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Coffee Times's avatar

Jolabokaflod sounds like such a heartwarming tradition. Wishing you and your family a wonderfully cozy, peaceful, and joy-filled holiday season. May your Jolabokaflod be filled with great books, sweet treats, and precious moments of relaxation.

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Thank you!!! I appreciate you!!! May your own holiday be filled exactly the ways you enjoy and find most comforting!! ☕📚☕📚💚💚💚

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Sheila's avatar

This is a wonderful tradition and I shall be bringing it to my family! The merriest of Christmases and the happiest of new years. Enjoy your break and I look forward to hearing from you again in the new year 🩵

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Thank you so much!!! I wish you and yours a very happy Jolabokaflod and Christmas and entire holidays!!! Thank you for being here!!! Hugs!! 📚☕💚📚☕💚📚☕💚

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Sheila's avatar

Thank you! I have two out of three books purchased for Jolabokaflod. I hope to pick up some hot chocolate and that last book Friday 📖☕️ Preperation well underway to have my first Jolabokaflod! 💚

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Oh!!!! Bravo!!! Yippee!!! Hope you get some tasty hot chocolate and discover a new favorite author!!! Wishing you a very cozy, relaxing, comfortable and happy Jolabokaflod!!! 💚☕📚💚☕📚💚☕📚 Thank you so much for celebrating with me too!!!!!!!

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Sheila's avatar

Thank you, and the very same to you! I hope you’ll share updates of your Jolabokaflod 📚 💚 happy reading and sipping hot choccie!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Thank you!!! I just shared here on Notes photos of our Jolabokaflod book stacks that we're white-knuckle valiantly refraining from opening until Dec 24! I hope you can find my recent Note with those photos... and yes, I hope to share more as is possible 🤞🤞

Happy Book Flood to you again!!!

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Anne Belov's avatar

I really love the idea of reading and books as presents and spending Christmas Eve and days in my jammies, reading. I was just saying to myself, "self, thanks to wearing masks out in public and on planes and train, I haven't gotten so much as a cold or flu, let alone Covid. Yay me! but, this means I have not had the excuse of being sick to just check out for a few days and nap and read books and not do anything resembling work?"

Obviously, I am going to have to adopt this tradition! Happy Jolobokaflod! to all! Pass the chocolate!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Lol!!! Yes indeed!!! Happy Jolabokaflod to us all!!! Especially for us creative people freshly off the art gallery/publishing holiday crush - it feels so delightfully decadently indulgent to simply lounge about and read - no pressure to entertain anyone!!! Enjoy your new Jolabokaflod holidays!! Hope it becomes a tradition in your home too if you like it as well as we do!!!! 😘💚📚☕😘📚☕💚💚💚💚💚

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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

"Jolabokaflod known when it's at home as the "Holiday Book Flood"." I didn't know the word for this, love it thanks, Sue!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

You're welcome!! I'm glad you have it now!!! Happy reading books season 💚📚💚📚💚📚💚

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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

You too, Sue!♥️💚📚📚

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Thank you for this description of jolabokaflod. I've heard of this before but never the name for it. What a delightful way to spend a long winter's night. And your version of The Night Before Christmas is wonderful. Bravo!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

You're welcome!! And Thank you for your kind comment!!! 💚💚💚💚💚

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jm_rives ( they/ them )'s avatar

Happy Jolobokaflod! 📚

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Sue Clancy's avatar

And happy Jolabokaflod to you too!!! 💚💚💚📚📚📚📚

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks for the book! Happy Jolobokaflod!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

You're so welcome!!! Happy Jolabokaflod to you too!!! 📚☕💚📚☕💚📚☕💚

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BmG's avatar

Happy Jolabokaflod to you all 😄💖

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Sue Clancy's avatar

And happy Jolabokaflod to you too!! 💚📚☕💚📚☕

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BmG's avatar

A beautiful way to celebrate! I love this idea!

✨💖📚☕️✨

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Sue Clancy's avatar

So glad you liked it!!! 💚📚☕💚📚☕

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E.R. Flynn's avatar

Now that's a holiday I can love! (Note to self: set up a book selling table in Reykjavík next December.) Thanks for the ebooks!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

You're so welcome!!! I used to have a problem with my attitude around the holidays. I'm not religious, not much of a party person... But since learning about Jolabokaflod some years ago, as you say, it's a holiday I can love and wholeheartedly celebrate!!!! Nowadays about this time of year if it's not about books, chocolate, pajamas or art supplies then it can fu*k straight off!!! 🤣😘💚💚💚💚📚☕📚☕📚

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BmG's avatar

I am so with you about this. This time of year is traumatizing for me. Too much of everything, as usual, sends me running to the hills (my little backyard) to calm down my sensitive, overstimulated, exasperated nervous system. Thank you so much for sharing this holiday celebration 🥰

P.S. It’s why I love your crow design so much. Not exactly a haiku form, yet an astonishing, brilliant haiku.

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Thank you so much my soul-sister in seeking calmness this time of year!!!!! I wish you exactly the peace and comfort you wish for yourself!! And I'm so glad you like my Crow design and that you too, see it as a poem!! Thank you a thousand times for that!!!! 💚☕📚💚☕📚

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BmG's avatar

Squeeeeee😊

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Diane’s Blue Forum 👩‍💻's avatar

Love the term and concept, Sue✍️💚

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Sue Clancy's avatar

I'm delighted Diane!!! 💚☕📚💚☕📚

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Such an awesome, heartwarming and inspiring post! Enjoy your break, and see you next year! 🎄

Thank you for brightening my inbox so very beautifully in 2023.

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Awww thank you Rebecca!!! Thank you too for all of the ways you make our email boxes happier places too!! Enjoy your break too!! See you in 2024!! 💚💚💚💚💚

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

😊😊😊 See you next year!

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Alex León's avatar

Best of wishes! ☝🏻🩵

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Thank you! And best wishes to you too!!

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BmG's avatar

Thank you Sue and J.L. You are so kind and generous 💖

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Sue Clancy's avatar

And thank you for your kindness!!!! 💚💚

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Beth T (BethOfAus)'s avatar

Take care dear Sue. See you in the New Year. I do so hope that Christmas goes well for you. Sending heaps of hugs and best wishes. 🤗😘🥰

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Thank you very much for your hugs and wishes!! They're extremely appreciated!!! I hope Christmas goes well for you too!! Thank you again for your kindness!! 💚💚💚💚

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Liz Gauffreau's avatar

I watched the video of your poem reading again, and I have to say that I like your poem much better than the Santa-centric version. I hope everything works out okay with the family matter. Family comes first!

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Sue Clancy's avatar

Oh I appreciate your kindness about my poem!!!! Thank you!!! Yes, family first!!! Thanks for understanding 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚🙏

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Liz Gauffreau's avatar

You're welcome. :)

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