What I Read July

 I am linking up with Modern Mrs Darcy. Check out what everyone else is reading.

No one is more surprised that I am actually posting books read. We have just moved. It has been an all-consuming adventure. I guess it is no surprise to anyone but my first thing I did was get a local library card.

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

I actually started this at the beginning when we did a house hunting trip. That was April. I have picked this up and put it down so many times. It is a good somewhat light reading book. Poppy is a travel writer, and she has a complicated relationship with her best friend who often accompanies her on her adventures.I know it got a lot of buzz last year. I think this is a great beach read. It just came at the wrong time for me.

The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly - I picked this up because I watched the series Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix. This follows the book fairly well and the differences don't really change the overall plot.  The main character Mickey Haller inherits another lawyer's practice after he is killed. One of the cases he inherits is a high-profile case of a movie executive in the book and in the series a game designer owner. Mickey likes to work out of his fleet of Lincoln cars. I really enjoyed both the book and Netflix series. If you are into lawyer books, I think this a great read.

Weekly Roll

 Linky  Love

Joyce Byers is a Love Letter to Single Moms - Joyce Byers is the bad ass single mom in Stranger Things

Southern Pecan Bread - Made this over the holiday weekend. This is more cake/bar like but OH MY goodness delicious. It should be with a cup 1 1/2 butter in the recipe.

Inappropriate Thoughts

I think my backyard HATES me. Finally find someone to come out and work on our backyard just clearing it. We put down a deposit and everything and BAM. We have honeybees in our cinder block fence.  I CANNOT make this stuff up. So, my husband managed to find a beekeeper to come re-home the bees. Bee keeping is his side job. He is a banker. The unfortunate part is part of the fence block was taken out as the bees have built their hive in the hollow center.

The beekeeper gave us some of the comb. We will leave the blocks down for a few days then rebuild the fence. 

50 Sun Project - 34/50

 Sunset from our new backyard - June 27,2022

Moving Diaries - The Bell Tolls

 Well it wasn't a bell but a clock chime. (Same, same) I was getting ready for bed and every once a while I hear a clock chime. I couldn't figure out where it was coming from. It seemed like it was coming for the inside of the closet or wall.  It wasn't happening at regular intervals. It was starting to freak me out. I finally realize it must be my grandma's clock. This was my Grandma Marvel's clock.

I hadn't unpacked all the boxes in our room and earlier we had been moving some of the boxes around.  Well all that movement must of wound the clock or something because it was in the bottom of one of the unpacked boxes.  I haven't heard it chime in like 40 years. Last time, I heard it chime had been at my grandma's house. I had been afraid to wind the thing up.  It is currently located on top of the china hutch in the dining room.

Wordy Wednesday

 

First letter board message at our new to us house. Why is adding hippie to anything funny.  This is on our back enclosed porch. We live in the land of goathead thorns so wearing shoes in the house is no bueno. Funny story, I can't locate the majority of the letterboard letters. Good times.

Weekly Roll - NM is full of bugs edition

Toad hiding in our back patio. I know not a bug but still you know I love a good toad pic.

Inappropriate Thoughts

I had to have the bug guy out as we seemed to have an ant problem. What is so weird is has cousins from a nearby town where we use to live.  I had him bait for the ants and he asked if he needed to spray for any other pests. I asked for his recommendation and the answer was scorpions or scorpion like insects. Evidently our black plastic under our rocked front yard attracts these. GREAT! I now will sleep with one eye open. He also told me that New Mexico is much buggier than where we came from. Thanks. 

Binge Watching

Stranger Things (Netflix) - I watched this whole series so far with my youngest son at his request. It is definitely not my genre, but I actually enjoyed it. This series is not for everyone. 

Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix) - I watched the Matthew McCaughey version. We watched the Netflix series verison. I thought it was good.

Linky Love

Massive Catfish  - 70 pounds holy moly

David Sedaris is Bullish on Thank You Notes - found this link via modern Mrs Darcy

Deep Thoughts

Great Friendship Reset - This was a panel discussion that Jen Hatmaker was on. Please listen. It is so good and important. I am so lucky to have good friends. It is hard in your 50's to find friends. This is really worth a listen.

In case any of my friends read this blog. I appreciate you and I am a better person because you are in my life. 

50 Sun Projet - 33/50 Sunset

 

Taken between Carlsbad and Artesia, NM on Hwy 285 on June 25,2022