Thanks for sharing this, & I love the interruptions of opening doors, family do keep coming - & that is such bliss (& complication) - wearying joy.

Thrifting is so fun. I love the mug and Clarks! Definitely a find. I went thrifting today and picked up a really nice pair off Dansk booties on the cheap! And some adorable plates with hummingbirds painted on them. I loved the synchronicity of thrifting . It can be kind of a battle, especially on senior day, but I still love it. Can’t wait to hear about Dr. Kildare. I recall my dad having a few of those paperbacks around when I was a kind. Good nostalgic vibes!

A bag of corks would be mighty fine.

I love this! I’m going to find a print version and put it where I can read it every morning for encouragement. Thank you 💜

Glad the books arrived safely, thanks for another wonderful video, brimful with variety & discovery.

I like the haul of old books 👍🏻 Alfred Hitchcock children’s books sounds amazing hehe 😉

I was 7 or 8 when the original Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators books came out, way back in the 60s. I was given the first three books in the series as a Christmas present, and loved them. They were so much better than the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew. I still have most of them (the first 20 in the series were the best!) to this day, and read them periodically. They still hold up.

I was so hoping for a soapy melodrama when you shared “Guard Your Daughters.” On second thought, maybe that could be the title of my book 🤣

Looking forward to joining the next haul. The poetry book looks like fun. And no, I don’t eat Black Eyed Peas on New Year’s but I think that’s a southern tradition. I grew up up north, so that’s not something I did. Happy New Year’s.🎉

I love going to those types of thrift markets and antique malls! I haven’t been for a while but you and Michelle have inspired me to get out to one soon. My brother used to collect the Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators series. I think it’s kind of like the old Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV show, where he presents other people’s stories and he’s just the curator of the stories.

I don't know about the Alfred Hitchcock books for kids, but I definitely remember my Mom getting the Mystery/Horror Anthologies he was associated with in Book Club editions. There are some really great short stories to be found in them. Royal Jelly by Roald Dahl still creeps me out!

I love the cover!

I love memoirs and journals. Would love to hear your reflections and any writing projects you work on. The writing life is always so interesting to me.

I enjoy your conversational, informal writing style, it is welcoming. Write your life, starts not finished, the adventure of BookTubing, Indie reviewing, church, mental health, these scary political times... what it is to be you... maybe in diary form, maybe as first person autobiographical 'novel'.... but, maybe you would prefer to write a thriller, or mystery, or Gothic tale. I have to write, & dream of readers, knowing that the two will rarely meet, but that is freeing also, it allows me to experiment & take risks, in 'private'. Of course, your BookTubing & Indie reviewing is also, already, a creative & significant act... stay strong & creative.

Yes, I'd like to hear some of your writing! 👍

Louis l'Amour wrote: 'Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.' I would like to read/hear your words: If you are ready, and have things to say, then write! Begin! As Mary Shelley said: 'I am fearless, therefore powerful!' Write.

I enjoy your writing and would enjoy you sharing some excerpts here!!!!

Yes to all the things

If your journal entry is anything to go on - yes!

Ready ...

For Christmas my Husband got me a fancy book stamp from a Jane Austen shop, saying, 'this book belongs to' with pretty flowers and a cameo at the top. I am going to stamp all my favourite books, I've realised that (mostly) their value is only to me, so if I stamp them they increase in value! (Though I have told them that they have got to keep my Malcolm Saville books because they are worth something. I might add the haunting bit just to encourage them to!)

I do like that sparkle fabric, I have a voucher for a craft store so maybe some of that will go on my list! Scrooge is developing nicely - I've not had time to do more cross stitch recently but I'll get to it at some time! The poetry book and book about writing look interesting. OH I just got the husband some Haruki Murakami for Christmas, he really enjoys them. Years back I read his Norwegian Wood, which was good but melancholic from what I recall. Hope your meal was good!

Love receiving bookish gifts! No matter the season! Merry Christmas!

I love the idea of talking with another in a car! And the Age of Reason book looks wonderful, especially with the annotations.

Yea for a well written indie! The cover is stunning and sounds like a great cozy mystery. Wonder if the author is a history buff, maybe teacher?!?

Bummer they didn’t let you film… wonder why not?!? Hum… 🧐 looks like you and Michele got some good finds. Looking forward to your review of the Harlequin book about the daughter.

Nice book haul.

Yes, it is a lovely cover, & sounds fabulous. Historical fiction set in Italy, so exotic, you have me very curious. Thanks for another terrific review.

Sounds good! I love stories that include family/cultural traditions. I believe her last name is pronounced Flor-ray-ano.

"The Doctor's Difficult Daughter': Oh, that heavy handed alliteration & naive sexism is hilarious, what a hoot.

I'm of Italian heritage, so I like books set in Italy. It sounds interesting.

That T-shirt is great!! 🧙‍♀🪄

James Thurber is always a good read.

Great review. Sounds like an interestoing book.

Happy Christmas Meg!

Thanks Meg! That was brilliant, really enjoyed your video! Love, love, love your edition of Anne of Avonlea, what a treasure!! And all the Anthony Trollope too! Hi to Twitch!! 🐱 I have never read Monica Ferris, so I will search her books out at the library.. I received Edith Wharton's ghost stories for a birthday present about two years ago, so I will try to read that one (especially Afterward) next Halloween... Thanks Meg.. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!! Hope you have fun!! 📚🎄❤💚

This was a good tag! I like that Scrooge cross-stitch.

Wishing you a wonderful (if humid!) Christmas and a happy New Year! Did your church have Christmas Eve services? My church is pretty small so we only have the CE service, but the choir is wonderful and the candlelit environment is so dreamy! Hope yours is beautiful as well. I agree with you about beautiful journals! I always felt obligated to write something really meaningful in there, and who needs that pressure?! I save the 😅 pretty journals for my reading records 📖📚!

Enjoyed this vid and new sub! I'm always a sucker for a a Christmas stack haha. I should get around to Bulfinch's Mythology someday. Great vid!

I absolutely love those old books!! They are treasures. I read A Christmas Carol a few days ago (on your strong recommendation, thank you!) and it was great! My first Charles Dickens and I will be reading more of his work. I hope you and your family have a great Christmas!!

Weather watching is a glorious thing. Ah, I love all three Brontë sisters. It is a lovely journal. Twitch is such a great name for a cat - love it. I love beautiful book design, the book as highly desirable cultural artefact, It is one of the greatest joys of my life. I really struggle with Victorian chunkers, I need to be more brave, and get into them, but I am so drawn to compression. Must search out some Monica Ferris, sounds fun. I'd really like to track down a copy of Edith Wharton's ghost stories, they really do sound fun. Hope you've had a wonderful Christmas with family, church & friends.

08:22 I keep coming back to what you say here - so true! 'Go off the beaten path!'

Thanks for the tag! I shall save it for next year... Meri Kirihimete to you!

I figured Northanger Abbey is your favorite Austen novel. Much most gothic than her others. Definitely like your top beautiful book covers and their illustrations ☺️. They don’t make them like that anymore. Too expensive now but definitely showed off craftsmanship of the day.

Thanks a lot for the tag 🎉🎉 Great answers 💥

Hi Meg, so appreciate the tag! I'll save it for next year 😉 What a precious copy of Anne of Avonlea - I have a Jack London's book from 1928 and I am so proud of having found that edition in a used bookstore... That journal is so pretty, looks like a Van Gogh painting, is it? Happy Holidays and happy reading Meg!

Crock pots are amazing I could not live without mine