That's beautiful ❤️ @SportyGirly125

Your flowers are gorgeous, @sister13 ! 🌷🌷🌷 I hope they survived the snow.

Historical fiction. Post-World War II. Japan. From (well, mostly from) the perspective of "the illegitimate child of a Japanese aristocrat and her African American GI lover"* (from Goodreads) As with Carrie Sun's Private Equity A Memoir, this is the author's first book. It took me longer to get through this one, partly because of not having a lot of time to read, partly because there were certain sections where I needed to go back to determine which character was narrating a particular section, and in some instances, where I just needed to go back and re-read a section over again. The beginning caught my attention and made me wonder where the story would end up going. Sections of the book are from the point of view of other characters and that has its pros and cons. There are also a couple of parts in this book that didn't settle well with me - some very pointed, direct, and clear in their unsavoriness, and others that were even more discomforting because of what the narrative suggested rather than what the protagonist actually said about those matters. Setting those aside, there are passages within the novel that made me think on them well after I finished the book, including the ending, as well as quotes weaved throughout the novel that demonstrate a really lovely writing style on the part of the author. Notable Quotes:Spoiler"All this time, she'd asked God for a gift. She hadn't realized that she'd been living in one all along. A sweet little bubble, filled with a combination of dreams, hope, and blatant stupidity. It wasn't a cage, as she had thought it was. It was a shield." "We do things that we never thought we were capable of in order to protect what we love." "The ocean seemed never-ending. But somehow, somewhere it did end.Perhaps it was the same with her grief.Though she could not see it.""All this time, she'd asked God for a gift. She hadn't realized that she'd been living in one all along. A sweet little bubble, filled with a combination of dreams, hope, and blatant stupidity. It wasn't a cage, as she had thought it was. It was a shield." "We do things that we never thought we were capable of in order to protect what we love." "The ocean seemed never-ending. But somehow, somewhere it did end.Perhaps it was the same with her grief.Though she could not see it."

So nice. U got it girl!

@lounsbury THE BERRY ONE IS THE BEST

@CelinePink Sent!

Idk about pair @tsavorite ..... definitely entertaining 😂😂😂

Thank you @ather! It was my first time wearing it. I thought it would be perfect for this. 😊 Hopefully I can find more tomorrow!

Watched "Runaway Jury" last night because cable news compared it to what is going on now with jury selection. I also watched "Footloose" for the first time which is odd since I love 80s movies. Liked it, but thought it'd have more dancing. I like tabloid TV, so I watched stuff on Hulu like "Sins of the Parents," TMZ about Lisa Marie Presley's death, something about Ruby Franke. I also watched a Hallmark/Day Spring movie that was faith-based. Kind of an Easter movie about gardening. Liked it. I kind of needed something like that! Also 80s: "Body Double."

@Titian06 thanks!!! I was stalking the Swarovski for a bit via my wish list, and found a sale. The earrings are close to what I've been looking for. I wish Swarovski made more pieces, and definitely more affordable!