Surfing a Daydream

I'm often lost in thought. Here's proof.

[nickyolea]

Tony Morrison has passed on to her eternal life, and I can only think how grateful I feel for the gift to the world her prose was. She had this style that was lyrical and could be so exuberant and make you feel so keenly. #tonymorrison #novel #songofsolomon #literature #americanliterature #bookish #classicbooks #oldbooks #riptonymorrison https://www.instagram.com/p/B01I7KwghxE/?igshid=19w3s0q7xnhk2

[nickyolea]

Have you ever felt jealousy? Anna Karenina is a novel about three relationships: Dolly and Oblonsky, Kitty and Levin, and Anna and Vronsky. In all three of these relationships, jealousy directly affects the success of the relationship, whereas the less jealous felt, the more successful the couple. 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢 #classicnovel #bookstagram #reading #novel #literature #book #bookish #bookaddict #bibliophile #books #bookworm #classicliterature #bookclub #instabook #classic #instabooks #bookphotography #booklover #booksofinstagram #goodreads #bookcollection #bookcollector #russianliterature #bookstagram #literature #books #booklover #book #bookworm #classicliterature #bibliophile #igreads #russia #instabook #reading #booknerd #annakarenina #leotolstoy #read #tolstoy #libri #bookoftheday #bookish https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tAjVSgSM_/?igshid=1nwvhs545nin

[nickyolea]

Hey @owlcrate! Thank you for the chance to become a rep for your company. I hope you’ll consider me for the chance to get all nerdy and gush over your boxes this fall. 🌻 I’m Nicole, I write and I read a lot. When I’m not doing that I’m managing social media for a small publisher and mothering my three beautiful children with my Beloved. We live a quasi-nomadic life as he’s making his career serving in the USAF so right now we’re calling Virginia home and enjoying it quite a lot. I’m loving these long summer days, because I get to relax and play with my kids. My favorite days are the ones that begin with a trip to the library followed by afternoons in our backyard with a sprinkler and lemonade that end with rose colored sunsets. I’m looking forward to the autumn months, and all that it brings like sweaters, warm coffees, and sitting by the fireplace reading as the days grow shorter, which would be much brighter with fun stuff from an #owlcrate box! #OwlCrateRep0719 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0e8XqgglzM/?igshid=a9mzw0jz0hxh

[nickyolea]

I first spied this cover online at I think, Library Thing, but don’t quote me on that end... I was intrigued so I read the synopsis and I was like, “Yes, I could be into that...” Fast-forward to yesterday, I was @target and browsing the books with my #starbucks latte in hand, when I spied the cover. Friends if you’ve not put your hands on this cover you must. It’s so tactile and it really does play into the visceral feeling I imagine this story is going to imbue. I can’t wait to read this one! #wildergirls @itsrorypower . #girlfriends #friendship #bookish #greenbooks #suspensenovel #bookstagram #tbr #tbrpost #bookstagrammersunite #booksandflowers #survivalstories #bookish #targetbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B0egcLJAyW-/?igshid=13a8ybqe1o54v

[nickyolea]

Hundreds of years of Ottoman rule gave the Greeks a reason to fight. Marcos Botsaris gave them a leader... Sounds cool right? When I was offered this oversized, panoramic graphic novel Sons of Chaos, by Chris James I immediately thought of my son Michael. He’s 15 and I knew this book would be right in his wheelhouse. I asked him to review it, and he’s still reading it, but totally enjoying it so far. The book itself is beautiful. Thank you @mediamastersbks for this review copy. “It exposes the quiet agenda of the Ottoman Empire's most brutal dictator and his fascination with a young Greek boy that led to a war that would define the Western World. An immersion into the moments we never see, and the self-serving motivations that convince a nation that violence is warranted, and that war is necessary. In honor of the 200 Year anniversary of the Greek War for Independence, Sons of Chaos presents the story of 1821 through the eyes of Marcos Botsaris, the son of a respected Greek leader taken prisoner as a child and raised within the dungeons of history's most infamous Ottoman Pasha, known as the "Napoleon of the East"-- Ali Pasha of Ioannina. Over the next ten years, the bond formed between them would define history. The Greek War for Independence was a conflict that quietly influenced the entire world and participants ranged from the London Stock Exchange to celebrities such as Lord Byron, as well as average impassioned Americans willing to transport themselves across the Atlantic to fight alongside the Greeks. This conflict was the pinnacle of what we now know as the Romantic Period and yet, it's a war that few know ever existed outside of the Greek and Turkish cultures; a war that stimulated the fall of the Ottoman Empire and shaped Western Civilization as we now know it, and in a sense is being fought today under a different heading amongst today's political world leaders.” - via the publisher. #graphicnovel #graphicnovels #sonsofchaos #military #greek #greekmythology #greekhistory #literarygraphicnovels #war #warriors #historicalfiction #bookishfeature #bookstagram #historicalgraphicnovels #gold #mercuryglass https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ea6SHAM38/?igshid=ulakllze3fip

[nickyolea]

Once upon a time I lived in Italy. I purchased this book as a momento in Venice, from a quirky bookshop called la Libreria Acqua Alta. This shop is a beautiful mess. It’s stuffed to the brim with books, and their all packed in haphazard and there is no real order. Finding a book is a true treasure hunt, as some are in tubs or a gondola even. In the back of the store is a staircase made from books. I have a whole post on my blog you can read all about it. The link is in my profile-search “Italy” under travel and you’ll find it. I’ve included some photos because I’m feeling a little nostalgic today, as often is the case when I think of my years in Italy. Whenever I travel, I prefer to bring momentos home I’ll actually use or decorate my home with. I chose this book because I could imagine it being left somewhere by a tourist, and then found to eventually end up in this shop, for me to take home... #travel #oldbooks #veniceitaly #libreriaacquaalta #venezia #instax #flatlay #vintage #bookstagram #bookish https://www.instagram.com/p/B0bSbB3gL1J/?igshid=s48psp0l0usr

[nickyolea]

I like people who get excited about stars. #stars #sky #clouds https://www.instagram.com/p/By2-TpxB8kI/?igshid=iryobhylmti1

[nickyolea]

I needed some reassurance with some changes in direction I’m taking. St Catherine, helped be realize, these nudges are the Holy Spirit, saying, “Yes you CAN!”. Is there something in your life you need a bit of bravery to get through, start, or accomplish. Let me know, I’d love to wrap you up in prayer. . . . #saturdaywiththesaints #catholicmom #catholic #prayerwarrior #womanhood #liftyouup #positivevibes #positivity #bekind #love #stcatherineofsienna #stcatherine #catholicsaints https://www.instagram.com/p/ByusTBlBQFI/?igshid=1pv42aylclmi5

[nickyolea]

On June 21st I’m going to embark on what I’m calling my Summer of Gratitude. Each day, all summer long I’m going to share via post or story one (or more) thing I’m grateful for. I think it’s so important to appreciate the blessings big and small we have. I invite you to join me on this journey, post daily, or as often as you like. Use the hashtag #summerofgratitude to follow along. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• grat·i·tude /ˈɡradəˌt(y)o͞od/ noun the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bysp_hbBu3l/?igshid=1u7v4hgefq6ux

[nickyolea]

I think I fell in love with Gardens as a child when I read #TheSecretGarden. One day, when my husband and I settle into our forever home I hope to have several gardens to tend to. 🌹🌹🌹 I planted this #peony last year. Today it bloomed. We live in military housing, so I probably won’t get to see it grow to it’s full potential, before it’s time to move on. I love to leave little things like this behind when we move... And later, I like to picture the plants like tulips or lavender I’ve left in the past making someone else smile. I sometimes will do this with books I love. I’ll leave one on a bench, or in a waiting room with a note for the person who discovers it... Kind of like when Mary & Dickon first discovered the secret garden at Misselthwaite. What are you reading now? I’m still reading #TheWickedKing, but am determined to finish it in the next day or so. Even if I’m only on chapter 3. #militarylife #airforce #bloomwhereyouareplanted #peonies #flowers #gardening #garden #howdoesyourgardengrow #booksandflowers #roses #rosegarden #booksandnature #bookphotography #bookstagram #allthebooks #faerie # #books #yalit #yalitfic #yafantasy #HollyBlack #yalitchat #highschool #ireadya #sciencefiction #fantasy #booksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BxD0_9zHTk8/?igshid=sjzkwx0zk4

[nickyolea]

Repost from @thatbookismine So I’ve been stuck at home all week healing from a minor concussion. You guys! I couldn’t even read and my brain was too muddled to remember audio books (click my link tree for a free audio book offer from #Audible). My husband saved me from having a total cabin fever meltdown by taking me on an outing to @barnesandnoble because #booktherapy and for takeaway Hibachi. Here’s my book haul. The first two are for my son, the rest are all mine! Here’s hoping I’ll be able to actually read. 🤞🏻📖📚 . #booklover #booknerd #bookaholic #bookgoals #bookaddict #books #booklove #bookstack #bookpile #reading #reader #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #thewickedking #hollyblack #bookstagrammer #bookworm #readersofig #bookreview #bookcommunity #bookobsessed #bibliophile #igreads #📚 #thatbookismine #instabooks #bookhaul #booksofig https://www.instagram.com/p/BtuEjffB2PZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10wfmi64f600s

[nickyolea]

My husband dragged me out of the house yesterday afternoon when all I wanted to do was veg on the sofa with a book and my box of tissues. Instead we had an impromptu picnic and nature walk, Jane Austen style. #williamsburg #hike #travelvirginia #virginia #USA (at Waller Mill Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm9S93EB4p2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5v0gfelrxirh

[nickyolea]

“Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” - Anne Lamont #lighthouse #outerbanks #northcarolina #travel (at Bodie Island Lighthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmrVKutBg1f/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1etk15rjeeo5y

[nickyolea]

RAINBOW!!! #rainbowmagic #skittles #elfontheshelf

[merwild]

I fell in love with a thief called Kaz Brekker. So here’s my first fanart for Six of Crows!

[lbardugo-deactivated20210617]

Lawwwwwwd. Just look at this!!

[aly-naith]

falling series

Courts of Prythian

[nickyolea]

Love

[indieultra-blog]

indie / hipster blog