Sunrise Surprise with Abbie, Robbie, Kaila, Casey, Marlene and Annie.

Good morning, I hope you’re all well.

Good Friday morning to all. I’ve been away from my desk a bit and have fallen behind.

My sponsors have been keeping me busy so I thought I’d come here today to catch you up.

We begin today’s Sunrise Surprise post with Robbie Cheadle and a book review.

Take-it-away Robbie.

Roberta Writes – Book review: Pull by C.J. Finch for Rosie Amber’s Book Review Club

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Rosie’s Book Review Team logo

Picture caption: Cover of Pull which features what appears to me to be ink swirling in water. The colours are dark and light grey.

What Amazon says

Alex isn’t just running from his past—he’s running from everyone’s.

Born with the ability to see people’s memories by touch, he spends his days trying to shut out the lifetime of traumatic memories he’s collected while he focuses on his work at his brother’s tech company, desperate for some semblance of a normal life. But that proves difficult with rumors of security breaches at rival companies, and the mysterious disappearance of a beloved employee.

Just as he feels he’s about to take a step toward normalcy, a violent kidnapping turns his world upside down. Unable to stand by any longer, Alex must turn to his ability to search for clues in the memories of the people around him to find the perpetrator before the ransom clock ends.

Pull is a mind-bending thriller with a plot that twists and turns, leaving you unsure who to believe and asking yourself… are you one of the good ones?

My review

I reviewed this book in my capacity as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team. If you would like your book reviewed, you can contact Rosie Amber here: http://rosieamber.wordpress.com/.

Read Robbie’s Review here.

Next up, Abbie Johnson Taylor had her #SixSentenceStoryThursdayLinkUp so, if you missed it here it is again for your reading pleasure.

Go ahead Abbie, show’em what you got.

Six-Sentence Story Thursday Link Up: End-of-Life

Eve sighed. “How long do you think she has?”

Continue reading Abbie’s post here.

While Abbie has been reading, @CoachKaila2 better known as Kaila Allen of Creative Guidance LLC has been walking, walking, and did I happen to mention walking?

She and her husband Jimmy have accomplished quite a milestone. Here she is with more.

Congratulations Kaila!

You give “Get up and get moving” a whole new meaning.

182 Mornings: Rewiring Connection Through Glimmers

AUGUST 16, 2026

By Kaila Allen (Coach Kaila), MWSCC

The path isn’t found, it’s forged: Create Your Journey.

Welcome back friends,

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu

Today marks a deeply meaningful milestone in my personal journey: 182 consecutive days of waking up at 4:30 AM to walk side-by-side with my husband. Through the quiet chill of mid-February to the intense, dry heat of an Arizona summer, we have laced up our shoes every single morning without skipping a single day. In our busy world, stepping out before the day wakes up gives us a rare,

Journey with Kaila and Jimmy here.

Now, I’m a big sap so not only do I see healthy benefits here, I also see love.

That rocks in my worlds.

Speaking of walking, Casey Mathews of Web Friendly help has been active too.

If you’re a cane traveler looking for something a bit more and you’re not for whatever reason interested in working a guide dog, this might be the thing for you.

So, let’s glide with Casey.

Let’s Glide, What an AI Guide Does That My Cane Can’t

Published August 18, 2026 by Casey

When you power up a Glide and it finishes booting, it says two words to you: “Let’s glide!”

Those two words have been a long time coming for me. As a Founding Glider, I put money down early and got in line for one of the first units, and I’m part of Glidance’s pilot rollout. Glide is

Continue gliding with Casey here.

Okay we’re all tired from walking along with Kaila and Jimmy, so here’s a book we can find a shade tree to sit under and read.

Here’s another review from Robbie.

Treasuring Poetry – Meet poet and author Jan Sikes and a review

A riverbed with stones, water, and grasses. Text: Treasuring Poetry with Robbie Cheadle and KAye Lynne Booth

I’m delighted to welcome author and poet, Jan Sikes, as this month’s Treasuring Poetry guest. Jan is the author of a significant number of novels, novellas and short stories and she has recently published a collection of short stories and poems including contributions from her late husband, Rick Sikes, and her granddaughter, Sydney.

Welcome Jan

Continue reading their lovely conversation here.

Last but certainly not least, I kicked off the Pull Up a Chair with Patty podcast with Rod Clemmons Recording Artist and Film Producer not long ago.

Here are all the details and the first two shows.

We’ve got a lot more with everything from oldies but goodies from my previous two podcasts, and a lot more to come.

Make sure to follow the show here so you don’t miss a thing.

Not all my sponsors have blogs. Here’s a poem from Marlene Mesot.

Shuffling Along

Nonet

By Marlene Mesot

04/14/2026

Sit at our table, be entertained,

Shuffle the cards to play a game.

Take your time crossing the floor,

Shuffling, scuffling,

And please shut the door.

Let’s have a drink.

Take time, think.

Your turn.

Me.

Author Marlene Mesot

Marlene Mesot’s passion for mystery is reflected in her contemporary Christian fiction and poetry writing. She shares her love of God, family, friendships and animals with her readers. She is partially deaf blind due to nerve damage at premature birth. Marlene has loved writing since early childhood.

Visit her at:

marlsmenagerie.com

Here is another blogger not heard from enough here.

Ann Chiappetta and I are long-time friends and in fact, have recently sat down in the Zoom room for a visit. You can watch for that coming soon on the podcast feed above.

In the meantime, here she is in her garden.

What’s In My Garden

August 19, 2026 | Filed under blogging

Tomato Day

Today was tomato day. What do I mean by that?

Let’s go and See what Ann means by Tomato day here.

Well, as they say, that’s a rap!

Come back next time to learn what our Patty’s Worlds Sponsoring Members have been up to.