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Tackling The TBR – 11.1 – 11.7.20 #tacklingthetbr

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I got the idea and the motivation to start doing Tackling The TBR from All The Book Blog Names Are Taken. It has helped me to keep track of my reading shelf as far as current events and I also started doing a post for Books From The Backlog, from Carole’s Random Life in Books, to tidy up my shelves. I feel better about my out of control TBR and have even knocked off a couple of those old ones that had been hanging around for years.

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Previous Total: 2443

Currently Reading

Books Read

Books Added

Books DNF-ed: 0

Books Deleted: 0

Duplicates Removed: 0

New TBR Total: 2445

A couple of books I read were not on my TBR, so when I added Jon Land’s books it increased my total. I am sure I will be coming up with more that aren’t on my list, but I am trying to, also, clear books in documents on my very first ever Kindle, so there are a few old ones that were never added.

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Music Monday – Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top #musicmonday @zztop

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Happy Monday everyone and welcome back to Music Monday! Let’s share some songs we’ve been enjoying lately!  If you would like to play, and I really hope you do, please see the rules and link up below HERE

Some of my favorite sunglasses have been the cheapest, so when I heard ZZ Top’s name the other day, I thought it is time to share it. I did see them in concert at the New York State Fair when I lived in Rochester. Awesome….

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Tackling The TBR – 10.25 – 10.31.20 #tacklingthetbr

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I got the idea and the motivation to start doing Tackling The TBR from All The Book Blog Names Are Taken. It has helped me to keep track of my reading shelf as far as current events and I also started doing a post for Books From The Backlog, from Carole’s Random Life in Books, to tidy up my shelves. I feel better about my out of control TBR and have even knocked off a couple of those old ones that had been hanging around for years.

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Previous Total: 2446

Currently Reading

Books Read

Books Added

Books DNF-ed: 0

Books Deleted: 0

Duplicates Removed: 1

New TBR Total: 2443

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Music Monday – Bruce Springsteen #musicmonday @springsteen

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Happy Monday everyone and welcome back to Music Monday! Let’s share some songs we’ve been enjoying lately!  If you would like to play, and I really hope you do, please see the rules and link up below HERE

Bruce Springsteen is the only artist that I have stood in line to buy tickets for. It was a cold, rainy day in Michigan and I was soooo excited. I have been watching Trevor Noah on The Daily Show since he began. I am a huge fan of his and loved it when he interviewed Bruce this past week. Bruce also has a new film that I believe airs on AppleTV+.

Bruce talked about Born in the USA and how people had misunderstood what he was saying, so I included the lyrics to the song.

“Born In The U.S.A.”

Born down in a dead man’s town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that’s been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up

Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man

Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says “Son if it was up to me”
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said “Son, don’t you understand”

I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong
They’re still there, he’s all gone

He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I’m ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run ain’t got nowhere to go

Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I’m a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I’m a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.

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Sherry’s Shelves & Tackling The TBR 8.2 – 8.8.20 #sundaymemes #tacklingthetbr

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Sunday Post #431 August

LATEST HAPPENINGS

Hello everyone. Here it is, another week gone by and its been the same as the week before. I have been doing some work in the yard, but the heat that I love so much has become my enemy in my ‘golden years’. I seem to overheat easily…and it’s only 90 outside. LOL Do you remember those days, when you could hang on the beach, drink all day, and continue the party inside? Well, I do and it amazes me in hindsight. I still love the heat, I just need to be floating in the pool to appreciate it as much as I used to. 🙂

Hope you had a good week and another comes your way. Take care and stay safe.

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TACKLING THE TBR

I got the idea and the motivation to start doing Tackling The TBR from All The Book Blog Names Are Taken. It has helped me to keep track of my reading shelf as far as current events and I also started doing a post for Books From The Backlog, from Carole’s Random Life in Books, to tidy up my shelves. I feel better about my out of control TBR and have even knocked off a couple of those old ones that had been hanging around for years. COME ON….JOIN IN.

Previous TBR Total: 2488

Currently Reading

Books Read

The Forest

Books Added to TBR

Fear of Falling by Roz Marshall was free at time of posting. Check for the “0”

Books DNF-ed: 0

Duplicates Removed: 1

New TBR Total: 2489

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Sherry’s Shelves #203

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Sherry’s Shelves #202 is my blog update from 5.31 – 6.6.20.

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LATEST HAPPENINGS

Hello fellow bloggers. How are you today? It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Sunday post. I’m not sure why I have chosen now, when I am least motivated to blog, but here I am. Maybe it’s because I want things to seem normal. I am retired and a homebody, so things didn’t change for me a lot, other than Mr Wonderful being home all the time. I am so happy that we still get along so well, you know, being together 24/7. I had worried how we would get along when he retires and now now we know. We’ll be just fine.

It seems our world has gone to hell and we are being led down a frightening path. I have been isolated for 11 weeks now, since March 13th, and have only been out a few times. Once we drove to the beach and a couple of times we have played golf. I don’t understand these people that run around without masks, traffic is crazy, and people are acting like things are the same as the old days. Am I the only one that is worried?

For the first time, it has hit closer to home. Our uncle’s girlfriend has tested positive for Covid-19. They live in a golf community in Georgia. She is quarantined and our uncle is staying at a hotel. So far, she is doing fine and he is negatiive.

I have been reading a lot, but I won’t be reviewing all the books I’ve read. I will be rating them on Goodreads though. I joined Kindle Unlimited for the two free months they were offering. I am enjoying it, but I won’t be renewing it.

I hope everyone is staying safe and doing well.

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  • Tackling The TBR
  • Music Monday – Chasing A Feeling by The Narrative
  • Giveaway – Fractures by Alice Reeds
  • Review – Quarrelsome Quartz by Mildred Abbott
  • Giveaway – Carolina Beach by Cecy Robson
  • Review – Hearts and Minds (Class Heroes #5) by Stephen Henning
  • Giveaway – Wired by the FBI by Glenn Painter
  • Books From The Backlog – Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer
  • Giveaway – The Pinebox Vendetta by Jeff Bond
  • Review – The Legend of Gasparilla and His Treasure by Carolyn Arnold

What are you up to this week? Reading any good books? Watching any good movies?

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2019 Blogger Shame Challenge

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Blogger Shame Challenge. Yes! This one has been such a good challenge for me over the last couple years. It’s helped me address some of those issues that haunt me…overdue reviews. I put the pressure on myself, not the authors. We’d love to have you join us. Click the link below to check it out.

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This is my final update for the year. I have completed my goals for this year and I will be going through all my emails and notes to see what, if anything is left. I have a feeling there are some I missed and I will be finishing them off in 2020..

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Do The Dead Talk? For My Brother by John C Dalglish @JohnCDalglish

For My Brother (Jason Strong, Detective, #3)

Books From The Backlog – Gem Stone by Dale Mayer @DaleMayer

Gem Stone

Monday Mini – Sketcher in the Rye by Sharon Pape @sbpape

Sketcher in the Rye (Portrait of Crime Mystery, #4)

So Sweet – Dragon’s First Valentine by Emily Martha Sorensen @CleanYAFantasy

Dragon's First Valentine (Dragon Eggs, #6)

Monday Mini – The Competition by Marcia Clark @thatmarciaclark

The Competition (Rachel Knight, #4)

Monday Mini – Guilt By Degrees by Marcia Clark @thatmarciaclark

Guilt by Degrees (Rachel Knight, #2)

Monday Mini – Seal Team Six: Hunt The Fox by Don Mann & Ralph Pezullo

SEAL Team Six Book 5: Hunt the Fox

Monday Mini – Hiding in Sunshine by John & Caitlin Stuart

Hiding in Sunshine

Junkyard Magic – Enchanter’s Echo by Anise Rae @AniseRae

Enchanter's Echo (Mayflower Mages, #2)

The Life and Lessons of a Young Author Sunayna Prasad – 7.26.18

The Life and Lessons of a Young Author

A Kidnapping & A Conspiracy – 3 Lies by Helen Hanson @HelenHanson – 4.23.15

3 Lies (Masters CIA Thriller, #1)

21 Dares by J C Gatlin #JCGatlin – 1.15.17

21 Dares

Update: 10.2.19

This is my final update for 2019.

Have your read any of these books? What did you think?

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Sherry’s Shelves #202 – Homestead Here We Come @KyleBusch

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Sherry’s Shelves #202 is my blog update from 11.10.19 – 11.16.19.

LATEST HAPPENINGS

Hello fellow bloggers. How are you today? I am doing this post while watching college football, my normal during the football season. I don’t watch a lot of Nascar since Jeff Gordon retired. We thought about it long and hard and chose Kyle Busch to be our champion. I loved his snarky, confident attitude. He has settled down since getting married and having kids. I thought it was funny that Mr Wonderful spends about five minutes on I10 going to work in the morning and what did he see the other day? The M&M truck that holds all Kyle Busch’s goodies, heading for Homestead. He is in the running for the championship and I wish him all the luck. We will be flipping back and forth on TV, watching the race and pro football.

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It’s been chilly here with some rain and sunshine both. It has warmed up a little today and I need to clean the pool, but hey, who are we fooling. I won’t be getting in it, so no big deal. I’ll get to it…eventually. LOL How about you? I have gotten pretty good at taking care of business, especially knocking out the things I want to do the least, Otherwise it hangs in the back of my head, driving me nuts. Are you a procrastinator, putting off til tomorrow what you could do today? Would you rather binge watch TV? Catch a good movie? Read a good book? Do some blogging? Or just hang out with the family?

Well, that’s about it for this week. Leave a link and I’ll stop by and check you out.

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  • Sherry’s Shelves
  • Music Monday – Running Up the Hill by Kate Bush
  • Giveaway – Two Thousand Lines by Michelle Jester
  • Giveaway – Death & Consiracy by Seeley James
  • Review – Gideon by Alex Gordon
  • Giveaway & Review – The Last Thing She Said by Lauren Carr
  • Books From the Backlog – The Force of Patriots by Cameron Reddy
  • Review – A Time for Murder by Jon Land
  • Turkey Basted to Death by Jodi Rath
  • It Starts With A Blizzard – Extinct by Ike Hamill

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Sherry’s Shelves #201 – Reading and Ratings #SundayMemes

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Sherry’s Shelves #201 is my blog update from 11..3.19 – 11.9.19.

LATEST HAPPENINGS

Hi All. Glad to see you here. Well….another week has gone by and it passed too fast. I don’t know where the time goes. I remember as a kid when I used to wish the days away, wanting to be older so I could do this or that. No more. Even though I am retired, it still seems like there is never enough time in the day. Time to read, time to blog, time to work in the yard…time to…well, you probably know what I mean.

It’s been another great week for wonderful books. I must have esp or a lot of luck on my side when choosing books. Of course, I have become more selective and check them out on Goodreads and Amazon first. I look for 3 Stars or more. Of course, we all want those 5 Star reads, but even a 3 star can give me hours of reading entertainment. How about you?

Well, that’s about it for this week. Leave a link and I’ll stop by and check you out.

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  • Music Monday – My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
  • Giveaway & Review – Beneath London’s Fog by Iona Caldwell
  • Review – 4 Dark Tales in Highway 7 by Perry Prete
  • Giveaway – Vampires Rule in Wicked Night by Evi Rhodes
  • Books From The Backlog – The Bay of Foxes by Sheila Kohler
  • Giveaway – Steel Assassin by Geoffrey Saign
  • Z is for Zombies b Ninjas by R A Barnes
  • Are You A Cat Lover – Cosmic Cat by Mollie Hunt

What are you up to this week? Reading any good books? Watching any good movies?

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Sherry’s Shelves #199 – Pensacola Interstate Fair #PensacolaInterstateFair

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Sherry’s Shelves #199 is my blog update from 10.13.19 – 10.19.19.

LATEST HAPPENINGS

Hi All. Watching football on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The tropical storm that went through northern Florida just gave us rain, a steady drizzle, and some cooler weather. Now, the grass will probably wake up and demand to be mowed. LOL

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We went to the Pensacola Interstate Fair on $1 Thursday. I think they were worried about the weather. We beat the evening crowd and wandered for a couple of hours, shooting pics and videos. They even had a seal show and the seals seemed to have a great time. We go every year and always enjoy ourselves. Do you have any or go to any state fairs in your area?

Other than the Fair, I did my usual, blogging and reading, and doing a little cleaning. Oh, forgot that on Monday, I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned and the eye doctor for my yearly exam. I had been to the dentist last week for a small filling, YUK! I’m set for three months now.

Well, that’s about it for this week and I’ll be seeing you around.

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  • Sherry’s Shelves
  • Music Monday – Desperado by The Eagles\
  • Monday Mini – The Town That Feared Dusk by Calvin Demmer
  • Giveaway & Review – A Darker Shade of Evil Anthology
  • A Study of Humanity – The Truth Circle by Cameron Ayers
  • Spooktacular Giveaway – Origin by Celia Breslin
  • Before NIght Came…Dawn of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler
  • The Goul Girl – Flesh by Laura Bickle
  • Books From The Backlog – Mindbenders by Ted Krever
  • 5 Went In, 1 Came Out – Slash by Hunter Shea
  • Giveaway, Review of Unorthodox by S Peters-Davis

What are you up to this week? Reading any good books? Watching any good movies?

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