Sunday, August 2, 2026

2026: Nos. 54 - 68

July reading roundup...

No. 54 - The Girls In The Garden by Lisa Jewell:

No. 55 - Not That Bad by Roxane Gay:


No. 56 - Deep Fried Death by Maddie Day:

No. 57 - Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell:

No. 58 - The Girls Trip by Ally Condie:

No. 59 - Scone Cold Dead in Maddie Day:

No. 60 - Shakeup by Stuart Woods:

No. 62 - The Guardians by John Grisham:

No. 63 - On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder:

No. 64 - The Whisper Man by Alex North:

No. 65 - The One by John Marrs:

No. 66 - The Judge's List by John Grisham:

No. 67 - My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney:

No. 68 - Murder Under Her Skin by Stephen Spotswood:

:)

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Year of Hiking 2026: Nos. 32 - 36

June brought a few explorations, including some wooden bridges I've always wanted to check out!

No. 32 - Cedar Mill Creek Trail, June 7:










No. 33 - Japanese Garden, June 17:




No. 34 - Wildwood Recreation Site, June 18:


No. 35 - Burnt Lake, June 19:






No. 36 - Tryon Creek State Park, June 27:




2026: Nos. 47 - 53

June reading roundup...

No. 47 - It's Not Her by Mary Kubica:


No. 48 - One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware:

No. 49 - Survive The Night by Riley Sager:

No. 50 - Batter Off Dead by Maddie Day:

No. 51 - Bad Tourists by Caro Carver:

No. 52 - Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall:

No. 53 - Four Leaf Cleaver by Maddie Day:

:)

Monday, June 1, 2026

Year of Hiking 2026: Nos. 25 - 31

May brought a 50K trail race and two trips - along with some new-to-me spots to explore!

No. 25 - Sisters dinner walk, May 2:

No. 26 - Sisters Country 50K, May 3:







No. 27 -  Nye Beach, May 22:




No. 28 - Newport Historic Bayfront, May 23:





No. 29 - Ocean to Bay Trail, May 24:












No. 30 - Newport ice cream run, May 24:



No. 31: Iron Mountain and Springbrook parks, May 31:








:)