💫🏰 My word this week comes from Portuguese, and there is no direct translation, but it roughly means feeling nostalgic for memories of the past. Being in Disneyland with the grandkids makes me remember so many times with my own children. ❤️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦✨ #FamilyMemories #Disneyland #Grandkids #DisneyMagic

🎢✨ Spending a day watching adults and kids laugh and scream in delight was exactly what I needed in these crazy times. ❤️😊 #FamilyFun #JoyfulMoments #Happiness #MakingMemories #Laughter #FamilyTime #GoodVibes #booksky

✈️🏰 Family vacation to Disneyland. I'm not a fan of flying, but let me tell you, it sure does get you where you want to go. 😂🎢✨ #Disneyland #FamilyVacation #DisneyMagic #TravelLife #FamilyFun #MakingMemories #DisneyTrip #booksky

🌹💗 Again, a picture of my favorite flower in a lovely pink color. Roses are so interesting to me. 🌸✨ #PinkRoses #RoseLover #FlowerPhotography #NatureLovers #Roses #GardenBeauty #FlowerLovers #booksky

🔥📖 The Church Arsonist has begun. Chapter 1 in the book and 1/2 of chapter 2 finished. It's writing like butter right now, but that means less than nothing. There's always the saggy middle to trudge through. ✍️😅🔥 #TheChurchArsonist #CrimeThriller #BookLovers #WritingJourney #booksky

Today's Feature Friday author is Rebecca Inch-Partridge 📚✨. Rebecca writes paranormal thrillers 👻🔍. You can find her books at her website: www.ripartridge.com 🌐 #FeatureFriday #ParanormalThriller #ThrillerBooks #Readers #BookCommunity #ParanormalBooks #booksky

Throwback to 2008 📸✨, when Author Kiyo Sato attended the book club my aunts started 📚. Kiyo's Story is about her experience during the Japanese Internment 🇺🇸🕊️. I attended her 100th birthday 🎂💛. I believe she is still alive today 😊. #Throwback #Memoir #BookCommunity #LifeStories #booksky

This seemed an appropriate word this week for some reason 🤷📖✨. #WordLovers #Vocabulary #LanguageLovers #Linguistics #BookCommunity #LoveWords #booksky

I was talking with my DIL about how I'm interested in learning about things that I thought were stupid when I was younger 🤔📚. Like birds 🐦, and history 🏛️, and plants 🌿. I think I'd be a better student now, if my memory wasn't shot 😅✨. #NatureLovers #HistoryLovers #PlantLovers #LifeReflections

Here are books 7–9 in the World of Samar series 📚✨. All are available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook formats 🎧📖. #WorldOfSamar #FantasyBooks #BookSeries #Audiobooks #Readers #BookCommunity #booksky

I was gifted these cute Gerbera daisies 🌼💛 by my past colleagues at the high school 🏫 for my birthday a few months ago 🎉🎁. I just love them 😊✨. #GerberaDaisies #FlowerLovers #NatureBeauty #SimpleJoy #ThoughtfulGifts #BloomingBeauty #booksky

Found this cutie on my walk with my granddaughter 🚶‍♀️👧🚗✨. I remember a time when every other car was one of these 😄. Not gonna lie, I've always wanted to drive one 😎💭. #ClassicCars #VintageVibes #Nostalgia #RetroStyle #CarLovers #SimpleJoy #booksky

Today's Feature Friday author is Eileen Hook 📚✨. Eileen is a historical nonfiction author 🕰️📖, who has just published her second book, The Supercargo, a biography about William Heath Davis, Jr. 🎉📘. #FeatureFriday #HistoricalNonfiction #Biography #Readers #BookCommunity #HistoryLovers #booksky

For today's Throwback Thursday 📸✨, I chose a picture of my maternal grandparents ❤️. I don't know much about either of them 😊. His name was Lecil Lindsey Blair, and her name was Dorothy Grace Norton. I think this picture was probably taken in the late 1930s 🎩🕰️. #FlashbackThursday #Memories #booksky

Continuing my 1930s theme for this week 🎩📻✨, I love the idea of writing a story where a character says this word with complete seriousness 😂📖. #1930s #VintageVibes #WordLovers #WritingLife #HistoricalFiction #CreativeWriting #booksky

I like this quote because it's a good reminder to take the time to enjoy this life we've been given 🌿✨, no matter what is pressing in on us to make us feel the opposite 💛. #InspirationalQuotes #MindfulLiving #PositiveMindset #SimpleJoy #LifeReflections #WordsToLiveBy #booksky

The Savior of Eldon is available for preorder. The publication date is July 1, 2026 for all formats: eBook, print and audiobook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXHDFM3Z #newbook #epicfantasyreads #romantasy

Here are the next three books in the World of Samar series 📚✨. All are available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook formats 🎧📖. #WorldOfSamar #FantasyBooks #BookSeries #Audiobooks #Readers #BookCommunity #booksky

I couldn't resist buying this scotch broom 🌼🌿, although I had to plant it somewhere that the dogs can't reach 🐶🚫. It's poisonous to them, but it sure is pretty ✨💛. #FlowerLovers #GardenLife #NatureBeauty #DogSafety #PlantLovers #SimpleJoy #booksky

Even after all these years ✍️📚, when I begin a book, I inevitably have a moment where I worry that THIS time I won't be able to finish it—that my mind will go blank and writer's block will win 😬. Typing THE END never gets old 🎉✨. #WritingLife #CreativeProcess #BookCommunity #TheEnd #booksky

My featured author today is June Gillam 📚✨. June has been a California State Fair Author for over a decade 🎡📖. She is a published author of mysteries and poetry 🔍📝. You can learn more at her website: www.junegillam.com 🌐 #AuthorSpotlight #MysteryBooks #BookCommunity #WritingLife #booksky

Missed a day, but here's another throwback to the L.A. Times Festival of Books in 2011 📚✨. I was there with Hilary Duff 😄📖. I think you can say we're both literary giants 😂🏆. #LATimesFestivalOfBooks #Throwback #BookFestival #Readers #BookCommunity #LiteraryLife #booksky

Yet another word that I thought meant something entirely different 🤯📖. Wonder how many words we have the wrong impression of in this complicated language 🤔✨. #WordLovers #LanguageLovers #Vocabulary #Writers #BookCommunity #Linguistics #booksky

During this unsettling time in the world 🌍, words and the use of them to speak truth to power ✍️🗣️ is more important than ever 💬✨. #PowerOfWords #SpeakTruth #VoicesMatter #WritingMatters #Readers #BookCommunity #booksky

Since I just finished the twelfth book in my first series, The World of Samar 🎉📚, my mission this week is to focus on the books that started this whole writer's journey ✍️✨. #WritingLife #AuthorCommunity #FantasyBooks #BookSeries #Writers #WritingGoals #booksky

Cineraria from my son's yard 🌸🌿. The colors are simply stunning 🌈✨. When my oldest granddaughter was visiting 👧💐, she couldn't resist picking herself a tiny bouquet 💕. #FlowerLovers #GardenLife #NatureBeauty #FamilyMoments #SimpleJoy #booksky

The only thing left to write is the epilogue ✍️📚, then it's off for editing 📝✨. Nine years, so many starts and stops ⏳, and finally, the twelfth book in the World of Samar series will be finished 🎉🏆. #WritingLife #AuthorCommunity #FantasyBooks #BookSeries #Writers #Milestone #booksky

My featured author today is Michael Dunne 🍷📚. Michael writes about Central California wines 🍇✨. www.lodiwine.com/blog/How-acc... 🌐 #AuthorSpotlight #WineLovers #CaliforniaWines #Readers #WineCulture #BookCommunity #booksky

In 2013, I attended the Rancho Murieta book club 📚👩‍🏫. They read Murder on Potrero Hill 🔍📖. The topic of conversation wasn't about who done it, but rather who would make a better lover—Jake or Marco 😳😂. Was not prepared for that, but I never forgot it 😅. #BookClub #MysteryBooks #BookCommunity #booksky

I honestly believe I have never used this word 🤔📖, but it's fun enough that I might have to rethink my verbiage 😄✨. #WordLovers #LanguageLovers #Vocabulary #Writers #BookCommunity #Linguistics #booksky

I'm guilty of doing this 😅, so I'm trying to be present in the moment 🌿✨. Today, my granddaughter wanted me to read the same book to her for the 4th time 📖💞. I realized someday she won't want me to read to her anymore 🥹❤️. #GrandparentLife #CherishTheMoment #SimpleJoy #ReadingTime #booksky

My mission for this week is to enjoy the unexpected ✨🎭, like a Broadway production that I know nothing about 🎟️, or something as simple as a flower that I've never seen before 🌸🌿. #MissionMonday #LiveCuriously #SimpleJoy #NewExperiences #ExploreMore #booksky

These African daisies grow in my son's backyard 🌼🌿. For some reason, the dogs think they are absolutely delicious 🐶😋. I'm strongly considering whether I should give them a try myself 🤔😂. #FlowerLovers #GardenLife #Nature #DogLife #SimpleJoy #booksky

Rounding the corner on a book that has taken 5 years to finish ⛰️📚. I don't know why I struggled with this 🤔, but the thought of completing it ✍️, makes me feel like I've climbed a mountain 🏔️✨. Why are some books harder than others? #AuthorCommunity #Writers #BookCommunity #WritingStruggles #booksky

My California State Fair featured author today is Martha Dunne 🎡📚. Martha is a longtime participant at the Fair who wrote Wait. What Do You Mean? about her experience with a son who has autism 💙🧩. #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorSpotlight #Readers #BookCommunity #AutismAwareness #Nonfiction #booksky

One of my favorite book signings was at the Sugar Mill in 2012 📚✨. It was such a unique location to sign books 🏭📖. #BookSigning #AuthorCommunity #Readers #BookCommunity #Throwback #BookLife #booksky

When the pronunciation of a word itself is as mellifluous as the definition 🎶📖✨. #WordLovers #LanguageLovers #Vocabulary #Writers #BookCommunity #Linguistics #booksky

People say that books are dead all the time 📚💭, but after this weekend and seeing how many people came out for the Sacramento Book Festival (est. 7,000) 🎉📖, I will never believe that again 🙌❤️. #SacramentoBookFestival #Readers #BookCommunity #BooksAreAlive #ReadingCommunity #LiteraryLife #booksky

Attending the Sacramento Book Festival yesterday 📚✨ and talking with readers and fellow authors 🤝📖 always rejuvenates me 🌿 and reminds me why I love the written word so much ❤️. #SacramentoBookFestival #AuthorCommunity #Readers #BookCommunity #WritingLife #LiteraryLife #booksky

One of my favorite scents is lavender 💜🌿. It's also pleasant to look at 👀✨. #Lavender #NatureLovers #CalmVibes #SimpleJoy #PeacefulMoments #booksky

Okay, Sacramento readers, tomorrow is the day! 🎉📚 The Sacramento Book Festival is upon us 📖✨. Put on your best book swag 👕📚 and come out to meet over 250 authors in one place 🤩. This is the place to be!! 🔥 #SacramentoBookFestival #Readers #BookCommunity #AuthorEvents #Sacramento #BookLife #booksky

I took a long break from writing my fantasy series, the one that first got me published ✍️📚, but I decided to focus and finish writing a book I started nine years ago ✨. Making progress toward completing it finally 🎉. #WritingLife #AuthorCommunity #FantasyBooks #Progress #BookCommunity #booksky

My California State Fair featured author today is Michele Drier 📚✨, who writes “cozies with an edge” 🔍🖤 You can find her books at her website: micheledrier.me 🌐 #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorSpotlight #Readers #MysteryBooks #CozyMystery #BookCommunity #booksky

✍️📚 I'm feeling nostalgic. ✨ This photo was taken at a Borders in Santa Rosa in 2010. 📖 Borders is no more, but the book, Emerald, starts an epic romantasy journey before romantasy was a "thing" 💚🐉 #Romantasy #FantasyRomance #FantasyReaders #RomanceReaders #MagicalWorlds #BookCommunity #booksky

Add the Sacramento Book Festival to your weekend plans 📚✨ It’s the place to be on Sunday, April 19th 🎉 #SacramentoBookFestival #BookSky #Readers #BookCommunity #AuthorEvents #WeekendPlans #LiteraryLife #booksky

I take care of my thirteen month old granddaughter three days a week, and this week's word reflects how I feel sometimes when I'm trying to do something for her, and she is opposed (like changing her diaper). 😄👶🍼 #booksky #GrandparentLife #Toddlers #FamilyLife #ParentingHumor

We live in a world of distractions, and it's so hard to be present in the moment. 📱💭 I like this quote because it's a good reminder that people in our lives deserve all of us. ❤️✨ #booksky #BePresent #Mindfulness #LifeReflections #RelationshipsMatter

My mission for this week is to maintain focus. 🎯✨ It's so easy to get distracted by everything else, and I have a tendency to be like a hummingbird, flitting from one thing to another. 🐦💭 #booksky #StayFocused #WritingGoals #Productivity #AuthorLife #Mindset

I've only seen baby's breath used as a filler in a bouquet with other flowers, not growing on its own, but it definitely doesn't deserve its second fiddle reputation. 🌸✨ #booksky #BabysBreath #FlowerLovers #NatureBeauty #Underrated #SimpleJoys

One of my favorite quotes is "The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley" by Robert Burns. 💬📖 Modern translation: "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." This past week's theme. So I decided to accept it & spend time enjoying the rain. 🌧️✨ #booksky #RobertBurns #RainyDays