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Happy, Happy Birthday!

Happy Belated Birthday!

Thank you, everyone, for the birthday wishes. I'm 29+ again! OK, 39+! ;)

Last year we had a Reading Challenge 2023 post to log our books. Is this Reading Goals 2024 going to be the thread for this year's log?

Here are the key dates for 2024: Ornament Premiere July 13-21, 2024 Ornament Debut October 12-20, 2024 Open House and "Tis the Season dates have not been released yet. Anyone a Keepsake Ornaments Club member? Key dates are listed here as well...

A friend in Texas said her grocery store (HEB) now has a credit card with 5% cash back on purchases made in the store. She uses it for all of her food purchases. I'm not sure if my local stores offer a card - we have Safeway and Fred Meyer. I use my Amazon Prime Visa at Whole Foods, that...

Thank you, Amelia and Jane, that's what I thought. Ok to re-use for general storage but not for canning.

I just purchased some Ball Mason Jars - 32 ounce ones for storing broth in the fridge (will be used within a week) and 16 ounce ones with handles for Vic to take soup to work for lunch. The lids/rings say Single Use Only, is this true? I can understand single use for canning but for just...

Loved Agatha Raisin! She's on TV too, Acorn Media I think.

I know I won't have the dedicated reading time I had last year so I'm going down from 36 to 24. We'll see how it goes.

I saw a couple of really cute teapots for one on Amazon. The teapot sits on top of the cup and saucer for storage. Would be great for a holiday tea blend or hot chocolate, especially if you are more of a tea cup than a mug person.

Had to make a switch because Sisters in Captivity ended up being a sample on my Kindle and not the whole book. New choice is War Brides by Helen Bryan.

Sisters in Captivity by Colin Burgess (Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the courageous story of Australian Army Nurses in Sumatra 1942-1945)

41/36. The Life She Wanted by Anita Abriel - really enjoyed this one, couldn't put it down

I know, I was wondering that myself. Perhaps only a handful actually participate? Maybe some of the others just use the selection as their reading choice for the month?

Festive apparel - leggings, a sweatshirt or T-shirt, holiday socks.

I did a Google search for online book clubs, searched my preferred genre and came up with this one https://bookclubs.com/join-a-book-club/club/petticoats-and-pernod-a-historical-fiction-book-cl

36/36 Reading Challenge completed but I was enjoying Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' series War at Home that I continued on. 37. The Land of My Dreams 1916 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 38. The Long, Long Trail 1917 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 39. Till the Boys Come Home by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 40. Pack Up...

The Life She Wanted by Anita Abriel

I'm thinking about joining an online book club that's for readers of my favorite genre- historical fiction. I read @Lori K's post from 2022 about Making Book Club Selections and there were a few mentions of online book clubs.