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The Sunday Salon: It’s a Sunny Day Edition!

Southern California has been experiencing the worst case of June Gloom since…I don’t when! Dark skies and cool temps which add up to lots of reading time for me.

However, today it’s sunny! The sky is blue so we are heading to Ojai to visit Bart’s Books. Some of you may recall my post about it. It’s the outdoor bookstore with a ton of charm. If you missed that post, click here to read it. It’s really something. I am going back because the last time I went, I forgot my book list. I am also going back because I am doing a Spotlight on Bookstores post for She Is Too Fond of Books.

Since yesterday was completely gloomy, I sat on the couch and finished Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict. It doesn’t come out until later this month so at the request of the author, I am holding off on the review until its release date. I also started My Cousin Rachel, The Link, and The Shadow of the Wind. I swore that I would not read more than one book at a time but all of these are so good that I cannot put any of them down!

I just made chocolate chip pancakes so the kids are bouncing off the walls. Time to throw myself into the shower and start my day. I am excited about my trip to Bart’s Books. I wonder what treasures I will come up with this time (must print off TBR list now).

What do you have planned today?

The Sunday Salon: End of School Edition!

This past week was busy! It was the last week of school for my kids so there were parties, and awards and a Kindergarten grad ceremony to attend. As you can see from the picture, she is quite excited about being a 1st grader now. Yes! I got to go!

They both start summer day camp on Monday so that means that I have to pack lunches! UGH. They normally buy lunches at school so packing lunches is a chore that I am not used to doing. I will have to tack on a few more minutes to my morning routine to make time for it.

Last night I had trouble sleeping. I could not for the life of me fall asleep so I got up and had a mini read-a-thon! I finished Foreign Tongue (review will be posted tomorrow). I also read a good chunk of Sunnyside Blues (it grabbed me early on) and to top it off, I read a few chapters of The Shadow of the Wind. None of these books put me to sleep though (a good thing I suppose) so I was even more awake in the end. I slept a total of an hour or two tops.

Right now I am sitting here with a cup of Tazo’s Green Ginger tea and a toasted cheese bagel. Yum. The sky has patches of blue this morning so perhaps we’ll get some sun today. The Hub and Boy went to help a friend move so I am home with my daughter just trying to figure out my day. I know laundry is on the list but hopefully not much else. I would really like to just sit and finish Sunnyside Blues.

What’s going on today in your neck of the woods and more importantly, what are you reading?