Hi Rachel, sorry I missed seeing your message from a while back, crazy but things slip by me.
Good to know about the deer mace. I haven’t tried that yet. I hope your hydrangeas are still safe! I like those plants but mine hasn’t come up yet from last year, hmm.
We get alerts of deer when they cross into the property, then I try to hide the birdseed sometimes.
Let us know if the deer mace is still working. Cheers.

The hydrangeas haven’t been touched so far. The deer mace works really well. I used it last year too and they always passed the hydrangea on by. You spray the plant. I have to spray like once a week or if it rains. My vegetable garden is fenced off so I don’t have to worry about that, just make sure I shut the gate, haha!

Yep, definitely makes weeding more tolerable! I haven’t read Wild Dark Shore yet. I’ve heard really good things about it, though. I hope you like it. I look forward to your thoughts!

Hi Jane, glad you’re a Great Gatsby fan. I agree — his other novels don’t seem to have the same flow & prose as GG. I will have to reread it again, lol.
The Anne Tyler novel looks particularly short this time … we’ll see if it has her usual magic.
And I had to laugh at your comment about the Great Expectations title. I think the author has received much flak for that … from what I’ve seen. Not sure why that was even chosen. It’s not Dickensesque to my reading. Is it because of his journey? Well choose something other! lol. Glad for your input.

I’m on the waitlist for Three Days in June myself.

I find it incredible that anyone would have the audacity to title their book Great Expectations. That alone would sour me on reading it!

Hi Wendy, thanks. Glad you had a nice Easter. We got a bit of precipitation here which is always good (as it is mostly so dry). I’m not sure I will get to Black Wood Blue Sky this go around from the library but I plan to get to it in the future. I have liked her books in the past. She seems to like fairy tales aspects a bit but I’m not sure about the new one.
Glad you are enjoying X-Files. The last season of Bosch Legacy has been quite good … though a bit rough around the edges so just put that warning out for your daughter.
I’m really glad you let me know about the American-Palestinian author’s book. I’m in the mood for more after Enter Ghost, which I learned a bit from. I will see if my library carries it, thanks! Have a good week too!

Hi Stargazer. That’s cool you’ve seen moose in Alaska. Must have been a great trip. We are lucky to see them on average about once a year around here. They are elusive so it’s sort of rare but cool when it happens.
And glad to hear you are a Gatsby fan. I hope to read one of Fitzgerald’s books later this year in honor of the anniversary. I’m sure Enter Ghost is not for everyone and it wasn’t easy for me as I wasn’t familiar with some things in it like the areas & checkpoints etc. but I took it slowly and was impressed in the end with the character’s journey and the premise of putting on Hamlet in such a locale.
Wishing you happy reading.

We need to start the final season of Bosch Legacy. We’ve been watching X-Files. My daughter expressed an interest in it and it’s always been one of my husband’s favorite shows. We had watched the first season awhile ago, but then took a break, so are back to it and almost done with the first season. We watch an episode a night when we can.

Enter Ghost sounds really interesting. I recently read a book by an American Palestinian author called Against the Loveless World for a book club and we all loved it. It was eye-opening for many.

I hope you have a good week, Susan.

Hi Tina, no problem. I hope all is well there. Is something going on?
I wish I was able to get to Stone Yard Devotional but I haven’t cracked it yet. Still on the Frozen River and a new PW book. Will chat with you later. take care.

Hi JoAnn, moose are very difficult to see so we were lucky, we see about one a year on average. I’m glad you’ve seen one in Maine.
It would be good to read a Fitzgerald book this year if not the Gatsby … but that would be good too. I have Not read Corrigan’s book about it so I’m glad to hear you really liked it. I think it would be great to read. Good idea for summer.
Have a great week.