SqueakyChu Continues Puzzling in 2025 - 1st Quarter

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SqueakyChu Continues Puzzling in 2025 - 1st Quarter

1SqueakyChu
Edited: Dec 26, 11:41 pm

Hi Folks!

It's me back again...reading and puzzling. I very much enjoyed posting pictures of some of the jigsaw puzzles I've done in the past, and I will continue to do so throughout this year of 2025.

My name is Madeline. I'm in my 70s, married, with three grown children, and two grandchildren, ages eleven and six. I'm a retired nurse, but now I sort of live the life of a librarian as I have a very active Little Free Library on our front lawn (built by my husband), am an avid Bookcrosser, a devoted fan of LibraryThing, and the creator of the TIOLI challenge on LT's 75 Books Challenges for many years now.

My favorite reads are literary fiction (particularly contemporary Israeli and Japanese novels) and memoirs. I never know what I will read in the future as...if a book I want to read is on a list...for sure I'll never read it. Stick around and see what I will read...at random, of course. :D



Pages Read YTD: 0
Pages Read per Day: 0
Books in my To Read Pile: increased to 367
BookCrossing Books to be Released: decreased to 1,720

2SqueakyChu
Edited: Dec 27, 10:34 pm

JANUARY


Market Day by Playful Pastimes, 1,000 pieces

BOOKISH EVENTS:
1. Bookcrossing Meetup somewhere in Maryland!

COMPLETED:
None yet! The year has not even begun!

CURRENTLY READING:
I'll tell you later!

TO READ:
--Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride
--Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI - Yuval Noah Harari

3SqueakyChu
Edited: Dec 27, 10:34 pm

FEBRUARY:


Butterfly Dreams by Simply Southern - 1,000 pieces

BOOKISH EVENTS:
1. Bookcrossing Meetup somewhere in Virginia!

COMPLETED:
None yet!

CURRENTLY READING:
I'll tell you later!

TO READ:
--???

4SqueakyChu
Edited: Dec 27, 10:35 pm

MARCH:


Venice by Peter Pauper Press - 1,000 pieces

BOOKISH EVENTS:
1. Bookcrossing Meetup somewhere in Maryland!

COMPLETED:
None yet!

CURRENTLY READING:
I'll tell you later!

TO READ:
--???

5SqueakyChu
Edited: Dec 27, 10:36 pm

Feel free to stop by to say hi. I'll finish my thread topper(s) someday soon! :D Done!

6drneutron
Dec 27, 12:10 am

Welcome back!

7SqueakyChu
Edited: Dec 27, 12:48 am

>6 drneutron: Thank you so much, Jim. Of course, I’m here again!

8PaulCranswick
Dec 27, 1:48 am

Wouldn't be the same without you, Madeline. xx

9johnsimpson
Dec 27, 5:08 pm

Hi Madeline, i have starred your thread dear friend.

10SqueakyChu
Edited: Dec 27, 5:43 pm

>8 PaulCranswick: I plan on sticking around for a bit!

>9Thanks, John...and I starred yours as well.

11PaulCranswick
Dec 27, 7:57 pm

>10 SqueakyChu: I should hope so too!

12SqueakyChu
Dec 27, 8:08 pm

13Kristelh
Yesterday, 4:18 pm

Hi, love the jigsaw puzzles, especially Venice. Starred.

14quondame
Yesterday, 7:22 pm

Happy new thread Madeline!

I'm looking forward to another year of TIOLI!