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.
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Sunday, the morning routine went smoothly enough without barking. The end of August, and it has been hectic. I look forward to graduating from PT this week because I don’t like the time all the appointments take away from home. I’m doing blog visiting. Then I’ll work on saving all my voicemails to audio files that I want to keep. Mostly they are ones from my Mom. I finished up my menu plan. You can tell I am lazy since 3 days we are having some kind of pasta, another day will be tacos. I decided to load up the new Internet. But then the neighbor came to pick up Abbey right after I connected everything but didn’t do the software work. Abbey was happy to go home. I finished up the Internet install and overall it was easy. I connected my phone, laptop and printer, then my daughter did hers. So we will see how it goes for a day or so before I cancel the other service. I setup some posts, edited and scheduled some. I did get all the voicemails saved and deleted.
Monday, I took extra time this morning to change my sheets, wash my hair. I watered the garden when out with Lulu. I did blog visiting and wrote a review. I looked at the September audios for Libro and Simon & Schuster. I’m finding posts can’t be shared to Bluesky this afternoon. I updated the linkys for COYER. Then I helped my daughter upgrade to her phone.
Tuesday, I was slow to get up, but there is much to do today. I still can’t do anything other than see Bluesky. I sent an email to their support. I signed some documents and the installer scheduled our solar install for Sept 16. Then we got a call which scheduled my daughter’s hospital test for Sept 19. I canceled Google Fiber, reluctantly, but the new service is up and working well. We walked Lulu. Then my daughter put the screen protectors on our new phones. I watered the front flowers and then also put Repel All so that hopefully the deer won’t eat them so we don’t get to see any flowers. The anemones and toad lilies are blooming. We watched The Thursday Murder Club and loved it!
Wednesday, I still can’t post to Bluesky in anyway. I tried more deleting of cache and cookies and browsing history and while I can see my feed I can’t post anything. I moved on to my other tasks. I did go in and change my bluesky handle to my domain name booksofmyheart.net. Deleting all the history meant I had to re-login and connect with like 20 other websites and probably more when I go to them. I wrote a review. Before bedtime, I tried to post to Bluesky again and it worked! So hopefully that never happens again.
Thursday, I did some usual blog stuff and emails. Then the cleaners came to do my daughter’s bathrooms. I left then for my last PT appt, then I stopped at the Post Office and a BJ pickup. After getting things put away, I ate some lunch. I figured out that I can’t manage thermostats on my phone now that I don’t have Google Wifi. Overall the new Internet and wireless has been smooth other than the stress. The Bluesky and now thermostat management are the bumps.
Friday, I got a few things going but then Marley came over to stay for the weekend. She’s such a good dog. Now I’m working in the office with the dogs napping. I visited blogs, set up some posts. Then I entered all the entries from Rafflecopter for the Grand Prize for RA2025 into Giveaway Tools. Next I updated every post to include the Giveaway Tools entry form instead of the Rafflecopter giveaway. We walked Lulu and Marley. I got most of the next week’s menu plan together.
Saturday, I took Marley and Lulu outside. It’s a nice morning but will really heat up. We still have green beans, tomatoes and green peppers. Something ate up the Swiss chard and something is after the new spinach plants. I’ve been watering a bit because there has been no rain, but tonight it is supposed to rain into tomorrow. I went to pickup at Walmart. I figured out how to get the Google Nest routers out of the wall cages so I can return them. We took Lulu and Marley, and the neighbor asked us to take Abbey too because she is sick. So we walked with light rain that stopped. It is supposed to rain overnight.
August Reading:
I managed to read 22 books. Audiobooks continue to help me read more. Some count for more than one challenge.
- 16 Audiobooks
- 3 Library books
- 20 COYER
- 9 Books I Own
All Library books (including ones not reviewed on the blog) 2025 Library Love Challenge
I did manage to read 9 books I own (goal is 3 per month):
- 🎧 Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews
- 🎧 Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
- 🎧 Body of Evidence by Rachel Grant
- Fetching by Kylie Gilmore
- Dashing by Kylie Gilmore
- 🎧 Withholding Evidence by Rachel Grant
- 🎧 Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan
- 🎧 Network Effect by Martha Wells
- 🎧 Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
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 big thanks to Tantor Audio and Libro.fm, Tantor Audio, Penguin Audio (2),
(If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry)
Purchased on Amazon for 99¢. Then got the Audible for $4.93.
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.
Chirp Freebie Friday:
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
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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- 🎧The Woman I’ve Become by Debra Webb #DebraWebb @amymcnarrator #BrillianceAudio#LoveAudiobooks #Kindle+🎧 - November 7, 2026
- 🎧 Bad Company by Sara Paretsky @saraparetsky.bsky.social#ElizaFoss @macmillanaudio.bsky.social @minotaurbooks.bsky.social @SaraParetsky#LoveAudiobooks - November 5, 2026
- 🎧Where Bones Sleep by Loreth Anne White @Loreth @robins_carly #BrillianceAudio #LoveAudiobooks #Kindle+ - November 3, 2026
Love all the photos of the dogs. And it sounds like it was a busy, stressful week with Bluesky issues and the new internet. I’m still having blog issues but will be switching over to Nose Graze hosting at some point.
You will love being on Nose Graze. Everything works and you can get real help if something doesn’t or if you want to make a change. That’s how I easily switched to my domain name for my bluesky handle.
Not having our computer, device or media connections working stresses me out, too, but I don’t even run a blog like you do so that would be worse. Nice that the internet transition is going well ad the solar panels are one step closer. Glad both dogs had a good visit and you’re nearing the time for your PT to be up. Fun audios you got for review this week.
Have a good one, Anne!
yes lack of Internet or other tools is stressful but too many changes at once was overload this week. I always love my new books haul.
Lulu! The dog pics are cute. I’m glad your PT is done. We’ve had barely any rain either but it finally rained this weekend. Enjoy your books this week, the garden looks nice as always.
Thank you Naida. The rain overnight was really good for the plants. I was doing some watering but nothing like a good soak.
You did have a really busy week! I didn’t realize you couldn’t check your Google thermostat if you didn’t have Google fiber. I have Google Fiber, but just assumed it would work with any wifi. Interesting. That’s nice of you to take Abbey since your neighbor was sick. I was so glad my friend came and got my dogs for me when I was in the hospital last weekend. And then kept them an extra two nights so I could get back to being able to take care of them and myself once I was home. I hope you have a good week!
Thank you Lisa. My brother says I can do it with any Wifi but I couldn’t get it to change to a different network. I may have to delete and reconfigure the app to do it. I’d lose my schedules for the 2 thermostats but that would be worth it. Just another task to try this week.
Sweet Lulu…and friends💜
That’s horrible about your Bluesky issues and I’m glad it’s resolved, though it sounds complicated. Hope you enjoy the Detective Josie Quinn series when you get to it.
Thank you Jonetta. I’ve read the first Josie Quinn but I want to finish Kim Stone first. I started another one of that today.
I am so sorry you had all thats tress with Bluesky and your internet Anne. And I love seeing all the dogs pictures, especially since mine died a few weeks ago.
Thank you Sophie. Lulu loves her dog friends as long as we aren’t petting them instead of her. lol I’m glad those changes are finished because it was stressful even though it mostly went well.
I feel the same way about PT-it just takes so much time! I’m glad your bluesky works again. I know you love that site. Glad the new internet is working out okay!
Thank you Samantha. We’ve had this Internet ATT before and it works better in our home than Google Fiber. But Google is easy to deal with and ATT is a pain in the ass. So we will see how it goes.
The dogs look lovely together:). And you have my sympathy regarding the Bluesky issues. I am so impressed that you are still getting so much veg from the garden. Your reading stats for August are really impressive – especially managing 9 of your own books – that’s an achievement. I hope the coming week is a good one for you:).
Thank you Sarah. August was just a slew of changes but we are nearing the end with the solar still upcoming. At least we have our doggie friends to keep us company and get us out walking every day.
I’m sorry you had problems with Bluesky, but I’m glad you were able to get it working again! And it sounds like a very busy week. Always lovely to see Lulu and the other dogs!
Thank you Kara. It’s been too much for the last few weeks but some things are complete so I feel better going forward.
I want to plant anemones in my garden. I saw them in Portland, Oregon and in Trinidad, CA and they’re so pretty! I’m so lazy about posting on Bluesky since I have to do it manually. I wish I had the button on my blog to share it automatically. I need to plant spinach. Your green beans look good! I have a print copy coming from Berkley for Blind Date with a Werewolf, but they have yet to approve my ARC on Netgalley. I buy the audiocopy for sure.
Thanks Rachel. I love anemones I have 2 kinds pink and white. And the toad lilies. Often in Minnesota it would freeze before I got them. The longer season here means I get to see them, but they are fall like my asters and chrysanthemums. Spring is epimedium, hellebore, pulmonaria and geraniums. Summer has astilbe, cone flowers, and a few others in the front bed. The side yards are all daylilies, iris, tickseed, speedwell, peonies and lilacs. It’s much easier to post with the button but I do the manual share of blogs that don’t have the button now.
I love reading about your week, and dreaming of the time I’m not at work so much! Glad it was a good-ish week, and great job on all the reading 🙂
Thank you Becki. I also love reading about different people’s weeks and goals and dreams and books.
OH YEA!! I’ve been waiting for the new Briggs book to make it’s way to the PRH audiobook app! I just downloaded it. My week was very quiet with both kids moved back to school and my husband traveling again. I was able to get some chores done around the house. Yesterday, my neighbor had to run an errand that was close to my daughter’s school, so I went with her and got to see my girl, too.
That sounds like a good week. I am in much better shape now than the last 3 weeks. I’m on track with my reading and have weathered so many changes. This week there is less change and less medical appts so there is a bit of time in the schedule to pick up neglected tasks or relax a moment.
What a week. Great job on your challenges and reading/listening. Aug. was poor for me for reading/listening and the next two months are going to be busy with soccer stuff. Have a great week.
Thanks Angela. I’ve done no blog ahead as I usually do in August but with all the changes I was fried. I am not doing a great job of planning my own bingo reads because I am trying to finish up a KU series. Sigh. Have fun with soccer. My daughter played for many years and then basketball.
Good to see nothing has changed, you are still keeping busy and handling any issues like a boss!
Wishing you a happy reading week
lol thanks. I didn’t feel like a boss the last couple weeks I felt very stressed out. But now I have an iron hand on things and am feeling much better. Even if my zucchini plant has died for a second year.
August was a great reading month for you! Nice that your PT is coming to an end. Internet changes are always so stressful, even if it’s going to be an improvement in the end. Your green beans look so tasty!
Thank you Olivia. I’d do more reading if now I can get back to reading a bit at bedtime. I’m glad for the PT to be ending as it was time-consuming which added to my stress of getting things done. Those green beans are tasty but it’s important to pick them youngish before they get stringy.
Sounds like a busy week. August was a great reading month for you. The Lisa Regan book looks good. All of your upcoming books look good. Enjoy them. Have a great week!
Thanks Yvonne. It’s been busy. Hopefully things will calm down a bit in September to allow more reading. lol
It will be nice to have the time back with your PT ending. I hope your September reading will be good. I will be curious to see what you think of The Librarians. have a great week, Anne!
yes Wendy, I am very excited about The Librarians. I love the author. It’s at the very end of the month so I won’t get to it until next week or so.
We are in full football mode at our house so this past weekend was lots of sports and good snack food. Plus, I tend to read more while football is on as I multi-task so hopefully that’s a win-win as well. Glad the internet switch went smoothly. I’m actually posting some non-horror reviews on the blog this week so hopefully you will find a bit more that interests you. I hope to pick up a cozy fantasy or two this month as well. The pups are cute as always. I’ll try to get some Apollo and Zekey pics added this weekend. Can you believe Zekey turned 2 in August? Hope you and your daughter have a wonderful week!
Thank you Barb. I expect September to be a brief respite with more horror on tap for October and Halloween. You need to read what you enjoy. Are you still reading the Innkeeper books? I love them and have started over at the beginning with my daughter and so she is loving them now. So I read Sweep with Me with the Read-along and Clean Sweep with my daughter. There is never too much of Arland drinking coffee you know. I enjoy football but haven’t watched much for years. College football is preferable to pro.
I totally relate to having pasta 3 days in a row. Not the same meals exactly, but it’s been a couple of weeks of throwing greens and chicken in a bowl and calling it a salad. And I just recently just bought a new cookbook promising myself that I’ll cook all sorts of yummy food! I think you’re doing great, and you’re doing so much too! I love reading your weekly Sunday Posts and seeing how much you accomplish every week!
Thank you Haze. I keep trying to get everything done. This week has been a bit slower with more sleeping and I need that sometimes.
I hate internet issues and hardware issues make it even worse! I love the pictures of the dogs. I hope you’re having a great week.
Thank you Katherine. We love having our dog neighbors visit. They all certainly prefer Lulu’s homemade food to their own. lol But they are all good girls, somehow we have all girls which I sorta prefer. I had more computer things to resolve but I am handling it. Thankfully this week has less medical appts and more sleep. We even got a day of rain the garden needed.
The sleeping beagle!!!!!
They’re all part of my pack. 🙂
Ekkkkkkkkkk Patricia Briggs!!!!
I love her books. This one I think is a collection of stories about Asil dating which I know I have read at least one previously.