Snowpack #SundaySalon

Happy Sunday! Sunday Salon is hosted by Deb at ReaderBuzz. Check out her post and the links to see what other bloggers have been up to in the last week.

How’s the weather?

Our snow from last week stuck around since it stayed extremely cold. Our small road is snow-packed but the bigger ones are plowed out and dry, if a little narrow in spots. We’re expecting warm weather later in the week so we might get some melting. It’s a lot of snow to melt!

What are you reading?

I’m continuing to read Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot for our February book club meeting. An interesting way to observe Black History Month, with a lot more irreverence and humor than most of our previous choices.

For fun, I’m enjoying Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs.

What are you watching or listening to?

We already finished the 10th season of Shetland. I was a little skeptical that this was going to work after they replaced their detective for Season 8, but I keep tuning in. I still find myself invested in the characters and the stunning land and seascapes. According to Shetland News, an 11th season is expected.

I’m enjoying the 10th, and final, season of Queer Eye on Netflix. I love spending part of my January watching other people improve their lives while I’m still experiencing New Year energy. I will miss that next year.

For British Isles Friday, I wrote up some thoughts about Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, including some research about the filming location for the grand estate.

What are you doing?

I’m journaling every day with The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for An Inspired Life by Suleika Jaouad. The book contains 100 brief essays, each followed by a creative prompt. The idea is to complete a 100-day journaling project by engaging with this material each day. I’m 12 days in as a write this on Friday. Several prompts generated deep thoughts or helpful insights. One prompt didn’t work that well for me, but it was interesting to explore why.

I’ve been doing this first thing in the morning, right after I fix a cup of tea. It’s a great way to start the day! Among other things, I get the satisfaction of counting another day completed toward my 100-day goal

Comments

Snowpack #SundaySalon — 14 Comments

Ms. Yingling on January 31, 2026 at 6:07 pm said:

We have over a foot of snow, and it’s not going to be melting any time soon! I think the high next week might be 30. I need to put out my Black History Month displays when I finally get back to school on Monday after having been out for a week because of snow. Didn’t even get to talk about the ALA Youth Media Awards. Have a great week!

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Lesley on January 31, 2026 at 7:03 pm said:

We enjoyed Shetland, but haven’t watched more than one season with the new DI. I was so sorry to see the character of Jimmy Perez leave, but at least Tosh is still around! We’ll have to get back to that show. We’re currently re-watching The Night Agent in preparation to start the second season.

Congrats on your journaling project. Isn’t it great to see progress in a goal at the beginning of the year? I started a strength training program on Jan 1st and have worked out 25 out of 31 days this month. On my “rest” days, I still try to get outside and walk. On to February!

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Anne@HeadFullofBooks on February 1, 2026 at 12:35 am said:

Your creative journaling activity sounds really enlightening. I watched the documentary about Suleika Jaouad and was so touched. I worry she isn’t doing well. But what do I know?

My Sunday Salon: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2026/01/sunday-salon-songs-for-now.html

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Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out on February 1, 2026 at 9:21 am said:

I’m glad you are finding your journaling project to be valuable.

Wishing you a warmer week ahead

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Olivia on February 1, 2026 at 9:32 am said:

Black AF history just went on my TBR list. I need to look up Shetland and find where I can watch it.

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jeanie on February 1, 2026 at 9:47 am said:

Happy Sunday. I’m loving the new Shetland (even those I miss Jimmy!) but these two work well. Are you watching Bookish?

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Tina on February 1, 2026 at 10:09 am said:

I haven’t watched much of the Shteland series and need to catch up. Love that you have the journalling goal. I write in my planner everyday abouot the minutiae of my day, books I am reading etc. It’s a great reference for later on as well, in case you needed to remember what went on.

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Cindy's Book Corner on February 1, 2026 at 10:11 am said:

Our snow is here to stay (Ohio), some roads are clear, but in the neighborhoods the streets are also snow packed. Our high this week is on Friday and it is 27, but it is supposed to snow (Monday as well). So, maybe by March it will be gone, LOL! I need to get back into journaling, it is a great creative outlet. I hope you reach your 100 day goal. Have a great week!

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Cat on February 1, 2026 at 11:31 am said:

I’m a fan of Tosh. I don’t have any streaming subscriptions, so I rely on TV – I’m such a dinosaur – and we’re only at season 8 there, but I really liked that.

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Melissa Willis on February 1, 2026 at 7:00 pm said:

So glad you faired well in the snow despite the cold! We visited family in the STL area just time for the storm and it was brutally cold. We got nine inches of snow at my Brother in Laws house and basically stayed inside for days on end because it was just too darn cold to do anything even when the roads cleared up.

I love the idea of the 100 day journaling challenge you’re doing. It sounds like it successful so far! I hope it continues to spark your introspection and creativity.

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Deb Nance at Readerbuzz on February 1, 2026 at 7:34 pm said:

Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America sounds like a book I should read. I will add it to my list.

I’m trying to work on the 100 day journaling challenge, but we are out of town this weekend, so I have missed a few days. I will try to catch up.

And I need to look for Shetland.

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Laurie C on February 2, 2026 at 6:37 am said:

Congratulations on your journaling streak! Our side street warms up in the cold sun during the day turning all the leftover snow into slush, which then freezes at night into hard icy ruts. Yuck. Winter is best enjoyed from inside a warm house!

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hena on February 2, 2026 at 1:33 pm said:

Sitting down each morning to answer journal prompt sounds nice.. relaxing.
Mine is chaotic trying to kids out the door and to school. Maybe one day.

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Susan on February 3, 2026 at 4:34 pm said:

You have more snow than we do! That’s a neat book cover of the werewolf. I used to have dates like that …. lol.

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