Maureen
@elvenjaneite.bsky.social
Reader, crafter, gardener, children's librarian.
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Good morning! KidLitFave #5 is out now, focusing on Celia C. Perez: buttondown.com/singinglight...
Good morning! KidLitFave #5 is out now, focusing on Celia C. Perez: buttondown.com/singinglight...
February 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Good morning! KidLitFave #5 is out now, focusing on Celia C. Perez: buttondown.com/singinglight...
Mouse please 😭😭😭😍😍😍
February 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Mouse please 😭😭😭😍😍😍
Friday!
🍵lychee rose; best plain or with milk
🎉 Mouse & Bear are settling in
🍳 Big pot of chicken stock
🌱 garlic is sprouting
📷 morning sky
🍵lychee rose; best plain or with milk
🎉 Mouse & Bear are settling in
🍳 Big pot of chicken stock
🌱 garlic is sprouting
📷 morning sky
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Friday!
🍵lychee rose; best plain or with milk
🎉 Mouse & Bear are settling in
🍳 Big pot of chicken stock
🌱 garlic is sprouting
📷 morning sky
🍵lychee rose; best plain or with milk
🎉 Mouse & Bear are settling in
🍳 Big pot of chicken stock
🌱 garlic is sprouting
📷 morning sky
Books I checked out from the library recently:
📚 The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
📚 Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho
📚 The Grimmelings by Rachael King
📚 The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
📚 Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho
📚 The Grimmelings by Rachael King
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Books I checked out from the library recently:
📚 The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
📚 Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho
📚 The Grimmelings by Rachael King
📚 The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
📚 Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho
📚 The Grimmelings by Rachael King
Meet Mouse and Bear! They're our new cats who arrived last night. 💜 They're 8 month old siblings. Bear is a sweetheart & Mouse is a perpetual motion machine. We already love them.
February 11, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Meet Mouse and Bear! They're our new cats who arrived last night. 💜 They're 8 month old siblings. Bear is a sweetheart & Mouse is a perpetual motion machine. We already love them.
Snow is starting to melt! We should have another good forsythia year & the serviceberry is starting to bud out as well. Spring isn't here, but it feels closer.
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Snow is starting to melt! We should have another good forsythia year & the serviceberry is starting to bud out as well. Spring isn't here, but it feels closer.
The weather has improved dramatically and everyone is here for storytime. So of course today is the day I decided to switch up my typical structure!
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The weather has improved dramatically and everyone is here for storytime. So of course today is the day I decided to switch up my typical structure!
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tell your friends, enemies, and anyone else in the vicinity who might have two dollars and ninety-nine cents.
url-shortener.me/ABSD
url-shortener.me/ABSD
February 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
tell your friends, enemies, and anyone else in the vicinity who might have two dollars and ninety-nine cents.
url-shortener.me/ABSD
url-shortener.me/ABSD
Currently reading 2/8/26 📚
February 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Currently reading 2/8/26 📚
I'm postponing KidLitFaves until next week--between losing Wimsey, travelling, and looking at kittens, I haven't been able to finalize it!
February 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I'm postponing KidLitFaves until next week--between losing Wimsey, travelling, and looking at kittens, I haven't been able to finalize it!
Friday:
🎧 Death in the Jungle
🍵Several varieties of chai
📷 A study in contrasts
🎉 Met some cats this morning
🌱 Garden season starts soon!!
🎧 Death in the Jungle
🍵Several varieties of chai
📷 A study in contrasts
🎉 Met some cats this morning
🌱 Garden season starts soon!!
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Friday:
🎧 Death in the Jungle
🍵Several varieties of chai
📷 A study in contrasts
🎉 Met some cats this morning
🌱 Garden season starts soon!!
🎧 Death in the Jungle
🍵Several varieties of chai
📷 A study in contrasts
🎉 Met some cats this morning
🌱 Garden season starts soon!!
Revisiting an old review for one of my favorite historical romance authors...do I need to reread all of Rose Lerner's books? bysinginglight.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/l...
Listen to the Moon by Rose Lerner
Listen to the Moon is the third in Rose Lerner’s Lively St. Lemeston series. As in many historical romance series, it features a number of cameos from the protagonists of the other books, whi…
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February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Revisiting an old review for one of my favorite historical romance authors...do I need to reread all of Rose Lerner's books? bysinginglight.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/l...
I never knew Fobazi personally, but her work was so valuable and profound. Huge loss for libraries & her community 💜
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I never knew Fobazi personally, but her work was so valuable and profound. Huge loss for libraries & her community 💜
Airport reading (much less stressful now that I'm not going to be racing across the Denver airport)
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Airport reading (much less stressful now that I'm not going to be racing across the Denver airport)
Managed to delete my draft once already 😭 Attempt 2: January favorites!
📚 The West Passage by Jared Pechacek
📚 Cinder House by Freya Marske
📚 Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
📚 Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
📚 Greenwild by Pari Thomson
📚 The West Passage by Jared Pechacek
📚 Cinder House by Freya Marske
📚 Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
📚 Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
📚 Greenwild by Pari Thomson
February 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Managed to delete my draft once already 😭 Attempt 2: January favorites!
📚 The West Passage by Jared Pechacek
📚 Cinder House by Freya Marske
📚 Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
📚 Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
📚 Greenwild by Pari Thomson
📚 The West Passage by Jared Pechacek
📚 Cinder House by Freya Marske
📚 Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
📚 Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
📚 Greenwild by Pari Thomson
Finished rereading We Are Okay and 😭😭😭
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Finished rereading We Are Okay and 😭😭😭
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An all-time favorite readaloud!
I got my latest royalty statement and somehow, beyond all reason, people are still buying HOW TO FIND A FOX nearly TEN YEARS!!! after publication.
The best way to keep a book in print is by winning an award, and FOX didn't win anything, so thank you for keeping it alive through sheer force of will.
The best way to keep a book in print is by winning an award, and FOX didn't win anything, so thank you for keeping it alive through sheer force of will.
February 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
An all-time favorite readaloud!
I've been in Oregon for the past few days, helping my mom sort through things before she moves houses. It's been both fun and emotional to go through everything.
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I've been in Oregon for the past few days, helping my mom sort through things before she moves houses. It's been both fun and emotional to go through everything.
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January reading review, including favorite reads, middle grade, poetry, and mystery audiobooks: bysinginglight.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/j...
January 2026 Reading Review
Books read Ready, Set, Dough by Kelly J. Baptist 1.4 | contemporary middle grade fiction Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux 1.5 | contemporary adult mystery A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo 1.5 |adult fan…
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February 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
January reading review, including favorite reads, middle grade, poetry, and mystery audiobooks: bysinginglight.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/j...
January reading review, including favorite reads, middle grade, poetry, and mystery audiobooks: bysinginglight.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/j...
January 2026 Reading Review
Books read Ready, Set, Dough by Kelly J. Baptist 1.4 | contemporary middle grade fiction Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux 1.5 | contemporary adult mystery A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo 1.5 |adult fan…
bysinginglight.wordpress.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
January reading review, including favorite reads, middle grade, poetry, and mystery audiobooks: bysinginglight.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/j...
The new Seven Dials adaptation is so deeply unserious. I am screaming.
January 31, 2026 at 4:47 AM
The new Seven Dials adaptation is so deeply unserious. I am screaming.
Friday Five
🎧 The Verifiers by Jane Pek
🍵blue lotus chai
📷 a watercolor my dad painted
🎉 hanging out with my mom & her dog!
💭 families are so complicated
🎧 The Verifiers by Jane Pek
🍵blue lotus chai
📷 a watercolor my dad painted
🎉 hanging out with my mom & her dog!
💭 families are so complicated
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Friday Five
🎧 The Verifiers by Jane Pek
🍵blue lotus chai
📷 a watercolor my dad painted
🎉 hanging out with my mom & her dog!
💭 families are so complicated
🎧 The Verifiers by Jane Pek
🍵blue lotus chai
📷 a watercolor my dad painted
🎉 hanging out with my mom & her dog!
💭 families are so complicated