May 27, 2020

Sidebar Updates

I've been blogging for over 14 years (oops, missed my blogiversary in February!) and have added a few new items to my sidebar. Some are for my own convenience, but I thought you might be interested in a couple. 



Music Monday - When we began to shelter-in-place due to COVID19, I started recording my husband while he performs one song, which I post each week here on my blog, as well as Facebook and Instagram. You can find all of his weekly performances by clicking on that link.



Recipes - I used to have a cooking blog, but haven't updated it in a very long time. However, I enjoy participating in Weekend Cooking and have accumulated quite a few recipes on this blog. You can find them all on this link.



Wordless Wednesday - This is the spot for all my random photographs that I've shared over the years on the Wordless Wednesday meme. It's been fun to look back through these posts!



Monthly Summaries - I started keeping an online journal of sorts with my monthly summaries. These go beyond just sharing what I read during the month. I include details about movies and TV shows, pictures of the puzzles we've been working on, visitors or outings, as well as how we're managing life under quarantine due to COVID-19. 



Favorite Audiobooks - This is pretty much for my reference for when I'm asked for audiobook recommendations. I will update this link as I continue to discover great new audiobooks. 



My Reviews of Louise Penny's Books - This is another personal reference link so I can jog my memory about each book. I can't seem to remember the titles of these books, but I can remember the plots and which ones I enjoyed. 



Top Ten and Year-End Summaries - This is pretty self-explanatory. It's a good resource for those of you looking for recommendations.



Looking Back - This is where all my book journal entries from the late 90s onward are posted. 

The remaining three links are to our various road trips. I still need to finish sharing pictures and details from last year's great adventure, but I'm almost caught up!

Let me know if you'd like any other resourceful links. Also, for those of you visiting from Facebook or Instagram, please feel free to leave comments on my posts. You don't have to be a blogger and I'd love to hear from you!

10 comments:

  1. It's a good time to do some tidying and refreshing, right? Have a good week!

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    1. Kay, I've been meaning to do this for months!

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  2. Blogging for 14 years? That's impressive. I love your photo of the beach at the top! I'm a fan of Weekend Cooking and Wordless Wednesday! Hope you have a good week

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    1. Thanks, Judee. The years have flown! The photo in my header is from our little seaside town on the Oregon coast. We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful area.

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  3. It amazes me how productive you are with your blog. It's wonderful!

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    1. Thanks, Laurel. I have a lot more time to blog now that I'm retired. I don't do as much when we're on the road, though. Too busy exploring!

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  4. Oh wow, I LOVE the Louise Penny books. You cannot help but get attached to her all the characters in Three Pines. I'm two books behind, need to catch up.

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    1. Carl, I wasn't a huge fan of LP's books until about the third installment in the series. Now I'm hooked, but trying to pace myself since I hate having to wait for a new release. I have a couple left once I finished Glass Houses, so I should be able to stretch those out until September. After that, I don't know what I'll do!

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  5. I'm so sorry I'm late to the bloggiversary! I think I've known you for a good part of your book blog journey. Have always enjoyed visiting and wishing you many more years of blogging.

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    1. Thanks for the blogiversary wishes, Iliana. Since retirement, I've been able to maintain a pretty good routine of posting, especially this year since we're not on the road right now. I still have travel posts from last fall to share, but I keep telling myself it's not a race. :) Thanks for being one of my most devoted readers. I always enjoy your comments and hope we get the chance to meet in person one day.

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