fuzzi’s Looking Forward to Better Vistas in 2022!

As I’ve done here on LT for several years, I'm planning to complete the 75 and 100 books read challenges:



75 Book Challenge thread:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337704#)
100 Book Challenge thread:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338344)

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This past year I only read about 50 ROOT books, which meant I fell WAY SHORT of my challenge of 100 but I did rehome about 100 books that weren’t technically ROOT books. Since I still have HUNDREDS of unread books on my shelves I’m going to keep the 100 book challenge because, after all, if it’s easy then it’s not a challenge, right?



My ROOT Progress!!
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338007)

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And here's a ticker for culled rehomed, aka "transplanted" books, read or unread...because finding a good home for a book is important!



Books Culled Rehomed
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338009)

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A couple years ago I decided to make a point of reading Newbery Award Medal winners and Honor books. Here’s my ongoing thread:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#n7360207

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All my reviews can be accessed here: http://www.librarything.com/profile_reviews.php?view=fuzzi

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I want to read through my Bible in 2022:

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Jump to February's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696541)

Jump to March's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696542)

Jump to April's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696543)

Jump to May's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696544)

Jump to June's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696545)

Jump to July's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696546)

Jump to August's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696547)

Jump to September's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696548)

Jump to October's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696549)

Jump to November's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696550)

Jump to December's Reads:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696551)

Jump BELOW the monthly posts for some discussion:
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338001#7696552)

Forward!

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337453#n7691439)
January challenges are the letters "R" and "H"
(yearlong challenge letters are X and Z here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/337452#n7692677)

"R"


James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Changeling by Roger Zelazny - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Missing May by Cynthia Rylant - Read and reviewed

"H"


West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Horse in the House by William Corbin - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*American Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337926#n7694269)
January is " Graphic novels/non-fiction/comics"

Prince Valiant, Vol. 10: 1955-1956 by Hal Foster - (ROOT) - Did not read

Wildcard Challenge!
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337918#n7694160)

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*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337716#n7692688)
January is "Children’s Classics (Before 1997)"

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

Wildcard Challenge!
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337719#n7691847)

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*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
January possible reads:

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*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

Beyond the Great Snow Mountains - Read and reviewed

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*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337444#)
January is "Series"

People Who Walk in Darkness by Stuart Kaminsky - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed
(#15 in Inspector Rostikov series)

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*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

Missing May by Cynthia Rylant - Read and reviewed

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338089#)
January is "Prizewinners/Nominees"

West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed/blockquote>

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337455#)
January is "Home, Sweet Home"

Horse in the House by William Corbin - (ROOT) - Did not read


West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338106#)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 4

West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915


James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl


People Who Walk in Darkness by Stuart Kaminsky


Changeling by Roger Zelazny

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*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337514#)
January is "Villain/Morally Grey"

Changeling by Roger Zelazny - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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Books read and reviewed in January:
1. Missing May
2. James and the Giant Peach - (ROOT)
3. West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 - (ROOT)
4. Beyond the Great Snow Mountains
5. People Who Walk in Darkness - (ROOT)
6. Changeling by Roger Zelazny - (ROOT)

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Books culled rehomed in January:
1. Missing May
2. West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915 - (ROOT)

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Male authors read this month: 4 to date
Female authors read this month: 2 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 2
Books read and reviewed: 6
ROOTs completed to date: 4

Not assigned to any challenge:

King James Bible book of Psalms

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338756#)

February challenges are the letters "A" and "B" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"A"


...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


A Life on the Road by Charles Kuralt - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

"B"


The House of Wings by Betsy Byars - Read and reviewed


Bowdrie by Louis L'Amour - Read and reviewed


Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


The Black Tide by Hammond Innes - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed (shared read with PaulCranswick)

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*American Author Challenge*
(url)
February is "Tess Gallagher"
- Did not participate
Wildcard Challenge!
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337918#n7694160)

A Life on the Road by Charles Kuralt - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/339137)
February is "Mary Renault & Timothy Mo"
- Did not participate

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*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
February possible reads:

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*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

Bowdrie
- Read and reviewed

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*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338799#n7725165)
February is "Cold Case Crimes"
- Did not participate

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*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
February is "Welcome to the Anthropocene"
- Did not participate

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338783#)
February is "Cat Book"

Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Tigre by Jim Kjelgaard - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/339254#n7761308)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 5

Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander


The Black Tide by Hammond Innes


A Life on the Road by Charles Kuralt


Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman


...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold

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*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338804)
February is "Time Travel"

Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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Books read and reviewed in February:
1. Psalms (KJB)
2. Cousin Kate (library book)
3. Time Cat - (ROOT)
4. Bowdrie (reread)
5. Mark (KJB)
6. The Black Tide - (ROOT)
7. A Life on the Road - (ROOT)
8. Cress Watercress - Early Reviewer
9. Catherine Called Birdy - (ROOT)
10. ...And Now Miguel - (ROOT)
11. House of Wings
12. Proverbs (KJB)

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Books culled rehomed in February:
1. Time Cat - (ROOT)
2. A Life on the Road - (ROOT)
3. Cress Watercress - Early Reviewer
4. Catherine Called Birdy - (ROOT)
5. ...And Now Miguel - (ROOT)
6. House of Wings

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Male authors read this month: 9 to date
Female authors read this month: 3 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 6
Books read and reviewed: 12
ROOTs completed to date: 5

Not assigned to any challenge:


King James Bible book of Psalms - Read and reviewed
King James Bible book of Mark - Read and reviewed
King James Bible book of Proverbs - Read and reviewed


Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire - Early Reviewer - Read and reviewed


Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer - Read and reviewed

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/339569)

March challenges are the letters "P" and "S" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"P"

Prince Valiant, Vol. 10: 1955-1956 by Hal Foster - (ROOT) - Did not finish


Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White (Newbery) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff (Newbery) - (ROOT) - Did not read


Journey by Patricia MacLachlan - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

"S"

While Still We Live by Helen MacInnes - (ROOT) - Did not read


These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer- (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Chicken Little by Steven Kellogg - Read and reviewed


The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Newbery) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Stranger Than Fiction: the Biography of Elspeth Bryce-Smith by Joyce Stranger - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*American Author Challenge*
March is "Bernard Malamud"
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/339927)
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge

American Author Wildcard Challenge!
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/337918#n7694160)

Charles Kuralt's America - (ROOT) - Did not read, moved to April

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*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/339869#)
March is "The Interwar Period (11 November 1918-1 September 1939)"

These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer (1926) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
March possible reads:

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*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

Bowdrie's Law - Read and reviewed

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*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/339566)
March is "Small Towns, Big Secrets/Lies"

The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White (Newbery) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Newbery) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff (Newbery) - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/340007#)
March is "Espionage (and Counter-Espionage)" - Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/339545)
March is "Hobby Love"

Wildlife Cameraman by Jim Kjelgaard - (ROOT)- Did not finish, hope to get it done in April


Journey by Patricia MacLachlan - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/339979#n7775711)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 82

These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer


Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White (Newbery)


The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Newbery)


The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman


Journey by Patricia MacLachlan


Stranger Than Fiction: the Biography of Elspeth Bryce-Smith by Joyce Stranger

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*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/339607)
March is "Historical SFF"

Prince Valiant, Vol. 10: 1955-1956 by Hal Foster - (ROOT) - Did not finish, hope to complete in April

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Books read and reviewed in March:
1. Bowdrie's Law
2. King James Bible book of Ecclesiastes
3. King James Bible book of Song of Solomon
4. Chicken Little
5. These Old Shades - (ROOT)
6. King James Bible book of Galatians
7. King James Bible book of Ephesians
8. Belle Prater's Boy - (ROOT)
9. King James Bible book of Philippians
10. The Headless Cupid - (ROOT)
11. The Dark Wind - (ROOT)
12. King James Bible book of Joshua
13. Journey - (ROOT)
14. I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love
15. You're Here For a Reason
16. King James Bible book of Judges
17. Stranger Than Fiction: the Biography of Elspeth Bryce-Smith - (ROOT)

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Books culled rehomed in March:
1. Chicken Little
2. Belle Prater's Boy - (ROOT)
3. The Headless Cupid - (ROOT)
4. Journey - (ROOT)
5. North Carolina is My Home (previously read)
6. I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love
7. You're Here For a Reason

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Male authors read this month: 10 to date
Female authors read this month: 7 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 83 this month (total 89 in 2022)
Books read and reviewed: 17
ROOTs completed to date: 83 (big cull this month, total 92 for 2022)

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:


King James Bible book of Ecclesiastes - Read and reviewed
King James Bible book of Song of Solomon - Read and reviewed
King James Bible book of Galatians - Read and reviewed
King James Bible book of Ephesians - Read and reviewed
King James Bible book of Philippians - Read and reviewed
King James Bible book of Joshua - Read and reviewed
King James Bible book of Judges - Read and reviewed


I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love by Nancy Tillman


You're Here For a Reason by Nancy Tillman

Possible read:

The Many Reflections of Miss Jane Deming by J. Anderson Coats (library book) - Did not read, moved to April

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/340293)

April challenges are the letters "L" and "J" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"L"

Dutchman's Flat by Louis L'Amour - Read and reviewed

"J"

The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


The Many Reflections of Miss Jane Deming by J. Anderson Coats (library book) - Did not read

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*American Author Challenge*
(url)
April is "Jennifer Finney Boylan"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

American Author Wildcard Challenge!
https://www.librarything.com/topic/337918#n7694160

Nature From Your Back Door by Glenn Dudderar - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/340803#)
April is "Kamila Shamsie & Clive Barker"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

Wildcard Challenge!
Rereads: https://www.librarything.com/topic/337719#n7691847
Read the movie: https://www.librarything.com/topic/337718

Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean - (ROOT) - Did not finish, moved to next month

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*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
April possible reads:

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*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

Dutchman's Flat

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*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/340322#unread)
April is "Noir/Hard Boiled"

Melting Clock by Stuart M. Kaminsky - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(url)
April is "Armchair Traveling (in time or space)"

Poldark's Cornwall by Winston Graham - (ROOT) - Did not read


Charles Kuralt's America - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/340269#)
April is "April Showers"

Cloudy in the West by Elmer Kelton - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/340983#)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 2

The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss


Nature From Your Back Door by Glenn Dudderar

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*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/340500)
April is "Lifespans"

Earth is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov - (ROOT) - Did not read

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Books read and reviewed in April:
1. King James Bible book of Ruth
2. Dutchman's Flat
3. King James Bible book of Hosea
4. The Upstairs Room
5. Nature From Your Back Door - (ROOT)
6. King James Bible book of Joel
7. King James Bible book of Amos
8. King James Bible book of Obadiah
9. King James Bible book of Jonah
10. King James Bible book of First Thessalonians
11. The Glory Girl
12. King James Bible book of Micah
13. King James Bible book of Nahum

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Books culled rehomed in April:
1. The Upstairs Room
2. The Glory Girl

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Male authors read this month: 11 to date
Female authors read this month: 2 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 2
Books read and reviewed: 13
ROOTs completed to date: 2

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:


King James Bible book of Ruth
King James Bible book of Hosea
King James Bible book of Joel
King James Bible book of Amos
King James Bible book of Obadiah
King James Bible book of Jonah
King James Bible book of First Thessalonians
King James Bible book of Micah
King James Bible book of Nahum
(2022: 19 KJB books read to here)


The Glory Girl by Betsy Byars - Read and reviewed

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341191#)

May challenges are the letters "O" and "D" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"O"


Swift Lightning by James Oliver Curwood - (ROOT) - Did not read

"D"


Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley - (ROOT) - Did not read


Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*American Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341525)
May is "19th Century American Author of Your Choice"

Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley (1867) - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*British Author Challenge*
(url)
May is "Comic Books/Graphic Novels & Audiobooks"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

Wildcard Challenge!
Read the movie: (https://www.librarything.com/topic/337718)

Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
May possible reads:

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*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

End of the Drive - Read and reviewed

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*Mystery KIT*
(url)
May is "Detectives in Translation"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

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*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff - Did not read


The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder - (ROOT)

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341484)
May is "From Wars to Peace"

American Sniper by Chris Kyle - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341198#)
May is "May Flowers"

The Lottery Rose by Irene Hunt - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341518#)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 3

Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean


Precursor by CJ Cherryh


The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341192#)
May is "Invasion"

Precursor by CJ Cherryh - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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Books read and reviewed in May:
1. Where Eagles Dare - (ROOT)
2. King James Bible book of Second Thessalonians
3. King James Bible book of First Timothy
4. Mouse Soup
5. King James Bible book of Second Timothy
6. King James Bible book of Titus
7. End of the Drive
8. King James Bible books of 1st, 2nd & 3rd John (very small books)
9. King James Bible book of Jude
10. King James Bible book of John
11. Precursor - (ROOT)
12. The Egypt Game - (ROOT)

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Books culled rehomed in May:
1. Mouse Soup
2. The Egypt Game - (ROOT)

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Male authors read this month: 10 to date
Female authors read this month: 2 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 2
Books read and reviewed: 12
ROOTs completed to date: 3

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:


King James Bible book of Second Thessalonians
King James Bible book of First Timothy
King James Bible book of Second Timothy
King James Bible book of Titus
King James Bible books of 1st, 2nd & 3rd John (very small books)
King James Bible book of Jude
King James Bible book of John (28 books in 2022 to here)


Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel

Possible reads:

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341767)

June challenges are the letters "Q" and "C" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"Q"

Horse Racing's Holy Grail: The Epic Quest for the Kentucky Derby by Steve Haskin - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

"C"

Defender by C. J. Cherryh - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Happy Easter Corduroy! by Don Freeman - Read and reviewed


Cotton in My Sack by Lois Lenski - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr - Read and reviewed


Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr - Read and reviewed

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*American Author Challenge*
(url)
June is "John Dos Passos"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

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*British Author Challenge*
(url)
June is "Jackie Kay & E. F. Benson"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

Wildcard Challenge!
Read the movie: (https://www.librarything.com/topic/337718)

The Lonely Skier by Hammond Innes - (ROOT) - Did not read
(Movie is "Snowbound")

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*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
June possible reads:

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*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

From the Listening Hills
- Did not finish

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*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341775#)
June is "Historical Fiction Mysteries"

A Whisper to the Living by Stuart Kaminsky - (ROOT) - Did not read

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*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff - Did not read

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342125#)
June is "Science & Medicine"

The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health (Children’s Health Defense) by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Did not finish

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341789#)
June is "Cooking the Books"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342138#)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 3

Defender by C. J. Cherryh


Horse Racing's Holy Grail: The Epic Quest for the Kentucky Derby by Steve Haskin


Cotton in My Sack by Lois Lenski

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*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/341778#)
June is "Next Book in a Series"

Defender by C. J. Cherryh - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells - Read and reviewed

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Books read and reviewed in June:
1. Defender - (ROOT)
2. Papa Loves You, Tiny Blue by Jo Empson - Early Reviewer
3. Horse Racing's Holy Grail: The Epic Quest for the Kentucky Derby - (ROOT)
4. Happy Easter, Corduroy! by Don Freeman
5. Fugitive Telemetry
6. Cotton in My Sack - (ROOT)
7. The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
8. Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr

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Books culled rehomed in June:
1. Big Medicine by Louis L'Amour
2. Papa Loves You, Tiny Blue
3. Happy Easter, Corduroy!
4. Cotton in My Sack - (ROOT)
5. The Tiger Who Came to Tea
6. Mog the Forgetful Cat

---

Male authors read this month: 2 to date
Female authors read this month: 6 to date

---

Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 6
Books read and reviewed: 8
ROOTs completed to date: 3

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:


Papa Loves You, Tiny Blue by Jo Empson - ER


King James Bible book of

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

---

*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342335)

July challenges are the letters "E" and "T" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"E"

The View From Saturday (Newbery Medal 1997) by E.L. Konigsburg - (ROOT) - Did not read


Explorer by CJ Cherryh - (ROOT)- Read and reviewed


Alaska is for the Birds! by Susan Ewing and Evon Zerbetz - (Early Reviewer) - Read and reviewed

"T"

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - (ROOT) - Did not read


The Faith of a Collie by Albert Payson Terhune - (ROOT) - Did not read


A Highland Collie by Albert Payson Terhune- (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Buff: A Collie by Albert Payson Terhune - (ROOT) - Did not read


From Head to Toe by Eric Carle - Read and reviewed

---

*American Author Challenge*
(url)
July is "Gish Jen"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342539#n7869271)
July is "The Georgian Era (1714-1837)"

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - (ROOT) - Did not read

---

*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
July possible reads:

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - (ROOT) - Did not read

---

*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

Long Ride Home - Read and reviewed

---

*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342350)
July is "Golden Age"

The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers - (ROOT) - Did not read

---

*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

The View From Saturday (Newbery Medal 1997) by E.L. Konigsburg - (ROOT) - Did not read

---

*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342692)
July is "Books by Journalists"

Did not participate, no books on my shelves match this month's challenge

---

*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342338#n7861451)
July is "Dog Days of Summer"

The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byers - (ROOT) - Did not read


Swift Lightning by James Oliver Curwood - (ROOT) - Did not read


Punch the Cruising Dog by Anne Bosworth Greene - (ROOT) - Did not read


The Wolf King by Joseph Wharton Lippincott - (ROOT) - Did not read


A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin - (ROOT) - Did not read


A Legend of Wolf Song by George Stone - (ROOT) - Did not read>


The Fox at Drummers' Darkness by Joyce Stranger - (ROOT) - Did not read


Flash by Joyce Stranger - (ROOT) - Did not read


A Dog's Way Home by Bobbie Pyron - (ROOT) - Did not read


My Dog Skip by Willie Morris - (ROOT) - Did not read


Boots, The Story of a Working Sheep Dog by Colonel S. P. Meek - (ROOT) - Did not read


Rusty: A Cocker Spaniel by Colonel S. P. Meek - (ROOT) - Did not read


The Faith of a Collie by Albert Payson Terhune - (ROOT) - Did not read


A Highland Collie by Albert Payson Terhune- (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Buff: A Collie by Albert Payson Terhune - (ROOT) - Did not read

---

*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342721#)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 4

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged) by Edward Gibbon (rehomed without reading)

Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting by Kevin Powers (rehomed without reading)


Explorer by CJ Cherryh


A Highland Collie by Albert Payson Terhune

---

*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342582#7873447)
July is "Family (biological or found)"

Explorer by CJ Cherryh - (ROOT)- Read and reviewed


The Pride of Chanur by CJ Cherryh (reread)

---

Books read and reviewed in July:
1. The Grand Sophy
2. Long Ride Home
3. Alaska is for the Birds! - (Early Reviewer)
4. Red, Red, Red
5. From Head to Toe
6. Explorer - (ROOT)
7. The Pride of Chanur (reread)
8. A Highland Collie - (ROOT)

---

Books culled rehomed in July:
1. The Grand Sophy
2. Alaska is for the Birds! - (Early Reviewer)
And 22 more, listed here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/338009#7884271

---

Male authors read this month: 3 to date
Female authors read this month: 5 to date

---

Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 24
Books read and reviewed: 8
ROOTs completed to date: 4

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:


The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer - Read and reviewed


Red, Red, Red by Polly Dunbar

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

---

*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342885)

August challenges are the letters "M" and "F" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"M"


Grey Seas Under by Farley Mowat - (ROOT) - Did not read


May There Be a Road by Louis L'Amour - Mostly read


The Secret Ways by Alistair MacLean - (ROOT) - Did not read

"F"


I Can Be Your Friend by Pamela Kennedy (VeggieTales) - (Early Reviewer) - Read and reviewed


Grey Seas Under by Farley Mowat - (ROOT)

---

*American Author Challenge*
(url)
August is "Henry Louis Gates, Jr."
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343200)
August is "Espionage"

The Secret Ways by Alistair MacLean - (ROOT) - Did not read

---

*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
August possible reads:

---

*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

May There Be a Road - Read most of it

---

*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342883#)
August is "Technothrillers"

The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy - Did not finish due to Real Life

---

*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

---

*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343275)
August is "Cross-Genres"

- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342898#)
August is "Canada"

Grey Seas Under by Farley Mowat - (ROOT) - Did not read

---

*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343279#)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 2

Subs and Submariners by Arch Whitehouse (rehomed without reading)


The Chanur Saga by CJ Cherryh (omnibus broke)

---

*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/342908#unread)
August is "SFF by Asian Authors"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

Books read and reviewed in August:
1. Chanur's Venture (reread)
2. The Kif Strike Back (reread)
3. King James Bible book of First Corinthians
4. Chanur's Homecoming (reread)
5. I Can Be Your Friend

---

Books culled rehomed in August:
1. Subs and Submariners - (ROOT)
2. I Can Be Your Friend
3. The Chanur Saga (omnibus)

---

Male authors read this month: 1 to date
Female authors read this month: 4 to date

---

Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 3
Books read and reviewed: 5
ROOTs completed to date: 1

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:


Chanur's Venture by CJ Cherryh (reread)


The Kif Strike Back by CJ Cherryh (reread)


King James Bible book of First Corinthians


Chanur's Homecoming by CJ Cherryh (reread)

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

---

*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343527)

September challenges are the letters "K" and "I" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"K"

King James Bible book of Habakkuk - Read

King James Bible book of Zephaniah - Read

"I"

---

*American Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343912)
September is "Pulitzer Prize Winners"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343816)
September is "Retellings, Continuations, and Non-Series Prequels & Sequels"

---

*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
September possible reads:

---

*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

Riding for the Brand
Reread/reviewed

---

*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343601#n7908674)
September is "Animal Mystery"

---

*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

---

*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343911)
September is "Biography (NOT memoir)"

Spectacular Bid: Racing's Horse of Steel by Timothy T Capps - (ROOT)

---

*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343522)
September is "A Time to Harvest"

---

*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(url)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 0

---

*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/343546)
September is "Quests & Journeys"

Destroyer by CJ Cherryh - Read and reviewed

---

Books read and reviewed in September:
1. Conagher (reread)
2. The Cherokee Trail (reread)
3. Flint (reread)
4. Riding For the Brand (reread)
5. The Man Called Noon (reread)
6. King James Bible book of Habakkuk
7. Destroyer
8. Curious George
9. The Little Bear Treasury
10. King James Bible book of Zephaniah
11. There's a Nightmare in My Closet (reread)

---

Books culled rehomed in September:
1. Curious George
2. The Little Bear Treasury
3. There's a Nightmare in My Closet

---

Male authors read this month: 9 to date
Female authors read this month: 2 to date

---

Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 3
Books read and reviewed: 11
ROOTs completed to date: 0

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:

Conagher by Louis L'Amour (reread)
The Cherokee Trail by Louis L'Amour (reread)
Flint by Louis L'Amour by Louis L'Amour (reread)
The Man Called Noon by Louis L'Amour (reread)


Curious George by H.A. Rey (reread)


The Little Bear Treasury by Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak


There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer (reread)

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

---

*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/344170)

October challenges are the letters "V" and "N" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"V"

Prince Valiant, Vol. 10: 1955-1956 by Hal Foster - (ROOT) - Did not read

"N"

Nell's Quilt by Susan Terris - Read and reviewed

---

*American Author Challenge*
(url)
October is "John McPhee"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/344761)
October is "Aminatta Forna & Lawrence Durrell"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
October possible reads:

---

*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

The Strong Shall Live - Read and reviewed

---

*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/344163)
October is "Mysteries Featuring Food"

---

*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

---

*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/344769)
October is "From the 'Middle Ages' to the Renaissance (800-1600)"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/344162)
October is "What's in a Name?"

Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban - Read and reviewed


Lottie and Lisa by Erich Kastner - Read and reviewed

---

*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/344899)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 5

Deliverer by CJ Cherryh


How the West Was Won by Louis L'Amour


The War of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone


Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 6, Part 1


Conspirator by CJ Cherryh

---

*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/344184)
October is "Robots and Sentient AI"

Android at Arms by Andre Norton - (ROOT) - Did not finish

---

Books read and reviewed in October:
1. Pretender
2. The Strong Shall Live
3. Bedtime for Frances
4. Deliverer - (ROOT)
5. Nell's Quilt
6. May I Bring a Friend?
7. Lottie and Lisa
8. Crow Boy
9. Conspirator - (ROOT)
10. How to Teach Your Cat a Trick: In Five Easy Steps - ER
11. King James Bible - Book of Second Corinthians
12. Deceiver

---

Books culled rehomed in October:
1. Bedtime for Frances
2. How the West Was Won
3. The War of the Mountain Man
4. Nell's Quilt
5. May I Bring a Friend?
6. Lottie and Lisa
7. Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 6, Part 1 - (ROOT)
8. The Faded Sun omnibus, discarded in lieu of three individual volumes
9. The Morgaine Cycle omnibus, discarded in lieu of three individual volumes
10. How to Teach Your Cat a Trick: In Five Easy Steps - ER

---

Male authors read this month: 5 to date
Female authors read this month: 7 to date

---

Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 10
Books read and reviewed: 12
ROOTs completed to date: 5

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:


Pretender by CJ Cherryh - Read and reviewed


Conspirator by CJ Cherryh - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Deceiver by CJ Cherryh - Read and reviewed


How to Teach Your Cat a Trick: In Five Easy Steps by Nicola Winstanley and Zoe Si - Read and reviewed


King James Bible - Book of Second Corinthians

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

---

*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(November url)

November challenges are the letters "G" and "U" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"G"

Given By Inspiration: A Multifaceted Study on the A.V. 1611 with Contemporary Analysis by William P. Grady - Did not read


Savage Sam by Fred Gipson (reread) - Read and reviewed

"U"

Grey Seas Under by Farley Mowat - (ROOT) - Did not read

---

*American Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345482)
November is "Native American Authors, Themes and History"

Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

---

*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345472)
November is "Arthurian Legend"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
November possible reads:

---

*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

Valley of the Sun - Read and reviewed

---

*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/344163)
November is "Gothic"

The Lifted Veil by George Eliot - Did not finish

---

*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - Did not read, moved to December

---

*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345547)
November is "Books About Books"

Given By Inspiration: A Multifaceted Study on the A.V. 1611 with Contemporary Analysis by William P. Grady - Did not read

---

*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345135)
November is "Read a book with 'City' in the Title"

City of Dogs: New York Dogs, Their Neighborhoods, and the People Who Love Them by Ken Foster - Did not read

---

*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345572#n7968081)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 1

Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman

---

*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345445)
November is "Award Winners"

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - Did not read

---

Books read and reviewed in November:
1. Savage Sam (reread)
2. Valley of the Sun (reread)
3. Can You Spot the Leopard? - Early Reviewer
4. Betrayer
5. Irish Red (reread)
6. When the Moon is Full: A Lunar Year
7. Dance Hall of the Dead - (ROOT)

---

Books culled rehomed in November:
1. Can You Spot the Leopard?

---

Male authors read this month: 4 to date
Female authors read this month: 3 to date

---

Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 1
Books read and reviewed: 6
ROOTs completed to date: 1 in November

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:

Can You Spot the Leopard? by Karen B Winnick - Read and reviewed


Betrayer by CJ Cherryh - Read and reviewed


Irish Red by Jim Kjelgaard - Read and reviewed


When the Moon is Full: A Lunar Year by Penny Pollock and Mary Azarian - Read and reviewed

From A Year With Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2022 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

---

*AlphaCATKIT Challenge* (unofficial)
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345839)

December challenges are the letters "Y" and "W" (yearlong challenge letters are X and Z)

"Y"


Yondering by Louis L'Amour

"W"


Charlotte's Web by EB White (Newbery Honor 1952) - Read and reviewed


West of Dodge by Louis L'Amour - Read and reviewed


When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Newbery Medal 2010) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff (Newbery Honor 2003) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

---

*American Author Challenge*
(url)
December is "Martha Gellhorn"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*British Author Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/346166#)
December is "Books About Books"

---

*Classics-I-Have-Not-Read Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/314434#)
December possible reads:

---

*Louis L'Amour Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/338331)

Yondering
or

West of Dodge - Read and reviewed

---

*Mystery KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345957)
December is "Holiday Mysteries"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*Newbery Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#)

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley (Newbery Medal 1985) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Charlotte's Web by EB White (Newbery Honor 1952) - Read and reviewed


When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Newbery Medal 2010)- (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff (Newbery Honor 2003) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

---

*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/346203#)
December is "As You Like It"

Spectacular Bid: Racing's Horse of Steel by Timothy T Capps - (ROOT)


Dr. Anthony Fauci and Big Pharma's Global War on Democracy, Humanity, and Public Health by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - (ROOT)

---

*RandomKIT Challenge*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345838)
December is "Christmas Sweets"
- Did not participate (no books on my shelves that match this challenge)

---

*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/346223#)
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 3

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley


When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Newbery Medal 2010)


Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff (Newbery Honor 2003) - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

---

*UN-official SFF-KIT*
(https://www.librarything.com/topic/345840#)
December is "Wishes"

Agent of Change by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller

or maybe


The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Dauntless by Jack Campbell - Read and reviewed

---

Books read and reviewed in December:
1. Dauntless
2. Charlotte's Web (reread)
3. Isaiah (King James Bible)
4. The Hero and the Crown - (ROOT)
5. When You Reach Me - (ROOT)
6. Pictures of Hollis Woods - (ROOT)

---

Books culled rehomed in December:
1. When You Reach Me - (ROOT)
2. Pictures of Hollis Woods - (ROOT)
3. Touring Iran A Photographic Journey by Yassavoli
4. P is for Peril by Sue Grafton
5. X by Sue Grafton
6. The History of Thoroughbred Racing in America by William H P Robertson
7. Wyatt Earp's Cow-boy Campaign by Chuck Hornung
8. Frightful's Daughter by Jean Craighead George
9. America's National Parks by James P Delgado
10. Birds of America: the Original Watercolor Paintings by John James Audubon

---

Male authors read this month: 3 to date
Female authors read this month: 3 to date

---

Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 10
Books read and reviewed: 6
ROOTs completed to date: 3 read, 8 more rehomed

Read and reviewed, not assigned to any challenge:


Fearless by Jack Campbell - Currently reading


King James Bible - Book of Isaiah

The next one is for an early bird!

Yay! Welcome back and enjoy 2022! Happy New Year.

>15 majkia: congratulations on being the first to post in my new thread!



Thank you, have a safe and fun New Year holiday.

I’m awed by your organising powers. Hope the new year is all you could wish of it.

Happy 2022!

Happy New Year, my friend. It always awes me how organised your reading is.

Happy New Year, fuzzi! May all your 2022 reads be satisfying.

Happy New year and happy reading!

Thank you >17 haydninvienna: >18 pgmcc: >19 -pilgrim-: >20 clamairy: >21 Karlstar:!

I love organizing, can you tell?

Besides, copy/paste is a big timesaver...

Happy reading in 2022!

May all your reading bring satisfaction this year, and some of it surprises and inspiration as well.

>23 Narilka: >24 MrsLee: thank you, both.

Happy new year to you! I hope it will contain many great books and happy times with family.

>26 Sakerfalcon: same to you!

Hmm. This doesn't happen very often: not one book on the new Early Reviewer list appeals to me.

Guess I'll just have to read off my shelves some more...

>28 fuzzi: 2nd month that's happened to me. Didn't like anything in the December batch either.

Happy New Year! Much reading Joy and updating /editing to you!

I'm always impressed by those who manage to keep their threads so active, time seems to run on by for me.

>28 fuzzi: - better to catch up on books you want to read than struggle with a turgid ER title that didn't even appeal from the start. I've done that too often!

Greetings and wishes for a great reading year.

>28 fuzzi: >29 Maddz: Same here, though there were a couple I almost chose.

>29 Maddz: >30 reading_fox: >32 Karlstar: I've been disappointed in the selection of Early Reviewer books. So many of them have the same basic plot, with supernatural aspects thrown in for good measure. The last year or two I've been mainly selecting (and receiving) children's books. The best of those go to my grandchildren after I read and review.

>31 Meredy: thank you, friend, you too.

>32 Karlstar:
Being in Ireland the number of books on offer from ER is much reduced from the total available. I have received a number of good books on the ER programme, but that is the result of being very selective. In the eleven years I have been in the ER programme I have received 20 books. Five were non-fiction, eight collections of stories, and seven novels. One of the non-fiction books was a dud, the others being very good. The story collections had good and bad, as with any collection of stories, but overwhelmingly good. Four of the novels were very disappointing.

The criteria I use for picking ER books is:
- Has it been written by an author I like?
- Has it been produced by a publisher whose work I regard highly, such as Bookview Café or NewCon Press?
- Is the book a non-fiction book that addresses a topic I find interesting.

>33 fuzzi: Yes, they mostly seem to be bandwagon YA fiction, which in general I find pretty boring. I'm also not much for what could be politely referred to as necrophilia or bestiality - which is what paranormal romance boils down to - unless it's actually got an interesting storyline preferably not involving entitled whiny teenaged brats.

I started reading West From Home last night, loving it.

What will later generations read in lieu of this type of correspondence since so few of us write letters anymore?

>36 fuzzi: Compilations of blog posts have started appearing. I suppose they are the modern equivalent, although far more an orchestrated performance than a private letter to a loved one.

>37 -pilgrim-: Historians and biography writers will lament the passing of the letter.

>38 pgmcc: I agree completely. The electronic alternatives that replace them have the illusion of permanence, but they are ephemeral. Everything is one convention change away from illegibility.

>39 -pilgrim-: me too.

I believe I have mentioned here before that I write and mail a note to my granddaughter (5 years old) every month or so, printed so she can pick out some of the words.

My daughter says Ruthie asks her to read the notes from me over and over and over and...

>40 fuzzi:
That is lovely!

>41 pgmcc: my grandmother (mother's side) used to send us notes, and if she sent us a check for our birthday, she'd send a thank you for the thank you notes we wrote to her. She liked to send out cards for all the holidays, such as Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, etc.

I'm 61 and still remember her cards fondly.

Okay, what's going on...I am not a cook, am an indifferent preparer of food.

In the last couple of weeks I have created in my kitchen, and to the accolades of family:

1. Panettoni
   
2. Egg Stratta
   
3. Bran muffins
   
4. Baked pinto beans
   

ALL FROM SCRATCH.

I must be getting sick or something...

>43 fuzzi: Sounds good to me.

>43 fuzzi: it all sounds delicious! Did you get some new cook wear or something? :)

>43 fuzzi: Sounds great!

>45 catzteach: actually, no.

Back in early December I started taking vitamin K to help boost my vitamin D intake and it's working. Lab tests showed that my D levels more than doubled after I started taking K.

I have more energy, and ambition.

And I've been trying to eat more nutritionally, too.

I finished my L'Amour reread.

What next?

Choices, choices...Kaminsky or Zelazny or Prince Valiant? :)

I am making progress reading the Bible, but as I started January in Psalms I might not get one book done before February. I'm somewhere in the 50s.

Updated my ROOT list, it's up to 294 books that I've owned for at least a year.

I guess I need to focus on ROOTs this year, leave the shiny new stuff alone...

>50 fuzzi: I say that every year ... shiny new books are so tempting though!

>51 Sakerfalcon: You expressed what I wanted to say to >50 fuzzi: perfectly.

I was a good girl, I started a ROOT last night, the Kaminsky mystery: People Who Walk in Darkness. Good stuff.

>53 fuzzi:
Good start. Keep it up.

We will be watching!

:-)

As Peter says: We will be watching!

Watch your step!

>54 pgmcc: >55 2wonderY:

>56 fuzzi:
You can run, but you cannot hide.

>56 fuzzi: That looks like a cosy reading nook!

>58 Sakerfalcon: I'd have a hard time getting down and getting back up from the floor (hip issues). I like reading in bed, or the recliner. :)

>57 pgmcc: run, run, as fast as you can...you can't catch me... ;)

I'm really enjoying this Kaminsky. I'd been putting off reading it as it's the next to last in the series, and the author has been dead for a long time so he won't be writing any more sequels :(

>59 fuzzi: Bed is my favourite place to read, though I do run the risk of falling asleep!

>59 fuzzi: I have not read any Kaminsky. I have to admit your posting here and in the "Tattered but still lovely" group, has piqued my interest. I will not admit to being hit, but that might change under robust interrogation.

I can appreciate your being reluctant to finish a book that means you come closer to the end of a series that you are enjoying. It is the bitter-sweet emotion we often suffer at the end of a book. It must be magnified if it is towards the end of a series.

E.T.A. If I do succumb to your Kaminsky BB, I will give you all the credit due. Acquisition of an Kaminsky mystery will be the sign that I have been hit.

E.T.A.II: OK! You got me. The Death of a Dissident is on its way to my Kindle.

>61 pgmcc: woo!

What I mostly love about Kaminsky's Rostnikov series are the CHARACTERS.

I read one of his Toby Peters mysteries, was not impressed.

ETA: wrong Touchstone for that book.

>60 Sakerfalcon: I do, too, and sometimes the book lands on top of our dog, Cleo, who likes to sleep on the floor next to me.

Working on my 4th ROOT book, Changeling by Roger Zelazny. I probably won't finish it tonight, but maybe later in the week.

As I mentioned in post 50 this year I've challenged myself to read mostly ROOT books, those that have been unread and on my shelves for a year or more.

>64 fuzzi: What does ROOT stand for?

>65 Karlstar: Thanks for asking. I've been wondering the same thing! ;)

Read Only Owned Titles was the best guess I could come up with.

>66 ScoLgo: I thought it was Read Our Own Titles. LOL

Read
Our
Own
Tomes

It's a group here on LT for people who want to whittle down their unread books.

https://www.librarything.com/ngroups/23590/2022-ROOT-CHALLENGE

>66 ScoLgo: Glad it wasn't just me!

>67 clamairy: >68 fuzzi: Thanks!

>62 fuzzi:
I just saw your, ETA: I corrected it and then, in a panic, went to make sure I had ordered the correct book. Thankfully I had ordered the Kaminsky.

The wrong book is about the killing of Alexander Litvinenko. I remember it well and managed to suppress the idea of buying that book too. Had I done that you would have to get the credit a double hit. Two books with on shot.

:-)

Thank you for pointing out my Touchstone faux pas.

Talk of ROOT, PGGB, and other such LT/GD acronyms reminded me of the first two weeks in my current employ. I spent those two weeks reading reports and other documents. During that process I was taking note of all the acronyms I came across and built up a glossary in the back of my notebook. When I came across some of them their meaning was explained, or at least very clear. The majority of acronyms were not explained, and I had to hunt down the meanings with my new colleagues. On more than one occasion I found the same acronym used in different parts of the business to mean different things. My glossary had to include the organisational context for some of the entries.

Of course, in my time in the company I have striven to create more acronyms, mostly TLAs, to confuse my colleagues and any newbies arriving in the business. It is so satisfying in a meeting, throwing about TLAs and watching to see who has the courage to ask what they mean. :-)

Oh the POWER! BWAHAHAHAHAH....

>71 pgmcc: AKA how to confuse senior management in one easy lesson (and to get out of having to present stuff at meetings).

>69 Karlstar: >70 pgmcc: you're welcome!

>71 pgmcc: TLA?

:)

>71 pgmcc: I've actually started a document to make a note of all of the acronyms specific to our group for 'new' people. We have all of the standard company acronyms plus a bunch specific to our organization and tools.

Just need to collect a few more and I think we'll have a Jeopardy type game at one of our virtual meetings soon.

>73 fuzzi:

:-)

Three Letter Acronym!

>74 Karlstar:
Great idea!

>75 pgmcc: bwahaha!

Three books rehomed so far in 2022.

I just brought home four more books today...

>78 fuzzi: I would snicker, but I have no room to do so.

>79 2wonderY: no room to snicker...no room for more books? 😉

Non book item:

What I recently purchased from eBay:



The stool is the same type as my grandmother's (hers was yellow) and the cast iron cat is the same as one my mother had that got lost over the years.

I don't think I'm the only one who likes heritage-type items.

>80 fuzzi: Exactly. I have two boxes of books spilled out on the living room floor at the moment, and nowhere for them to go.

My mom’s kitchen chair was that exact model and color. Great find.

At first I thought the kitty was real! It looks as though it's about to move!

>82 2wonderY: I was so excited to find one in good shape. The treads were worn off but the nice people at Cosco sent me a couple new treads for less than $10. I used rubber cement to attach them.

>83 Sakerfalcon: it's a heavy cat, made of cast iron, so it's not heading anywhere! (good doorstop)

>81 fuzzi: My oarents also had a yellow stool like that. When its seat finally fell apart with old age, they replaced it with an identical obe un floral pattern.

>81 fuzzi: We had one like that too, green as I recall. You could lift the steps and move them under the seat.

>86 Jim53: yes! The manufacturer, Cosco, still makes these stools but they look cheap, and the steps aren't attached, they just slide under the stool.

I like the old version better.

I just finished a special Newbery Medal winner from 1954, ...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold.

I've been keeping track of all my Newbery award winner reads here, if you're interested: https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#7771533

Notice anything about my reads so far this year?

That's right, most of them are classified as ROOT books.

A ROOT book is an owned but unread book that has been sitting on the shelves (or e-reader) for more than a year.

I'm determined to reduce my ROOT load, which currently stands at 318 books.

My "owned but unread" list is 382 books, so most of them have been collecting dust for a while. One goes back to 2011!

Whew.

>89 fuzzi: I’ve never worried about having unread books. I hoard the ones I know I will like and I get to them eventually. I think I read somewhere that a 60% read ratio is fine. I’m right about there.

>90 2wonderY: I'm up to 1400+ physical books in my tiny house. There's no more shelf room, and I'm storing books in boxes behind the recliner.

I need to read 'em and pass them on.

>81 fuzzi: We had a succession of yellow ones. Well, at least two. I don't think any home in the 1950s was without.

>92 quondame: my grandmother had two stools, both yellow, but only one with steps.

>89 fuzzi: Well done for tackling those unread books! I am trying to do the same. For financial reasons I'm cutting down on my spending at the moment so it's a perfect time to go through my teetering stacks of books.

ETA For financial reasons I'm cutting down on my spending at the moment Just realised this is a rather redundant sentence!

>94 Sakerfalcon: I'm trying to get serious about the stacks and boxes.

Most of my rehomed books are going to the used book store, so I currently have over $100 in credit TO GET MORE BOOKS!!! Argh!!!

I can get more books "for free" with book store credit, and then when I read and get rid of them, I get more credit...it's sort of a Catch 22 situation.

>90 2wonderY:
Be reassured, it is not hoarding if it is books. :-)

I.JUST.ORDERED.SIX.BOOKS...

Well, three of them were for my granddaughters, and one of those was a BOGO free offer, but I needed to add more to get free shipping and a bigger discount, and...

...I'm hopeless.

>96 pgmcc: Even if you’ve bought them by the carload?

Three of the six books I'd ordered arrived yesterday, but I also rehomed 76 books in a living room/den cleaning and reorganizing project.

List is here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/338009#7778892

>94 Sakerfalcon: use the word budgeting instead of financial, and it makes sense.

>99 fuzzi: well done. I can sympathize with the need to do some clearing out. I'm trying to manage a conflict (within myself) between wanting the place neater and not wanting to go through the process of thinning.

>98 2wonderY:
Especially if you buy them by the carload.

For the first time in three years I'm adding a gardening thread!

Here it is: https://www.librarything.com/topic/340858#7799055

Content to follow. :)

And here's something to feast your eyes upon:



Monarch butterfly laying eggs on milkweed!

>104 fuzzi: Wow! What a lovely capture.

>104 fuzzi: That's wonderful!

>104 fuzzi: that’s so cool!

>104 fuzzi: Beautiful shot!

>104 fuzzi: Great picture!

Wow, thanks >109 Karlstar: >108 Narilka: >107 catzteach: >106 clamairy: >105 MrsLee:

I took about twenty shots to get that one.

Happy Easter!

https://www.librarything.com/topic/337704#7814767

Happy Easter to you!

>111 fuzzi: A very Happy Easter to you and your family.

>112 Karlstar: >113 clamairy: thanks!

A Stuart Kaminsky Rostnikov mystery is available today for $.99 USD:

https://www.bookbub.com/books/death-of-a-russian-priest-by-stuart-m-kaminsky?buy...

I highly recommend this series, which isn't as readily available as it should be.

I hope you are having a peaceful and happy Easter.

>104 fuzzi: Wow! Great shot!

Happy Easter to you too! I hope you had a good celebration.

>117 Sakerfalcon: thank you, hope you had a good Easter, too.

I added to my personal library five more books yesterday...

>119 fuzzi: Those are rookie numbers fuzzi. Got to pump those numbers up.

>120 Volt875: I'm working on it...

Ordered...

West of Everything by Jane Tompkins (this has been on my Wishlist for a looooooong time)
Westmark by Lloyd Alexander
Shiloh: A Novel by Shelby Foote
Affirmed and Alydar by Timothy T. Capps
The Line Between by Peter S. Beagle

I just found out that my friend -pilgrim- has passed on. I pray she's in Heaven in the presence of her Saviour.

>122 fuzzi: So sad. Condolences.

>123 quondame: thank you. It doesn't matter to me if I've never met a friend in person, or spoken with them on the phone, they're still my friend.

>120 Volt875: Prince Valiant, Vol 21 arrived, though I'd ordered Vol 19. Oh well.

Note: I now have two patients in my immediate family that need my assistance as an advocate.

If you don't see much of me that's probably why.

Later!

That’s an important role. Prayers for you and yours.

>126 fuzzi: Hang in there!

>126 fuzzi: I am thinking of you and wishing you strength.

>126 fuzzi: Take time to care for yourself too. Keeping you and yours in my prayers.

>126 fuzzi: Oh no! Keeping you in my thoughts.

>126 fuzzi: Virtual hugs are hardly sufficient, but (((hugs))).

>126 fuzzi: oh my! I’m glad they have you to speak for them. Tough job, though. Sending you strength juju.

Thank you, all.

My father has stage 4 lung cancer.

You all probably already know about my husband's disability.

Prayers are appreciated, as are thoughts if you aren't a praying person.

>135 fuzzi:
Wishing you strength.

>135 fuzzi: seconding Peter.

>135 fuzzi: Seconding Peter and Hugh.

>135 fuzzi: I'm so sorry. I hope there is a treatment that will help your father.

Keeping you and your loved ones in my prayers.

>139 quondame: >140 Sakerfalcon: thank you.

I'm going to rant, just a bit. Feel free to scroll past.

My father is almost 94. His cancer is inoperable, radiation isn't an option.

Without treatment my dad has 3-6 months to live.

However, the VA (Veterans Administration) is dragging their heels to approve a biopsy to determine what chemo might help, let alone a consult with an oncologist.

My dad will probably die before they okay any type of treatment. We're resigned to it.

I lost my friend -pilgrim- to the incompetency and bureaucratic ineptitude of socialized medicine, and now it appears I am losing my father to it as well.

***

But the good news is he accepted Jesus as his Saviour a few years ago, and is headed for Heaven when he passes. I'll see him again.

>142 fuzzi: Have you called your congressperson? Used to be, an inquiry from that office would move bureaucratic feet.

>143 2wonderY: thanks for the reminder. We've done it before with both senator and congressman. If I don't hear from the VA within a couple more days I will.

>142 fuzzi: dealing with the VA is so hard! My dad refused to try and get signed up until the last six months of his life. We knew he was sick and needed more care than Mom could give, he finally relented. We got the approval after he died. I hope they call you soon!

>145 catzteach: thank you. I'm sorry they dropped the ball for you, too.

Yesterday I received a phone call about a biopsy appointment, but it's not the biopsy we were told by the oncologist that he needed, and the testing center wants him at the hospital at 7:15am IN TWO WEEKS....two more weeks.

I reminded them that he's almost 94, he doesn't move that quickly, he could make it for a 9:00am. Nope, they need him there at 7:15am, it's part of the protocols I guess. No flexibility, come when they dictate, or go home and die. Just like -pilgrim- :(

I was just listening to an oncologist who I greatly admire, old school, 50 years of experience. He pointed out that all evidence and studies indicate that mortality rates increase quickly if treatment isn't started within 30 days of an original diagnosis of cancer. We're past that now.

Thanks again for your reply. It helps to know that someone gives a hoot.

>146 fuzzi: Sorry to hear that you are going through this and that it has been so difficult. I hope you have someone to help.

>146 fuzzi: Strength to you my friend. My prayers are for you and your family.

>148 MrsLee: >147 Karlstar: thank you. I appreciate your words of support.

I have promising news, but I'm feeling a headache coming on, need to lie down. Be back later.

>149 fuzzi: hugs to you. Sending you strength juju as well. With everything going on, I know it’s hard to think about yourself, but do remember to take care of yourself, too.

Sorry to hear about your situation and all the frustrations being added by those who are supposed to take care of us. Holding your family in the light.

The promising news I alluded to in post 149 is that we finally got an appointment with the pulmonologist, who will do a bronchoscopy biopsy. That procedure will be a lot easier on an old man and not require he show up at the hospital at 7:00am. And there's another biopsy that can be done at home using a blood draw. The company that does it has shipped the kit to my home and will have someone scheduled to visit with my dad and do the blood draw IN HIS OWN HOME.

I thank my old boss, the oncologist, for helping to make these things happen.

Moonpie stopped eating on Friday, and passed this morning. He was 20.

I wish we could keep them longer.


Moonpie, from 2019






Making a bed in a shoe?

You are not having an easy time. My sympathy to you for Moonpie’s passing, and my good wishes for your father’s appointments.

>154 pgmcc: thank you. It does seem like I've had an avalanche, of sorts, lately.

Have you seen that there is a tv series based on Tony Hillerman's books. It premiered yesterday on AMC channel. Titled Dark Winds.

Seconding >154 pgmcc:. Moonpie looks / looked just like my Feline Overlord, Mister Inky Mistoffelees, the Maharajah of Muddipore.

>153 fuzzi: Very sorry to hear that, losing a pet is difficult, my sympathies.

>153 fuzzi: A pet is such sad sharp loss. My condolences.

It's good news that you were able to find help with your father's condition.

>156 majkia: argh, and I don't have cable.

Thanks.

>157 hfglen: ❤️❤️❤️

>158 Karlstar: >159 quondame: thank you.

>153 fuzzi: What a beautiful cat. I'm so sorry for your loss. Life sure has been rough for you lately. Sending virtual hugs.

Very sorry for your loss. Lovely cat. And best wishes for your dad's tests.

Moonpie was gorgeous and I am so sorry you lost him. 20 years isn't long enough.

Moonpie was beautiful. He looks like my Teddi. She also lived to 20. It’s so hard to lose them. Good news on your dad’s appointment. I hope it all goes smoothly.

>153 fuzzi: I'm so sorry that Moonpie has left you. He was a beautiful black panther and I can imagine how much of a hole he will leave. Praying for you.

>167 Sakerfalcon: he left a black hole... 😉

Reading rut here. I started Fugitive Telemetry last night, and it's light enough to make me smile. Maybe it will break the rut.

>169 fuzzi: That may be my favorite of the Murderbot series. What might be next?

>170 Karlstar: hopefully another good Murderbot story?

My 11th Thingaversary is next week, how many books should I get?

My June haul, so far:

How Patients Should Think: 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Drugs, Tests, and Treatment by Ray Moynihan

Intruder by CJ Cherryh

Protector by CJ Cherryh

Deceiver by CJ Cherryh

Pretender by CJ Cherryh

Regenesis by CJ Cherryh

The Prospering by Elizabeth George Speare

Nell's Quilt by Susan Terris

Prairie Songs by Pam Conrad

Family--The Ties that Bind . . . And Gag! by Erma Bombeck

ETA: oops, a duplicate arrived today (6/24/22) ... Deceiver. Oh well.

>172 fuzzi:
It looks like you are close to your Thingaversary Tax book requirement. If there are two more you acquired relatively recently, like in the last six months, then I would say you have reached your target.

Here's an interesting article about autism and Murderbot series:

https://www.tor.com/2022/06/21/murderbot-an-autistic-coded-robot-done-right/

I stopped reading when I sensed spoilers for Fugitive Telemetry, which I am reading right now.

>174 fuzzi: Thanks. I enjoyed that article. We aren't a culture that's good at appreciating autistic people.

>172 fuzzi: That's a lot of Foreigner, and not the band.

>176 Karlstar: I'm 20 years behind on the series, I want to catch up!

>175 quondame: too many try to fit others into their own mold.

>172 fuzzi: That's a great haul! I am so enjoying the Foreigner series and it's great to know that you're reading it too!
Nell's quilt was a favourite book of mine as a teen, when I had a craze for reading books about anorexia. I remember being very moved by it, and reread it often.

>178 Sakerfalcon: I saw Nell's Quilt at the public library, on the discard table, and it intrigued me enough to spend fifty cents.

I'm definitely enjoying being back in the Foreigner universe, but decided to wait for Explorer until things calmed down. My dad has three medical appointments this week (I'll be with him for two) and then next week we are planning on going on vacation to see the granddaughters. I'll get back on track after we return.

We got back from our trip to visit our granddaughters last Tuesday but I'm still unpacking mentally.

Here is a picture of our granddaughters. They appear to be enjoying the present we brought...

>180 fuzzi: Fabulous toy!

>180 fuzzi:
Super picture. They look totally engrossed in their play.

>181 2wonderY: and I found it at Habitat for Humanity!

Furniture came from eBay sellers. Clothespin dolls were created. Grandma had fun.

>182 pgmcc: they were. We brought it with us on a Saturday, they played with it for hours. Then it was reported to me that they were playing with it on Sunday morning before Mommy and Daddy got out of bed. :)

>183 fuzzi:
It is a great feeling when a gift you gave someone is so well appreciated.

>184 pgmcc: absolutely! I don't need a thank you note when I can see the joy on their faces for myself.

>185 fuzzi:
About two months ago we visited a cousin of mine. She has a little girl of three, the same age as our granddaughter in the US. I had never met this young three year old lady and I wanted to get her a gift that would make an impression. My thought process led me to consider a set of magnetic shapes we bought our granddaughter that went down very well and are very educationa. I picked up a set of these and when we met this young cousin of mine we presented the box of magnetic pieces. She opened it up and started playing immediately. She did not budge from those magnetic pieces the whole time we were there. :-)

>186 pgmcc: LOVE IT. That's the best reaction one can get.

>186 pgmcc: "She did not budge from those magnetic pieces the whole time we were there"

Those must be some strong magnets! ;)

>188 ScoLgo:
Their pull was irresistable.

>189 pgmcc: That comment was very polarizing.

>190 Karlstar: But attractive.

>190 Karlstar: & >191 2wonderY:

I could reverse the polarities and become repulsive.

>192 pgmcc: Currently, I don't think that's possible.

>193 Karlstar: it is very nice of you to say it is impossible for me to be repulsive.

Just an FYI: my father's cancer metastasized to his lungs and lymph nodes. He was released to home hospice care at the beginning of August.

He has reached a point where he is very confused (it has spread to his brain), and he needs assistance with daily living activities.

I'm trying to help him on his journey Home, and so am not reading or posting much.

If you still have a mother or father living, tell them you love them, give them a hug.

>195 fuzzi:
I am thinking of you at this difficult time. Thank you for letting us know what is happening.

>195 fuzzi: is that a recent picture? I see peace in his eyes, and resignation and courage in yours.

Bless you and your family. I did home hospice with my dad in 2016, along with my siblings. It’s tough, but also rewarding.
I hope you have a good hospice team.
Sending you hugs.

>197 2wonderY: it's from two years ago, when we had a birthday lunch together. He was 92 at the time, and it was prior to his cancer diagnosis.

The home hospice people are WONDERFUL. Walmart pharmacy is awful.

>196 pgmcc: thank you.

>195 fuzzi: I am so so sorry. Sending virtual hugs.

>195 fuzzi: I am so sorry. Take care for yourself and your father in these difficult days.

>195 fuzzi: Very sorry to hear that and thank you for the good advice.

>195 fuzzi: Best wishes you you both.

*Hugs* to you. Not an easy path, may you have strength.

Massive supportive hugs to you and the rest of your family.

>195 fuzzi: I am so sorry to hear this. I pray that your remaining time together will be a blessing to you both.

No words can make it easier. (((Hugs))) Spend time with your family.

Oh, fuzzi, I’m so sorry. I’m grateful for hospice people to help at times like this. Hugs to you and yours.

My father passed on yesterday.

I'll return when I can.

Sending you lots of love, dear.

>209 fuzzi: Condolences. May you have the strength you need in the coming days.

>209 fuzzi:
My condolences on the loss of your father.

>209 fuzzi: My condolences, that's sad news.

>209 fuzzi: Very sorry to hear this. hugs to you and your family.

>209 fuzzi: I’m so sorry for your loss. Hugs

>209 fuzzi: Condolences.

>209 fuzzi: Sorry for your loss.

I'm very sorry to hear this. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.

So sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry to hear this, but I am glad for him that he had you and the kind hospice folks to ease his transition. Blessings to you and your family.

>209 fuzzi: Holding you in my prayers. *hug*

Thank you all for your kind words.

My son made Sunday dinner. It hit me hard that my father couldn't join us. At his request we'd been doing Sunday dinner for three years.

>209 fuzzi: Holding you and yours in the light...

>209 fuzzi: My deepest condolences. I am so sorry for your loss.

>224 Narilka: thank you so much.

This past week I also lost my last feral cat, Boots. He showed up one day in 2011 and stayed. His fur was all matted and his teeth were bad these last few months.

Boots in 2015



Ferals, also from 2015


(front to back: Boots, Mittsie, Momma Cat)

>225 fuzzi: That is a hard second blow. I'm sorry for your loss, but how lovely that Boots found you to love and care for him.

>226 MrsLee: Boots had been someone's cat, would allow some petting, but had a tendency to bite, possibly meant in affection. The result was that I didn't touch him much.

>225 fuzzi: Oh man :( So sorry for your second loss in such a short time!

I'm noticing that 2022 has been brutal, generally speaking. Here's hoping 2023 is better for everyone.

>225 fuzzi: Sorry to hear about Boots. You did not need that blow as well.

>225 fuzzi: Oh no, sorry to hear about Boots, especially now.

I'm so sorry about Boots.

>225 fuzzi: Loads of sympathy about Boots. Tuxedo cats are even more Special than most.

I'm so sorry to hear about Boots. He sounds like a character.

I appreciate all the kind words regarding the loss of Boots. I believe he was the third tux I'd owned/owned me.

I keep expecting to see him when I open up the door in the morning, waiting for his breakfast.

Oh, fuzzi, I’m so sorry about Boots.

I'm so sorry. :o(

I took an opened case of canned cat food to the local animal shelter and donated it in Boots' name/memory. They were very appreciative.

It helps.

>209 fuzzi:



My dad, 1951

>238 fuzzi: Wow! Handsome!

>238 fuzzi: those dimples!

>239 2wonderY: thank you.

>240 catzteach: yep. And he passed them on...my sister has one, my son has one...

I don't think you can have one dimple

>242 jjwilson61: Yes you can. My late wife had a singleton dimple.

>241 fuzzi: I love that things like that get passed on. Little treasures.

>242 jjwilson61: I used to have two dimples. Now I only have one. The dimple in my chin has become more pronounced over the years, too.

>244 catzteach: where did your other dimple go, did it join with the one on your chin? 😁

>245 fuzzi: Maybe!! :) I barely had one on my chin growing up. Maybe the one on my cheek felt sorry for it and decided to help it out. :)

Since Boots passed on I've noticed several cats passing through the yard. They never did that as long as I had my ferals...TNR does work.

There's one gray tabby that has been hanging around more than the others. I started offering her dry cat food out by the shed, but have now started placing the dish near to the bottom of the porch steps. She (? small and trim, "svelte") has started waiting for her food and mews at me when I open the door. I think she's young enough to at least partially tame/gentle.

Here we go again...

>247 fuzzi:
Good luck with socialising the stray.

>247 fuzzi: Enjoy the new addition to the family!

We took a few days mini-vacation, went to the beach, had a wonderful time.

Since we came back I've not seen the little tabby. I hope she's just exploring.

Dug up my yams last Saturday, had a turkey roasting pan full, all from one store-bought yam I planted in the Spring!

Is it the middle of November already?

>250 fuzzi:
Glad to hear you had a nice time at the beach.

Yes, it is the middle of November and we still have grass growing and needing a cut.

We have a wasp nest in the attic and it is still active. I am waiting for some cold weather to sort out the wasps before I remove it. Normally we would have had some frost long before now, but we are experiencing 15, 16, 17 and even 20 degrees centigrade. Lovely weather, but very unseasonal.

I had not been on this thread, and didn't realize your loss. My deepest condolences for the passing of your father.

>252 streamsong: thank you, friend. It hit me hard about a week or so ago, but I'm better now.

I can't find the books I was going to read for November challenges, bummer.

I'm reading the next Foreigner book instead...

I hope each and every one of you have had a wonderful Christmas holiday!

>255 fuzzi: Very cute! Thank you, same to you.

>255 fuzzi: They are adorable!

>256 Karlstar: >257 catzteach: thank you!

My journal thread for 2023 is up:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/347135#

Please join me.