Saturday, November 15, 2025

Stacking the Shelves #193 Sunday Post #190 Sunday Salon #184

Hey my bookish friends!!  I can't believe we are already half way through November, can you?? How was your week? Mine was alright. Did you have snow at the beginning of the week? I was surprised by how much we got (pics below). The government opened back up, which we are very thankful for. We've heard nothing from the people who want to buy our house, so I assume theirs has not gone under contract yet. We have a showing this morning, but other than that, we don't have many plans for this weekend. 

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your  shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. The Stacking the Shelves meme is hosted at Reading Reality.

Net Galley: None

Library Treasures: None (but I have 5 waiting for me when I can get over there)

Bought: none

Book Mail: For Review

Super Simple books by Brock Eastman
These are super cute and perfect for little ones.

Kindle Freebies: None

Other updates:

I finished 4 books this week. I still need to do one of the reviews, it will be up tomorrow. I took time to go through the books on my shelves and unhauled 54 books. They were ones I knew I would never read again, or no longer had interest in. I also reserved 24 books from the library (they will trickle in). I am participating in two Christmas book exchanges/Secret Santa things and am pretty excited about it. I have my person for one and have already bought her things, but I haven't received the info on the second one yet. Have you ever done one of these? Did you enjoy it? 

My other blog if you are interested.

  
The second picture was the next day, we got more snow after it had started melting, then the leaves started falling. I don't think I have ever seen leaves on top of the snow before, it struck me as funny.

What you might have missed on the blog this week:

Nonfiction November-Choosing Nonfiction

Book Review: Wishing for Mistletoe by Robin Lee Hatcher

Top Ten Tuesday: Not my typical books

Book Review: State of Lies by Siri Mitchell

Book Review: A Place of Quiet Rest by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemoth

Book Review: Christmas Baggage By Deborah M. Hathaway

I am also linking up with the Sunday Post. The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted at Caffeinated Reviewer. I will also be joining Deb at Readerbuzz for the Sunday Salon.

What books have you added to your physical or virtual bookshelves? I would love to hear from you. Click on the icons below to join in on the fun. Have a great weekend! 

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40 comments:

  1. Mae TravelsNovember 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM

    I admire anyone who can purge books from their shelves. I don’t have that discipline, and I get attached to the books.

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    1. CindyNovember 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM

      Mae, we have moved SO many times, overseas and back, and will be moving again. If I kept every book I'd have well over 10,000, which is impossible to move, LOL! We do have a ton of books, but I try to only keep those I will enjoy again.

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  2. LarkNovember 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM

    Fingers crossed about your house! And we've had warm weather so far this fall, though they're promising colder temps and maybe even snow next week. Which would be good for all our ski resorts. Enjoy your weekend! :D

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  3. Lydia C. LeeNovember 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM

    The illustrator looks like the same person that did Diego, Dora's cousin (friend?). #StackingtheShelves

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    1. CindyNovember 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM

      Lydia, you were right, her cousin, but I don't know if it's the same illustrator or not.

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  4. thathappyreaderNovember 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM

    It is funny to see the leaves on top of the snow. The last 20% of our leaves need to come down yet. We don’t get a lot of snow here thankfully.

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  5. Joy's Book BlogNovember 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM

    I'm enjoying your snow pictures. If we had any flurries, I missed them. Today, our high was near 80, but that won't last.

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  6. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzNovember 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM

    We had a couple of days of cool weather, but now temps are back up into the 80s. Sigh. I don't want snow, but a little cold would be nice.

    I hope the other people's home sells and everything can go through for everyone involved.

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    1. CindyNovember 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM

      Thanks Deb. I enjoy all four seasons and like living in places that have them.

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  7. Karis DeHavenNovember 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM

    Wow, snow already! My cousins and sisters and I are doing a Secret Santa this year; since we keep adding partners/spouses to the mix, there's quite a few of us by now and it's hard to buy presents for everyone! You're quite brave putting 24 books on hold at once–I feel like whenever I put a bunch of books on hold, they all come in at the same time and then I'm overwhelmed!

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    1. CindyNovember 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM

      Karis, I picked up 7 of them yesterday, we'll see if they all get read or not. One is a super short novella, and others are nonfiction, it's a mix for sure.

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  8. OliviaNovember 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM

    Keeping my fingers crossed that your house sells. It will give me hope for mine. Ha! Your snow pics are lovely!

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  9. Lisa R Howeler of Boondock RamblingsNovember 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM

    We got snow this week too but not that much! It was still a good covering. I hope you get some news soon on your house sale.

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  10. Liz DexterNovember 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM

    That is interesting to see leaves on top of the snow! No snow here in the UK, we don't get it very often or very much any more.

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    1. CindyNovember 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM

      Liz, I like the snow, but would have preferred it waited a little longer to make its appearance. It has all melted away and currently we are not expecting anymore.

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  11. sjhigbeeNovember 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM

    Your snowy pics look lovely - though the leaves on top of the snow do look odd. We haven't had so much as a frost yet - which is unusual at this time of the year. In fact, it's so warm our heating isn't turning on. Best of luck with the house sale - I haven't moved for over 30 years and would hate the prospect of having to do so now! Have a great week.

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  12. YvonneNovember 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM

    Your pics look great. Although, living in Florida, I'm not really missing the snow that I used to get in New York. It's nice to see pics though :) I hope you have a great week!

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    1. CindyNovember 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM

      Yvonne, we lived in Singapore for 3 1/2 years where it is hot all year long...we did really miss the snow, so I know if we lived in Fl or somewhere else we would miss it :)

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  13. Aj @ Read All The Things!November 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM

    You have snow already? Nice. I think it's supposed to snow here on Wednesday.

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    1. CindyNovember 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM

      Aj, we had snow, it melted away. I haven't looked to see if we have more on the way. I kind of don't want to know.

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  14. bibliophilebreeNovember 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM

    We got a lot of snow too - especially for the first snow of the winter season. Hope you have a good week.

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  15. MiaismineNovember 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM

    I hope you have a fabulous weekend. I'm sure the timing will be perfect for your house to be sold. Your books by Eastman seem like great non-fiction reads! We have a family Secret Santa between the adults and I love it! My daughter uses an online registration system where everyone can share what they'd like. Wow! ou did get tons of snow! It's lovely.

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  16. Cheryl MalandrinosNovember 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM

    You've been busy, Cindy. Praying their house goes under contract soon. Only flurries here, but love your photos.

    https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2025/11/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-and_17.html

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  17. MargNovember 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM

    I hope you are able to see your house soon! And look at that snow! It always looks so pretty to me, but I don't have to live in it!

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  18. Adele @ Adele Bound in BooksNovember 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM

    I haven't seen snow since I was a kid. It's very pretty, isn't it?

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    1. CindyNovember 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM

      Adele, it really is, especially when it is unmarred.

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  19. thecuecardNovember 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM

    What pretty snow shots! The trees look gorgeous with white. Is it still snowy there? And are you moving away from the area? Cheers.

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    1. CindyNovember 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM

      Susan, no, the snow lasted 3 days and it has "warmed" up since then, LOL! We are planning to stay in the same general area, just downsizing a bit.

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  20. Jinjer-The Intrepid AngelenoNovember 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM

    That snow is so pretty to look at!!!

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