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December 2024 In Review

Posted on December 31, 2024 by smellincoffee

Well, welcome to the end of another year. December began quietly here at Reading Freely, as I was preoccupied with a final project that I didn’t finish until December 10, though my month of research, writing, and designing culminated in … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books from This Year

Posted on December 31, 2024 by smellincoffee

Welcome to the last day of 2024! Hope you managed to do what you’d intended to this year! Today our topic from Artsy Reader Girl is top ten books we read this year. This is going to be a hard … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Favorite Movies Watched in 2024

Posted on December 30, 2024 by smellincoffee

I watched a ridiculous amount of movies in 2024. (189!) Here’s my ten favorites, rewatches being disqualified. Margin Call, 2011.   Unexpectedly compelling for a movie that takes place over the course of two days, all of which involve men … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2024, journaling, this and that

Posted on December 27, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished lately? Ehm, nothing. WHAT are you reading now? An Unexpected Hero, Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle; The Death of Mrs Westaway, Ruth Ware. Also listening to Ron Swanson- um, Nick Offerman — read me Wendell … Continue reading →

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A Musical Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2024 by smellincoffee

Note: this is a scheduled post. I don’t plan on doing any interneting today, but here’s some music to deliver Christmas cheer should you need it! This is a mix of pieces my choir has done, as well as secular … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books 2024 Added to my Goodreads Wannaread

Posted on December 24, 2024 by smellincoffee

Well, look at this! A Christmas Eve top ten Tuesday. Merry Christmas, one and all! Today’s TTT concerns books we hope Santa brings, but I’m just going to go with books I added to my wanna read list on goodreads. … Continue reading →

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Thinking About 2025

Posted on December 23, 2024 by smellincoffee

2024 is winding down, and blogwise it feels like it’s already crashed into bed, has covered itself with comforters, and has no plans to stir until spring has come. I’ve been oddly busy with Christmas merriment, and don’t see any … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on December 18, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, a charming story about a lovely old man on the verge of homelessness who, after an accident, find himself taken for someone else and wakes up in a … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Winter TBRs

Posted on December 17, 2024 by smellincoffee

“Winter TBR” is a difficult thing for someone living in central Alabama, because winter isn’t something that happens. Yes, the leaves do turn brown and fall, it tends to get cloudy and rainy, and we’ll have occasional cold streaks, common … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday & Myths and Legends

Posted on December 11, 2024 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? I listened to an Audible reading of A Christmas Carol (Tim Curry, very strange) and finished a version of The Screwtape Letters that’s oriented toward women. WHAT are you reading now? The Bookshop of … Continue reading →

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