#threethings — Public Fediverse posts

Whatnot Wednesday: #CFFC Color Blue

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Hello, everyone.  I expect that I’m not the only one having trouble getting over this midweek hump.  Dan Antion gave us the Crayola Crayons color blue for “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).   I could also do the “One-line Wednesday” thing and use the titular question of the song below, “Am I Blue?”  Because I’m still blue about the personal disaster from last week.  I could also let that one-liner be “BEWARE ONEDRIVE”.  Enough said. I’m trying hard to put it all behind me.

Video below from The Cher Show 1975, she sings “Am I Blue”

The Scoobies are snoozing during this 105°F day, so they aren’t taking us on a color quest for blue things around the house… besides me that is.   I’ve been very surprised by how little true blue there is in this house. There’s lots of aqua, teal, and turquoise, but I don’t call those blue.  One of my book covers came to mind though — Murder at the Bijou.

A very young Lucille Ball was the spitting image of how I imagined Paisley Idelle Peabody — aka Pip, the heroine of this little 1920s series.  It’s cozy.  It’s a culinary mystery.  It’s almost obscenely wholesome (yeah, that’s a weird choice of words, but I like it). It’s lighthearted fun during these heavy days.

Here’s a little bit from the beginning of the book.  This is the setup:  There’s a big movie premier in Savannah, Georgia.  Pip is helping a friend who owns the local Chinese restaurant cater the event.  And then…

Posters of a swooning woman in the embrace of a shocked but dashing man decorated the Bijou’s entrance.  A little girl looked quietly at a poster of the monster clam.  Then she suddenly shrieked, pulled away from the woman who held her hand, and ran.  “Flannery!  Come back!  Wait,” the woman called and ran after the child.

The music began inside the theatre and everyone cheered.  I heard muffled dialogue, but I couldn’t make out the words.  I started helping Mrs. Wong and her son cleanup from the shindig that was before the film, and gathered Granny’s empty cookie containers.  Then I jumped when I heard loud screaming emanate from the Bijou.

“Wow!  That must be some scary movie!” Alastair Wong commented.  Then a woman and a man ran from the theatre.  The Wongs and I looked at one another, puzzled.   Something was clearly wrong.  As I walked toward the entrance, I saw the door to the ticket booth was open.  I noticed a flashlight and picked it up, as I hurried toward the commotion.  Inside the theatre the screen showed what appeared to be a fifty feet tall clam, with a hundred feet long…  Applesauce, I didn’t know what to call it!  Something like an elephant’s trunk was slowly attacking a building.

I switched on the flashlight.  A small group of people were clustered below the stage.  When I drew near I noticed a trail of green bits on the floor.  Between the people, I saw a pair of wingtips with the soles facing me.  The green bits were all over the bottoms of those shoes — and the feet that wore them weren’t moving. 

I pushed my way into the circle.  The man stretched out on the floor didn’t seem to be breathing.  I took a mirror from my purse and held it under his nose.  There was no fog from his breath.  One of the people started calling for a doctor, but I was sure the man was already dead.

Soon a man with a medical bag, along with the theatre owner — Byron Binghamton, and a policeman pushed me out of the way.  I stooped down and touched my fingers to the little green bits the dead man had tracked on his shoes.  I shone the light on it and sniffed.  Cilantro…

End Excerpt

♣ ♣ ♣

Thanks for visiting.   I haven’t gotten over my personal tech/computer disaster.  I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m grieving over it.  So comments are closed.  However, I’ll be back, with comments open, next week.  Hugs.

♣ ♣ ♣

But wait — here’s the obligatory shameless self-promotion.

Purchase Link:    Murder at the Bijou — Three Ingredients I

♣ ♣ ♣

This blog is entirely human-written.  Furthermore, the author expressly prohibits any entity from using this publication for purposes of training AI technologies to generate text.  No part of this work may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.  Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

All images are either the property of the author, or used with permission, or from free sources.

Copyright © 2026 by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

All rights reserved.

Whatnot Wednesday: #CFFC Color Blue

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Hello, everyone.  I expect that I’m not the only one having trouble getting over this midweek hump.  Dan Antion gave us the Crayola Crayons color blue for “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).   I could also do the “One-line Wednesday” thing and use the titular question of the song below, “Am I Blue?”  Because I’m still blue about the personal disaster from last week.  I could also let that one-liner be “BEWARE ONEDRIVE”.  Enough said. I’m trying hard to put it all behind me.

Video below from The Cher Show 1975, she sings “Am I Blue”

The Scoobies are snoozing during this 105°F day, so they aren’t taking us on a color quest for blue things around the house… besides me that is.   I’ve been very surprised by how little true blue there is in this house. There’s lots of aqua, teal, and turquoise, but I don’t call those blue.  One of my book covers came to mind though — Murder at the Bijou.

A very young Lucille Ball was the spitting image of how I imagined Paisley Idelle Peabody — aka Pip, the heroine of this little 1920s series.  It’s cozy.  It’s a culinary mystery.  It’s almost obscenely wholesome (yeah, that’s a weird choice of words, but I like it). It’s lighthearted fun during these heavy days.

Here’s a little bit from the beginning of the book.  This is the setup:  There’s a big movie premier in Savannah, Georgia.  Pip is helping a friend who owns the local Chinese restaurant cater the event.  And then…

Posters of a swooning woman in the embrace of a shocked but dashing man decorated the Bijou’s entrance.  A little girl looked quietly at a poster of the monster clam.  Then she suddenly shrieked, pulled away from the woman who held her hand, and ran.  “Flannery!  Come back!  Wait,” the woman called and ran after the child.

The music began inside the theatre and everyone cheered.  I heard muffled dialogue, but I couldn’t make out the words.  I started helping Mrs. Wong and her son cleanup from the shindig that was before the film, and gathered Granny’s empty cookie containers.  Then I jumped when I heard loud screaming emanate from the Bijou.

“Wow!  That must be some scary movie!” Alastair Wong commented.  Then a woman and a man ran from the theatre.  The Wongs and I looked at one another, puzzled.   Something was clearly wrong.  As I walked toward the entrance, I saw the door to the ticket booth was open.  I noticed a flashlight and picked it up, as I hurried toward the commotion.  Inside the theatre the screen showed what appeared to be a fifty feet tall clam, with a hundred feet long…  Applesauce, I didn’t know what to call it!  Something like an elephant’s trunk was slowly attacking a building.

I switched on the flashlight.  A small group of people were clustered below the stage.  When I drew near I noticed a trail of green bits on the floor.  Between the people, I saw a pair of wingtips with the soles facing me.  The green bits were all over the bottoms of those shoes — and the feet that wore them weren’t moving. 

I pushed my way into the circle.  The man stretched out on the floor didn’t seem to be breathing.  I took a mirror from my purse and held it under his nose.  There was no fog from his breath.  One of the people started calling for a doctor, but I was sure the man was already dead.

Soon a man with a medical bag, along with the theatre owner — Byron Binghamton, and a policeman pushed me out of the way.  I stooped down and touched my fingers to the little green bits the dead man had tracked on his shoes.  I shone the light on it and sniffed.  Cilantro…

End Excerpt

♣ ♣ ♣

Thanks for visiting.   I haven’t gotten over my personal tech/computer disaster.  I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m grieving over it.  So comments are closed.  However, I’ll be back, with comments open, next week.  Hugs.

♣ ♣ ♣

But wait — here’s the obligatory shameless self-promotion.

Purchase Link:    Murder at the Bijou — Three Ingredients I

♣ ♣ ♣

This blog is entirely human-written.  Furthermore, the author expressly prohibits any entity from using this publication for purposes of training AI technologies to generate text.  No part of this work may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.  Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

All images are either the property of the author, or used with permission, or from free sources.

Copyright © 2026 by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

All rights reserved.

Whatnot Wednesday: #CFFC Color Blue

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Hello, everyone.  I expect that I’m not the only one having trouble getting over this midweek hump.  Dan Antion gave us the Crayola Crayons color blue for “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).   I could also do the “One-line Wednesday” thing and use the titular question of the song below, “Am I Blue?”  Because I’m still blue about the personal disaster from last week.  I could also let that one-liner be “BEWARE ONEDRIVE”.  Enough said. I’m trying hard to put it all behind me.

Video below from The Cher Show 1975, she sings “Am I Blue”

The Scoobies are snoozing during this 105°F day, so they aren’t taking us on a color quest for blue things around the house… besides me that is.   I’ve been very surprised by how little true blue there is in this house. There’s lots of aqua, teal, and turquoise, but I don’t call those blue.  One of my book covers came to mind though — Murder at the Bijou.

A very young Lucille Ball was the spitting image of how I imagined Paisley Idelle Peabody — aka Pip, the heroine of this little 1920s series.  It’s cozy.  It’s a culinary mystery.  It’s almost obscenely wholesome (yeah, that’s a weird choice of words, but I like it). It’s lighthearted fun during these heavy days.

Here’s a little bit from the beginning of the book.  This is the setup:  There’s a big movie premier in Savannah, Georgia.  Pip is helping a friend who owns the local Chinese restaurant cater the event.  And then…

Posters of a swooning woman in the embrace of a shocked but dashing man decorated the Bijou’s entrance.  A little girl looked quietly at a poster of the monster clam.  Then she suddenly shrieked, pulled away from the woman who held her hand, and ran.  “Flannery!  Come back!  Wait,” the woman called and ran after the child.

The music began inside the theatre and everyone cheered.  I heard muffled dialogue, but I couldn’t make out the words.  I started helping Mrs. Wong and her son cleanup from the shindig that was before the film, and gathered Granny’s empty cookie containers.  Then I jumped when I heard loud screaming emanate from the Bijou.

“Wow!  That must be some scary movie!” Alastair Wong commented.  Then a woman and a man ran from the theatre.  The Wongs and I looked at one another, puzzled.   Something was clearly wrong.  As I walked toward the entrance, I saw the door to the ticket booth was open.  I noticed a flashlight and picked it up, as I hurried toward the commotion.  Inside the theatre the screen showed what appeared to be a fifty feet tall clam, with a hundred feet long…  Applesauce, I didn’t know what to call it!  Something like an elephant’s trunk was slowly attacking a building.

I switched on the flashlight.  A small group of people were clustered below the stage.  When I drew near I noticed a trail of green bits on the floor.  Between the people, I saw a pair of wingtips with the soles facing me.  The green bits were all over the bottoms of those shoes — and the feet that wore them weren’t moving. 

I pushed my way into the circle.  The man stretched out on the floor didn’t seem to be breathing.  I took a mirror from my purse and held it under his nose.  There was no fog from his breath.  One of the people started calling for a doctor, but I was sure the man was already dead.

Soon a man with a medical bag, along with the theatre owner — Byron Binghamton, and a policeman pushed me out of the way.  I stooped down and touched my fingers to the little green bits the dead man had tracked on his shoes.  I shone the light on it and sniffed.  Cilantro…

End Excerpt

♣ ♣ ♣

Thanks for visiting.   I haven’t gotten over my personal tech/computer disaster.  I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m grieving over it.  So comments are closed.  However, I’ll be back, with comments open, next week.  Hugs.

♣ ♣ ♣

But wait — here’s the obligatory shameless self-promotion.

Purchase Link:    Murder at the Bijou — Three Ingredients I

♣ ♣ ♣

This blog is entirely human-written.  Furthermore, the author expressly prohibits any entity from using this publication for purposes of training AI technologies to generate text.  No part of this work may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.  Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

All images are either the property of the author, or used with permission, or from free sources.

Copyright © 2026 by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

All rights reserved.

Whatnot Wednesday: #CFFC Color Blue

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Hello, everyone.  I expect that I’m not the only one having trouble getting over this midweek hump.  Dan Antion gave us the Crayola Crayons color blue for “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).   I could also do the “One-line Wednesday” thing and use the titular question of the song below, “Am I Blue?”  Because I’m still blue about the personal disaster from last week.  I could also let that one-liner be “BEWARE ONEDRIVE”.  Enough said. I’m trying hard to put it all behind me.

Video below from The Cher Show 1975, she sings “Am I Blue”

The Scoobies are snoozing during this 105°F day, so they aren’t taking us on a color quest for blue things around the house… besides me that is.   I’ve been very surprised by how little true blue there is in this house. There’s lots of aqua, teal, and turquoise, but I don’t call those blue.  One of my book covers came to mind though — Murder at the Bijou.

A very young Lucille Ball was the spitting image of how I imagined Paisley Idelle Peabody — aka Pip, the heroine of this little 1920s series.  It’s cozy.  It’s a culinary mystery.  It’s almost obscenely wholesome (yeah, that’s a weird choice of words, but I like it). It’s lighthearted fun during these heavy days.

Here’s a little bit from the beginning of the book.  This is the setup:  There’s a big movie premier in Savannah, Georgia.  Pip is helping a friend who owns the local Chinese restaurant cater the event.  And then…

Posters of a swooning woman in the embrace of a shocked but dashing man decorated the Bijou’s entrance.  A little girl looked quietly at a poster of the monster clam.  Then she suddenly shrieked, pulled away from the woman who held her hand, and ran.  “Flannery!  Come back!  Wait,” the woman called and ran after the child.

The music began inside the theatre and everyone cheered.  I heard muffled dialogue, but I couldn’t make out the words.  I started helping Mrs. Wong and her son cleanup from the shindig that was before the film, and gathered Granny’s empty cookie containers.  Then I jumped when I heard loud screaming emanate from the Bijou.

“Wow!  That must be some scary movie!” Alastair Wong commented.  Then a woman and a man ran from the theatre.  The Wongs and I looked at one another, puzzled.   Something was clearly wrong.  As I walked toward the entrance, I saw the door to the ticket booth was open.  I noticed a flashlight and picked it up, as I hurried toward the commotion.  Inside the theatre the screen showed what appeared to be a fifty feet tall clam, with a hundred feet long…  Applesauce, I didn’t know what to call it!  Something like an elephant’s trunk was slowly attacking a building.

I switched on the flashlight.  A small group of people were clustered below the stage.  When I drew near I noticed a trail of green bits on the floor.  Between the people, I saw a pair of wingtips with the soles facing me.  The green bits were all over the bottoms of those shoes — and the feet that wore them weren’t moving. 

I pushed my way into the circle.  The man stretched out on the floor didn’t seem to be breathing.  I took a mirror from my purse and held it under his nose.  There was no fog from his breath.  One of the people started calling for a doctor, but I was sure the man was already dead.

Soon a man with a medical bag, along with the theatre owner — Byron Binghamton, and a policeman pushed me out of the way.  I stooped down and touched my fingers to the little green bits the dead man had tracked on his shoes.  I shone the light on it and sniffed.  Cilantro…

End Excerpt

♣ ♣ ♣

Thanks for visiting.   I haven’t gotten over my personal tech/computer disaster.  I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m grieving over it.  So comments are closed.  However, I’ll be back, with comments open, next week.  Hugs.

♣ ♣ ♣

But wait — here’s the obligatory shameless self-promotion.

Purchase Link:    Murder at the Bijou — Three Ingredients I

♣ ♣ ♣

This blog is entirely human-written.  Furthermore, the author expressly prohibits any entity from using this publication for purposes of training AI technologies to generate text.  No part of this work may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.  Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

All images are either the property of the author, or used with permission, or from free sources.

Copyright © 2026 by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

All rights reserved.

Whatnot Wednesday: #CFFC Color Blue

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Hello, everyone.  I expect that I’m not the only one having trouble getting over this midweek hump.  Dan Antion gave us the Crayola Crayons color blue for “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).   I could also do the “One-line Wednesday” thing and use the titular question of the song below, “Am I Blue?”  Because I’m still blue about the personal disaster from last week.  I could also let that one-liner be “BEWARE ONEDRIVE”.  Enough said. I’m trying hard to put it all behind me.

Video below from The Cher Show 1975, she sings “Am I Blue”

The Scoobies are snoozing during this 105°F day, so they aren’t taking us on a color quest for blue things around the house… besides me that is.   I’ve been very surprised by how little true blue there is in this house. There’s lots of aqua, teal, and turquoise, but I don’t call those blue.  One of my book covers came to mind though — Murder at the Bijou.

A very young Lucille Ball was the spitting image of how I imagined Paisley Idelle Peabody — aka Pip, the heroine of this little 1920s series.  It’s cozy.  It’s a culinary mystery.  It’s almost obscenely wholesome (yeah, that’s a weird choice of words, but I like it). It’s lighthearted fun during these heavy days.

Here’s a little bit from the beginning of the book.  This is the setup:  There’s a big movie premier in Savannah, Georgia.  Pip is helping a friend who owns the local Chinese restaurant cater the event.  And then…

Posters of a swooning woman in the embrace of a shocked but dashing man decorated the Bijou’s entrance.  A little girl looked quietly at a poster of the monster clam.  Then she suddenly shrieked, pulled away from the woman who held her hand, and ran.  “Flannery!  Come back!  Wait,” the woman called and ran after the child.

The music began inside the theatre and everyone cheered.  I heard muffled dialogue, but I couldn’t make out the words.  I started helping Mrs. Wong and her son cleanup from the shindig that was before the film, and gathered Granny’s empty cookie containers.  Then I jumped when I heard loud screaming emanate from the Bijou.

“Wow!  That must be some scary movie!” Alastair Wong commented.  Then a woman and a man ran from the theatre.  The Wongs and I looked at one another, puzzled.   Something was clearly wrong.  As I walked toward the entrance, I saw the door to the ticket booth was open.  I noticed a flashlight and picked it up, as I hurried toward the commotion.  Inside the theatre the screen showed what appeared to be a fifty feet tall clam, with a hundred feet long…  Applesauce, I didn’t know what to call it!  Something like an elephant’s trunk was slowly attacking a building.

I switched on the flashlight.  A small group of people were clustered below the stage.  When I drew near I noticed a trail of green bits on the floor.  Between the people, I saw a pair of wingtips with the soles facing me.  The green bits were all over the bottoms of those shoes — and the feet that wore them weren’t moving. 

I pushed my way into the circle.  The man stretched out on the floor didn’t seem to be breathing.  I took a mirror from my purse and held it under his nose.  There was no fog from his breath.  One of the people started calling for a doctor, but I was sure the man was already dead.

Soon a man with a medical bag, along with the theatre owner — Byron Binghamton, and a policeman pushed me out of the way.  I stooped down and touched my fingers to the little green bits the dead man had tracked on his shoes.  I shone the light on it and sniffed.  Cilantro…

End Excerpt

♣ ♣ ♣

Thanks for visiting.   I haven’t gotten over my personal tech/computer disaster.  I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m grieving over it.  So comments are closed.  However, I’ll be back, with comments open, next week.  Hugs.

♣ ♣ ♣

But wait — here’s the obligatory shameless self-promotion.

Purchase Link:    Murder at the Bijou — Three Ingredients I

♣ ♣ ♣

This blog is entirely human-written.  Furthermore, the author expressly prohibits any entity from using this publication for purposes of training AI technologies to generate text.  No part of this work may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.  Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

All images are either the property of the author, or used with permission, or from free sources.

Copyright © 2026 by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

All rights reserved.

– Three Things + #11: A Long March into April
https://bookjotter.com/2026/05/05/three-things-11-a-long-march-into-april/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #Bookstodon #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #Belfast

– Three Things + #11: A Long March into April
https://bookjotter.com/2026/05/05/three-things-11-a-long-march-into-april/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #Bookstodon #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #Belfast

– Three Things + #11: A Long March into April
https://bookjotter.com/2026/05/05/three-things-11-a-long-march-into-april/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #Bookstodon #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #Belfast

– Three Things + #11: A Long March into April
https://bookjotter.com/2026/05/05/three-things-11-a-long-march-into-april/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #Bookstodon #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #Belfast

– Three Things + #11: A Long March into April
https://bookjotter.com/2026/05/05/three-things-11-a-long-march-into-april/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #Bookstodon #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #Belfast

Winding Up the Week #462
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/07/winding-up-the-week-462/
This week, as International Women’s Day approaches, I look at books read and reviewed, highlight some of the finest literary writing from across the blogosphere, mark a host of notable anniversaries, revisit past posts worth rediscovering and gather a selection of fascinating features from around the web. #ThreeThings #ReadingWales26 #IWD2026 #Bookstodon #AmReading #Books #BookReview #Reading

Winding Up the Week #462
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/07/winding-up-the-week-462/
This week, as International Women’s Day approaches, I look at books read and reviewed, highlight some of the finest literary writing from across the blogosphere, mark a host of notable anniversaries, revisit past posts worth rediscovering and gather a selection of fascinating features from around the web. #ThreeThings #ReadingWales26 #IWD2026 #Bookstodon #AmReading #Books #BookReview #Reading

Winding Up the Week #462
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/07/winding-up-the-week-462/
This week, as International Women’s Day approaches, I look at books read and reviewed, highlight some of the finest literary writing from across the blogosphere, mark a host of notable anniversaries, revisit past posts worth rediscovering and gather a selection of fascinating features from around the web. #ThreeThings #ReadingWales26 #IWD2026 #Bookstodon #AmReading #Books #BookReview #Reading

Winding Up the Week #462
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/07/winding-up-the-week-462/
This week, as International Women’s Day approaches, I look at books read and reviewed, highlight some of the finest literary writing from across the blogosphere, mark a host of notable anniversaries, revisit past posts worth rediscovering and gather a selection of fascinating features from around the web. #ThreeThings #ReadingWales26 #IWD2026 #Bookstodon #AmReading #Books #BookReview #Reading

Winding Up the Week #462
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/07/winding-up-the-week-462/
This week, as International Women’s Day approaches, I look at books read and reviewed, highlight some of the finest literary writing from across the blogosphere, mark a host of notable anniversaries, revisit past posts worth rediscovering and gather a selection of fascinating features from around the web. #ThreeThings #ReadingWales26 #IWD2026 #Bookstodon #AmReading #Books #BookReview #Reading

– Three Things + #10: Spring Ahoy!
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/04/three-things-10-spring-ahoy/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #ToveJansson #WinterReading #Bookstodon

– Three Things + #10: Spring Ahoy!
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/04/three-things-10-spring-ahoy/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #ToveJansson #WinterReading #Bookstodon

– Three Things + #10: Spring Ahoy!
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/04/three-things-10-spring-ahoy/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #ToveJansson #WinterReading #Bookstodon

– Three Things + #10: Spring Ahoy!
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/04/three-things-10-spring-ahoy/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #ToveJansson #WinterReading #Bookstodon

– Three Things + #10: Spring Ahoy!
https://bookjotter.com/2026/03/04/three-things-10-spring-ahoy/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ThreeThings #Books #Reading #ToveTrove #ToveJansson #WinterReading #Bookstodon

1) Eldest daughter arrived home from university for her Christmas break. Had her favorite dinner: chicken fried rice.

2) Ran a 5k followed by #swimming. All ready for my swim lessons tomorrow to show off my progress with bilateral breathing.

3) Family watched Charlie Brown Christmas Special. While the Halloween is my favorite, the Christmas Special always delivers.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#CharlieBrown
#Peanuts

1) Eldest daughter arrived home from university for her Christmas break. Had her favorite dinner: chicken fried rice.

2) Ran a 5k followed by #swimming. All ready for my swim lessons tomorrow to show off my progress with bilateral breathing.

3) Family watched Charlie Brown Christmas Special. While the Halloween is my favorite, the Christmas Special always delivers.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#CharlieBrown
#Peanuts

1) Eldest daughter arrived home from university for her Christmas break. Had her favorite dinner: chicken fried rice.

2) Ran a 5k followed by #swimming. All ready for my swim lessons tomorrow to show off my progress with bilateral breathing.

3) Family watched Charlie Brown Christmas Special. While the Halloween is my favorite, the Christmas Special always delivers.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#CharlieBrown
#Peanuts

1) Eldest daughter arrived home from university for her Christmas break. Had her favorite dinner: chicken fried rice.

2) Ran a 5k followed by #swimming. All ready for my swim lessons tomorrow to show off my progress with bilateral breathing.

3) Family watched Charlie Brown Christmas Special. While the Halloween is my favorite, the Christmas Special always delivers.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#CharlieBrown
#Peanuts

1) Eldest daughter arrived home from university for her Christmas break. Had her favorite dinner: chicken fried rice.

2) Ran a 5k followed by #swimming. All ready for my swim lessons tomorrow to show off my progress with bilateral breathing.

3) Family watched Charlie Brown Christmas Special. While the Halloween is my favorite, the Christmas Special always delivers.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#CharlieBrown
#Peanuts

1) Finished grading final exams. :-(

2) Ran a 5K this morning when the temp was 57F/14C. Temp is now 28F/-12C. Suppose to be in the low 20sF tomorrow morning. Brrr.

3) Washed the flannel bed sheets. Will be pulling them out of the dryer, making the bed, and then hopping in. Not many thing better than fresh, hot, flannel sheets on a cold night. ;-)

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#university
#academia

1) Finished grading final exams. :-(

2) Ran a 5K this morning when the temp was 57F/14C. Temp is now 28F/-12C. Suppose to be in the low 20sF tomorrow morning. Brrr.

3) Washed the flannel bed sheets. Will be pulling them out of the dryer, making the bed, and then hopping in. Not many thing better than fresh, hot, flannel sheets on a cold night. ;-)

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#university
#academia

1) Finished grading final exams. :-(

2) Ran a 5K this morning when the temp was 57F/14C. Temp is now 28F/-12C. Suppose to be in the low 20sF tomorrow morning. Brrr.

3) Washed the flannel bed sheets. Will be pulling them out of the dryer, making the bed, and then hopping in. Not many thing better than fresh, hot, flannel sheets on a cold night. ;-)

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#university
#academia

1) Finished grading final exams. :-(

2) Ran a 5K this morning when the temp was 57F/14C. Temp is now 28F/-12C. Suppose to be in the low 20sF tomorrow morning. Brrr.

3) Washed the flannel bed sheets. Will be pulling them out of the dryer, making the bed, and then hopping in. Not many thing better than fresh, hot, flannel sheets on a cold night. ;-)

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#university
#academia

1) Finished grading final exams. :-(

2) Ran a 5K this morning when the temp was 57F/14C. Temp is now 28F/-12C. Suppose to be in the low 20sF tomorrow morning. Brrr.

3) Washed the flannel bed sheets. Will be pulling them out of the dryer, making the bed, and then hopping in. Not many thing better than fresh, hot, flannel sheets on a cold night. ;-)

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#university
#academia

Winding Up the Week #451
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/13/winding-up-the-week-451/
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 2026 Leo Tolstoy Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet. #bookstodon #books #amreading #reading #ThreeThings #tolstoyreadalong #2025InTranslation @jholford

Winding Up the Week #451
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/13/winding-up-the-week-451/
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 2026 Leo Tolstoy Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet. #bookstodon #books #amreading #reading #ThreeThings #tolstoyreadalong #2025InTranslation @jholford

Winding Up the Week #451
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/13/winding-up-the-week-451/
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 2026 Leo Tolstoy Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet. #bookstodon #books #amreading #reading #ThreeThings #tolstoyreadalong #2025InTranslation @jholford

Winding Up the Week #451
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/13/winding-up-the-week-451/
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 2026 Leo Tolstoy Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet. #bookstodon #books #amreading #reading #ThreeThings #tolstoyreadalong #2025InTranslation @jholford

Winding Up the Week #451
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/13/winding-up-the-week-451/
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 2026 Leo Tolstoy Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet. #bookstodon #books #amreading #reading #ThreeThings #tolstoyreadalong #2025InTranslation @jholford

– Three Things + #9: Into Winter Waffle
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/08/three-things-9-into-winter-waffle/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ToveTrove #ThreeThings #Bookstodon #Books #Reading

– Three Things + #9: Into Winter Waffle
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/08/three-things-9-into-winter-waffle/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ToveTrove #ThreeThings #Boo
kstodon #Books #Reading

– Three Things + #9: Into Winter Waffle
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/08/three-things-9-into-winter-waffle/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ToveTrove #ThreeThings #Bookstodon #Books #Reading

– Three Things + #9: Into Winter Waffle
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/08/three-things-9-into-winter-waffle/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ToveTrove #ThreeThings #Bookstodon #Books #Reading

– Three Things + #9: Into Winter Waffle
https://bookjotter.com/2025/12/08/three-things-9-into-winter-waffle/
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride. #ToveTrove #ThreeThings #Boo
kstodon #Books #Reading

(1) ran 4 miles this morning. Probably should have taken it a bit easier. Usually do the pool after running on Tuesdays, but closed on Veterans Day. 😠

(2) carpet cleaned the basement in anticipation of entertaining during Thanksgiving. Wow - the carpet really needed it.

(3) took a nap. It is Veterans Day after all. ;-)

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#veteransday

(1) ran 4 miles this morning. Probably should have taken it a bit easier. Usually do the pool after running on Tuesdays, but closed on Veterans Day. 😠

(2) carpet cleaned the basement in anticipation of entertaining during Thanksgiving. Wow - the carpet really needed it.

(3) took a nap. It is Veterans Day after all. ;-)

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#veteransday

(1) ran 4 miles this morning. Probably should have taken it a bit easier. Usually do the pool after running on Tuesdays, but closed on Veterans Day. 😠

(2) carpet cleaned the basement in anticipation of entertaining during Thanksgiving. Wow - the carpet really needed it.

(3) took a nap. It is Veterans Day after all. ;-)

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#veteransday

(1) ran 4 miles this morning. Probably should have taken it a bit easier. Usually do the pool after running on Tuesdays, but closed on Veterans Day. 😠

(2) carpet cleaned the basement in anticipation of entertaining during Thanksgiving. Wow - the carpet really needed it.

(3) took a nap. It is Veterans Day after all. ;-)

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#veteransday

(1) Hit a new PR this morning in the University of Kansas #Veterans Day #5K. Happy with my time despite running the hills of campus in the cold, cold weather.

(2) Found my deviled egg recipe to serve as a #Thanksgiving #appetizer.

(3) Placed the angel on top of our newly installed #Christmas tree. It might be a bit early; I think Christmas cheer is what we need.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#KU

(1) Hit a new PR this morning in the University of Kansas #Veterans Day #5K. Happy with my time despite running the hills of campus in the cold, cold weather.

(2) Found my deviled egg recipe to serve as a #Thanksgiving #appetizer.

(3) Placed the angel on top of our newly installed #Christmas tree. It might be a bit early; I think Christmas cheer is what we need.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#KU

(1) Hit a new PR this morning in the University of Kansas #Veterans Day #5K. Happy with my time despite running the hills of campus in the cold, cold weather.

(2) Found my deviled egg recipe to serve as a #Thanksgiving #appetizer.

(3) Placed the angel on top of our newly installed #Christmas tree. It might be a bit early; I think Christmas cheer is what we need.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#KU

(1) Hit a new PR this morning in the University of Kansas #Veterans Day #5K. Happy with my time despite running the hills of campus in the cold, cold weather.

(2) Found my deviled egg recipe to serve as a #Thanksgiving #appetizer.

(3) Placed the angel on top of our newly installed #Christmas tree. It might be a bit early; I think Christmas cheer is what we need.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#KU

(1) Spent 20 minutes in the sauna after my morning swim. It was wonderful.

(2) Was able to process a number documents I had photographed on a visit to the Eisenhower Presidential Library back in 2022. Progress!

(3) Got my packet for my university veterans organization's 5K run this Sunday. Hoping for a PR of 27 minutes.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#swimming
#sauna
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#dissertation
#Eisenhower

(1) Spent 20 minutes in the sauna after my morning swim. It was wonderful.

(2) Was able to process a number documents I had photographed on a visit to the Eisenhower Presidential Library back in 2022. Progress!

(3) Got my packet for my university veterans organization's 5K run this Sunday. Hoping for a PR of 27 minutes.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#swimming
#sauna
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#dissertation
#Eisenhower

(1) Spent 20 minutes in the sauna after my morning swim. It was wonderful.

(2) Was able to process a number documents I had photographed on a visit to the Eisenhower Presidential Library back in 2022. Progress!

(3) Got my packet for my university veterans organization's 5K run this Sunday. Hoping for a PR of 27 minutes.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#swimming
#sauna
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#dissertation
#Eisenhower

(1) Spent 20 minutes in the sauna after my morning swim. It was wonderful.

(2) Was able to process a number documents I had photographed on a visit to the Eisenhower Presidential Library back in 2022. Progress!

(3) Got my packet for my university veterans organization's 5K run this Sunday. Hoping for a PR of 27 minutes.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#swimming
#sauna
#running
#runnersofmastodon
#dissertation
#Eisenhower

(1) Got my swim in after skipping Tuesday. My day is always better when I swim.

(2) Made baked ziti for dinner; our youngest's favorite.

(3) Was able to FaceTime with my oldest (away at college) and wish her a happy birthday. I remember the day she was born and it sure does not seem like it was that long ago. Time flies; kids grow up quick. Always enjoy the moment.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#swimming
#genx
#college
#kids

(1) Got my swim in after skipping Tuesday. My day is always better when I swim.

(2) Made baked ziti for dinner; our youngest's favorite.

(3) Was able to FaceTime with my oldest (away at college) and wish her a happy birthday. I remember the day she was born and it sure does not seem like it was that long ago. Time flies; kids grow up quick. Always enjoy the moment.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#swimming
#genx
#college
#kids

(1) Got my swim in after skipping Tuesday. My day is always better when I swim.

(2) Made baked ziti for dinner; our youngest's favorite.

(3) Was able to FaceTime with my oldest (away at college) and wish her a happy birthday. I remember the day she was born and it sure does not seem like it was that long ago. Time flies; kids grow up quick. Always enjoy the moment.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#swimming
#genx
#college
#kids

(1) Got my swim in after skipping Tuesday. My day is always better when I swim.

(2) Made baked ziti for dinner; our youngest's favorite.

(3) Was able to FaceTime with my oldest (away at college) and wish her a happy birthday. I remember the day she was born and it sure does not seem like it was that long ago. Time flies; kids grow up quick. Always enjoy the moment.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday
#swimming
#genx
#college
#kids

#threethings
I had a bonfire with garden cuttings and branches.
I cut the paddock grass
I had mince(vegan) and tatties for dinner. My weekly connection to my mum and childhood.

#threethings
I had a bonfire with garden cuttings and branches.
I cut the paddock grass
I had mince(vegan) and tatties for dinner. My weekly connection to my mum and childhood.

(1) I avoided eating Halloween candy. None. Happy that my willpower triumphed.

(2) I voted.

(3) Did my 10K tempo run this morning... even though I really did not want to.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday

(1) I avoided eating Halloween candy. None. Happy that my willpower triumphed.

(2) I voted.

(3) Did my 10K tempo run this morning... even though I really did not want to.

#3Things
#ThreeThings
#3GoodThingsToday
#3goodthings
#threegoodthingstoday
#3goodthingsoftheday