Category Archives: General

TW on the Road: saying hello to Santa at a retirement community for Civil War veterans

Posted on December 11, 2023 by smellincoffee

In years past I’d heard of a Confederate Memorial Park somewhere in Marbury, but assumed it was something like we have in Selma: a place where the dead were buried and a placard or statue put up. After the tornado … Continue reading →

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Could it be luck? Only heaven knows — seems we’ve found ourselves under the mistletoe

Posted on December 9, 2023 by smellincoffee

Allison Young and the Bygones are appearing in my music end-year wrapup, but they did an original sound that’s right out of the 1940s so I wanted to share it for those who might appreciate it. Stumbled on Allison in … Continue reading →

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Long & Short Reviews: Traditions

Posted on December 6, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s blogging prompt from Long and Short Reviews concerns Christmas holiday traditions. Christmas, for me, always began the day either after Thanksgiving, or when I came home from school, and saw the shed door open. Although it was a lot … Continue reading →

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November 2023 in Review

Posted on November 30, 2023 by smellincoffee

If October was a fun month, November was more of a …work month, as I was focused either on school projects (powerpoint presentation done tonight, final paper due Tuesday, yaaay) or tackling TBR titles. Presently, I need twelve more TBR … Continue reading →

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Best from Jack: C.S. Lewis Reading Day

Posted on November 29, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today is C.S. Lewis Reading Day, hosted by Pints with Jack, and participants are asked to share their favorite Lewisian quotes. I’m going to go with twelve Lewis quotes that are especially meaningful to me personally, or insightful enough that … Continue reading →

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It’s the last tease of November, I’ll meet you at the station..

Posted on November 28, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s treble-T is “Top Ten Books Set in _________”. I haven’t thought of a topic yet, so I’ll edit this later. And now, the Tuesday tease! If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Reading Life

Posted on November 27, 2023 by smellincoffee

As part of A Week with Jack, I’m going to respond to a few questions inspired by C.S. Lewis’ relationship with literature. These questions were presented to the reader at the end of The Reading Life, an anthology of Lewisian … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction November, Question 4: Recent TBR Additions

Posted on November 27, 2023 by smellincoffee

This month some bloggers have been participating in Nonfiction November, a series of queries hosted by “Based on a True Story“. The last question asks for nonfiction titles that have recently found themselves on our to-be-read pile. I think it’s … Continue reading →

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Give thanks

Posted on November 23, 2023 by smellincoffee

Giving thanks is very meet and right, and just so to do, so — here’s one of my very favorite hymns in honor of the day.

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Wednesday blogging prompt: bookish memes

Posted on November 22, 2023 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt is memes that remind us of books, but when I opened Ye Olde Warehouse of Saved Memes, I found that I mostly save political, cultural, and Star Trek memes, so I’m just going to go with “memes that … Continue reading →

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