I haven’t written a book review in a long time and have run across a couple of really good ones lately. The Book Thief First, is “The Book Thief” – now out as a movie, this is a fabulous and inspiring book. I was a bit skeptical when I realized
Taking a few weeks off from stitching – and I guess it’s not fair to say it’s a stitching injury, but it is an injury that keeps me from stitching. I pulled the upper muscles in both my arms. I’m under Dr’s orders to not strain them, but sheesh, do
One of the most outstanding books I’ve read in a while. One reviewer wrote that they don’t normally like books about old people (ha, ha) but this book is so amazingly about love and attraction that the age of the characters don’t matter. I just adored the setting and I
Yep, that even sounds weird to me – considering I’m a pacifist who hates war and violence, it’s an odd combination. However, I love survivors and I love to hear about “triumph in the face of hopelessness” and WWII England provided just that! It all started with Downton Abbey –
I have taken a bit of a break from stitching to attend my 25th College reunion (honestly I had NO idea I’d gotten that old!!) – which was a blast, but I came home exhausted, so I’ve been relaxing and catching up on my reading. So, if you do crazy
I don’t know about you, but that sort of plug (“If you like “Downton Abbey” you’ll love…) for a book often leads to disappointment, but at a book club last night I found myself raving so much about this book that I realize in this case it lives up to
I’m a crazy crazy avid reader (some say a little insane) – and so one of my hopes was to throw some of my book reviews on here that I post on Goodreads. So, relatively quilt related is the Shenandoah Album series by Emilie Richards – I had NO idea
This post has taken me longer than I originally thought it would – making goals and organizing my year has become a yearly goal, but this year I’m looking back and my fiber art really took an interesting turn. I’ve had some time to evaluate and have really loved a
I am thrilled to be on a tour for “Life from Scratch” by blogger Melissa Ford (Stirrup Queens). My first confession, is that I’ve only NOW subscribed to Melissa’s blog and frankly when I read the story I thought it was pretty much another “Julie & Julia” redo. Not
This is a quick and fun read if you’re into women’s relationships, historic needlework, crafting or fashion (totally up my alley!). Kate Robinson is a fashion designer who’s mother has just died of cancer, who’s boyfriend just dumped her. So, she leaves the mess of her life behind her and