I hope you are all having a great summer. Ours has been full of bridal showers, weddings, projects, visits with family and some gardening. However, the gardening has not gone well. It has been very dry and we are overrun with rabbits and deer, even though our garden is fenced. It is looking like I will get some tomatoes, but not much else. The hydrangeas above are from my yard. I was so surprised to see the beautiful blossoms after the deer ate the plant almost to the ground over the winter. Even with everything going on, I did read some good books in July. Here's the breakdown:
Fiction: 3
Mystery: 3
Non-fiction: 1
Romantic Suspense: 1
Fiction:
Mystery:
Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #7) by Alexander McCall Smith
Non-fiction:
Romantic Suspense:
I hope your July has been a good one and you have found lots of time to read!
~ Gretchen
I am linking up with The Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight.
I'm also linking up with The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb @ Readerbuzz.
The flowers are wonderful! Here's to a great August! Katies Cottage Books
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kathy!
DeleteThis comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteLove your hydrangea blooms. I need some deer to eat my bushes down so they will grow back like yours, lol.
ReplyDeleteHarvee, I guess that it would be helpful to cut them way back. I had no idea!
DeleteWow. Those hydrangeas are stunning. Amazing that they did so well after being eaten by the deer.
ReplyDeleteYou read some good books this month. I enjoyed Blue Shoes and Happiness as well as Ordinary Grace and The Summer Book. You've reminded me that I haven't read any of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective series in a long time.
I have been slowly reading the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books too. I'd like to try to read through them a bit faster.
DeleteLooks like you had an enjoyable and varied reading month! I looked at your review for Mockingbird and it sounds quite good. Think I'll add it to my list.
ReplyDeletehere's me: https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/sunday-post-9
Mockingbird was good! I hope you are able to get your hands on a copy.
DeleteGretchen, your hydrangeas are lovely; we had deep purple ones at our other home which were beautiful. We gave some here to - mostly light pink and dark pink and then a lacy one with blues and pinks. As for books: I loved Ordinary Grace and I have The Summer Book which I have been meaning to read. Hope you have a good week -- and rain. We did get nearly 2" one night last week which helped.
ReplyDeleteDiane, I would love to add a bush with purple hydrangeas to our yard. They are so pretty. We are definitely hoping for some rain too.
DeleteGreat fiction choices this month. I enjoyed both Passing and Ordinary Grace, and have had The Summer Book on my tbr list for years. Your hydrangeas are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe Summer Book was on my tbr for quite a while too. I am glad I finally got to it.
DeleteI read Passing a few years ago and loved it! I've added The Summer Book to my TBR list, I love the cover and the synopsis.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great week!
Vicki, The Summer Book was so good! I hope you are able to get ahold of a copy.
DeleteYou had a great month. I want to read the Murder She Wrote book. I read one and really enjoyed it. Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI always love a Murder, She Wrote book.
DeleteSorry to hear about your garden. We have a bird feeder and rabbits love to come under and eat whatever bird sees fall. And they ignore my garden, so maybe that's the trick!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great reading month however, I wish you the same for August
That is interesting about the rabbits. Maybe I need to add a bird feeder to my yard!
DeleteWow your hydrangeas are nice. I never can get them pink -- always purple/blue. You had a good reading month. I read the Passing last year ... and saw the movie. Have you seen it? cheers.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the movie. I would like to though now that I have read the book.
DeleteIt sounds like a busy month. We have deer in northern NM too and during hard years they eat things they might otherwise turn up their noses at. Enjoy your tomatoes! (lghiggins)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda!
DeleteThose hydrangeas are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteHave a great August reading month.