SonomaLass ⚾ 🍺 🌮
@sonomalass.bsky.social
She/her. Co-author of Mercury Rising, an alternate historical romance. Reader, proud mom/grandma, retired actress & college professor, Dodgers fan, unabashed progressive. Black lives matter, trans rights=human rights, health care & bodily autonomy for all.
Family dinner tonight is meat loaf, because I damn well felt like it. With mashed potatoes and roasted purple cauliflower. Comfort food.
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Family dinner tonight is meat loaf, because I damn well felt like it. With mashed potatoes and roasted purple cauliflower. Comfort food.
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It’s GR Giveaway time again! And this time it’s for While You Were Seething - road trip, grumpy closed off romance writer, open hearted curvy professional fixer. Enemies to lovers, second chances, elevator sex!
Fifty print copies available, US only, limited time!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Fifty print copies available, US only, limited time!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Book giveaway for While You Were Seething by Charlotte Stein Nov 10-Nov 24, 2025
Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Nov 10-Nov 24, 2025. Enter for a chance to win an ARC of WHILE YOU WERE SEETHING by Cha...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It’s GR Giveaway time again! And this time it’s for While You Were Seething - road trip, grumpy closed off romance writer, open hearted curvy professional fixer. Enemies to lovers, second chances, elevator sex!
Fifty print copies available, US only, limited time!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Fifty print copies available, US only, limited time!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
While in a book-promoting mood, I must recommend this debut novel by my friend Marilyn. Older characters, second chance romance, a story about good people doing their best to cope with life. No villains except the weather. Good dogs. Very cozy!
authormarilynmiller.wordpress.com/the-ideas-of...
authormarilynmiller.wordpress.com/the-ideas-of...
The Ideas of March
I have stories to tell about love, forgiveness, second chances, and taking risks.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
While in a book-promoting mood, I must recommend this debut novel by my friend Marilyn. Older characters, second chance romance, a story about good people doing their best to cope with life. No villains except the weather. Good dogs. Very cozy!
authormarilynmiller.wordpress.com/the-ideas-of...
authormarilynmiller.wordpress.com/the-ideas-of...
I own and have read all of these, and I highly recommend them! I am NOT a big horror fan, so if you really like gore and jump scares and being terrified, some these might too tame for you. Generally, Cherie takes me right to the edge of being entertained without freaking out. YMMV.
Who wants some CHEAP BOOK LOOT? Right on, I've got your back - behold: Here's what's newer, older, and super-cheap on promo from around the internet today...starting with IT WAS HER HOUSE FIRST but including GRAVE RESERVATIONS and MORE: www.cheriepriest.com/blog/novembe...
November Deals from around the Internet — The Haunt*
Hello and welcome to Monday (such as it is). Spooky season may have passed, but book deals know no such limitations - so here’s what I found around the web, for your bargain-purchasing and leisure-rea...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I own and have read all of these, and I highly recommend them! I am NOT a big horror fan, so if you really like gore and jump scares and being terrified, some these might too tame for you. Generally, Cherie takes me right to the edge of being entertained without freaking out. YMMV.
We went out for lunch earlier, using a gift card for my favorite wine bar that @redrobinreader.bsky.social bought me a few years ago. I was saving it in hopes that she would be able to join us, since it was one of her favorite places. It felt a little like she was there.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
We went out for lunch earlier, using a gift card for my favorite wine bar that @redrobinreader.bsky.social bought me a few years ago. I was saving it in hopes that she would be able to join us, since it was one of her favorite places. It felt a little like she was there.
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“gambling is the worst, most game integrity destroying crime you can commit against the game of baseball
now please read this sports betting advertisement, they’re our biggest sponsor”
truly one of the most predictable disasters of all time
now please read this sports betting advertisement, they’re our biggest sponsor”
truly one of the most predictable disasters of all time
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“gambling is the worst, most game integrity destroying crime you can commit against the game of baseball
now please read this sports betting advertisement, they’re our biggest sponsor”
truly one of the most predictable disasters of all time
now please read this sports betting advertisement, they’re our biggest sponsor”
truly one of the most predictable disasters of all time
Absolutely THRILLED to share that our friend Marilyn, previously known in the blogosphere as Mean Fat Old Bat, has published a romance novel!! #Romancelandia, you know what to do. (Here's the Kindle link; it's also in all the other ebook stores.)
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1JJ4PJS/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1JJ4PJS/
The Ideas of March: A Late in Life Small Town Romance
Amazon.com: The Ideas of March: A Late in Life Small Town Romance eBook : Miller, Marilyn: Kindle Store
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November 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Absolutely THRILLED to share that our friend Marilyn, previously known in the blogosphere as Mean Fat Old Bat, has published a romance novel!! #Romancelandia, you know what to do. (Here's the Kindle link; it's also in all the other ebook stores.)
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1JJ4PJS/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1JJ4PJS/
Food truck time at kne of our brewpubs. Roasted chicken, bacon and ranch sandwich with arugula and tomato on focaccia. And a chocolate cherry scone!
November 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Food truck time at kne of our brewpubs. Roasted chicken, bacon and ranch sandwich with arugula and tomato on focaccia. And a chocolate cherry scone!
I updated our banner! The neighbors will not be happy. But since the guy across the street flies a thin blue line flag and is hanging Xmas lights on Nov 8, pissing him off is a bonus.
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I updated our banner! The neighbors will not be happy. But since the guy across the street flies a thin blue line flag and is hanging Xmas lights on Nov 8, pissing him off is a bonus.
So very sad for my favorite lefty relief pitcher and his wife. What a terrible loss.
www.mlb.com/news/alex-ve...
www.mlb.com/news/alex-ve...
Alex Vesia, wife Kayla mourning loss of their daughter
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia and his wife, Kayla, shared in an Instagram post on Friday that their newborn daughter, Sterling, died on Oct. 26.
"Our little angel we love you forever & yo...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:40 AM
So very sad for my favorite lefty relief pitcher and his wife. What a terrible loss.
www.mlb.com/news/alex-ve...
www.mlb.com/news/alex-ve...
We took one for the team. Thanksgiving ice cream was interesting, but not terrific. Cranberry-orange, rolls and butter and squash were okay.
Stuffing and cranberry was weird, and pumpkin tiramisu was too heavily coffee and cinnamon for our taste.
Stuffing and cranberry was weird, and pumpkin tiramisu was too heavily coffee and cinnamon for our taste.
November 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
We took one for the team. Thanksgiving ice cream was interesting, but not terrific. Cranberry-orange, rolls and butter and squash were okay.
Stuffing and cranberry was weird, and pumpkin tiramisu was too heavily coffee and cinnamon for our taste.
Stuffing and cranberry was weird, and pumpkin tiramisu was too heavily coffee and cinnamon for our taste.
Zoom yoga at 11, but I am unable to get up and prepare due to my lap being occupied. Also, my yoga partners are both asleep.
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Zoom yoga at 11, but I am unable to get up and prepare due to my lap being occupied. Also, my yoga partners are both asleep.
Yummy-sounding blends. Yes, I shopped!
Just ordered some yummy sounding samples! 🫖
This fall has been an extra slow one for small businesses out here, and the tea house is $3.7k shy of where we need to be to make rent before late fees hit this month.
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
All this to say, if you have some tea shopping to do or friends to point our way today, we'd sure appreciate it!
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Yummy-sounding blends. Yes, I shopped!
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A good time to remind the general populus that food service is skilled labor that deserves a good wage!
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A good time to remind the general populus that food service is skilled labor that deserves a good wage!
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I hate having to do this but I'm really strapped for money to buy food and with limited use of a not great kitchen could use some help with buying some shelf stable food in bulk to get us through to the 19th. Any help would (inc reposts) be appreciated.
#MutualAid
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#MutualAid
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Become a supporter of L. Anthony today!
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November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I hate having to do this but I'm really strapped for money to buy food and with limited use of a not great kitchen could use some help with buying some shelf stable food in bulk to get us through to the 19th. Any help would (inc reposts) be appreciated.
#MutualAid
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#MutualAid
ko-fi.com/greybooks/go...
Wine country sky at lunchtime. Much nicer than yesterday’s rain.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Wine country sky at lunchtime. Much nicer than yesterday’s rain.
Boosting because I loved both of these books!
I have some books on sale that I should probably plug, huh? First up, in North America, you can grab the ebook of Bold Moves--my super angsty, super spicy chess romance is about secrets, second-chances, and shooting a television show--for $2.49 at Amazon all this month.
Bold Moves: A Novel
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November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Boosting because I loved both of these books!
Skipped a brunch date today; just too tired. Too much go-go-go this week; I am feeling my age. Tomorrow is another busy day, including a long-overdue mother-son date/check-in with the youngest, so resting today feels wise. The cats approve.
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Skipped a brunch date today; just too tired. Too much go-go-go this week; I am feeling my age. Tomorrow is another busy day, including a long-overdue mother-son date/check-in with the youngest, so resting today feels wise. The cats approve.
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This is an amazing book!
$1.99 ✦ Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins
When they first meet, he finds her passed out in the Nevada desert. She's a cook headed to California with dreams of opening her own restaurant.
Historical Romance (MF) amzn.to/4hQdRFQ
When they first meet, he finds her passed out in the Nevada desert. She's a cook headed to California with dreams of opening her own restaurant.
Historical Romance (MF) amzn.to/4hQdRFQ
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is an amazing book!
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
Just did this.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just did this.
Happy Bonfire Night to all who celebrate the capture of the last man to enter Parliament with an honest intent.
Remember, remember, the 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Remember, remember, the 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Happy Bonfire Night to all who celebrate the capture of the last man to enter Parliament with an honest intent.
Remember, remember, the 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Remember, remember, the 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Who's doing an internet search for "how to tie a cravat" an hour before the event starts? You guessed it --- this girl!
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Who's doing an internet search for "how to tie a cravat" an hour before the event starts? You guessed it --- this girl!
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[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
Storm came through; we got a good, soaking rain and the wind wasn't as bad as I feared, at least here. Our local news outlet is becoming enshittified, so no info there just yet about damage. Our book release party is tonight; we don't expect a crowd, but hopefully it will be congenial and fun.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Storm came through; we got a good, soaking rain and the wind wasn't as bad as I feared, at least here. Our local news outlet is becoming enshittified, so no info there just yet about damage. Our book release party is tonight; we don't expect a crowd, but hopefully it will be congenial and fun.