The Sunday Salon: It's Been Awhile

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 The Sunday Salon is hosted by Readerbuzz



Hey guys... it's been a while... a year I think!



And I have so missed all of y'all. Things have been so busy here. My husband and I took over guardianship of our 6-year-old grandson for a year or so, and we have had to learn to have a child in our house again. But it has been great fun and I can honestly say I have read loads of children's books recently, more so than adults haha. He is back in school now so I have some time to myself, however, I am still trying to get my house in order after all the moving and rearranging, etc of someone moving in.


My reading has undoubtedly slowed down, I am actually learning to love audiobooks so I can get my reading in a while doing all the things I need to do during the day. At the moment I am listening to The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox, having just finished up an ARC of The Lindbergh Nanny. 


On my kindle, which is always slower reading as I only read it at night ( recently it is even slower because I fall right to sleep LOL ) I am reading the Thriller Soulmate by Sally Hepworth. This is a NetGalley ARC and so far is really good. It is releasing in April of 2023



In general life, we just came off of the High Holidays ( Rosh Shanna... Yom Kippur..and so on ) but we were all sick within the month that they spanned and only made it to one service. We did manage to sneak off to a local pumpkin patch this past Friday for a bit of fun...








I am so glad to be back and connecting with everyone again, I have missed the commenting back and forth. I will see you again next Sunday, until then happy reading and happy life x





Comments

  1. Mae TravelsOctober 30, 2022 at 11:07 AM

    Having a child in the house again sounds very exhausting. He looks very sweet.

    best…mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  2. TerrieOctober 30, 2022 at 1:52 PM

    So many changes to have a child living in the house again - I can see where it would impact your free time. Hopefully, you'll be able to find a schedule that works for all of you and doesn't make you exhausted! :) I have the Hepworth ARC too but haven't started it yet. Looking forward to it. Thanks for the visit
    Terrie @ Bookshelf JOurneys

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  3. Anne@HeadFullofBooksOctober 30, 2022 at 3:31 PM

    Wow, what a change in your household with a kids full time, not returnable to parents at the end of the day. I hope you have extra fun with Halloween this year seeing it through kids eyes.

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  4. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzOctober 30, 2022 at 8:54 PM

    Wow! That has to be an adjustment, but young children bring so much life into a home. I'm glad it is going well for you, and I hope you soon have a little more time for blogging.

    Audiobooks are always a great way to get some reading in while completing other activities.

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  5. HarveeOctober 31, 2022 at 10:57 AM

    I want to request the Soulmate but I already have so many ebooks to read. Have fun with it.

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