Beth
@jadeejf.bsky.social
The same redheaded Midwesterner I've always been. Still in Seattle. Still up to hijinks. Physically incapable of slowing down.
IDK who owns the Freda B. but what a gorgeous boat!
October 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
IDK who owns the Freda B. but what a gorgeous boat!
I hope all of you started your day with August by Taylor Swift.
I know I did.
Amusingly, yesterday I listened to a podcast about cults where the hosts questioned whether Swifties were in a cult.
Please enjoy this meme :-D
I know I did.
Amusingly, yesterday I listened to a podcast about cults where the hosts questioned whether Swifties were in a cult.
Please enjoy this meme :-D
August 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I hope all of you started your day with August by Taylor Swift.
I know I did.
Amusingly, yesterday I listened to a podcast about cults where the hosts questioned whether Swifties were in a cult.
Please enjoy this meme :-D
I know I did.
Amusingly, yesterday I listened to a podcast about cults where the hosts questioned whether Swifties were in a cult.
Please enjoy this meme :-D
Book #7 of the year: Summer Island by Kristin Hannah
Definitely a favorite of Hannah's works, exploring complicated family dynamics in the modern age. Absolutely a tearjerker! But set in the San Juans, which makes everything better.
My mom's best friend gifted it to me after my mom died.
Definitely a favorite of Hannah's works, exploring complicated family dynamics in the modern age. Absolutely a tearjerker! But set in the San Juans, which makes everything better.
My mom's best friend gifted it to me after my mom died.
April 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Book #7 of the year: Summer Island by Kristin Hannah
Definitely a favorite of Hannah's works, exploring complicated family dynamics in the modern age. Absolutely a tearjerker! But set in the San Juans, which makes everything better.
My mom's best friend gifted it to me after my mom died.
Definitely a favorite of Hannah's works, exploring complicated family dynamics in the modern age. Absolutely a tearjerker! But set in the San Juans, which makes everything better.
My mom's best friend gifted it to me after my mom died.
Book #6 of the year:
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Incredibly compelling exploration of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict from the perspective of an Arab immigrant who lives in my part of the U.S. So crisp that I really couldn't put it down.
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Incredibly compelling exploration of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict from the perspective of an Arab immigrant who lives in my part of the U.S. So crisp that I really couldn't put it down.
March 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Book #6 of the year:
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Incredibly compelling exploration of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict from the perspective of an Arab immigrant who lives in my part of the U.S. So crisp that I really couldn't put it down.
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Incredibly compelling exploration of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict from the perspective of an Arab immigrant who lives in my part of the U.S. So crisp that I really couldn't put it down.
I'm actually remarkably happy today, despite all the things. I don't know why - therapy, quick interview with a journalist talking about my kids/online learning. I do love to talk about my kids. I think the snow helped (maybe it's just the extra vitamin d from staring out the window this morning).
February 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I'm actually remarkably happy today, despite all the things. I don't know why - therapy, quick interview with a journalist talking about my kids/online learning. I do love to talk about my kids. I think the snow helped (maybe it's just the extra vitamin d from staring out the window this morning).
5. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
I love Hazelwood's writing and how incredibly relatable her characters are. I don't know that I've ever read a better book about love, physics and Twilight. Definitely one I couldn't put down 🥰
I love Hazelwood's writing and how incredibly relatable her characters are. I don't know that I've ever read a better book about love, physics and Twilight. Definitely one I couldn't put down 🥰
February 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
5. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
I love Hazelwood's writing and how incredibly relatable her characters are. I don't know that I've ever read a better book about love, physics and Twilight. Definitely one I couldn't put down 🥰
I love Hazelwood's writing and how incredibly relatable her characters are. I don't know that I've ever read a better book about love, physics and Twilight. Definitely one I couldn't put down 🥰
4. The Women by Kristin Hannah
A compelling tour de force of a book about our history and a hidden piece of it - the women who served in Vietnam- that digs into the complex nature of traumas and complicated families and relationships. Wow. (Actually finished January 25)
A compelling tour de force of a book about our history and a hidden piece of it - the women who served in Vietnam- that digs into the complex nature of traumas and complicated families and relationships. Wow. (Actually finished January 25)
February 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
4. The Women by Kristin Hannah
A compelling tour de force of a book about our history and a hidden piece of it - the women who served in Vietnam- that digs into the complex nature of traumas and complicated families and relationships. Wow. (Actually finished January 25)
A compelling tour de force of a book about our history and a hidden piece of it - the women who served in Vietnam- that digs into the complex nature of traumas and complicated families and relationships. Wow. (Actually finished January 25)
Book# 4 of the year: The Women by Kristin Hannah
A compelling tour de force of a book about our history and a hidden piece of it - the women who served in Vietnam- that digs into the complex nature of traumas and complicated families and relationships. Wow.
A compelling tour de force of a book about our history and a hidden piece of it - the women who served in Vietnam- that digs into the complex nature of traumas and complicated families and relationships. Wow.
January 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Book# 4 of the year: The Women by Kristin Hannah
A compelling tour de force of a book about our history and a hidden piece of it - the women who served in Vietnam- that digs into the complex nature of traumas and complicated families and relationships. Wow.
A compelling tour de force of a book about our history and a hidden piece of it - the women who served in Vietnam- that digs into the complex nature of traumas and complicated families and relationships. Wow.
Yes!! I love watching these kids kick ass. Here's a bunch backpacking out in the eastern half of our state. They're fierce and love being girls(+) in boy scouts. The alt-right would hit a wall because they're such a strong, tight, loving community. They've saved each other's lives, literally!
January 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Yes!! I love watching these kids kick ass. Here's a bunch backpacking out in the eastern half of our state. They're fierce and love being girls(+) in boy scouts. The alt-right would hit a wall because they're such a strong, tight, loving community. They've saved each other's lives, literally!
3. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
Just some delightful regency fun from a series involving three unusual regency heroines. I don't know that I enjoyed this one as much as the one with the vegetarian heroine who fawned over animals, but one fawning over a wounded warrior was nice
Just some delightful regency fun from a series involving three unusual regency heroines. I don't know that I enjoyed this one as much as the one with the vegetarian heroine who fawned over animals, but one fawning over a wounded warrior was nice
January 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
3. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
Just some delightful regency fun from a series involving three unusual regency heroines. I don't know that I enjoyed this one as much as the one with the vegetarian heroine who fawned over animals, but one fawning over a wounded warrior was nice
Just some delightful regency fun from a series involving three unusual regency heroines. I don't know that I enjoyed this one as much as the one with the vegetarian heroine who fawned over animals, but one fawning over a wounded warrior was nice
The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak
A super quick YA romance that I loved. It felt like the kinds of stories I used to make up in my head when I was a kid and I couldn't put it down. Just a fun lil read!
A super quick YA romance that I loved. It felt like the kinds of stories I used to make up in my head when I was a kid and I couldn't put it down. Just a fun lil read!
January 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak
A super quick YA romance that I loved. It felt like the kinds of stories I used to make up in my head when I was a kid and I couldn't put it down. Just a fun lil read!
A super quick YA romance that I loved. It felt like the kinds of stories I used to make up in my head when I was a kid and I couldn't put it down. Just a fun lil read!
1. Becoming Little Shell by Chris La Tray
A friend recommended this book because of the writing style, and was a quick read because of that, but it was also a really interesting macro and micro investigation of the history of the Little Shell Native American tribe. Great first read of the year!
A friend recommended this book because of the writing style, and was a quick read because of that, but it was also a really interesting macro and micro investigation of the history of the Little Shell Native American tribe. Great first read of the year!
January 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
1. Becoming Little Shell by Chris La Tray
A friend recommended this book because of the writing style, and was a quick read because of that, but it was also a really interesting macro and micro investigation of the history of the Little Shell Native American tribe. Great first read of the year!
A friend recommended this book because of the writing style, and was a quick read because of that, but it was also a really interesting macro and micro investigation of the history of the Little Shell Native American tribe. Great first read of the year!
Yep. They were already on scene when I got up (that pic is from my neighbor who has a better sightline and was awake earlier)
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January 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Yep. They were already on scene when I got up (that pic is from my neighbor who has a better sightline and was awake earlier)
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You probably do. Feel free to stop by! (Actually that's from my neighbor's house and his pic). I'm over here :-) Happy to make folks tea on a non migraine non trash fire day 😂
January 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
You probably do. Feel free to stop by! (Actually that's from my neighbor's house and his pic). I'm over here :-) Happy to make folks tea on a non migraine non trash fire day 😂
This morning, on the second day of the year of our Lord 2025, a garbage truck near our house had to dump it's load in the park across the street because it... Caught on fire, somehow. Very 2025 vibes already. Our neighbor got a better pic than I did.
January 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This morning, on the second day of the year of our Lord 2025, a garbage truck near our house had to dump it's load in the park across the street because it... Caught on fire, somehow. Very 2025 vibes already. Our neighbor got a better pic than I did.
Absolutely the wettest family caroling adventure tonight - we popped by maybe 10 friends' houses to sing songs with a whole cadre of friends and kids' friends. I always am grumpy about it in advance and then I'm always delighted after, and this was no exception, atmospheric river and all.
December 18, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Absolutely the wettest family caroling adventure tonight - we popped by maybe 10 friends' houses to sing songs with a whole cadre of friends and kids' friends. I always am grumpy about it in advance and then I'm always delighted after, and this was no exception, atmospheric river and all.
Book #20 of the year. The Kingdom, The Power and the Glory by Tim Alberta
A series of vignettes from the American evangelical movement post Trump's 2016 election. Truly, a revelation, but with some excellent lessons and exhortations for those who are willing to hear.
A series of vignettes from the American evangelical movement post Trump's 2016 election. Truly, a revelation, but with some excellent lessons and exhortations for those who are willing to hear.
October 19, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Book #20 of the year. The Kingdom, The Power and the Glory by Tim Alberta
A series of vignettes from the American evangelical movement post Trump's 2016 election. Truly, a revelation, but with some excellent lessons and exhortations for those who are willing to hear.
A series of vignettes from the American evangelical movement post Trump's 2016 election. Truly, a revelation, but with some excellent lessons and exhortations for those who are willing to hear.
Book #13 of the year: You Belong Here Now by Dianna Rostad
Excellent quick read about orphans (including a ginger), trains, heading out west, Montana and ranches. Basically all of my favorite things! ☺️ Totally delightful and I want to read more by this author!
Excellent quick read about orphans (including a ginger), trains, heading out west, Montana and ranches. Basically all of my favorite things! ☺️ Totally delightful and I want to read more by this author!
July 16, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Book #13 of the year: You Belong Here Now by Dianna Rostad
Excellent quick read about orphans (including a ginger), trains, heading out west, Montana and ranches. Basically all of my favorite things! ☺️ Totally delightful and I want to read more by this author!
Excellent quick read about orphans (including a ginger), trains, heading out west, Montana and ranches. Basically all of my favorite things! ☺️ Totally delightful and I want to read more by this author!
Book #12 of the year: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.
What an epic read. Literally! I feel like this should count as 10 books! It's an incredible story with rich characters and world building and I totally want to read it again. Passed it along to my dragon loving queer kid 🥰
What an epic read. Literally! I feel like this should count as 10 books! It's an incredible story with rich characters and world building and I totally want to read it again. Passed it along to my dragon loving queer kid 🥰
July 13, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Book #12 of the year: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.
What an epic read. Literally! I feel like this should count as 10 books! It's an incredible story with rich characters and world building and I totally want to read it again. Passed it along to my dragon loving queer kid 🥰
What an epic read. Literally! I feel like this should count as 10 books! It's an incredible story with rich characters and world building and I totally want to read it again. Passed it along to my dragon loving queer kid 🥰
Book #11 of the year: Marrying Daisy Bellamy by Susan Wigs
Wow, is this only #11? I'm reading so many. I read this one in a day and a half while chaperoning a camp from their shelf and it was so fun and telenovela-ey and summer reading-y that I've now checked out the first book in the series!
Wow, is this only #11? I'm reading so many. I read this one in a day and a half while chaperoning a camp from their shelf and it was so fun and telenovela-ey and summer reading-y that I've now checked out the first book in the series!
July 8, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Book #11 of the year: Marrying Daisy Bellamy by Susan Wigs
Wow, is this only #11? I'm reading so many. I read this one in a day and a half while chaperoning a camp from their shelf and it was so fun and telenovela-ey and summer reading-y that I've now checked out the first book in the series!
Wow, is this only #11? I'm reading so many. I read this one in a day and a half while chaperoning a camp from their shelf and it was so fun and telenovela-ey and summer reading-y that I've now checked out the first book in the series!
Book #10 of the year: The Good House by @TananariveDue
What an excellent novel! A strikingly written exploration of the consequences of messing w/ the supernatural, set in one of my favorite places with characters from some of my other fave places. Can't wait to recommend it to a few friends!
What an excellent novel! A strikingly written exploration of the consequences of messing w/ the supernatural, set in one of my favorite places with characters from some of my other fave places. Can't wait to recommend it to a few friends!
June 3, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Book #10 of the year: The Good House by @TananariveDue
What an excellent novel! A strikingly written exploration of the consequences of messing w/ the supernatural, set in one of my favorite places with characters from some of my other fave places. Can't wait to recommend it to a few friends!
What an excellent novel! A strikingly written exploration of the consequences of messing w/ the supernatural, set in one of my favorite places with characters from some of my other fave places. Can't wait to recommend it to a few friends!
Book #9 of the year: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
This one took me a bit to get into but once I did, it was an absolute page turner with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. The premise was so unique, too. I'd definitely recommend it!
This one took me a bit to get into but once I did, it was an absolute page turner with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. The premise was so unique, too. I'd definitely recommend it!
May 27, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Book #9 of the year: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
This one took me a bit to get into but once I did, it was an absolute page turner with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. The premise was so unique, too. I'd definitely recommend it!
This one took me a bit to get into but once I did, it was an absolute page turner with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. The premise was so unique, too. I'd definitely recommend it!
Book #8 of the year: God Land by Lyz Lenz
What a book. Wild. I felt like I was reading a slight variation on my own story, complete with Lenz starting adulthood in the same patriarchal denomination I spent my early 20s in. As a former Midwesterner, it was illuminating and emotionally tough!
What a book. Wild. I felt like I was reading a slight variation on my own story, complete with Lenz starting adulthood in the same patriarchal denomination I spent my early 20s in. As a former Midwesterner, it was illuminating and emotionally tough!
May 25, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Book #8 of the year: God Land by Lyz Lenz
What a book. Wild. I felt like I was reading a slight variation on my own story, complete with Lenz starting adulthood in the same patriarchal denomination I spent my early 20s in. As a former Midwesterner, it was illuminating and emotionally tough!
What a book. Wild. I felt like I was reading a slight variation on my own story, complete with Lenz starting adulthood in the same patriarchal denomination I spent my early 20s in. As a former Midwesterner, it was illuminating and emotionally tough!
Book #7 of the year: This Night is Ours by Ronni Davis
So much fun. Read it in one sitting, which is just what I needed after being frustrated with my slow progress in another book. This one was fun with great characters! I just want more of their story, which is a great way to feel about a book!
So much fun. Read it in one sitting, which is just what I needed after being frustrated with my slow progress in another book. This one was fun with great characters! I just want more of their story, which is a great way to feel about a book!
May 19, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Book #7 of the year: This Night is Ours by Ronni Davis
So much fun. Read it in one sitting, which is just what I needed after being frustrated with my slow progress in another book. This one was fun with great characters! I just want more of their story, which is a great way to feel about a book!
So much fun. Read it in one sitting, which is just what I needed after being frustrated with my slow progress in another book. This one was fun with great characters! I just want more of their story, which is a great way to feel about a book!