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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I think I had my most prolific book reading month ever. These 9 plus 1 audiobook: Idle in Provence by Eric Idle. #booksky #amreading

Collage of 9 book covers:

O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker
The Cyclist (DS Cross #2) by Tim Sullivan
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donohughe
The Dragon Man (Peninsular Crimes #1) by Garry Disher
Outsider by Brett Popplewell
The Dutchess of Bloombury Street by Helene Hanff
Murder at the End of the World by Akane Araki
The Dentist (DS Cross #1) by Tim Sullivan
The Patriarch (Bruno #9) by Martin Walker

Book cover of Idle in Provence by Eric Idle.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Book 2 in the DS Cross series: The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan.

Book cover of The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I look at this every day as I'm working 4️⃣

Framed picture collage of Jean Beliveau.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Starting an Australian crime series with book 1: The Dragon Man by Garry Disher.

Book cover of The Dragon Man by Garry Disher.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Especially not at these $CAD prices 🚫

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labour Day from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Here's a view of ripening wine grapes from my morning run today. #LabourDay

A cluster of green grapes hanging on a vine.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Just starting a (new to me) series: DS George Cross Mystery. Book 1, The Dentist by Tim Sullivan.

Book cover of a DS George Cross Mystery. Book 1, The Dentist by Tim Sullivan.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Some weekend spy fiction 🕵️🏼‍♂️ The Poet's Game by Paul Vidich

Book cover of The Poet's Game: A Spybin Moscow by Paul Vidich

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'm about 1/2 way through The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson 📚

Screenshot of book cover of The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

On the last few chapters of Withered Hill by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social A new genre for me!

Book cover of Withered Hill by David Barnett.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Only a few chapters into London Falling by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social It is good so far 📚 #booksky

Book cover of London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Kennedy 35, book 3 in the Box 88 series by Charles Cumming 🕵️📙

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Going retro murder mystery this week with The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey.

Bok cover of The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Been on a bit of a non-fiction run lately. Just starting Thirty-Two Words for Field by Manchán Magan.

Screenshot of book cover Thirty-Two Words for Field - Lost words of the Irish landscape by Manchán Magan

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

And the subject of a novel I just read!

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Reading Judas 62 and listening to Murder Most Foul.

Cover of the book Judas 62 by Charles Cumming.

Cover of the audiobook Murder Most Foul by Guy Jenkin.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My text to my brother on the off day after game 1. Sadly, I was right 😢

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Another one in this genre that I really enjoyed: A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World by C. A. Fletcher.

Book cover of A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World by C. A. Fletcher.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

My Grandfather, the Master Detective by Masateru Konishi

Cover of the book My Grandfather, the Master Detective, Author Masateru Konishi

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Just started The Keeper by Tana French. It's the highly anticipated 3rd (& final?) installment of the Cal Hooper series.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Thanks Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce for trusting Connected Compass to help edit and publish the monthly chamber newsletter.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Just started Lone Wolf by Adam Weymouth 🐺

Cover of book Lone Wolf by Adam Weymouth.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Just finished Time of the Child by Niall Williams and starting Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd 📚

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

𝓢𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓷'𝓼 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓝𝓲𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓻𝓪-𝓸𝓷-𝓽𝓱𝓮-𝓛𝓪𝓴𝓮, 𝓞𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓸! 𝓣𝓸 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂, 𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓼, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓬𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼, 𝔀𝓮 𝓱𝓸𝓹𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾'𝓵𝓵 𝓫𝓮 𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓵𝔂 𝓵𝓸𝓰 𝓸𝓯𝓯 𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓭𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓮𝓷𝓳𝓸𝔂 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮. 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓹𝓪𝓼𝓼 𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓭 6 𝓲𝓷 𝓝𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔀𝓮'𝓿𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓭 𝓪𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓾𝓼𝔂 𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓷𝓮𝔀 𝓬𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼.

A winter scene with a gazebo in front of a lake. Happy holidays from Connected Compass.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Connected Compass makes an appearance at Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten ✈️

A Connected Compass sticker in the foreground with planes at Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten in the background.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Connected Compass on vacation ✅ 🌴

Sunset on a beach with palm trees in the foreground.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Foggy sunrise in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, September 9, 2025.

Sunrise with fog on a path at Butler's Barracks National Historic Site, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Photo taken September 9, 2025 by Bryan Kenny.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Just finished Hotel Ukraine by Martin Cruz Smith 😥 and starting Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor.

Collage of 2 book covers: Hotel Ukraine by Martin Cruz Smith and Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Thanks for the welcome, Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce. We're excited to engage with our local community, and look forward to helping out with the monthly chamber newsletter. #ConnectedCompass #NOTLchamber #NiagaraBusiness

Screenshot of a social media post from the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce welcoming Connected Compass as a new member.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Just started My Friends by Fredrik Backman.

Book cover of My Friends by Fredrik Backman.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Had a great experience with some stickers we ordered from @jukeboxprint.bsky.social. The website and ordering process was seamless, and the stickers came with free delivery in just a few days, in these beautifully colourful boxes. Anyone want a Connected Compass sticker? 😉

Small colourful box from Jukebox Print containing several Connected Compass stickers.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

🏆Such dedication by our Employee of the Month...literally using the complete keyboard to get his job done! #catsofbluesky #connectedcompass

Employee of the Month certificate with picture of Henry the cat sitting on a laptop keyboard, obviously finishing up all his tasks.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

When the client is happy, we are happy. It's always nice to receive positive feedback, especially the part about going beyond the standard 😊 Let us know how we can help your content projects ✅📋 #connectedcompass #hireafreelancer #contentdeveloper

Client testimonial for Connected Compass: Bryan consistently delivered high-quality work with impressive turnaround times. What truly set him apart, though, was his deep understanding of our portfolio of services and his commitment to going beyond standard proofreading.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

#WhatImReading this weekend 🔍 📚 Completed book 1 in the (new to me) Inspector Pekkala series: Eye of the Red Tsar by Sam Eastland. Started Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin #booksky

Book covers Eye of the Red Tsar by Sam Eastland and Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

📚 Learned a new word: sprayed+edge = spredge (a decorative feature on a book)

Book cover of Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline featuring a design (spredge) on the page edges.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

In Canada, looks similar to the UK version.

Google Maps opened on a iPad in Canada showing the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) wording.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Book 5 in the Bruno, Chief of Police series.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

If you need some content help, don't rely on this book from 1963 😜. Contact #ConnectedCompass for all your content development needs. Let's discuss your needs—we can produce a project brief and quickly get to work 🧵 #PleaseShare #FreelanceWriter #ContentDevelopment

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