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About Thistle

Queer, neurospicy, chronically longwinded oversharer. 40s; they/them. ✍️📷🐈📚🥾🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈😇💖🐍

Sunday Coffee – Birthday Madness

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Thistle

Yesterday was my middle son’s birthday. Ambrose is now officially a teenager. So of course, his 13th birthday party had to be a big one. It’s kinda funny, actually, about Ambrose’s birthday. Because it’s at the end of summer, he … Continue reading →

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing So…basically this is a kind of self-help course in decluttering and organizing, as the subtitle suggests. It’s been traveling around the blogosphere for a time now, and I first heard about it … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Thistle

This is both a fantastic topic and a very difficult topic – difficult because I’ve read so many great books of many sorts of diversity and it was hard to narrow down to a top ten! I debated between choosing … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Tidbits

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Thistle

Good morning, everyone! It’s one of those weeks for me, the kind that involves miscellaneous bits and pieces as my family tries to fully settle into the new place. Jason now has a place to go to work during the … Continue reading →

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Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Thistle

Park is half-Korean and barely escapes bullying at school. Eleanor is the new girl, overweight and red-haired and oddly dressed, the target of bullying – and she sits next to Park on the school bus. The year is 1986. The … Continue reading →

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Last Ten Books Acquired

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Thistle

Today’s topic asks us what are the last ten books that came into our possession, through any possible means of acquisition (bought, borrowed, received for review, etc). Now, I’m a prodigious library-user, and the sort of reader who will borrow … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Not Like Others

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Thistle

I began blogging about books in early 2008, and have done so off and on (mostly on) in the seven years since. During that time, I’ve come to realize that I’m a bit different from many book bloggers. I don’t … Continue reading →

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The Rest of the Trip

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Thistle

Yesterday’s post was all about the first day of the trip, the really cursed day of the trip. It was awful, but we survived. The rest of the trip, while not entirely smooth, was at least not nearly as bad … Continue reading →

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I would drive 2000 miles…

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Thistle

So. Newton, MA to San Antonio, TX = roughly 2050 miles. About 3 days of travel, if you time it properly and don’t stop much along the way. Jason and Morrigan left in the Penske on Friday afternoon, pushed hard, and … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Hyped Books I’ve Never Read

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Thistle

I’m not a real big hype person, meaning that I don’t pay much attention to whether or not a book has a lot of hype. I don’t go out of my way to pick up books that win awards and … Continue reading →

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