Jessie Geraci-Perez
@therealjaygee.bsky.social
Former journalist. Fearless lover. Bookworm. Elder millennial. Dog mom. I take big bites out of life. DFTBA. She/her
Well, you must be a girl with shoes like that
She said, you know me well
I seen you and little Steven and Joanna
Round the back of my hotel
Oh yeah
She said, you know me well
I seen you and little Steven and Joanna
Round the back of my hotel
Oh yeah
November 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Well, you must be a girl with shoes like that
She said, you know me well
I seen you and little Steven and Joanna
Round the back of my hotel
Oh yeah
She said, you know me well
I seen you and little Steven and Joanna
Round the back of my hotel
Oh yeah
46th book of 2025: The Long Way Home by Louise Penny. What a twist in this book! This series truly gets better and better. I relished reading the descriptions of the food, as usual, and its been a delight to read the passages of Gamache settling into his new home.
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
46th book of 2025: The Long Way Home by Louise Penny. What a twist in this book! This series truly gets better and better. I relished reading the descriptions of the food, as usual, and its been a delight to read the passages of Gamache settling into his new home.
45th book of 2025: The Women by Kristin Hannah. Granny insisted that I read this book. I enjoyed the depiction of female friendship, but there were one too many twists in the plot that made it a little unbelievable. Still didn't stop me from reading more of Hannah's books.
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
45th book of 2025: The Women by Kristin Hannah. Granny insisted that I read this book. I enjoyed the depiction of female friendship, but there were one too many twists in the plot that made it a little unbelievable. Still didn't stop me from reading more of Hannah's books.
44th book of 2025: Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter by Barbara Leaming. Delving into this family's history through the lives of the daughters has been fascinating, with many parallels to my own Irish American family. What a force Kick would have been!
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
44th book of 2025: Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter by Barbara Leaming. Delving into this family's history through the lives of the daughters has been fascinating, with many parallels to my own Irish American family. What a force Kick would have been!
43rd book of 2025: How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny. The Gamache series keeps getting better and better! Very pleased that the Chief Inspector gets the recognition and reconciliation he deserves in this book.
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
43rd book of 2025: How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny. The Gamache series keeps getting better and better! Very pleased that the Chief Inspector gets the recognition and reconciliation he deserves in this book.
I waved frantically from my airplane as I flew over the Keys yesterday. I hope all is well in the @thegoldenratio4.bsky.social household.
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I waved frantically from my airplane as I flew over the Keys yesterday. I hope all is well in the @thegoldenratio4.bsky.social household.
7 books for me! Mostly audiobooks, but I like to read physical copies of Louise Penny for the sheer joy of using my local library.
November 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
7 books for me! Mostly audiobooks, but I like to read physical copies of Louise Penny for the sheer joy of using my local library.
Mark wouldn't do a couples costume with me, so I enlisted the dog. Ruby the Riveter has a nice ring to it! She can be bribed with only so many treats before she gets sassy.
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mark wouldn't do a couples costume with me, so I enlisted the dog. Ruby the Riveter has a nice ring to it! She can be bribed with only so many treats before she gets sassy.
So many drivers honked in support, but there were a few middle fingers. One lady even yelled at us "Get a job" so I guess we aren't paid actors after all! I hope the "do your own research crowd" starts doing their own research on the harm this regime is doing to our nation.
October 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
So many drivers honked in support, but there were a few middle fingers. One lady even yelled at us "Get a job" so I guess we aren't paid actors after all! I hope the "do your own research crowd" starts doing their own research on the harm this regime is doing to our nation.
What a great day to exercise the right to protest! I went to a smaller No Kings Rally near my house today. 75 people spread out on the four corners near our local library/city hall. This group is made up of alot of seniors and retirees who are out here every week. The signs today were fabulous!
October 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
What a great day to exercise the right to protest! I went to a smaller No Kings Rally near my house today. 75 people spread out on the four corners near our local library/city hall. This group is made up of alot of seniors and retirees who are out here every week. The signs today were fabulous!
42nd book of 2025: The Boleyn Reckoning by Laura Anderson. What an interesting ending for this alternative history of the Tudor dynasty. The audiobook narrator brought so much life this story.
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
42nd book of 2025: The Boleyn Reckoning by Laura Anderson. What an interesting ending for this alternative history of the Tudor dynasty. The audiobook narrator brought so much life this story.
41st book of 2025: How to Forget by Kate Mulgrew. I'm dreading the day when Mark and I have to make the hard decisions about our parents' end of life care. I appreciated Mulgrew's frank yet humorous retelling of her family's trials and tribulations caring for a parent with dementia.
October 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
41st book of 2025: How to Forget by Kate Mulgrew. I'm dreading the day when Mark and I have to make the hard decisions about our parents' end of life care. I appreciated Mulgrew's frank yet humorous retelling of her family's trials and tribulations caring for a parent with dementia.
40th book of 2025: Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew. The life stories of Irish American Catholic women speak to me. I wonder why. But also, how is she also connected to Iowa AND the Kennedys? Kismet.
October 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
40th book of 2025: Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew. The life stories of Irish American Catholic women speak to me. I wonder why. But also, how is she also connected to Iowa AND the Kennedys? Kismet.
This is as close as we'll get to NLDS action, but it was still pretty cool to eat dinner at the ballpark, even if it was during Cubs batting practice! #ThisIsMyCrew
October 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is as close as we'll get to NLDS action, but it was still pretty cool to eat dinner at the ballpark, even if it was during Cubs batting practice! #ThisIsMyCrew
39th book of 2025: The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny. I'm glad we got another case outside Three Pines. Something about this book and the one before it really appealed to me in a way that the series hadn't been before now. But oh Jean-Guy! Please don't break my heart.
October 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
39th book of 2025: The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny. I'm glad we got another case outside Three Pines. Something about this book and the one before it really appealed to me in a way that the series hadn't been before now. But oh Jean-Guy! Please don't break my heart.
38th book of 2025: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. The first time I read this book, I was far too young. I definitely had a better understanding and appreciation for the story this time around.
October 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
38th book of 2025: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. The first time I read this book, I was far too young. I definitely had a better understanding and appreciation for the story this time around.
37th book of 2025: The Boleyn Deceit by Laura Anderson. A well written middle book of the series, and a nice break from some the heavier reads of this year.
October 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
37th book of 2025: The Boleyn Deceit by Laura Anderson. A well written middle book of the series, and a nice break from some the heavier reads of this year.
36th book for 2025: The Heart's Invisible Furies. This book challenged me, in a good way. I enjoyed the narrator, then despised him, then pitied him, then cheered for him to get his happily ever after. I found him equal parts hilarious and self-centered. It's an excellent book.
October 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
36th book for 2025: The Heart's Invisible Furies. This book challenged me, in a good way. I enjoyed the narrator, then despised him, then pitied him, then cheered for him to get his happily ever after. I found him equal parts hilarious and self-centered. It's an excellent book.
35th book of 2025: Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green. Simply excellent. Fabulous audiobook. I sincerely wish I had pulled strings at work to get backstage at his book tour stop in Madison. I Def. See TB everywhere now.
September 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
35th book of 2025: Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green. Simply excellent. Fabulous audiobook. I sincerely wish I had pulled strings at work to get backstage at his book tour stop in Madison. I Def. See TB everywhere now.
34th book of 2024: Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza. I've developed a rapport over the years with Jo, and I was thrilled for this release. Jo challenges us to think critically about how we use and are used by social media. Every woman on Instagram should read this book.
September 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
34th book of 2024: Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza. I've developed a rapport over the years with Jo, and I was thrilled for this release. Jo challenges us to think critically about how we use and are used by social media. Every woman on Instagram should read this book.
I hope the rapture waits until my color processes.
September 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I hope the rapture waits until my color processes.
33rd book of 2025: A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny. My favorite in the series so far! I really liked that Peter and Clara were the center of this one.
September 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
33rd book of 2025: A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny. My favorite in the series so far! I really liked that Peter and Clara were the center of this one.
32nd book of 2025: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson. Another fascinating WWII chronicle by Larson. I had the physical copy, but I'm glad I listened to the audiobook to hear the Christmas Eve speech included at the end.
August 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
32nd book of 2025: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson. Another fascinating WWII chronicle by Larson. I had the physical copy, but I'm glad I listened to the audiobook to hear the Christmas Eve speech included at the end.
31st book of 2025: Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton. Well written & an engaging audiobook. Super interesting that he's the first of the HP kids to do a memoir. I appreciated his stories from set but also his stories from off set with his brothers & mum
August 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
31st book of 2025: Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton. Well written & an engaging audiobook. Super interesting that he's the first of the HP kids to do a memoir. I appreciated his stories from set but also his stories from off set with his brothers & mum
30th book of 2025: Call Forth A Fox by Markelle Grabo. I don't know much of the fairy tale that this is based on, so it was fun discovering some new branches of folklore. Plus, it's a treat to read the work of a fellow Rambler.
August 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
30th book of 2025: Call Forth A Fox by Markelle Grabo. I don't know much of the fairy tale that this is based on, so it was fun discovering some new branches of folklore. Plus, it's a treat to read the work of a fellow Rambler.