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What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I have read/finished reading: A Fountain Filled with Blood (Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries) by Julia Spencer-Fleming, Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells, Now May You Weep (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) by Deborah Crombie, and The Hippopotamus Pool (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) by Elizabeth Peters


What I am Currently Reading: I just finished the previous book last night, so as of this moment I haven’t started another. I’m thinking the next Murderbot, because Fugitive Telemetry is in at the library for me so I have to get to that point.


What I Plan to Read Next: One of the library books I already have out, hopefully.

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Book 33 of 2025: A Fountain Filled with Blood (Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries) (Julia Spencer-Fleming)

I enjoyed this book a lot. ( spoilers )

I already have the next book; I'm giving this one five hearts.

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Book 34 of 2025: Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries) (Martha Wells)

*flails* This story was so good!! ( spoilers )

I was so tempted to start the next story immediately, but I'm holding off, if only because I currently only have access to the next two stories and then I have to get them from the library. (I already have the final two books on request, so hopefully it won't be a long wait.) I'm giving this story five hearts.

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Book 35 of 2025: Now May You Weep (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) (Deborah Crombie)

Good book! I especially liked that Gemma and Hazel visited Scotland. ( spoilers )

I really enjoyed this book and already have the next on order. I'm giving it five hearts.

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Book 36 of 2025: The Hippopotamus Pool (An Amelia Peabody Mystery) (Elizabeth Peters)

This book was so good. Soooo good! It made me smile a lot. ( spoilers )

I can't believe it's been so long since I've read one of these books; I'll have to remedy that by requesting another. I'm giving this one five hearts.

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Happy (belated) Memorial Day! My deepest thanks to all who served.

I hit Walmart while I was downtown and got in a walk around the park. Yes, you read that right! Just one lap, so a short one. I’m really out of walking shape after 8 weeks of zero walking and weeks before that of only doing a limited number of walks due to cold/snow and my foot hurting.

(Saturday I wore sneakers out of the house (instead of the walking shoe on one foot). I’m still wearing the walking shoes at home because I don’t normally leave the sneakers on, and the slippers I’d wear don’t offer much support. I expect I’ll stop doing that after Friday’s final follow-up appointment with the surgeon. Maybe.)

I hit Stewart’s (for milk) on the way home. I did three loads of laundry (including bed sheets, so also stripped and remade the bed). I did the usual amount of hand-washing dishes, as well as a load in the dishwasher, and scooped kitty litter. And I did mow the lawn! While I didn’t need the scarf and gloves, I did need the sweatshirt.

I watched some HGTV programs (I have a backlog of House Hunters International) and read some more. (Another group of shows I like to watch are the heavy duty tow shows on TWC (Highway Thru Hell, Heavy Rescue: 401, and the new Rocky Mountain Wreckers. I like to have them on as background noise when I’m playing games or writing, and I can glance up to watch as much of it as I want. I record them because they don’t air at convenient times.)

I grilled steak for Pip’s supper. (I had Cheerios. o_O)

Temps started out at 48.7(F) and reached 73.2. We had sun most of the day, but there was a chill breeze. We got surprise rain storms around 5pm that lasted several hours, then the sun came out again.

Sunday is generally one of my least busy days because I don’t go downtown. I did get two loads of laundry done. One of what I call ‘dog sheets’ (that cover the furniture) and the other ‘dog towels’ (used to protect furniture and dry the dogs off when it’s wet outside – as you can imagine, they’re currently getting very wet). I usually don’t mention the number of times a day I handwash dishes (it’s more than four) and the daily scooping of kitty litter, but I’m mentioning it now.

We finished off the BBQ chicken quarters for lunch and I did pork chops in the oven for supper.

I finally watched the current ep of The Last of Us (just in time for the next ep to air tonight) and some HGTV programs, did some more reading, and held my daily telephone conversation with my mom.

I noticed yesterday (but thought it was a one-off) and again today that I’ve been having ‘sour burps’, as I did with the Ozempic. This is the first time I’ve noticed any digestive issues with the Trulicity. I hope it doesn’t continue.

Temps started out at 48.7(F) and reached 65.4. There was a teensy bit of sun, but also a breeze, so it was chilly outside. I’m going to have to mow the lawn tomorrow, and I really hope that it feels warmer otherwise I’m going to need a scarf and gloves in addition to my sweatshirt.

I hit the Pharmacy and the Bakery while I was downtown yesterday, then the library on the way home. (For the second day in a row I forgot to hit the bank drive-thru. *head desk*)

I did two loads of laundry, emptied the dishwasher, and changed kitty litter. I made Gus's potatoes to go with a surprise delivery of BBQ chicken quarters.

I had supper planned, but Pip’s friend dropped off BBQ chicken quarters. It was a surprise to both of us, though it shouldn’t have been to Pip because he’s the one who made the arrangements for his friend to pick them up. *head desk* On top of which, we were already planning to get BBQ chicken on Monday for Memorial Day (the school sells it as a fundraiser), which I guess we won’t be doing now. We got six quarters, though Pip delivered two of them to his parents. Still, we’re not gonna need more BBQ chicken.

For fun stuff I watched the current ep of Murderbot and a couple of HGTV programs, and did some reading (both fanfic and in a published book). I also managed to write ~800 words of fic! It’s been so long. It felt wonderful. I took another nap. Seriously, this weather is killing me. Lastly, my daily telephone conversation with mom.

Temps started out at 46.7(F) and reached 63.3. It rained on and off all day, but the sun actually made an appearance! It was one of those days where you had a bit of sun, then more rain, then sun, then rain . . .

For my own reference, I still have a slight 'bruise' pain from the adjustment, but I now also have fun 'muscle pull' pain in an adjacent area. Not a surprise if I was walking differently to compensate.