December 5, 2025
home, to be stolen (i hope), and a catch-up
posted by soe 11:11 pm
Three beautiful things from my past week:
1. Coming home to Coal and Ember after a bunch of days away
2. Settling on what I think will be a fun white elephant swap present for the team party
3. Brunch with Sarah
How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world lately?
December 2, 2025
top ten books i hope to read this holiday season
posted by soe 2:11 am
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday from That Artsy Reader Girl is a holiday-themed freebie. My apartment is currently littered with books of a winter holiday bent, so I’m going to share ten of them I hope to get to before my Christmas tree comes down:
- Good Spirits by B.K. Borison (currently listening)
- The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (on my phone)
- The Wood at Midwinter by Suzanne Clarke, with illustrations by Victoria Sawdon (own)
- Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake (checked out)
- Death Comes at Christmas edited by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane (own)
- Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand (own)
- You Make It Feel like Christmas by Toni Shiloh (checked out)
- Holly and Nick Hate Christmas by Betsy St. Amant (checked out)
- I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Jenny Bayliss (checked out)
- Mint to Be by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc (checked out)
How about you? Any holiday-themed books on your radar this month?