Coffee Catch-Up #41

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If we were having coffee I would tell you that I can’t believe it has been nearly 3 months since our last chat. To be honest this is very similar to my real life coffee catch-ups that aren’t very regular. As you possibly know by now for 4 weeks of this year my husband and I went touring in Truby. ( Our slide on camper and Iveco. ) On many other weekends before and after, I was working to make up my shifts. After work I mean to blog but often don’t make it to the computer.

If we were having coffee I would tell you that I am again participating in Blogging from A to Z. Writing a blogpost daily is helping get my mojo back. Also, having a theme, our recent holiday, makes the decision of what to write easy. So, it is simply a matter of writing it. Each day I find this to get quicker. Just like when I started blogging in 2014 and I was following the daily word prompts. I have also realsied that when April is finished I still have a lot of other topics to write about.

If we were having coffee I would tell you that my daughter has moved home after living in regional NSW. She is easy to live with so beside the extra stuff around, everything is going smoothly.

If we were having coffee I would tell you that I have spent a lot of time covering my new secondhand books in contact. One of the things I love about traveling is going to second hand book shops. It is a great way to support the local communities and increase my library. Sometimes I have specific books that I am looking for, otherwise I accidently find new authors. My husband can now work out my book style based on the artwork on the front cover. We were even able to find some of his much rarer books at reasonable prices. Below is a photo of most of the novels I found.

If we were having coffee I would tell you how surprised I was back in January to hear our most famous children’s group had won the Triple JJJ’s Hottest 100. This countdown features the most popular song for the previous year. It the classic example of doing what you love and success will follow.

If we were having coffee I would ask you what is happening in your world.

Thanks to Natalie for hosting #weekend coffee share

5 thoughts on “Coffee Catch-Up #41”

  1. This is a cute meme. I might have to try it down the road after the A/Z challenge! What a collection of books you have picked up in your travels! I do like secondhand bookstores. Great finds can be found there! These days, because I’m trying to reduce possessions, I tend to get the books I read at the library or e-books to read on my tablet. However we read, it is always good to read, right? Enjoy your coffee this Sunday morn!

    betty

  2. Hi IM,

    I used to haunt used book stores. It was the closest thing I know to being addicted to something.
    When I began trade school right after High school, it took me to San Francisco and a ton of new-to-me used book stores.

    I found one that was easily the best most iconic of all the others I’d visited. Back before the internet, it was harder for a small town boy to find books by certain authors unless they showed up in the small town library. My favorite author did not have much of a footprint there so I just searched as I traveled and checked every story I came across.

    It was in that iconic book store that I struck gold. You’ve read several of my stories but have you read how I met my favorite author? It did not turn out as I expected but I was young and dumb and thought I was so smart when I actually knew so very little.

    It turned out fine but I had to swallow a lot of my pride and was fortunate that he and his wife so amazingly gracious to this young fan.

    If interested, here’s how it unfolded.
    https://garyawilsonstories.wordpress.com/the-favorite-author-incident/

    Hope this finds you well and loving life.
    If old used books stores are in the picture, I bet you’re doing just fine.

    Blessings.

  3. Last year I learned about the A-Z challenge. I was planning on participating this year but I completely forgot. Oh well… I understand the way to get through this challenge is to plan your theme in advanced.

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