I'm melting, melting....it's been a long hot summer here filled with 100 degree weather days and little or no rain since June. It's also been a challenging year health wise with some serious consequences on my side of the aisle making it hard to keep up with posting, when getting through the day without constant pain, and being able to walk up the stairs and open a jar with arthritic hands is an event for celebration. I am happy to report though that my "Read Your Shelves" book challenge, that was a goal of mine this year, is going very well!
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| Another book, not on my challenge list but that a co-worker tempted me with and could not pass up. |
Having my granddaughter, who lives across the country, visit each summer is also something I look forward to every year as well. This year plans changed and were cut a bit shorter than originally planned but we had a great visit and I was able to be well enough to do some hiking with her, enjoying the beauty of where I live, engaging in a curiosity for nature together, and affirming to myself that I don't have to accept the fate of an "I am sick and unable to function mentality."
I am about half way through the last book of my reading challenge and have been busy writing up reviews for the books on the challenge. That post will follow shortly.
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| One of the books I read that was not on my TBR Challenge list. I loved this series! |
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| My granddaughters and I hiked up the mountain to see this cave which is a national monument. |
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| The mountain trail to the cave. |
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| Inside the cave. |
