Welcome to my feature Chuckles Weekend Roundup where I will be looking at what books I've received, anything interesting I've done or bought or watched and other random stuff. I'll be taking a look back at what happened in my blogging world too, sort of like The Sunday Post that some of you do!
Please note that I'll be visiting your STS/SP as normal, but I don't follow or leave comments on blogs run by Google Plus, or DISQUS as I refuse to join something just to leave comments, and I won't allow DISQUS to follow new people, update my profile or post tweets 'on my behalf'. I am the only one who does that on my social media! I won't comment on any blog that makes me sign in using another account. Sometimes, I have problems leaving messages on blogs hosted by Wordpress-they try to block me because I deleted my account with them but I will persevere as it only happens the odd time!
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A day late but better late than never! I spent all day on a craft project just for fun, constructing the first shops-the Weasley joke shop and Daily Prophet office-in my 3D Diagon Alley puzzle. A post about that will follow shortly. I decided to glue the whole thing together for stability and it proved a good move. It was fun and I'm already starting on the next puzzle which has Ollivander's Wand Shop and Scribbulus. I've had to order more craft glue to complete the four projects.
Reading has been much better this week, reading some of The Goblet of Fire and getting two more mountain expedition books read to give to my uncle. They were decent reads and I'll review them soon. I did finally get a few book reviews from March and April up on the blog this week but I still have a few to do. Today I'll be catching up with blog visits and comments as normal, then a bit more of my puzzle!
Chuckles Blogging World
A few lazy days means I'm a little behind on things but I'll catch up with that today. There are two weeks of posts in this roundup.
Book Reviews
Chuckles Mini Reviews Catchup
Regular Posts
Around The Blogs With Chuckles
Around The Blogs With Chuckles
Top Ten Tuesday Band Names #1
Top Ten Tuesday Band Names #2
Discussion Posts
Virus Days 4
Virus Days 5
Virus Days 6
Horror Authors I Really Must Try #1
Horror Authors I Really Must Try #2
Harry Potter-The Best Bits Not In The Films
Reading Challenges
none this week
Films & TV & Music
Mornings continue to be a time to put on favourite films as I do my blog posts. Some afternoons are for catching up with Gold Rush season five, and at night I'm reading or watching season eleven of Great British Menu.
Book Tags/Blog Awards
Stayathome Diaries Tag
Good luck with dealing with your room. I think our plans for today consist of taking a walk (it is sunny, hurray!) and that's about it.
ReplyDeleteI've decided to go ahead and get started. I'll find somewhere to store the bags until the charity shops open again...
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ReplyDeleteI use blogspot as a backup and when I go to write up posts, if I have a recurring image (like you do with that little dog at the top, or your virus pix or anything that is recurring), I have not found an easy way to search through all my pictures to get the specific one. I end up having to scroll through them all.
so my question is, do you know of a better way of searching through your pix to re-use the ones that get used alot? I might even have already asked this in another comment but I can't remember.
Cheers!
What I do with the free graphic I pick up (usually from Pixabay) is save them on the computer in a pile of folders-I have Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, winter, horror, animals, owls, penguins, images I use in memes etc. Then on blogger when I select the graphic icon to put an image on my blog post, I just need to select the right folder in my downloads file and pick the picture I want. If I only had a handful I'd reuse, I'd just have a favourites folder and bung them in there.
DeleteCan't wait to see the puzzle!!! Glad to hear the reading week was better
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle post has been uploaded! I'm already onto the second puzzle.
DeleteGood luck with the puzzles! I wish I had the patience for things like that. Maybe I would if they were Harry Potter themed.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Seeing the shops of Diagon Alley come to life has been so much fun!
DeleteThe Diagon Alley puzzle sounds fantastic! I have zero patience for them but I love seeing them all built up. I hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI must admit that patience is not one of my virtues but I can never resist anything Game of Thrones or Harry Potter! It has been good for getting my mind off things and stress relief!
DeleteI think that doing things just for fun, like puzzles, is perfect right now. I am so glad you got some good reading in as well. Have a great week, Chuckles!
ReplyDeleteIt has been a big help to me! I did that second puzzle in two days which was good going! I kind of had to buy a few more!
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