Just wanted to check in before the new book to say hi.
Hi.
I am avoiding the boards and reddit these days, because of the risk of spoilers, as some readers already have the book and I don't want to know. Not even if they think it is good.
So happy that it is just a few hours now. I will read it and then spend a few days thinking about it on my own before joining any discussions.
So far I have finished the new dramatised version of Fool Moon on Audible. I've always loved the book because it has cool magic and werewolves.

Have fun reading and until after the book.

¡Feliz Día de Reyes! for Dina and all those who celebrate.

I hope you all are well and the new year has started in a good way for you.
Mine started fine. I just caught a cold at New Year's which is now a full blown cold. My immune system has been fighting well since before Christmas. I actually saw my lymphocytes in a microscope and they looked very busy, lol. Many people around me had severe colds, some covid, some had some gastro-intestinal virus.  But then I underestimated the icy wind, walked around without a cap and that's when the virus got me.
 
I am currently reading the last book of Fred the Vampire Accountant. A fun story.
My husband and I are watching Lost in Space. It's nice, but sometimes there is too much going wrong and they always get away fine somehow. Yeah, sure. But I like the series anyway.

Aaaaaannnnnddd... only two weeks now!!!!!
 

Me too. We did manage to watch it as soon as it was out. I went to bed at 4:30 AM. I believe, I didn't fall asleep in between. Like Mike, I also was a bit suspicious
Today we have an overnight guest. A friend of Micro's. And on New Year's Eve there was a friend of Mini's partying with us.
We accompanied her home, but there was such a cold wind, I got myself a cough now.

And we are having snow! It's not much, but the ground is covered and one can build snow men.

Hi, everybody.
Now, there is a bit more time to write. We are going to have lunch soon. It will be the rest of the fondue from yesterday.  After that we'll go for a walk and then my mother said, she has some cake, so we'll visit her for coffee.

Looking forward to Stranger Things, and guys: it's less than a month now and we will read Twelve Months!
I have finished my trilogy about the descendants of fairytale characters a few days ago. The books look like romance, but they are definitely horror. Very deceiving cover art and titles, lol.
I am planning to start the new and probably last book of Fred the Vampire Accountant soon. I should be done on time for the important release date.

And I am listening to the Mercy Thompson books. There are occasional German sentences in them, which I always find funny. The narrator usually does a decent job, even though it always sounds kind of tortured. But she is able to do the sounds native English speakers usually struggle with. And I can understand her just fine.

Mini also got me into a podcast about Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone. It's very funny and done by a very needy person who talks about 5 minutes of the film in each podcast.

And Dina: Happy Birthday! 

@Don: Thank you and I am glad that your teeth are better now.
I also do some drawings sometimes. I painted T-Rexes for our drawers at work. And I crotcheted a T-Rex for a friend.

Our new mattresses are great. I can sleep better now. Micro's new bed was an adventure. We ordered it online. They put together several packages. I was at work and came home after 10 PM. The neighbour came at about with her sister to disassemble the old bed. The room was clear at around 5 pm. He went to fetch the packages, was home again at around 6. The 4 packages had numbers given in the order of assembly. So far so good.
Once he was finished with package 1 and 2, he noticed that there was no number 3. But number 4 he had twice. Yay. That was at 7:30 pm. The shop closes at 8. It takes about 20 minutes to get there. So recalled them, they prepared package 3 and he had to hurry to get there in time.
When I came home at 10 the bed was still just part of the frame. Poor Micro was already very tired but refused to sleep on the couch or in our bed.
At around 11 pm the bed was finally finished.

Hi, weird!

@Don
Sorry about your teeth. Has the other one been pulled out yet? Do you use some prosthetics to hide the gaps or are they not visible from the front?

@Dina
I hope you adapted well to your new medication for blood pressure.

I have to agree about getting old not being fun, though I am younger than you. I already feel that the floor is so deep down and once you got there, it is hard to get up again, lol. Also my eyes started to get worse. So far I noticed that I just need to take off my glasses when I want to read something small, but doing so too often causes me headaches, because my left eye has always been worse than the right one.
I might need some other glasses soon. So sorry for any typos escaping my notice. I literally can't see them as well as I used to, lol.

The cats are well, my mother is a bit better, my husband is still struggling with some virus which is not Covid. We like to give other diseases a chance, too.

Da Vinci just came in and demands some scratchy time and food.

Micro's bed will be gone on Saturday, so we'll have to replace it the same day. If there is no time, or it is not available, Micro will gave to sleep on her mattress until Monday.
She already chose her new one, we just have to drive to Ikea and hope they have it in store. I think, the bed won't be a problem but maybe the matress, because it is not the one that usually belongs to this bed.

I've read the new chapter, too. I am sooooo excited and also that he is progressing with Mirror Mirror.

I started to read the 3rd and last book of the Ever&After trilogy. The one I told you about with the descendants of fairy tale heroes. I am just a few chapter in and so far I've enjoyed all the books.

I also started to read the new Rivers of London book, but honestly, compared to a lot of the other books I read, it is kind of boring. Not bad, but I am used to a faster pace, if you know what I mean. I think, I might finish it, when I'm done with the current book.

I am grateful that my teeth are OK so far. And my hair is still full. I still sing with the choir and I can read my books. And I try to think positive.
Soon, the Christmas market will start in the city and I plan to go. I like the food and the atmosphere. Maybe I'll go with a friend, a colleague or the kids. Looking forward to it.

Today is Mother's Day in my country, so congratulations for all the mothers that are forumites and for the mothers of the forumites 

thank you 

It's Friday and I bought some fish at the market. Everything looked so tasty so that when I got home, I made myself a lot of fish and algae salad with fresh bread. Well, yeah, now I'm stuffed.

And wow, there suddenly are so many new books out, that I must admit, I'm a bit overwhelmed. First I've read the new one by Jim's son, now I am reading Stone & Sky, the new Rivers of London novel. Then there is already a new short story collection by Patricia Briggs featuring Asil the werewolf trying to get a date.
In November, there will be the third novel of An Inheritance of Magic by Benedict Jacka, and there is already the next Fairytale book on my kindle, you know, the one with the descendants of fairytale "heroes" and the prophesy that the Dark Prince will return. Well, the Prince did return and now everything looks kind of apocalyptic. It's in German and is called Ever&After by Stella Tack. This is the third book and it is called Die letzte Stunde (the last hour).

Parallel I have relistened to Brief Cases and Side Jobs. Currently I am trying out the new Graphic Audio of Storm Front. I like it.

And maybe, if there is still time, I will register or reread Peace Talks and Battle Ground before Twelve Months.

Then I found out that there will be a new book from Drew Hayes of Fred the Vampire Accountant. Cool.

So I would say that for now I am unlikely to run out of books soon.

Edit: typos, I really need some better glasses. I am getting old.

Oh, I've watched a Star Trek" Strange New Worlds episode and it has an Easter Egg! You can see the TARDIS. So fun 

Cool! For me, it is behind a pay wall. I think I saw it on prime video, but they have so many new and old titles you either have to pay now or are only available if you also subscribe for x and y, like Paramount or all the others. I won't do that, even if I do want to see it. I already have a subscription for Disney+, Netflix and Amazon Prime and additional subscriptions from Amazon: like amazon kids, kindle unlimited, audible and I am feeling scammed because I already pay for them and they still want more money for some movies and series.