2026-04-17T04:49:44Z https://yabu.me Marian Hellema https://yabu.me/npub12pllx5nsgugkpc57v3djt64xdqlfclppuue55c200dscfhsqc9sq3slr3c https://mastodon.nl/system/accounts/avatars/110/627/326/769/310/756/original/480a123220833c93.jpg https://mastodon.nl/system/accounts/avatars/110/627/326/769/310/756/original/480a123220833c93.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsve0maejruakc5l2enpa8r3u38083p94hm650mc3x5w4a6nm7c8dczypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkq85d4nv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fmd3ht4zvl9pmpmfgguw625nqzfmqj4erzw2884uucyaqs37dmcfamctp'>nevent1q…mctp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes! You&#39;re probably familiar with the spot to recognise it. 2026-04-12T07:27:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9jtcaszvgm4gk753pnqpzrat4rz7vcj862meenv2ngxnkan9m4nszypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqp840jl #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/390/455/538/218/835/original/c2dd63629b6f3bea.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-12T07:05:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyflf08z2kvshqyxzvcn0hfcdztmlvcus7mycmsxz6xqspqfcyttczypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqpcq6f5 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q60zc05dx303nj349e2sdeys2yegx5cpv9ghn46vwg935z5wgwss93kp90" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bookstodon Group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q60…kp90</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Everyday People - Stewart O&#39;Nan (2001)<br/><br/>Pittsburgh in the 1990s. This book is about a group of people in a neighbourhood where all of them suffer from the consequences of gang violence. Some of them are involved, others stay away from it. But like all everyday people, each of them has their own dreams. The art of graffiti plays an important role.<br/><br/>O&#39;Nan creates a whole world from their different perspectives, unique voices and stories. He is such a good writer! 2026-04-10T08:07:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp5ah60k8r0l4zmlhfnlexteguypzfm23kkdywyzk8xan3jq0uwagzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqduj3cr <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q60zc05dx303nj349e2sdeys2yegx5cpv9ghn46vwg935z5wgwss93kp90" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bookstodon Group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q60…kp90</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>R.C. Sherriff - The Fortnight in September (1931)<br/><br/>As every year, a family spends their holiday at the seaside. Nothing spectacular happens, but they enjoy themselves and each of them has their own insecurities. <br/><br/>I loved the ordinariness and innocence of this book and found their small worries funny.<br/><br/>I kept wondering if the author meant it to be slightly ironic. Were people really more innocent 100 years ago? Or have I become too cynical to believe such innocence to be real? 2026-04-06T13:08:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspu0mq3ya8amu82vy5fj672yt2z79x003khk0wq0883q0ltzh50sszypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqngm6w4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsydeg4d683ayxx0fwvstg3ppd4dnh94rtp84tn22j0x0w9xzz4hpctwsf47'>nevent1q…sf47</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Jammer! Ik ben op die andere platforms niet van de partij en zal &#39;Zo was Utrecht&#39; missen. 2026-04-02T19:44:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswvygvtgpxdavagqz62qvwpy7emff08fc3mmsjs0elghy57525k8qzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqfw5dxy <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q60zc05dx303nj349e2sdeys2yegx5cpv9ghn46vwg935z5wgwss93kp90" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bookstodon Group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q60…kp90</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall<br/><br/>Joy and her husband have retired after running a successfull tennis academy and raising four tennis playing children. Suddenly Joy disappears. Has she gone off-grid? Did her husband kill her? What about their mysterious house guest?<br/><br/>The puzzle pieces slowly fit together from the perspectives of all family members and quite a few bystanders. Meanwhile some uneasy truths appear<br/><br/>This book is well constructed, has lively characters and is much fun! 2026-03-29T09:24:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszlpeamhfd7z0ax3vaaajmdaykxt38s4e75r48cykdhe6uxam96qszypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqcxukw8 #Monochrome #MonochromeMarch<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/276/958/689/261/076/original/a581de785ee000ba.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-23T06:02:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs896rg53xhnk703sx8fta4d0cywpl8mnry5pf4dxjkvsr9zjnspeszypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkq02p84n <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q60zc05dx303nj349e2sdeys2yegx5cpv9ghn46vwg935z5wgwss93kp90" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bookstodon Group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q60…kp90</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Paradise - Abdulrazak Gurnah<br/><br/>East Africa, early 20th C. 12 year old Yusuf is given in bondage to a rich traveling merchant. He learns the workings of his society with all the diverse population. It&#39;s a world on the verge of disappearing by the arrival of the Europeans<br/><br/>I loved the atmosphere of this book. Matter of fact, taking things as they come, but also somewhat dreamy, reflecting how Yusuf feels after being taken away from home. Everyone is full of stories, searching Paradise 2026-03-22T16:12:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswsulgtraunuth29kw9m29wzmhcpcw39tx9uj94gxdq55rs5lm6agzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqsqrahn #SilentSunday #MonochromeMarch #Monochrome<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/271/338/904/124/112/original/e36fe492b5d68cfb.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-22T06:14:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstg2yhz2fh3786ah9mq860d47r5kl4qhurgqlewxdxxug3rzkqaeqzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqsjm08c <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q60zc05dx303nj349e2sdeys2yegx5cpv9ghn46vwg935z5wgwss93kp90" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bookstodon Group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q60…kp90</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>The Women Behind the Door - Roddy Doyle<br/><br/>A new novel about Doyle&#39;s wonderful Paula Spencer character. She is in her sixties now and it&#39;s the covid lockdown. Her eldest daughter comes to stay with her. Slowly and uncomfortably they start to face their issues. Family is who you love, hate and are stuck with.<br/><br/>Doyle is very good at writing about ordinary people and their problems without getting overly dramatic. I love his dialogues: jumpy, funny and very real life. 2026-03-21T10:10:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9np5lh0fnrwy8qsjmtye4rj456fpqfwk6nwjksa50kn0ttzk7gygzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqycpalp #MonochromeMarch #Monochrome<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/265/905/720/215/491/original/2cdeebce2de4dcf2.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-21T07:09:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dq5jzf2y9j5faztmece8ry0snw9389wa064xjre5ehyes7fchvgzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqxhxgfu #MonochromeMarch #Monochrome<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/243/295/752/596/470/original/ccac2b4b2a6a08a1.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-17T07:20:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9v2c5pl099flt9udjhwqa8kx0a9hlte5q4mg63k9w4th8pf3yrnczypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqqnaqyj Did these women know that it is #MonochromeMarch ? 😀<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/237/336/445/325/203/original/1f9ed9c0206453c2.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-16T06:06:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgl05am3r57s5hk472wmwxe43890mku2w22fn8935rnafgac35vvgzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkq6q4pmc <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q60zc05dx303nj349e2sdeys2yegx5cpv9ghn46vwg935z5wgwss93kp90" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bookstodon Group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q60…kp90</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Silent Bones - Val McDermid<br/><br/>This crime novel has everything you want. It starts with a buried body that is uncovered after a landslide. Police officer Karen Pirie and her team unravel a complicated plot, which I almost lost sometimes, but that is part of the fun of the genre. <br/><br/>Above all it offers terrific writing, good dialogues, a set of wonderful characters, with many personal touches of their personal lives. As a bonus it features a book club. 2026-03-15T15:05:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvkc9lxp7jurms68y732lqlfpflrtkzmcjgrslmezulws7gdnc92szypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqrrzm80 #SilentSunday #MonochromeMarch #Monochrome<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/231/882/730/784/471/original/ccf52d6b7a2107f4.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-15T06:58:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdmqlu2xtyvmpt4p4uaycmpvw4cqjac8rw6thnc0eph8ehy85nxzgzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkq2cu7kt #MonochromeMarch #Monochrome<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/226/185/909/034/051/original/a7268f2d1e4961d1.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-14T06:48:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqq6yp7tgxz8d0rqaef9j0dkwy6edjx7zv90tsfvq25ln6ztz46vqzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqxm695p #MonochromeMarch #Monochrome<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/220/617/466/213/226/original/15476d4ee08436f5.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-13T07:13:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrrlzhp8h5xja34dgfn2htvsehs6la86hd6f5qz7jf2dwfkruw7nczypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqquwyjx <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/214/976/056/488/949/original/4826a486cce9fbc3.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-12T07:18:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxv9f6e8a09taw2l0536aegt76cd38vtpqasa2fy50fplm83dvwyqzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqf2jkcc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2umy8mpx9yyyn5pegjv9jve3sy6erqfsylp2nfx5pg8ypvq40zs5vlsxu'>nevent1q…lsxu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Lovely video about going slower and not frantically chasing pictures. Especially how you talk in the end on how it works in your own neighbourhood as well, not only in Kathmandu :) 2026-03-11T15:31:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst9g32zg9syrt8el676zl9wwzueyhpxqenrhp3t3z0pafflh0hxyczypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkq3zg9gw #MonochromeMarch #Monochrome<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/116/209/336/788/935/506/original/6d67a848fce99f02.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-11T07:26:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs27rw2523mssa0tgflqantg0skn9t4zjkg0jtmfh28yd9ucmvv3hqzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkq5xd4hf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5536yp5dtvp47vajgpvgpamfjfcmufwskfkzy39xak2vhdjwpls3dh2kn'>nevent1q…h2kn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Amazing how similar our book tastes are :)<br/>Carol Shields is another one of my favourite writers. 2024-09-10T09:34:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs820cy5ryjwpg3hvp2kf8a8u7lrcx6tc0z7q03qyc8ggt3wvrzsugzypg8lu6jwpr3zc8znej9kf025e5ra8ruy8nnxjnpfaakrpx7qrqkqmfv5np Here are some #RepeatingPatterns . This week it was Arrows, as proposed by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y23sqegkq09mzw25s2tpa5w26w7swg007qssawluqhm0etgeq65qmduw32" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Harald H. Foto</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y23…uw32</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Phew, arrows were much harder than circles to find. And even harder to make interesting pictures of. But I really started to have fun when I realised that arrows can have so many different shapes. Even triangles can be arrows sometimes: see the remote control. This makes arrows different from circles or squares, which are always the same shape.<br/><br/>Next weekend we&#39;ll have Squares. Enjoy!<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/112/737/867/777/507/761/original/6a36469f7c613daa.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/112/737/870/596/846/471/original/dd67f87e612a9c15.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/112/737/872/791/435/580/original/534d9f056851d7c8.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/112/737/875/722/228/423/original/dd3466829b65ac0d.jpg"> <br/> 2024-07-06T05:25:31Z