The Weekend Post #219: Weekly Highlights & More!

Welcome to The Weekend Post #219! The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted at Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme. I will also be joining Deb at Readerbuzz for the Sunday Salon.

My Week:

Does anyone else feel like the weeks are flying by? It seems like only a couple of days ago that I wrote my last post, yet here I am again, a week later. Summer is slipping by so quickly.

Firstly, let me apologize to anyone trying to access my site on Wednesday. I was having intermittent downtimes related to an incompatibility of a plug-in which updated recently. After six hours of playing detective and getting some help from my host, the issue is resolved.

Last week I shared that my hubby was waiting for a couple of medical tests, and this week he was able to have his CT scan and we are now awaiting the results. Unfortunately, we learned that the cardiac MRI cannot be done through the private system, despite what we had previously been told. He is now on the wait list at three area hospitals, so we’re hoping one of them will be able to get him in sooner rather than later.

I also mentioned that my brother-in-law’s cabin in the Interior is being threatened by one of the many wildfires burning across our province. This fire continues to pose a serious threat, and the next few days are expected to be especially challenging due to high temperatures, wind and the forecast of dry lightning. As I write this Friday morning, the fire threatening their cabin is 1260 square km in size (about 486 square miles). We have five other fires which are considered fires of concern and a total of 105 fires in the province. We are incredibly grateful to the 300 wildfire firefighters from Mexico who arrived this week to help battle these devastating fires. We are also thankful for the firefighters arriving soon from Australia, as well as the fire specialists coming from New Zealand. The support from other nations during this difficult time has been truly heartwarming. We now have thousands of people currently displaced from their homes due to the fires and hundreds of others who have lost theirs homes already. It is incredibly sad.

We experienced poor air quality for the past few days this week, not only because of the fires here in British Columbia but also from the wildfires burning in Washington State.

On a brighter note, we enjoyed an evening out with my sister and brother-in-law, and it was exactly what we needed—a chance to step away from the stress for a few hours. We also booked a three-night getaway to Victoria in a few weeks, which has helped ease some of the disappointment of having to cancel our Halifax trip last week. Sometimes it’s nice to have something to look forward to.

Recent Additions To My Bookshelf:

From The Library:

A Summer Affair by Elin Hildebrand book cover

Claire Danner Crispin, a nationally renowned glassblower and mother of four, finds herself overwhelmed after agreeing to co-chair Nantucket’s biggest summer charity gala, where the involvement of her famous former high school sweetheart, rock star Max West, brings both excitement and complications. As she juggles creating a one-of-a-kind glass masterpiece for the auction, managing clashing personalities, supporting friends, raising her family, and running her business, Claire is drawn into an unexpected affair with the event’s executive director, forcing her to confront the messy realities of love, loyalty, ambition, and the consequences of the choices she makes.

Future Releases Added to My TBR:

The Things You’ll Never Know by Ashley Audrain book cover

🇨🇦 After her sudden death, Fiona watches helplessly as her husband and children discover her body and struggle to make sense of the tragedy. As she lingers unseen among her grieving family, she realizes everyone is keeping secrets—including herself. When her teenage daughter uncovers Fiona’s diary, long-buried betrayals and hidden truths begin to surface, forcing those she loved to confront the complicated realities behind the life she carefully presented. A haunting and thought-provoking novel, The Things You’ll Never Know explores grief, family, identity, the pressures of womanhood, and the hidden desires that shape our lives. Expected Publication: January 12, 2027

Flight attendant Ariella has mastered the art of living two separate lives: in a charming village, she is the devoted wife of Noah and mother to their daughter, while in London she is the glamorous wife of Luka, enjoying a luxurious life high above the city. Believing that love can come in more than one form, Ariella is convinced she can keep both worlds perfectly balanced. Darcy, however, believes in the idea of one true love and is content with her seemingly ideal marriage on a quirky London street. But when a husband is murdered, the secrets hidden behind the façade of a perfect relationship begin to unravel, forcing those left behind to question how well they truly know the people they love—and how far someone will go to protect a marriage, or two. Expected Publication: February 23, 2027

What I’m Watching:

I’m continuing to watch The Five Star Weekend, Alone and Big Brother. We also watched The Devil wears Prada and The Roses both on Disney + this week and enjoyed them both.