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Tom's 2022 Reads

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the rest of the list
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2020 Book Facts
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2019 Book Facts
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Books Read in  2017
2017 Book Facts
Tom's 2017 Reads

Books Read in 2016
2016 Book Facts
Tom's 2016 Reads

Books Read in 2015
2015 Book Facts
Favorites of 2015
Tom's 2015 Reads

Books Read in 2014
Tom's 2014 Reads

Books Read in 2013
Tom's 2013 Reads

Books Read in 2012

Books Read in 2011 - no 'book facts' beginning in 2011. I decided I simply didn't want to bother anymore. 

Books Read in 2010
Book Facts 2010

Books Read in 2009
Book Facts 2009

Books Read in 2008
Book Facts (print version) 2008
Books Listened to in 2008
Book Facts (audio version) 2008

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"With your own children, you love them immediately - and with grandchildren, it's exactly the same." Kevin Whately


Indy, Campbell, Hazel

Indy, Campbell, Hazel

Indy Thomas, Hazel Nina, Campbell Walker on porch swing (Margaret took this)

Indy Thomas, Hazel Nina, Campbell Walker on porch swing (Margaret took this)

Drawn by Campbell and given to Hazel for Christmas

Drawn by Campbell and given to Hazel for Christmas

An Irish Blessing

Warm be the love that surrounds you,

Good be your friends, and true,

Constant be hope and promise,

Useful the work you do,

Close be your family around you,

Good health be yours day by day,

Long be the life you're living,

And full of much joy on the way.

Words to cook by

Words to cook by

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