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My Grade 12 graduation photo – such an eager reader, ready to take on the world! Ahh high school…  While I was a voracious reader as a child, mainly as an escape from elementary school bullies, junior high school found me reading less since my main focus was on building friendships.  I still read aContinueContinue reading “My Reading Journey – Part 2”

That moment when you’ve found your favourite book of the year – is there a better feeling?[ID: A mug of tea in a ‘Reading is Sexy’ mug with a blue blanket across the reader’s lap and the cover of Fredrik Backman’s novel Anxious People.] I may not post these every month. I may not postContinueContinue reading “February Reading Recap”

Reading the Sunday comics.[ID: A young girl in a pink housecoat reading the Sunday comics with her stuffed bunny.] I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how my reading tastes have changed since I started blogging, but also how they have changed since I was a child!  I haven’t decided how many parts thisContinueContinue reading “My Reading Journey – Part 1”

January was a great reading month – 13 books read![ID: A stack of books against the backdrop of a bookshelf] I can’t believe that the first month of 2021 has already come to an end! I had an amazing reading month and I can’t wait to tell you all about it. First of all, IContinueContinue reading “January Reading Recap”

Mila, my new reading buddy Well, here we are … 2021 has arrived. There were moments in 2020 when it felt like the year would never end, there were also moments of brightness amidst such a dark and bleak year. Last year, my word of the year was RECONNECT. Although I didn’t spend anytime bloggingContinueContinue reading “New Year, Same Me”

This is one of my favourite things about the end of the year, looking back over my past year of reading and forward to next year as well!  I missed this tradition last yea, but I’m excited to bring it back this year. This annual survey is hosted by the incredibly talented Jamie @ The Perpetual PageContinueContinue reading “2020 End of Year Survey”

This is the view out my back door this morning! This may be a new blog, but I’m not new to the blogging world. I’ve had a blog on Blogger since 2011 and, while I’ve had a love/hate relationship with blogging over the past year, I’ve missed it and wanted a fresh start. The siteContinueContinue reading “A New Year”