders seem to be the struggle with all the ways they are connected to our neck and tech neck and all that good stuff. I hope you get some relief.
ReplyDeleteWe're about to get a boatload of rain this week, so you don't have to be jealous anymore. However, the weather was beautiful today. Sunny and 64...Yes! I love animals, but raccoons are destructive. I don't like encouraging them to hang out with us, lol! Tech neck! Yes! I need to keep up with my PT! Thank you!
DeleteI'm wanting to read Dungeon Crawler Carl, maybe I'll give the audiobook a try. You've got some other good books. Lots of pretty flowers, no flowers here right now! Hope you have a good week!
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I recommend the audiobook, Lisa! I just finished last night and bought the next one. Hope you have a good week, too!
DeleteOh, so glad you had some time off to help your shoulder heal - although the yard work doesn't help! I love the puzzle. What do you do with your puzzles after you finish them?
ReplyDeleteYes, raking leaves didn't feel great. I lend them to my sister and then when she's done I store them in my attic. I've had a lot of these puzzles for years. I get a few of them down and do them again every year or so. I have bought quite a few new ones, too, though. I'm kind of obsessed, lol!
DeleteYay for a week off after the extra work you did. Hopefully, the shoulder will get some rest now that you're caught up on your yardwork. Tough luck with the raccoons getting homey. Glad you had two really good reads/listens. I need to try that Dungeon Crawler Carl series.
ReplyDeleteHave a good week, Rachel!
Yes, the rest was good to help quiet the soreness down. Now I feel I can start in with my PT exercises again without aggravating it too much. It's a fun series, but a little on the brutal side!
DeleteI'm glad you had a week off to relax your shoulder a little.
ReplyDeleteTwo good books is a good book, I say.
Thanks! I was happy about that, too!
DeleteI can't believe how the plants are still growing & blooming there -- must be warm. We've been under snow a while now. So seeing flowers still is like crazy, pretty nice. I sympathize with your injury -- as shoulders can be tough to heal. Keep going with the PT ... which I'm doing as well for the knee. It's not easy to stay on track. And good about keeping the kitties in at dusk. That's safer. Enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteThat was the last of my roses and I don't have any other flowers still blooming. It's been unseasonably warm for here. We're finally dropping down into the normal range this week and we have a ton of rain coming. Yes, it feels like I'm not getting anywhere with progress on my shoulder, but I know from the past it does eventually work if I keep at it. I all goes well with your knee recovery! You too, Susan!
DeleteI’m glad you’ve enjoyed a week off.
ReplyDeleteThe colour on those roses are so rich!
I want to read Dungeon Crawler Carl, it sounds so fun.
Wishing you a wonderful week
Thanks, Shelleyrae! It's was nice to be off. Dungeon Crawler Carl was a hoot! Hope you have a wonderful week, too!
DeleteI hope your shoulder improves. I love your roses. Happy Monday.
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Thank you, Regine! I'm sad it's the last of my roses until next year.
DeleteLove seeing pictures of the flowers on your walk since my scenery is pure ice and frozen snow at this point!!
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We've been having warmer weather for us this season! That's changing this week, though.
DeleteThe red hot poker is stunning - I hope the shoulder improves, it's a miserable injury as it limits your movement so much:(. Have a better week, Rachel:).
ReplyDeleteIsn't it pretty?! I want to buy and plant some in my yard next season. I know! It was really bad a few years back and my range of motion was concerning. I got a lot back through PT. This is a flare up and I need to be careful. Thank you, Sarah!
DeleteSo sorry to hear about your shoulder. Nice that you have some time off and hopefully you will give that shoulder some time off as well..
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely puzzle.. I haven't touched my half done puzzle in months.
Thanks! I hope you get some headway on your puzzle!
Deletetake it easy now :)
ReplyDeleteI'm trying, haha!
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