Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Alphabet Humor
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Drafting My Posts for A to Z
Eight more days left in March. Can't believe it's going by so fast. I have already begun drafting my posts for the A to Z Blogging next month. I don't know how often I'll be on the blog for the rest of this month, as I want to draft my posts for April as quickly as possible.
Coming up with just one topic per letter was hard, so I chose to do more than one. I'd jotted down some these ideas beforehand, but as I began drafting, more ideas hit me. And when I edit each post before making it live on its designated letter day, who knows what else is going to come to mind then.
More than a week until the alphabet madness starts. The master list sign up begins on Sunday.
Monday, March 20, 2023
Toilet Paper Memories
Two things that came up on my Facebook memories:
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I still wonder why no one made a "Royal Flush" joke on this one. |
Sunday, March 19, 2023
A to Z Themes So Far
The theme reveal closed yesterday for the A to Z Blogging, and next week the Master List sign up begins. Those who did not participate in the theme reveal will have to sign up on the master list if they want to join the A to Z.
I have looked over the theme reveal list and have seen a lot of writing themes. I feel this is one I should do for a future A to Z event. It was one I had considered last year before deciding on the TV theme. So far no one this year has had a TV-related theme. Mythology, travel and food seem to be common themes this year. One mythology-based theme will be at this blog. This sounds pretty intriguing!
There are some some bloggers who do not have a theme at all, since themes are not necessary. Just random postings are fine for A to Z. And some chose to unofficially participate in the A to Z, as noted in this blog post. The unofficial participants are known as the A to Z Rebels. This makes even more posts to read. Trying to decide what blogs to read is always hard, since there are always so many joining. The Post-A to Z Road trip that begins in May allows bloggers to view participating blogs that they don't get to in April.
Meanwhile, I have been searching and saving images I plan to use for my posts. It was hard narrowing each letter down to just one topic, so there will be more than one per letter, though a few letters offer only a few choices. In 2021, when I did the events of 2020, I had more than one topic per letter as well, but during last year's Forgotten TV Shows theme, I only chose one show per letter. (A few letters were hard to find just one show for!)
Friday, March 17, 2023
Sunday, March 12, 2023
A to Z Blogging 2023 Theme Reveal

Saturday, March 11, 2023
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
A to Z Blogging 2023
It's getting to be that time! The info for the 2023 Blogging A to Z just went up last week. Above is the participant badge for this year. A new unnamed graphics designer has created this badge. The graphics for the letters have yet to be posted.
I was having trouble deciding on a theme for this year. Though themes are not necessary, nearly everyone who participates has one. I then looked at this post from last year to see what themes I had been considering before deciding then. The theme reveal opens next week and I will post mine then.
This will be my third A to Z. The challenge has been around for years now but it wasn't until 2021 that I took the plunge. In the years prior, I had seen other people's posts and commented on some of them. At that time, I wasn't sure that I could ever attempt such a thing. But I gave it a go and returned for 2022. And now I'm back for 2023.
If you don't already know about the A to Z, click here for info, and check out my previous efforts. So far the themes I have done are:
2021: The Pandemic (click here to begin reading)
2022: Forgotten TV Shows (click here to begin reading)
Check back next week to see my theme reveal. I'm looking forward to participating and seeing others' posts as well. This is going to be fun!
Friday, March 3, 2023
March Bookish Bingo
The new card is here.
My Books:
- Queerly Beloved--Susie Dumond (3 squares): E-Book, Luck-Good or Bad, Set in a Small Town
- Blueprints--Barbara Delinsky (8 squares): Library Book, Physical Book, Not in a Series, One-Word Title, Book Club Read, Not a New Release, Inheritance, Long--Over 400 Pages
- Warriors in Winter--Mary Pope Osborne (5 squares): Audiobook, Narrated by the Author, Weapon on the Cover, In a Series, Money
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman--Ernest J. Gaines (2 squares): Empowered Female, Woman on the Cover
- Yerba Buena--Nina LaCour (1 square): Free Book
- Romantic Visionary--W.B. Yeats (3 squares): Green on the Cover, Ireland/Irish, Spring
- On Ocean Boulevard--Mary Alice Monroe (1 square): Vacation
- Ellen Foster--Kaye Gibbons (2 squares): Shelf Love, Free Space
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Spring Reading Challenge for Adults @ Brewing Writer
Secer This one has a different theme for each spring month.
The books for this challenge do not have to be set in Spring, they just have to be relevant to the spring theme set every month. I have a post on books to read in Spring season to help you pick out some books!
March: A book with a plant or flower in the title: Secrets of the Tulip Sisters--Susan Mallery
April: A book with a green cover:
May: A book set in a countryside:
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Saturday, February 11, 2023
GenTwenty’s Spring Reading Challenge
A new one to me at GenTwenty.
- A Book Set During Spring
- A Book With a Flower or Plant Name in the Title: Lilac Girls--Martha Hall Kelly
- A Book About Cleaning
- A Book With a Plant or Flower on the Cover: Yerba Buena--Nina LaCour
- A Book Set in a Place You Want to Travel To/About Traveling
- A Book That Is a New Release
- A Book from Reese’s or Oprah’s Book Club: Ellen Foster--Kaye Gibbons
- A Book About Personal Growth/Motivational
- A Book You Read When You Were Younger
- A Book You Own But Haven’t Read Yet: Tell Me Lies--Jennifer Crusie