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Linda Book Lady’s December 2023 Reading Report & Diary

December 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas!

My house might be ready for me to move into before Christmas! Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Linda Book Lady’s November 2023 Reading Report & Diary

November 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Another art form - my new house, under construction.

The year is getting old and the weather is turning cold. I hope I can move into my new house before the trailer water hoses freeze again! Last winter was brutal.
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Linda Book Lady’s October 2023 Reading Report & Diary

October 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Books take you places - Linda Jo Martin's sketchbook art.

Last month ended with emergency surgery! On Thursday evening (9/28) I had a gall bladder attack that wouldn’t go away. I was up all night and the next day had surgery to remove the aforementioned unnecessary pain-causing organ. I spent the night in the hospital because I didn’t have anyone to drive me home – a 2 hour drive. Since it is a long drive there’s plenty of time to enjoy an audiobook while driving. I’m feeling fine and am at home now, relaxing with a book.
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Linda Book Lady’s September 2023 Reading Report & Diary

September 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Prayer Lady - Linda Jo Martin

I didn’t meet my reading goal of eight books last month. I finished six books. This month I must read more. August had many distractions. It was a hard month for me, for several reasons.
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Linda Book Lady’s August 2023 Reading Report & Diary

August 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Testing the Waters - Art by Linda Jo Martin

Shed life is turning out fine. I go there daily. It is almost like leaving my home each morning for a job. All is well. I’m making videos again; trying for daily, for a while. Not sure how long that will last.
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Linda Book Lady’s July 2023 Reading Report & Diary

July 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Happy me – I now have a shed. It was built in mid-June and the shed is my new art studio! I am slowly moving into it, which is more work than I expected. I’ll also make my videos there and store my books there. I already made one video in the shed using my cell phone, so I’m off to a good start, and today I started painting again with acrylic ink.
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Saying More About My Life :: Heart :: Journaling June :: Boxes

June 4, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

Linda Jo Martin - May 2023

How should I use this blog? Sometimes I want to say more than can be said in my monthly reading diary, so I’ve decided to resume writing more general articles here. After all, what is a blog if not a place to share our hearts with our readers?
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Linda Book Lady’s June 2023 Reading Report & Diary

June 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

The Gardener - by Linda Jo Martin

The Bible tells us that waiting strengthens us. I’m grateful for that. I’m in need of strength. I’m still waiting for my shed to be built. Granted, I am the one who special-ordered the windows that haven’t arrived yet. I know the shed will be built when the time is right. Meanwhile, I can water the garden and read books.
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Linda Book Lady’s May 2023 Reading Report & Diary

May 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Redbud

Flowers! So exciting! After a heavy-snow winter these lovely pink flowers are making me very, very happy. They are blooming from a Redbud tree that burned in the forest fire, then was cut down two years ago.
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Linda Book Lady’s April 2023 Reading Report & Diary

April 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin 1 Comment

Water Girl - by Linda Jo / detail

April hopefully will have less snow for me than March did. We just had ten inches of snow melt and now we’re heading into another week of probable snowstorms. I’m looking forward to more spring-like weather by the end of the month. Maybe rain. Speaking of rain, the words are raining… I’m writing again. I’ll tell more in the diary section of this page (below the book list.)
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Linda Book Lady’s March 2023 Reading Report & Diary

March 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Spring is coming, but as I write this there’s a foot of snow in my yard. I don’t mind the snow when my pipes don’t freeze and I have nowhere to go, and when the electricity doesn’t go out. It feels good to sit inside my warm trailer and read books or accomplish the 1001 other things that interfere with my reading time. (This could be good or bad; one can’t read 24/7.)
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Linda Book Lady’s February 2023 Reading Report & Diary

February 1, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Forever Flower by Linda Jo Martin

I love February. It is the month my mother was born in. Also, every year on February 14 my annual Audible subscription renews – a Valentines Day gift to myself… audiobooks for a year! February also is a month of promise – the promise being that winter is nearly over.
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About Me

Hi, I'm Linda, the Book Lady, and I'm excited about reading. A book is a gift you give yourself. It is so much fun to open that cover and discover what was hidden within. Books share the wisdom of the ages with us. Who wouldn't want that? So I read frequently and encourage reading. If you're a reader, let me know by becoming my friend on GoodReads.


My novel, River Girl, is about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley.

Here's a link to my prayer website:
Prayer Power.

My childhood memoirs: ljm memoirs.

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My Art

Water Girl - by Linda Jo
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook
Sanctuary, by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook
Ready to Sail, by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook

Flowers Forever - art by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook
Mother-Daughter Dance, by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic Ink / Sketchbook
Mary and Jesus - art by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic / Junk Journal

Watercolor
Bird Art by Linda Jo Martin - http://lindajomartin.com
Acrylic
Wild and Precious - art by Linda Jo Martin
Watercolor / pen

Summer Afternoon - art by Linda Jo Martin
Pen / Watercolor
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ? Cicero - Art by Linda Jo Martin http://lindajomartin.com
Acrylic
Angel art by Linda Jo Martin
Sketchbook

Psalm 91:9-11 - Angel art by Linda Jo Martin http://lindajomartin.com
Sketchbook
Art: Idaho Hills, by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic / Junk Journal
March Mystery Madness 2020, art by Linda Jo Martin
Gouache journal

Plan A to Z - lettering by Linda Jo Martin
Lettering class project
A daring adventure - art by Linda Jo Martin
Fountain pen ink journal
Small Joys
Watercolor sketchbook

Watercolor sketchbook
Valley of decision.
Bible journaling
Mount Glittery by Linda Jo Martin - mountain climbing quote by John Muir
Acrylic painting

Watercolor sketchbook
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” ? Ralph Waldo Emerson ... watercolor painting by Linda Jo Martin
Watercolor sketchbook
Imagination Soars, by Linda Jo Martin - http://lindajomartin.com
Watercolor sketchbook

Plant Seeds
Watercolor sketchbook
The Prayer by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic painting
A basket of flowers, by Linda Jo Martin - http://lindajomartin.com/writing/art
Fountain pen ink journal

California Reading

California Reading

California Reading
5 members

This group is for anyone wanting to read California based fiction or nonfiction.

Our recommended shelf

The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience
The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience
by J.S. Holliday


Hillinger's California: Stories from All 58 Counties
Hillinger’s California: Stories from All 58 Counties
by Charles Hillinger





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RSS My Most Recent Book Reviews

  • The Blue Sword (Damar, #1)
  • Here, There, Elsewhere: Stories from the Road
  • The Words Between Us
  • In the Time of the Butterflies
  • Vanity Fair
  • Freedom's Light
  • The Last Enchantment (The Arthurian Saga Book 3)
  • Commodore Hornblower
  • Winning Your Spiritual Battles (Harvest Pocket Books)
  • Heart of Darkness
  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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