I fear trying to compile all the stats for my quarterly goal review is beyond me at the moment so I’m postponing that part of Reader’s Choice Week until Sunday July 19 when I have hopefully recovered from my move. Anyone who lives with chronic pain or illness knows that when we push ourselves too much, as I did with this move, we will inevitably crash and burn in epic fashion. Picture me trying to keep my eyes open until at least 8:00 p.m. so I can go to bed. 🙂
Not having home internet until last night (Wednesday) didn’t help either. Apparently, when they were renovating the apartment someone cut the cable inside the wall so it was a long, convoluted journey getting that fixed! I used a hotspot connection (which turned out to be unreliable) every day to catch up with comments but I was worried I’d exceed my data limit (not sure if the techno lingo is right. Bwahahaha!) And, really, is it any surprise that out of all the apartments in the building I could have chosen (there were six at the time) I ended up with one with the technical difficulties?
So, I thought I’d catch you up on the move and sneak peek at my new digs and neighbourhood. Which prompts me to explain the turtle crossing sign. I am literally in the heart of the city but surrounded by nature including a pond that is home to turtles and a heron (who is camera shy, so no photos unfortunately). I had no idea the pond existed and stumbled upon it on a morning walk. Apparently turtles are active between May and September (think it’s mating and egg laying season?) so cars and pedestrians are asked to proceed with caution! Here’s the pond:
And yes, that’s someone’s back deck. Can you imagine the views they have? Not only are there turtles (and a camera shy heron) but there are oodles of toads so, of course, in the spring there is a Toad Brigade of volunteers who ferry the toads across the road to the pond so they won’t get squished by cars! I read a report of their endeavours in the local paper but now I’m left wondering if they ferry the toads back across the road in the autumn? I must do some research. But gardens in the area have excellent pest control – Brrrribbittt!
And the pond runs into the canal with a beautiful parkway with lots of walking paths….and Canada geese. Lots and lots of Canada geese.
And if I choose to walk in other directions I get to enjoy tree lined streets
with lots of beautiful gardens.
Hardly anyone has lawns and I love seeing the different garden designs.
I won’t show you my poor little balcony garden just yet. It needs some work since I’ve spent all my time unpacking and organizing the apartment the past week. I’m on the third floor and have a magnificent view of trees out my window which will be gorgeous in the autumn.
Of course, my Trixie Belden books needed a place of honour in their new digs.
In case you ever try to create double rows of books in a glass door bookcase, you might want to check to see if the doors will actually close before filling all the shelves. Sigh. I had to undo a whole morning’s worth of work and start over again. (Ignore the clutter on all flat surfaces, I haven’t done any decorating yet.)
And here’s the other side of the bookcases:
I’m in a studio apartment and I love the cozy bedroom nook I’ve created with the bookcase wall. Still need to add pictures and other decor but I’m pleased with the overall space. I really downsized a lot and there’s oodles of cupboard space so I’ve actually managed to find a home for nearly everything. I won’t show you the living area yet because that is where the pictures and curtains and wall hangings etc are piled so it’s not visitor ready quite yet. 🙂
Oh, and here’s a gratuitous pic of the Move Day Supervisor, Mr. Gatsby (grand puppy) He kept us all on task.
So, I’ll spend Friday updating my TBR book (it was in the last box I unpacked!) Usually I add titles and authors and pertinent info as I read the comments but I couldn’t take time to do that this week between the unpacking and not having a proper internet connection so I’ll be backtracking tomorrow and making sure my want to read lists are current for the coming months! I’m also planning on catching up on my record keeping of books read and reviews from the last week. So many to do! It’s making me quite anxious. And then, come Saturday afternoon it will be tallying time so don’t forget to check back on Sunday for the Reader’s Choice Week – Summer Edition – Winners Announcement.
Happy Reading!
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