Dog groomer Knitter Crocheter Amateur at sewing and baking Reader of mostly adopted (second hand) books I can generally be found hanging out with my herdy thing and my cats!https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mwoxzqnocs2yFunny how one tiny detail like a travel time can make you question a whole book. Unreliable narrator or research oops? The MO bootheel is 7 hours south of Chicago, not 11. Unless we are factoring in long rest stops. Anyway, moving on to #51, The Girl on the Train. #adoptedbooks #read #mokeyapproved29 Sep 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoxzqnocs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mwmndztdbc2z#50, Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. The last one took a minute. Non-fiction usually takes me longer. This one is already sucking me in! #usedbooks #adoptedbooks #booksky #read #readwhatyouwant #thriftedbooks #thrifted ##thriftshopping #gillianflynn #setinmissouri #iaminmissouritoo #booklove #books29 Sep 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmndztdbc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mw2g4v5mns2eSmall book haul! Friday I visited a local shop looking for cryptid books because it was my ex's birthday and he thinks cryptids are dumb. I got one paranormal and one Armageddon instead. Today, I grabbed the other 4 at a thrift shop. #usedbooks #adoptedbooks #read #tbrfodder #books #readwhatyoulike21 Sep 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2g4v5mns2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mvimf4xkwc2a"Oh. She's not just single! She's Take-The-Cat-For-A-Walk-At-The-Park single!" Yes. Yes I am! 😂 Ohio really enjoyed it! #flamepoint #flamepointcat #ohiotheditchcat #ohio #englishshepherd #bigdog #dante #walkies #singlelife #park #fieldtrip #ilovemydumbboys14 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvimf4xkwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mvehxpcqrs27I recently said that literary whiplash is a normal thing for me. Book #49 is a prime example! A little non-fiction this time with The Secret History of Dreaming. I know I have some bizarre ones every now and then! 😅 #adoptedbooks #usedbooks #read #booksky #nonfiction #dreaming #philosophy #reading13 Sep 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvehxpcqrs27https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mvc4k4ngwk23Finished Woods Runner. Still love a Gary Paulsen tale. More importantly, Happy 6th Birthday to my derpy dude, Danté! These last 3 months have been super rough. I still miss Noodle and cry frequently. But he is such a fantastic boy too. ❤️ #read #booksky #englishshepherd #es #danté #derp #birthdayboy12 Sep 2026 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvc4k4ngwk23https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mv4kszoklk2pIn 4th grade, I read Wood Song. My obsession with dogs, dog sledding, and Alaska began. Gary Paulsen showed me a whole new world! I never did get the chance to run a team or go to Alaska. #48, Woods Runner, because why not? Not dogs or sledding but still a nostalgic author. #usedbooks #read09 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4kszoklk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mv2feogg3c2yNext time my budget allows, I will be ordering the next three books of the Dorothy Must Die series from Thriftbooks because what!? Excellent read. 5 stars all the way! Love it! Not sure what is up next but for now, bed time. Goodnight! #usedbooks #daniellepaige #cliffhanger #5stars #booksky #read09 Sep 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2feogg3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3muuc37vzck26Finished Sourcery late last night. I love Discworld so much. Anytime I am out and about, I look for Pratchett! My last venture didn't find any so #47 will be Dorothy Must Die, a YA book set in the land of Oz. Got my coffee and my bookmark ready to go! #adoptedbooks #read #YA #coffee #Oz #booksky06 Sep 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuc37vzck26https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mtuqr6qyi22zFor #46, I am going back to one of my favorite places, Discworld! Sourcery by Terry Pratchett. I wanted to find and read as many Discworld books as I could this year but they are apparently elusive things. This is the only one I have found so far. #adoptedbooks #usedbooks #booksky #read #luggage25 Aug 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuqr6qyi22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mtscgthctk2rIt has been a bit rough lately, thus the radio silence. More vertigo. More stress. Market prep. Joined a gym. (😳) All that jazz. At some point, I finished Shadow Play. Pretty good. Would read more. Tonight, I finished #45, The Unknown. Very good! Loved it! #newbook #read #rileysager24 Aug 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtscgthctk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3ms57ep7kwk27Yep. I am the crazy, middle aged, divorced person who bought a stroller in order to take the cat for a walk! 😂 We took a walk with Danté to drop off our rent money. Ohio now refuses to leave the stroller! 🤣 #cat #catstroller #flamepointcat #flamepoint #walk #walking #catadventures #tumeforadventure03 Aug 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms57ep7kwk27https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mrzzsiirv22hYet another vertigo episode. That's a record of 3 in one month. 1 at work and 2 with full nystagmus! 🤦‍♀️ Fun times! But books are always there! #44, Shadow Play, brings us back to adult mystery thriller. #read #booksky #usedbooks #adoptedbooks #meniereswarrior #mystery #thriller01 Aug 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzzsiirv22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mrnpkhteh22oJuly has been a very slow reading month between market prep and vertigo episodes. I'm exhausted. So staying on the YA train for now. #43 will be another old favorite, Martin the Warrior. #read #booksky #usedbooks #adoptedbooks #redwall #ripbrianjacques #ya #comfortreading #menieresdiseasesucks27 Jul 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnpkhteh22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mr27tk65ck2tHouse of Leaves... I am going between "What an awesome book!" and "What the heck did I just read?!" 😂 Will absolutely read again! #42 will be something simpler for sure. The Darkest Path, a YA dystopia. #read #booksky #wildtomild #adoptedbooks #usedbooks #thedogbetterlive #ya #dystopia20 Jul 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr27tk65ck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mpt64w452c26Finished Murder at Holly House last night while neighbors set off fireworks. Would read another Grasby novel! Now it is finally time for my most anticipated read! I hope it lives up to my expectations. #41 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. #read #adoptedbooks #booksky #ItIsTime #horror #eeee04 Jul 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt64w452c26https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mpem4uslwk2fI should have been sewing or sourcing materials for sewing. Instead, I went to the farmer's market to buy a new BDWAB with Danté. Crafting can wait. Time spent with my dog is priceless. Book #40 will be Murder at Holly House, a murder mystery. #bdwab #read #adoptedbooks #dante #englishshepherd #dog28 Jun 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpem4uslwk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mpcwsza57s2cA breakdown over dog biscuits causing me to cry in Walmart lead to me just reading for the last two evenings. The realization that I no longer needed the big box hit me hard. The Inheritance Games was a winner. I will be seeking out the rest of the series. #read #booksky #usedbooks #missingmypup28 Jun 2026 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcwsza57s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mp3j44y6b22xSent took me forever to read only because I spent a good deal of time panic sewing for a market I was accepted into at the last minute. Decent if simple read. Would pick up others in the series if I found them. #39 will be The Inheritance Games. #read #booksky #adoptedbooks #usedbooks #yaseries25 Jun 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3j44y6b22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3moefd2bogc27I'm still very depressed and stressed so we are stepping into some YA fiction. #38, Sent, book 2 of The Missing series so we'll see if I end up lost or if the books can be read out of order. This was the only one at Goodwill. 🤷‍♀️ #read #booksky #adoptedbooks #usedboooks #YAnovel #timetravelstory15 Jun 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3moefd2bogc27https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mocaumnv6s2xA book centered around death and grief was probably not the best for me to pick up right now. Nevertheless, The Found Object Society was a really good read. In other news, Shaak Ti came home and has been reunited with her favorite toy, Hedgie. 😞 #read #grief #missmybestgirl #booksky #newbook #sad15 Jun 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mocaumnv6s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mnww3kw2622yOn today's episode of Arizona Recommends: When the humans are sad, encourage them to read! But make sure you are an absolute menace in the process! This has been another episode of Arizona Recommends. #read #newrelease #flamepoint #flamepointcat #sigh #dontbitemybooks #cats #arizonarecommends10 Jun 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnww3kw2622yhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mnu6ky7u6c25When I am sad, I can usually be found sitting in my car near water with a book. This morning is no exception. #37, The Found Object Society, my little Chevy Spark, and the Joachim for some before work alone time. #read #newbook #booksky #readbooks #missouriwaterways #missingmynoodledog #quiettime09 Jun 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnu6ky7u6c25https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mnt2wypbsk2hIf I ever run across another Inspector Gamache mystery, I will absolutely pick it up. With my dog's failing health, this took me a little longer to read than it normally would have. She deserved the attention more. Still a good book. #read #mystery #usedbooks #adoptedbooks #loveyouforevernoodledog09 Jun 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnt2wypbsk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mnpgoo6els23My heart is shattered. My heart dog, Shaak Ti the Wonder Noodle, passed away last night due to liver cancer after 13 and a halfyears together. It was not enough. She will be forever missed. #heartdog #noodybiscuits #forevermypuppy #lost #justgonnareadandwatchblueytoday07 Jun 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpgoo6els23https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mnai4wbp3c2iAnd #36, our blind date thriller is Still Life by Louise Penny, UK edition! It came with tea (which Arizona wants to chomp), stickers, a pen, and some cute stickers. Purchased from a local business called Plot Twist. #read #bdwab #booksky #thriller #mystery #shoplocal #farmersmarketfind #books01 Jun 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnai4wbp3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mn73c3t5pk23Always know where your towel is! Douglas Adams is absolutely one of my very favorite authors. I can't tell you how many times I have read Hitchhiker's but I always love a reread! #booksky #read #favoritebooks #fortytwo #olderbooks #classicreads #onehoopyfrood #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #scifi01 Jun 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn73c3t5pk23https://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mn6ojykv2c2aAnyone else ever do a blind date with a book? I went to the farmer's market in the next town over to checkout out but also because I knew I could pick up a surprise book! Finishing Hitchhiker's tonight or tomorrow then will crack this open! #readbooks #surprisebook #bdwab #onlydatein20years31 May 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6ojykv2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mn4gkzlrok2yAh the fun point of the week where you get to read 20 pages in 3 hours because you also have to make your special, elderly princess' food! 😅 She's 100% worth it! 🥰 #seniordog #specialdiet #eatsbetterthanido #shaakti #Noodle #noodledog #noodybiscuit #herdythingmutt #lovemydog #goodgirl #instantpotftw31 May 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn4gkzlrok2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/noodlesmum.bsky.social/post/3mn3zvavucc22Sometime during the chaos my life has been for the last 6 years, I misplaced my copy of The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide. Very sad! But I have a battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy so that'll do! #35! #read #adoptedbooks #welllovedbook #booksky #happybook #scificlassic #towels30 May 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:oiubpc3pe3vma45zpledeg5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3zvavucc22