The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
What happened this week?
This was quite the week. I called my sibling Monday and we chatted a while and caught up. They’re moving to Sweden for a new job this month, so that’s quite exciting for them. Then on Wednesday we had a partial solar eclipse here. It was about 89% I think, so it didn’t get as dark as I thought. We didn’t manage to get solar glasses as by the time we heard of the eclipse they were all sold out, so we didn’t watch the sun, but instead just watched outside. The sun fell through a tree nearby and made these half moon shapes on the wall, which was quite cool too see.
And we got another heat wave late this week and it was really warm again for a few days and not nice. I think this was the fifth heat wave this year and we broke all sorts of heat records this summer. I look forward to the cooler weather we should be getting the next few weeks.
I also got a bit of work done for the author I do assistant work for. I also did some cleaning around the house. And I tried a new recipe for noodle soup, I’ve made it before, but I made some adjustments to make it low-FODMAP and made some other changes and it turned out really good.
I started with some enzymes for my gut issues to see if that helps with the bloating. So far the enzymes seem to help as they make my gut feel very calm, not quite sure if it helps at all for the bloating, but I want to keep trying it for a bit as I know it can take some time to see results. I also started drinking ginger tea, as that’s supposed to help with gut issues too. I don’t really like the flavor, but it’s growing on me.
What did I read this week?
This week I blogged about:
– Review: Spoon to be Dead by Dana Mentink
– Review: Everyday Nervous System Regulation by Melissa Romano
– Review: Love and Lab Extractions by Mary Stephenson Su
What to expect next week on the blog:
– Review: Tides Wait for No Witch by Natalie Summers
– Review: The Floating Amsterdam Flower Shop by Annabel French
– Review: Tarts & Tiaras by Laura Greenwood
It’s amazing how much difference there is between 90%ish and 100% with an eclipse! I did see the total eclipse in the UK in 1999, so it was surprising to me how bright it stayed this time.
I’ve really hated the heat waves this year… the UK is just a mess from it. Thankfully it’s cooled down a lot this weekend and there’s a cool week ahead. Hope it’s similar for you!
Hope you have a good week!
Here’s my weekly post: https://breathesbooks.com/2026/08/15/stacking-the-shelves-the-sunday-post-140/
I was wondering about that, good to know there is such a big difference compared with a 100% eclipse, I had expected it to get darker. That is awesome you got to see the total eclipse in 1999.
Yeah the heat waves here in the Netherlands have been horrible this year, luckily this week is cooler here as well.
I am so behind on reading reviews and you have some good looking books there! We didn’t get any of the eclipse here where I live. But we’ve had the heat waves as well! I keep going through cycles of ideas on what I want to do if I do a sequel for the book you helped me format. Or thinking about other books I want to finish/re-edit/rewrite, but then I will read a book and think, this is so good, I just know I can’t write like this, so I’m not feeling like even bothering anymore. :-(. I decide I just want to read and not write. Who knows if I’ll ever get another book done! Oh well, here’s hoping we both have a good week!
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You’ve been busy with starting your new job, so that makes sense you got behind on reading some reviews. I hope you get the chance to write more. I have heard from other authors that feeling of their books not being as good as the ones they read, but I think everyone is different and your books still have something uniquely yours that others won’t have.
I’m looking forward to cooler weather too.
Luckily it got cooler this week here.
It’s going to be a few weeks at least before it gets any cooler. Extreme heat this week again. I’m glad you found a soup that works for you. We have been having soup, noodles and ice cream with our dental appts this week.
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Here we got the cooler weather already, now just waiting for the house to cool down. I hope you dentist appointments went well.
I’m ready for cooler weather too. Hope you have a good week.
Thanks! Our weather got cooler this week luckily.
That’s so cool! I was wondering if you’d see the eclipse when I saw your part of Europe was getting it. Too bad about the heatwave again. Yay for the soup working out.
Have a good week, Lola!
It was cool to see the eclipse. I am glad the heatwave is over now and we got some colder weather.
The Olivia Waite series is on my TBR.
I have one of those little probiotic drinks every day now, it’s made a positive difference over the few months I’ve made it a habit.
Thanks for sharing your week, happy reading and stay cool!
I hope you enjoy the Olivia Waite series if you get around to reading them, I am enjoying it so far. I used to drink some probiotic drinks, not sure if they helped, but might give it another try one of these days if I can find some that I can drink.