Tag Archives: Sunday Coffee

Sunday Coffee – Crime Procedurals

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Thistle

I mentioned the other day that I’ve been binge-watching a lot of TV. It’s all been crime procedurals like NCIS or SVU. I’ve hardly read a thing since last month’s Readathon, literally only finished one book, and that one a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Uh…Happy Mother’s Day?

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Thistle

Guess what? We woke up this morning to discover our master bathroom was covered in water and that it had soaked through the kitchen ceiling. You know, the kitchen ceiling that we fixed and repainted back in March? Sigh. We’re … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Books I’m Looking Forward To

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Thistle

It’s been weird, having a year where I’m anticipating very few book releases. With so little coming out that I’m looking forward to, I’ve found myself reading a lot of books that I never would have normally picked up. In … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Readathon Wrap-up

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Thistle

I kinda failed this year’s Readathon. Heh. Things were all set up for me with the kids gone, but y’all, my reading mood is just not there these days! I started my day by trying and culling three books: Stalking … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Landscaping Progress (Tier 1)

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Thistle

About a month ago, I mentioned that we were starting to landscape our front yard because it’s on a major slope that has seen a lot of erosion. We’ve made some progress on the first tier of the yard and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Cat Drama

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Thistle

A good chunk of my readers probably saw what happened this week if they know me on Facebook. For the rest of the group, it has been cat-drama-central here in April! So remember back when I said Jojo needed to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – District-wide Book Sale!

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Thistle

Every year in April, the boys’ school district hosts a district-wide used book sale. Thousands of books are donated and sold for under a dollar each over the course of three days. I’ve been most years when I’ve lived in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Happy Easter!

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Thistle

I’m off early to my grandparents’ ranch out in Quihi, TX, so that my kids who are way too old to do egg hunts can still do egg hunts (ha!). In lieu of a real Sunday Coffee post, I’ll just … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Sad News

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Thistle

Hey everyone – I have sad news about Jojo. While we love him very much, he is not going to fit into our family. Honestly, I wish we’d tried integrating him into the whole house before we went through the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The Joys of Home Ownership

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Thistle

Back in mid-2014, when we were selling our house in preparation to move to Boston, I made a declaration that I never wanted to own a house again. The amount of work we’d done on that house in nine years … Continue reading →

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