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Jan
@janl05.bsky.social
Mom of 3, Wife, Grandma
Husband & I Veterans
Feminist
Love animals-esp Cats🐈 & Dogs🐶
Always Reading at least 1 book📚
-Mostly SciFi & Mystery
-2025 goal: 100 books
-as of Jul 1: 49 bks
Gardener-zone 5b, Card Maker,
Embroidery🪡
My photos-excpt some bk cvrs
This Carnegie Library was built in 1903 where my daughter lives. Andrew Carnegie was a wealthy American businessman who believed in giving away his wealth. Part of his philanthropy was to give grants to build 1,689 libraries in the U.S. from 1883-1929. #library #carnegielibrary #andrewcarnegie
June 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Current 📕: Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff
Current 🎧: Fair Play by Louise Hegarty
#reading #fiction #cozyhorror #fantasy #mystery #crime #publiclibrary #booksky #ebook #audiobook
June 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I have orchids blooming right now. Really enjoying them. #orchids #houseplants #flowers
May 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
My peonies blooming all at once. #peonies #spring #springflowers #flowers
May 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Current 📕: Her Buried Bones by Fiona Tarr, Opal Fields Mystery #1
Current 🎧: The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller, Antique Hunter’s Series #1
#mystery #policeprocedural #cozymystery #reading #fiction #publiclibrary #southwest #booksky #ebook #audiobook
May 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Olaf watching birds at the birdbath and bird feeders until I distracted him! #cats #blueskycats #birdwatching
May 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Clematis started blooming #garden #springflowers #climbingvine #spring
May 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Current 📕: A Grave Situation by Libby Howard, Locust Point Mystery #7
Current 🎧: Shadow of the Solctice by Anne Hillermann, Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel #28
#mystery #policeprocedural #cozymystery #reading #fiction #publiclibrary #southwest #booksky #ebook #audiobook
May 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Columbine blooming this spring in my daughter’s yard.
May 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Current 📕: Indian Country: Missing by Michael Max Darrow, Indian Country, The Mike Taylor Mysteries #2
Current 🎧: Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing by Lili Taylor
#mystery #policeprocedural #reading #fiction #nonfiction #nature #essays #memoir #booksky #ebook #audiobook
May 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our Japanese Maple has finally leafed out. I love the red leaves. But we got so much rain in April. Fifth wettest on record. I worry our clay soil is too wet for some of our plants. #wetweather #spring #trees #japanesemaple #gardening
May 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Current 📕: Blue Murder by Cath Staincliffe, Det. Janine Lewis #1
Current 🎧: I haven’t chosen a new audiobook yet
#mystery #policeprocedural #reading #fiction #booksky #ebook
May 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A pair of Mallard Ducks in our yard this morning as a thunderstorm approaches! I’m
hearing thunder, seeing lightning and we’re getting heavy rain.
#ducks #thunderstorm #rain #mallardducks #springthunderstorm
April 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Our redbud tree is still blooming, but very cute small red leaves are also appearing. #spring #treesofspring #trees #redbudtree
April 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Current 📕: The Wild Thyme Farm Murder by Judi Daykin, Det. Sara Hirst #6
Current 🎧: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, Earthseed #1
#mystery #policeprocedural #sciencefiction #reading #fiction #booksky #ebook #audiobook #dystopia
April 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Reading with my reading buddy cats—Olaf and Blaze. Started a new book yesterday: The Wild Thyme Farm Murder by Judi Daykin. It’s a British police procedural. #reading #readingbuddies #ereader #mystery #cats #blueskycats
April 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our redbud tree has finally started blooming this spring! #redbudtree #spring #pinkflowers #springblooming #trees
April 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We’re taking care of our daughter’s two dogs for a few days. My cats and the dogs insisted on hanging out with me in my messy craft room! #cats #blueskycats #blueskydogs #dogs #craftroom
April 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Current 📕: Space Rodeo by Jenny Schwartz, Interstellar Sheriff Series #2
Current 🎧: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, Earthseed #1
#sciencefiction #reading #fiction #booksky #ebook #audiobook #dystopia
April 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Olaf looking at me with accusing eyes. We were gone for a long weekend. My cats like the petsitter, but we also had my daughter’s two Labs at our house. The cats were not amused! The dogs want to be friends. The cats aren’t afraid of them; they just don’t want to be friends! #cats #blueskycats #dogs
April 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reading this morning with my reading buddy Blaze. I love reading early in the morning with one of my cats on my lap. #cat #blueskycats #reading #ereader #readingbuddy
April 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Current 📕: Murder: Take Two by Charlene Weir, Kansas Cozy Mystery #4
Current 🎧: Cold As Hell by Kelley Armstrong, Haven’s Rock series #3
#mystery #reading #booksky #ebook #audiobooks #library
April 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We’ve had so much rain the last few days and many farmers’ fields are flooded. But south of us the flooding is worse and people have had to be rescued. Luckily, the rain has ended. #rain #flooding #floodedfields #farmers
April 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is one of my favorite trees I see from my backyard. It has so much character. The branches go every which way. I don’t think it’s been pruned much since it got so tall. It reminds me of the trees in the movie “Lord of the Rings.” I expect it to start walking someday.
#trees
#blueskytrees
April 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Blaze and the tower he enjoys are in the middle of the room now since we moved everything out of our daughter’s house. We have lots of extra furniture in our house until she can move into her new house. #catsofbluesky
#cats
March 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM