Top Ten Reads of 2023

Top Ten Reads of 2023

Ah, another top-ten list, this time of my most darling reads of the year. I should put a little disclaimer that I do not say these are objectively the best books of 2023 but rather the books I personally liked the most. I also have 

Penguin Clothbound Classics + Minis

Penguin Clothbound Classics + Minis

I am once again making a list of all the clothbound Penguin books I want to buy so that this will (fingers crossed) stop me from impulse buying them all. I am not someone that will buy an entire style series unless I love them 

Summer Reading Bingo

Summer Reading Bingo

I just absolutely adored the little spring reading checklist I made for myself on Instagram. It helped me make the most of the season and motivated me to continue reading. Naturally, being me I escalated things for summer. Initially, I found a pre-made reading bingo 

The Year of Crafting: Book Rebinding

The Year of Crafting: Book Rebinding

This one is difficult to assign to just one month because I’ve been taking my sweet time. *Technically* this is June’s craft. but it is a June, July and beyond craft. As lovely as a time crunch is to trying things out can be helpful 

Spring Reading Re-Cap

Spring Reading Re-Cap

I am so glad I set this little spring reading challenge for myself this year. The season was much more uncertain and stressful than I could ever have anticipated. Luckily, I chose some lighthearted reading that provided an escape from the chaos that was my 

Bookish Cups of Tea

Bookish Cups of Tea

Yes, yes you already know I love reading but you might not know I also LOVE tea. Most days I will have 3-5 cups of tea. Usually, I am just drinking Tetley Black tea of a Jasmin tea I get in a huge box from 

The Year of Crafting: Bookbinding

The Year of Crafting: Bookbinding

I love that in the process of sharing about my year of crafting friends will come along and join me in the crafts that appeal to them. Just so with bookbinding! My lovely friend Jil was just as excited about it as I was. So 

Spring Reading Wishlist

Spring Reading Wishlist

Truthfully, my TBR list is so large even I think it’s time to chill on the book-buying. However, I am a book goblin who is never satisfied and wants to have a massive hoard of books. I’m making a little blog post to balance these 

Re-Reading My Childhood

Re-Reading My Childhood

One of the things I love about my childhood is that my parents always valued the magic of reading. I remember so many wonderful adventures to our local library where I would pick up all the books I could carry. Books were read to us 

Birthday Book Haul

Birthday Book Haul

This year I turned thirty, I am trying to be a strong independent woman about it, but I’m just not there yet and I don’t really want to talk about it. What I will talk about is what I did for my birthday! I commandeered