The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week, and showcase books and things we have received.
Don’t forget to look at my giveaways on the right sidebar. Tonight ends the giveaway to end the full set of 5 audiobooks of White Trash Zombie for the 2024 Read-along.
Sunday, I woke to a mostly rainy day in Columbia SC. We did go over to the zoo for a couple hours. It rained a bit but not hard. We enjoyed many animals who didn’t mind the rain. We tried a popular local Mexican place to get takeout for dinner. They had chicken pesto tacos which was different and they were really good.
Monday, we got up, packed up and headed home. Then there was unpacking, loads of laundry and setting up my backup computer because my regular computer screen died on the trip. It took a bit of time to get things restored from my backup of the regular computer to the backup one.
Tuesday, I walked the dogs and tried to get on track with emails, posts and other chores. My progress felt slow.
Wednesday, I walked Abby and Lulu and my daughter walked Kayla. I set up more posts and checked entries on the rafflecopters to award prizes. In late afternoon was an extra time of letting Abby and Kayla outside. After dinner, I did get my computer packed up to send for repair since the packing materials arrived today. I also gathered up the Amazon returns. I checked what we have to try to put together a menu plan and shopping list.
Thursday, I got responses from winners and prepared prizes for mailing. I walked the dogs and it was chilly but I had layers which kept me comfortable. We went to the chiro / massage. I also dropped off my computer and the Amazon returns at UPS, the prize at the post office and picked up a couple items at Aldi. I finally wrote a few reviews. I went through the offerings of the Audible 2-1 sale and managed to pick 2.
Friday, I tried to work diligently on things but just seemed tired. Hopefully my efforts at going through emails and things will help me do more tomorrow. Apparently my computer is repaired and shipped and should arrive Monday. My foot was hurting again, which hasn’t in a few weeks, so I was glad not to walk. I did finish up the post for 2023 Read-along tomorrow and start on some of the 2024 posts.
Saturday, I went to bed early last night and woke early but managed to doze and then finish my book. I set up my new sprout machine and hope it works better than the jars I tried. The weather is one of the better days, around 60F/ 16C. The chard and broccoli are still doing fine even with the nights around freezing. I’m surprised the snow peas are even still growing but not flowering. And there is an SDB iris blooming. I finally got some of my reviews written. Lulu and I took a medium walk but we didn’t see the swans. My repaired computer which was supposed to come Monday has been delivered! Tomorrow we are supposed to have heavy rain and possible power outages.
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Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Reading Reality. These are the exciting ARCs I received this week (If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry):
My sincere thanks to Berkley(2), William Morrow, Harper Audio, Simon & Schuster Audio.
(If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry)
I purchased these 2 for 1 credit in the Audible 2-1 sale.
Now the really scary one. This is all the Kindle and Audible freebies I grabbed this past week. You can see why I need to do Thrifty Thursday to be sure I read a few at least one each month.
I really meant to cut back on freebies BUT they are free so I guess that won’t be happening.
I’m not including things like reviews posted or upcoming as they are always in the right sidebar. And, my challenge status is also there.
Anne
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I’m glad you had fun at the zoo. It’s so hard to come back from a trip and get into your normal groove again. We have a bunch of rain coming this week too!
The zoos were both fun even though the second one was a bit rainy. It was so hard to get back in the groove! I was all caught up and in good shape before leaving and I’m almost back in place now. The computer failure didn’t help. But I’m back on my regular laptop today!
I love your zoo pictures! I hope you have a great week.
Thank you AJ. My daughter is the one who handles most of the photos these days.
You seem to keep having so many computer issues! That sucks for how much we do on our computers. I haven’t been to our zoo in a few years. It sucks because I used to have a friends of the zoo membership. Maybe this year I’ll get out there. Love the picture of Lulu sleeping. I always want to take pictures of my dogs sleeping, they are always so cute then! Hope you have a good week and get some rest like you need!
Thank you Lisa. You have a great zoo! We’ve been there. yes this “new” computer I got in Spring 2021 has had 2 issues this year. My old computers – Nov 2011 and Sep 2017 have had no issues. I did put an SSD drive in the 2017 to speed it up and it’s my backup computer now. It was already an I7. We use the 2011 one to stream cooking shows and look up recipes in the kitchen.
Hey, was just starting working on my Top 10 posts for next week and couldn’t remember if you had any kind of button or graphic to use to tie in with you this year?
yes there is a graphic on the announcement post. here https://booksofmyheart.net/2023/11/26/sunday-post-26-november-2023/
Glad you got your computer back. I was biting my nails yesterday when I thought that the screen of my newest Chromebook was going to follow the lead of my old Chromebook and refuse to come on. I forced myself to walk away from it for 30 minutes while it charged and luckily it came right back on. I had never let the battery run fully out before and will never do so again.
Sprouts machine sounds interesting!
Thanks Jinjer. I am happy to be back to my usual computer. The tracking said it wouldn’t be here until Monday but I’m glad to have it. And luckily they didn’t wipe the hard drive. We love bean sprouts in stir fries and they actually have a lot of protein. I refreshed the water as directed this morning and they have sprouted.
I love zoos and your pictures are wonderful. I want to read Funny Story. It looks really good. I hope your computer is back in working order. I hate when things like that happen.
Have a great week!
Thank you Yvonne. I got the computer back and set it up last night so I’m using it today. We like out zoo trips.
I always have mixed feelings with zoo as I don’t like seeing animals in captivity but often, it’s the only way to save some endangered species!
yes it also provides a way of education and caring about species to youth.
Even though it was raining, the zoo animals are adorable and I’m glad you had a fun getaway. Way to go getting on top of your shipping out and already getting your repaired computer back. That’s a very hardy sweet pea you’ve got facing off against the frost. 🙂
I got Cheater, too.
Hopefully, you’ll keep the power on through this storm.
Have a good week, Anne!
Thank you Sophia. It was a fun trip. Many of the animals didn’t seem to care about the light rain. I am glad to be back on the regular computer. I’m totally amazed by how various plants don’t freeze here. It’s never cold enough, long enough for the ground to freeze hard though. It rained but hasn’t really been windy or anything. yet.
I still haven’t read the Kaiju Preservation Society, but Scalzi is a favorite of mine. Hope it’s great!
Thanks Hannah. I’m a Scalzi fan too.
Okay, this pic of darling Lulu is in my top 5 favorites💜
Thanks for the heads up on the new Karen Rose book! My goal is to catch up in 2024. I just finished the Lucinda Berry book and…wow! New author to pursue. FYI, she has an Audible original novella that’s current free.
Have a great week!
Thank you Jonetta. I think every photo of Lulu is in my top 5 but this is a great one. She gets so exhausted from looking out the car window all day. yes that Lucinda Berry One of Our Own is amazing. I just finished it too.
Glad you had a good week!
Thank you Kimberly. I felt behind but I’ve worked my way back to normal finally.
Sounds like you had a nice trip despite some rain. Love the pictures. It’s nice to be home even though there’s usually a bit of work to settle back in. Like laundry!
Hope your foot feels better! Bummer about your computer. I hate having computer issues. I just requested The Bright Spot at my library. I love Jill Shalvis. And I requested that Karen Rose on Netgalley. We’ll see.
It was a nice trip but it’s always a bit tiring. I had planned well in advance. I have to for the gluten-free. I’m glad to say the computer is up and working today just fine and I’m feeling quite caught up finally.
Yay for the Zoo. I love zoos. I haven’t been to Columbia in over 20 years. I have family who still live in SC and we used to go visit. Hope you get your computer fixed quickly!
Thanks Samantha. The computer arrived last night so I set it up and have been using it today. You have some great zoos in Ohio. Cincinnati, Columbus, Akron, Dayton, Cleveland, Toledo – we’ve been to all of those.
Your S. Carolina trip sounds fun. I always love discovering a good new Mexican place.
Kaiju looks fun. I’ve only read one sCalzi book but it was good.
Thank you Greg. We had a pretty good time. The Mediterranean place was the very best though. I have read a few Scalzi books and I’ve liked them.
Good for you to get the new Emily Henry – Berkley never approves those of us in Canada. Hopefully a Canadian publisher will come through for me. Have a great week ahead!
Thank you Jodie. I hear you. Avon never seems to approve me. But the audio side does.
I hope you don’t get hit too hard with storms. The zoo trip looks fun and I’m glad you found some animals who didn’t mind the rain. Hope you have a great week!
Thank you Barb. We didn’t get anything much beyond some rain and stronger winds. But no power outages. Yay! The otters seemed particularly gleeful running around in the rain, sliding down a waterfall, and swimming. But we were able to see all the animals either in their outdoor or indoor environments.
I haven’t been to a zoo in years since we don’t have one here in Vegas.
You used to have some things like the white tigers at casinos. But I suppose Reno or LA are your closest options.
Nice pictures of the animals.
Have a great week.
Thank you. My daughter took many, many photos. I just grabbed a few.
Oh I do love a good zoo! Great pictures! I saw your questions about the pandas at the Memphis Zoo on my comment. I do believe they have left in the last few months but I did love going to visit them when we were living there. I hope you’re having a wonderful week!
We really enjoy our zoo trips. We decided to go see the pandas in the Atlanta Zoo since they might all be gone. It sounds like President Biden made arrangements to continue having them here but I don’t know the details, like which locations.
It’s always good to be back home and getting back into the regular routine. Sounds like your computer was repaired really quickly! We had a nor’easter come through over the weekend and got an insane amount of rain dumped on us. and the wind was intense. No damage, though, so that was good. Hope you fared just as well.
Thanks Tanya. It seemed quick on the repair because I had a backup computer, otherwise it would have been horrible. There is so much we do on our computers and phones these days. We had some wind and rain but neither was too much.
Love the photos from the zoo, thanks for sharing. It’s been years since I’ve been to a proper zoo.
Last week was pretty good. I’ve started some medication that will take a while to work, but hopefully will help. I went to a fancy luncheon with work – our Board of Directors does an annual holiday lunch and invites the staff. We mingle and share some of what we worked on the past year. I picked up my son from school on Monday and we head to my sister’s this weekend. Yea! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season.
Thank you Jen. We love the zoo. I wish you the very best holiday. I hope you get to relax and enjoy your family.
PANDAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They were very fun to watch.
I loved Kaiju Preservation Society from John Scalzi! I think you’ll enjoy that one when you listen. Seems like a busy week! Love the photos of the pandas. 🐼
Thank you. It was a good trip but tiring. It’s always easier to be home. We love zoos and often take trips which consist of going to different zoos.
We had a good time when we visited the Riverside Zoo in Columbia a couple of years ago. It was a cool, drizzly day when I visited too but I’d rather that than the unbearable heat and humidity they’re known for. Whenever we visit a SC beach and pass through Columbia on our way back to Asheville, we just watch our car thermometer climb and climb and climb as we get closer to Columbia, then it starts to drop all the way home. I don’t know how locals stand it. Enjoy your week and happy holidays!
Thank you Jen. yes we were visiting in December when it would be cooler and maybe not as busy as some times of the year.
I love walking around our zoo. I have Cheater, Funny Story, and The Bright Spot on my wish list. Hope you have a great week.
Thank you! We’ve really enjoyed our many zoo visits. I am so grateful to get so many of the books I want to read. Have a lovely holiday week!