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What’s New On My Bookshelf #265 and The Sunday Post

Posted: June 17, 2018 in Freebies!, giveaways, reviews, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

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Some chit chat.

I’m on staycation! I plan to hang around home. Got all my errands run and stocked up on snacks and such so I don’t have to leave home until I return to work on Thursday. Also got my QUE packed on Netflix and a stack of DVDs to watch. My Kindle is waiting and so are some print books. Did a double take when I noticed most of the books were horror or thrillers, Happy days! LOL I finally kicked my slump in the patootie and writing lots of reviews and getting back to blogging ahead. All that’s keft to do is step out the back door and enter my little slice of heaven. I’ll be enjoying that pool!

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After some delicious, spicy Bloody Mary’s in the mornings and tart and tangy Matgarita’s in the afternoons, I’ll wrestle this gator that crawled in my pool. And if all I did was drink the whole time, he’d probably win!

That’s all for this week.

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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My new books this week.

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

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My reviews this week. Click on the covers to view them.

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Other posts on my blog this week.

My Monday Minis #44 ~ Cozy Up!

Teaser Tuesday #239 ~ A Big Little Life ~ A Memoir Of A Joyful Dog

Where Have All The Elves Gone? ~ Book Tour and Giveaway

What I Am Reading, Again ~ Horror / Thriller/ Supernatural Edition

Cover Reveal and Giveaway ~ Renegade …. All Will Be Unmade

Book Tour and Giveaway ~ Cusp Of Night by Mae Clair

Not For Me by Kat de Falla ~ Excerpt and Giveaway

The Friday 56 #184 ~ Safari

Golden Skies by Juan Zapata ~ Excerpt and Giveaway

Author Q&A and Giveaway ~ A Taker Of Morrows by Stephen Paul Sayers

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For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

What’s New On My Bookshelf #264 and The Sunday Post

Posted: June 10, 2018 in Freebies!, giveaways, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

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Some chit chat.

I’m experiencing something strange for me. Aside from the excuse of when my internet was down for over a week, I seem to be in a bit of a slump. I hardly seem to post any of my usually memes and features. And I’m seriously behind on sharing reviews. Just can’t seem to be able to get back into the groove here. I’m thinking maybe it’s the pool’s fault. Can’t seem to stay out of it. LOL

It’s been a while since I shared some photos of my plants. They are thriving.

Check out Flora.

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And this gorgeous bloom. It’s almost as big as my head.

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And the banana trees and other tropical plants are growing in leaps and bounds.

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The Sega seed ball is really starting to form. It’s about three feet tall.

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If you look closely you can see it starting to close on top. This is the biggest one I ever had and should give me tons of new sega seeds. I’ll share how to harvest them this coming winter.

I love my backyard!

That’s all for this week.

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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My new books this week.

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

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Other posts on my blog this week.

Spectacle by S.J. Pierce ~ Blitz and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesday #238 ~ Beyond Dead

Bark Twice For Danger ~ Book Blast and Two Giveaways

The Gathering by Bernadette Giacomazzo ~ Blitz and Giveaway

One for your summer reading list ~ Beachboy Murder ~ Excerpt and Giveaway

Book Tour Grand Finale and Giveaway ~ A Cowboy Of Convenience

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For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

What’s New On My Bookshelf #263 and The Sunday Post

Posted: June 3, 2018 in Freebies!, giveaways, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

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Some chit chat.

After a week and a half without internet it sure is good to be back. Sure makes me appreciate it more. Though, once I got used to not having it at home, I did kind of enjoy the down time. Read a bunch of books, watched some movies, and did a buddy read with my son.

Tropical Storm Alberta threatened my area but then moved east of us. Just got a lot of rain for a couple of days. Another opportunity to do some reading. LOL

The weather is gorgeous but steamy hot! We hit triple digits in the heat index and looks like more of the same nest week. Sure makes me appreciate the pool!

That’s all for this week.

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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My new books this week.

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

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Other posts on my blog this week.

The Boyfriend Experience By JA Huss ~ Blitz and Giveaway

Blitz and Giveaway ~ Moonlight And Midtown by Christina Bauer

A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery ~ Pick And Chews ~ Tour and Giveaway

Gumshoe Girl ~ A Romantic Suspense Debut Novel ~ Blast and Giveaway

The Friday 56 #183 ~ Air And Ash

The Deadliest Blessing ~ Author Guest Post and Giveaway

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

Not Really My Sunday Post

Posted: May 27, 2018 in What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, Sunday Post

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Hi ya’ll!

I won’t be doing my usual Sunday Post this week. My internet is out at home and the earliest date to fix it is June 1st.

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I will be on the internet now and then when I can hook up to someone’s Wi-Fi, but I probably won’t be seeing ya on Twitter, Facebook or your blogs much as time will be limited.

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I’ll miss ya and I’LL BE BACK!

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated often go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

What’s New On My Bookshelf #260 and The Sunday Post

Posted: May 20, 2018 in Freebies!, giveaways, reviews, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Sunday Post

Some chit chat.

It’s been a week of storms here on the Gulf Coast! At least one mother of a storm each day during the work week. Some were very scary. The thunder shook the house and the straight line winds shrieked around the windows. Guess mother nature is preparing me for the beginning of hurricane season in June. LOL

Since I didn’t have as many opportunities to swim in the afternoons, I got busy on blogging ahead and writing a bunch of reviews. Also caught up on some shows and watched a few movies I’d been meaning to get to. And I came up with a blog post that’s going to be fun to put together. I love pie. All kinds of pie. I once dreamed of opening my own pie cafe. So, I’m gathering info from a bunch of movies that have pie as part of their theme. I’ll also be adding a few with other kinds of baked goodies. And I’m having a blast rewatching the movies! If you have any movie suggestions, please share them!

And now for my weekly plant update. Not as many pics this week as it was raining every day when I got home from work.

Here’s a pic of one corner of my back patio. Been working on shaping these up. And Quigley snuck in this one. I didn’t even notice him until I uploaded this pic. LOL

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See how the tall sega’s leaves are laying horizontal. It won’t be producing new leaves this year so I’m just cutting back the brown ones.

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The seed ball is really growing in the center. It gets huge and has tons of these dark red leathery seed pods. I should get a bunch this winter..

And here’s another corner where the banana trees and such are growing. Sorry it’s got a bit of glare. Had to take a quick pic in between rains.

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Some of the banana trees are already above the roof line. There a bunch of smaller ones popping up all over too. Should be a nice crop.

That’s all folks.

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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My new books this week.

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

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Only one book reviewed this week.

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But here are some I have ready for next week.

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And I just watched Avatar again.

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This is one of my favorite scenes. I want one of these!

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Other posts on my blog this week.

Three Day Fiancee by Marissa Clarke ~ Blitz and Giveaway

A fun summer read ~ Order Up by Barbara Valentin ~ Blitz and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesday #236 ~ Warning Light

Lizzie Borden: Zombie Hunter ~ Tour and Giveaway

Strayed by KristaLyn A. Vetovich ~ Pre-Publication Blitz and Giveaway

Scarecrow, Scarecrow ~ Tour and Giveaway

Charleston Harbor Romances by Debbie White ~ Tour and Giveaway

Dead As A Doornail by Tonya Kappes ~ A Cozy Mystery Review

Of Blood And Ashes by Kyoko M ~ Freebie and Giveaway

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For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

What’s New On My Book Shelf #259 and The Sunday Post

Posted: May 13, 2018 in Freebies!, reviews, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, The Sunday Post, weekly news

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Sunday Post

Some chit chat.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms!

This week was crazy busy a work. And HOT!!!! Around 90 each day. Guess what I did? Every day I’d come home from work, throw on my swim suit and head right to the pool. The water temp is the low 80s so it feels so cool when I get in.

I’ve got in a lot of reading. And I’m now writing a bunch of reviews so I can get ahead on bogging for the summer. And I’ve continued to watch The Terror. It’s really ramping up. Also watching new episodes of The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Finally back on! And bot did they get me with that one episode. If you watch this, I;m sure you know which one I’m talking about. And I watched the first season of The Rain. Anybody else watching it? What do you think?

And now for my weekly plant update!

They are still growing! The leaves are now all the way up to my chest.

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This is my largest Sega. I was worried that it wouldn’t be growing new leaves. It sometimes skips a year.

But then…. this!

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The tendrils are super soft and fluffy. I’m thinking this is the beginning of a huge seed bowl. yippee! Free segas. It will be fun to show you how they develop and grow. It’s really weird looking.

And some of you were wondering about my banana trees.

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Some are now already up to the roof line!

And here are some other shrubs stating to bloom. Pretty blue blossoms that form into huge balls.

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And I have no idea what this is but the colors are so lovely.

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And my Yucca is going crazy. It’s gotten huge and there are a bunch of them. You have to be careful around these. If you get stuck by one it hurts like the dickens.

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They also grow every which way. I had a couple I had to cut back because they grew horizontal along the ground. I have these tucked up close to the house so I don’t get poked when I walk by. They are about 9 feet tall. They get a glorious bloom but it seems to only happen every few years. I’m hoping it will this year so I can show you.

That’s all folks.

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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My new books this week.

I went a bit crazy this week. Most of these are eBooks. Some I bought and some were freebies. I just couldn’t help myself. LOL

And just look at these beauties! I won this box of books giveaway from Sara on her blog Forever 17.

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Thanks, Sara!! I’ll be gobbling this up out by the pool.

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And this week I won’t be sharing the usual batch of free books. I’ve been getting up early and heading right outside to read and enjoy nature. Plus, I’ve been sending every day in the pool. I’ll be back to sharing them next week!

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The water temp is a cool low 80s. Just the way I like it!

And Quigley got a bath.

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As soon as I was done he had to go roll around and get dirty again. LOL He’s that strange blob in the sun. I would have got a better picture but he would stand up when I got closer. Had to drop my float and snap this quickie when he wasn’t looking.

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Other posts on my blog this week.

Cake And Punishment by Maymee Bell ~ A Cozy Review and Giveaway

Passion Rising ~ Blitz and Giveaway

White Heat by Paul D. Marks ~ Blast and Giveaway

In The Darkness ~ Blitz and Giveaway

Strawberries And Strangers by Lena Clover ~ Blurb Blitz and Giveaway

Welcome To The Apocalypse ~ A Blurb Blitz and Giveaway

Darkness Is Coming ~ Tour and Giveaway

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For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

What’s New On My Bookshelf #258 and The Sunday Post

Posted: May 6, 2018 in Freebies!, giveaways, reviews, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, me weekly news, The Sunday Post

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Sunday Post

Some chit chat.

I thought it was so funny that I just recovered from pink eye and then watched this week’s episode of Big Bang Theory. They all came down with it. LOL It was back to work after a long weekend off and I actually felt better for it physically. I get these muscle spasms in my back and the physical work helps alleviate them. Weird? Guess that means I can’t quit my job. Too many days off in a row and they start coming back, so I’m going to try getting back into Yoga. It sucks when you get older.

Look at this pretty! There’s another ring of pink blossom. See those yellow ones below. By next week they will be pink and so on and so on.

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I wanted to share how big they actually are. Quigley helped with that. He’s saying, “My how you’ve grown.”

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And I also wanted to share a picture showing how big Flora’s leaves are getting. They will actually get much bigger than this. Quigley had to get in on it too. LOL

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I think you get a better idea of size from using my hand.

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That’s all folks.

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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My new books this week.

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

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Books reviewed this week. Click on the covers to view them.

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Other posts on my blog this week.

The Trouble With Unicorns by D.T. Dyllin ~ Blitz and Giveaway

Platform Dwellers by Katarina Boudreaux ~ Excerpt and Giveaway

The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake ~ Excerpt and Giveaway

Visions Through A Glass, Darkly ~ Guest Post and Giveaway

Shadow Girl by Gerry Schmitt ~ Book Blast and Giveaway

The Kid’s Korner #31 ~ Spooky Twisties I & II

New Release and Free! ~ Nightlight Tales 2 by Anthony Renfro

White Witch ~ A Suspenseful Thriller Review

Power Of Five by Alex Lidell ~ Excerpt and Giveaway

Monsterland Reanimated by Michael Okon ~ Excerpt and Giveaway

Red ~ A Modern Fairytale Retelling ~ Tour and Giveaway

Gypsy Blood by Jeff Gunhus ~ Excerpt and Giveaway

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What’s New On My Bookshelf #257 and The Sunday Post

Posted: April 29, 2018 in Freebies!, giveaways, reviews, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Sunday Post

Some chit chat.

Thanks to everybody for your well wishes about my pink eye. It’s all better now. Just in time for a five day weekend. I’ve been watching the telly, reading a bunch of books and taking some relaxing naps. I love a good nap. When I was younger, I wouldn’t take them. Thought it was a waste of time. Now I like to fit them in here and there. I wake up 20 to 30 minutes later feeling rested and alert. Do you like to take naps?

I hope you don’t mind, but I’m sharing more pictures of my plants.

This is my sega from last week.

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Now that the sega has sprouted I cut off the old leaves and the sprouts are now opening and looking like leaves. It’s also about a foot taller.

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And remember this from last week? It was just one bloom.

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Just one week later.

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See how the flowers bloom from the top down. If you look closely, you can see the third bloom starting to turn pink. The yellow and green buds below will grow and turn pink, stacking one on the other. It happens really fast.

And I thought I’d share a recent picture of Flora. She’s growing and growing.

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That’s all folks.

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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My new books this week.

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

Hey, Chuckles! Hideaway is an EMP Thriller.

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Other posts on my blog this week.

A Psychological Thriller ~ The Forgotten Ones ~ Tour and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesday #235 ~ Sarah by Teri Polen

Whisper by Lynette Noni ~ Prologue and Giveaway

A simple plan …. not ~ Gas Station Of The Dead

The Friday 56 #181 ~ Shadowfall

The Tawnee Mountain Mysteries ~ A Multi Author Series ~ Tour and Giveaway

Flipped by Lisa-Marie Cabrelli ~ Blitz and Giveaway

Hatchet Hollow by Amanda McKinney ~ Blitz and Giveaway

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For a list of my reviews go HERE.

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What’s New On My Bookshelf #256 and The Sunday Post

Posted: April 22, 2018 in Freebies!, giveaways, reviews, Uncategorized, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Sunday Post

Some chit chat.

I know I’ve mentioned how routine and calm the last few backs have been. That changed this week. You may have noticed I’ve not been visiting as much. I got pink eye! If you’ve ever had it, you know how it goes. I couldn’t look at anything for long. The computer was the worst. I wore sunglasses and only stayed on for short periods of time. Light was agony to my tender red eyes. That blogging ahead sure came in handy! I’m on the mend now and can actually open my eyes and did get some reading in finally. A couple more days and I’ll be good as new and back to visiting all of you.

Last week I shared this picture of one of my segas starting to bud.

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Here it is now. You can see that they are starting to open.

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And the banana trees are thriving! Here’s the picture from last week.

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And one week later. That long stalk in the middle is actually almost five feet tall and will open into a huge leaf.

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I still haven’t got by my local nursery to find out what this one is. It’s so intriguing and lovely. Remember this picture from last week? Just one flower starting to bloom and lots of stalks.

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I can’t believe how fast these grow. I went from one to this many in a week!

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You can see the tall stalks peeking up all around the blooms. Those are the corn stalk like leaves that will grow really tall.

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I mentioned before about these reminding me of pink pineapples. If you look closely below the top bloom, you’ll see these green and yellow rings below it. Those will eventually turn into more pink blooms, stacking on top of each other.

That’s all folks.

Have a fabulous Sunday!

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My new books this week.

Some eBooks I grabbed.

Got these audibles in the mail! I read the physical book, Northwoods, and thought listening to the series would be fun.

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

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This weeks reviews. Click on the covers to view them.

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Other posts on my blog this week.

The Soldier’s Homecoming ~ Grand Finale Tour and Giveaway

The Secret Of The Lost Pharaoh by Carolyn Arnold ~ Release Day Review

Princess Nevaeh by Paulette Harper ~ Tour and Giveaway

Ice ~ A Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery by Lauren Carr ~ Review and Giveaway

Chicken Culprit by Vikki Walton ~ Cozy Mystery Review and Giveaway

Saturday Screams #52 ~ They Feed

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What’s New On My Bookshelf #255 and The Sunday Post

Posted: April 15, 2018 in Freebies!, giveaways, reviews, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Sunday Post

Some chit chat.

It was a busy week at work. I got lucky and Friday was a free day off so I’m enjoying the long weekend. Spent Friday doing yard work as Saturday is supposed to be stormy. Sunday, I’m outside working on the pool. Time to get it ready for some swimming.

I read some good books this week. And I’m all wrapped up in The Terror, that new series on television. Is anyone watching it? What do you think so far? I could swear it’s based on a book I started but never finished. Now to find it in my stacks and see if I’m right. It’s a super huge paperback.

I figured I’d give Flora a break. She’s tired of having to grow for the camera. LOL Really though, it was raining and super windy so I couldn’t get a good new pic of her. Will share next week. For now, here’s my partner in crime, Quigley.

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He’s all snuggled up between a stack of pillows, trying to act like I’m not taking his picture, but I see the ear pulled back and the white of his eye. LOL

And last week I shared about my Sega Palm’s starting to grow.

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This is actually one of my smaller segas and the little spikes sure have grown. They are so soft right now.

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And the banana trees are thriving!

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Also, this plant comes back every year. I don’t know the name of it. Came with the house. They get this gorgeous flower and then tall leaf fronds that look like corn stalks after the bloom fades. As it blooms, it’s one flower on top of the other and kind of looks like a pink coconut. You can see the other stalks peeking out of the ground all around this one.

If anyone knows what this is, I’d love to hear from you!

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