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This and That
I am a bit distracted this week, because I started a new book that I have been eagerly anticipating. "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles. O.M.G. I loved his previous books, "Rules of CIvility" and "A Gentleman of Moscow". This one may be my favorite of all. If you liked WIlliam Kent Kruger's "This Tender…
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Books Read in September 2021
I read 9 books in September and enjoyed most of them quite a bit. Grab a cup of coffee, this post is a long one! "Forever, Interrupted" by Taylor Jenkins-Reid was very sad for me. I loved the author's other books "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo", "Daisy Jones and the Six", and most recently…
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Cookies!
Eva and I do a cooking project every Tuesday and this week we made Sugar Cookies. Melt-in-your-mouth-delicious sugar cookies! My Great Grandma Tillie made sugar cookies all the time and they were such a favorite of mine when I was growing up in Michigan. Hers were kind of puffy and each one had a big…
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A Great Tip
Do you struggle to get your quilting books to lie flat? Me too. I have been known to use all sorts of objects to hold my pattern books open while I read the sewing directions. For some reason, the Sampler Spree book seems to be especially stubborn about staying open. I took matters into my…
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Four Star Summer Reads
If you are looking for a lighter, engaging summer read, I have some recommendations for you. I found the following books entertaining and rated them all 4 to 4.5 stars. People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry is a "friends to lovers" contemporary romance. Poppy and Alex have been best friends for 12 years.…
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Some Five Star Book Recommendations
It has been too long since I have done any book reviews. Not that I haven't been reading, though. I read 12 books in May, 9 books in June, and another whopping 12 books so far in July. So get out your pen and paper and let's get started with the best of them. The…
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I Read 10 Books in April, Part 2
"You Can't Catch Me" by Catherine McKenzie is a clever psychological thriller with a revenge plot. Twelve years ago Jessica Williams was rescued from a cult. She has re-entered society and adjusted as well as one can with her past experiences. She has just lost her job as a journalist and has received a large…
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Sewcialites #26 Courage
I don't have much sewing to show for my time, but I did finish last week's Sewcialite block. "Courage" by Joanna Figueroa, #26 in the sew-along. It was pretty easy. I do like the crispness of the cream against the red. The red fabric was a small scrap of some Minick and Simpson collection I…
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Summer Breeze Coming Along Nicely
I am really pleased with how my little Summer Breeze mini quilt is coming along. The center is all done, and I am just waiting on some more green fabric to arrive for the ribbon border. I am going to love having this out all spring and summer. Those colors make me so happy. The…
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Favorite Books of 2021 So Far
Time for a few book reviews I think! These are three books I have read in 2021 that I awarded a five-star rating. These were so good! I highly recommend all three of these books. I am a big fan of Susan Meissner's writing and was very excited to pick up The Nature of Fragile…