Shannon Kay

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My 13-year-old daughter started reading Wings of Starlight immediately and waited anxiously for me to finish it. A romantic YA book prequel to Secret of the Wings? We both loved it.

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We got a new NAS! It’s a Synology DiskStation DS1522+ to replace the DiskStation DS1511+ we’ve been running for over 13 years(solidly and beautifully).

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Visiting Peltzer Pines Christmas tree farm to pick out our tree for this year.

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Here’s a photo of my three kids at the Blizzard Halloween party this year in the traditional photo spot in front of the orc statue. I shot this photo at 1/15s on my Fujifilm X-T5 handheld and I’m really impressed with how it turned out. There’s some motion blur where my son is flapping his Ender Dragon “wings”, but besides that it’s quite sharp. The lens used was the Sigma 18-50mm 2.8 if you’re interested in that sort of thing.

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Books that I might want to read this fall. This is not a reading plan or a goal, but just some of the books I’m considering for this season’s reading.

Books on My Physical Shelf

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
• The First Ladies by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
• Weyward by Emilia Hart
• Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
• This Spells Love by Kate Robb
• The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde
• The Love Elixer of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen... [Read More]

This weekend was the dance recital for my daughter, Guinevere. Guinevere is now thirteen and has been dancing since she was three. Guinevere has been en pointe in ballet for almost two years, and this recital was her first performance en pointe.

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Reading this book was like hanging out with friends and exploring New York with them for the summer.

• Seasonal Vibe: Summer
  • Starts with a high school graduation and takes place during the summer after graduation.
• Travel Location: New York City

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