9/24/2023

Weekly Book Wrap-Up #261 – Bittersweet Birthday

With the Weekly Book Wrap-Up, I give you a bit of an insight into all the new books that have arrived at my place. No matter if I won a giveaway, got approved for a reviewer´s copy, an ARC, or just bought one myself. Everything that I add to my shelves, in what way ever and read during the past week or am still reading, I will write about it. And maybe I tell you a bit about the upcoming things on Inkvotary, that is if I don´t forget it and have something to share with you *smile*

I am linking up with Caffeinated Reviewer and Reading Reality and hope you´ll have fun reading it and maybe get the one or the other book inspiration.

Stacking The Shelves #261

A few days ago, I had quite a book pile in the mail.

Review Copy

      

      

      

      

Bought Book

Sunday Post #218

The last week was a bittersweet one. Last Friday it hit me out of the blue, that it would be the very first birthday in my life, where my dad wouldn´t be around although he is still here. But because of his dementia he wouldn´t give me a call or come over nor would I receive the usual birthday hug or get a kiss or a birthday gift. Good, I don´t care about the gift, that´s not important. But him not being around because of my stepmother, is bitter.

So, I did everything to make it easier, started last Friday by buying some stuff I usually don´t buy and enjoyed over the last weekend some drinks. Meaning, that I had one piccolo with a lot of orange juice. On Monday I had a lazy day and went for a long walk to deal with the strange mood I was in. Went pretty well. Later in the evening, I cooked myself some Spaghetti Bolognese and started celebrating the beginning of my birthday. At midnight, it hit me hard. No phone ringing, no texts, no nothing. Tuesday, my birthday, was a gorgeous day and it seemed almost surreal. Bright sunshine, blue skies, and the air was warm. It was bliss on one side and a very sad feeling on the other. And I asked myself how it could have gotten this far. It wasn´t easy to get over all those dark questions, to congratulate myself without becoming sullen. I read "Overkill" and enjoyed a roasted chicken with some potato salad, a piccolo, and a delicious Plum Datschi. 

The rest of the week was a mix of rain, cold wind, sun, and blue skies. On Saturday I had such a bad guilty conscience, that I went after my trip to the supermarket, into the garden and planted some green bushes and a Hibiscus bush. Result: I have bad muscle soreness.

And how was your week?



Happy reading

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