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August 15, 2015 Jen

Took an hour to cut my squares for the #ROYGBIVcharmswap this morning. I'm so excited about the fun and gorgeous fabrics showing up at my door. If you haven't shipped your squares, this is the week! They should be in the mail by 8/20.
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Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. This is a fascinating story — a black detective who infiltrates the KKK in early ’70s Colorado Springs. Honestly that was the biggest draw for me, I grew up in CS and was truly interested in that aspect of the story, as it’s certainly not a story I’ve heard about my home town, nor really expected. The undercover investigation and the dealings with the various KKK members was interesting but I would have liked to have more. It just sort of ended without any resolution, no followup, no afterward about what became of those Klan members or the Organization in Colorado. Good premise, sort of lacked a culmination I think. 3/5 stars ⭐️#19IGRC #19readingchallenge #justjoshinreads #2019readingchallenge #goodreads #readersofinstagram #readersofig #booksofinstagram #booklife #bookstagram #booknerd #booksarelife #booklover #bookblogger #reads

Someone please give these badass ladies a good home! This cross-body bag and tote are both still available in my Etsy shop clearance and I am sure someone needs this girl power in their life. Shop link in my profile. #internationalwomensday #wonderwoman #batgirl #supergirl #girlpower #etsyseller #etsysalesevent

Do you have any Harry Potter fans in your life? I have these cross body zip and go bags plus zipper pouches in an assortment of Harry Potter fabrics, including Hogwarts houses! All 50% off in my Etsy clearance sale. Link is in profile. #haryypotter #hogwartshouses #harrypottercrafts #ravenclaw #slytherin #gryffindor #hufflepuff #harrypotterfans #harrypotterfandom #hpforlife

I’ve thought long and hard about this over the past few months and today I’m ready to announce I am closing my Etsy shop. I love creating fun and unique things but I need to devote more energy to my family right now. We are in the early stages of moving, which means purging as much as we can so we don’t have to move it. Starting today I am clearing out everything I have in stock at 50% off. Stock up on gifts for birthdays, holidays, teacher appreciation or pick up that one thing you always wanted for yourself but couldn’t justify it. Treat yourself! Link in profile. #etsyseller #closingsale #etsyshop #handmadegifts #shopsale #bigsale #etsysellersofinstagram #etsysalesevent #goingoutofbusinesssale

The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes. This is the sweet story of a boy named March who loves trees and his (mis)adventures exploring and climbing them. Last year I created a neurodiveristy reading list to read more books with neurodivergent characters and this was recommended by some other book lists. March is on the Autism Spectrum so he does have some challenges with personal relationships and social thinking, but he’s smart and passionate, he is surrounded by people who care about him and who want to see him thrive. His uncle taught him to climb trees and he hasn’t stopped since. Now he’s 14 and adjusting to his parents separation and moving to a new house, but from this new house he finds The Eagle Tree, a giant old-growth tree, hundreds of years old and unusual for the area, which is slated to be knocked down to make a new home development. He becomes obsessed with the tree and his desire to climb it and it pushes him out of his comfortable routine and he has to face fears and challenges to try to save it. The author is not on the autism spectrum but said in the afterward that he’s worked several years with kids who are, and I found his portrayal of autism’s quirks to be genuine and not too stereotypical. I truly enjoyed this book and March’s inner dialogue, it is a little heavy on details about trees but I think that perfectly illustrates how unwavering and all-encompassing fixations can be with those on the spectrum. 4.5/5 stars ⭐️ #19IGRC #19readingchallenge #justjoshinreads #2019readingchallenge #goodreads #readersofinstagram #readersofig #booksofinstagram #booklife #bookstagram #booknerd #booksarelife #booklover #bookblogger #reads #youngatheartyareader #ireadya #yareader #yareadersofinstagram #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #autismbooks #autisticcharacter

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. This is the kind of book you wish you could read again for the first time. The writing is beautiful and the characters are deep and complex, and the story is riveting as it weaves in and out of timelines. There is so much detail in the writing it’s easy to feel like you’re right there in the marsh with Kya, you can feel her isolation. The Marsh is as much a character as Kya. This story explores the differences between loneliness and being alone, resilience, survival and human connection. Kya lives alone for most of her life in a shack in the marsh, as each member of her family leaves in turn. She survives and thrives through the friendship of the man named Jumpin’ who sells her gas for her boat (and his wife who both become surrogate parental figures for her) and Tate, a local boy who knew her brother and who, unlike most of the town, doesn’t see her as a freak. Tate teaches her to read and Jumpin’ sees that she can support herself by buying mussels she digs up in the wee hours of the morning. Along side Kya’s survival story is the mysterious death of the local football star / golden boy, Chase Andrews, found by two local kids without any indication of what happened. No one can agree, was it murder or an accident? I couldn’t put this down until the end. There are some things in the plot that I am sure are implausible but I was able to suspend my disbelief and enjoy Kya’s world wholeheartedly. It is simultaneously sad and hopeful, emotionally uplifting and heartbreaking. This is a book that I’ll be thinking about for a long time. 5/5 stars ⭐️ #19IGRC #19readingchallenge #justjoshinreads #2019readingchallenge #goodreads #readersofinstagram #readersofig #booksofinstagram #booklife #bookstagram #booknerd #booksarelife #booklover #bookblogger #reads

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