Last week, DH had to go to Lexington, Kentucky to do some work, so once again I packed a bag and tagged along. I had a fun time shopping and sight seeing while he was working. Lexington says it is the horse capital of the world, with much in the town being about the horse. …
Category: Books and Reading
Chocolate! A Tasting, Recipes and a Book Review
I'll admit to being a card carrying chocoholic, I love the stuff. Most of the time I go for the dark varieties, but I won't turn down milk chocolate if it is offered. I like it best in its pure form, just chocolate, unadulterated with any other flavor. Chocolate French Silk Pie is my favorite …
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Three Good Books
Three recently read books have really caught my attention, two fiction with culinary themes, and a non-fiction cookbook. After doing the sewing/quilting book review series last September, I had a couple of marginal reads to one truly bad read (reviews are on Goodreads) interspersed with quick cozy mystery reads. Then I picked up Delicious by …
Designed for Drama – A Biltmore House Event
This week I went with friends to the Biltmore House for their Designed for Drama Event, a collection of costumes worn in movies based on George Vanderbilt's favorite books. This is the third time the Biltmore House has done a costume exhibit. The first one, Dressing Downton Abby was spectacular! This exhibit is a collection …
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Sewing Fiction Magic and Ghosts
Supernatural occurrences are abundant in these books with a sewing theme, and I've linked the Amazon listings to make them easy to find. My favorite of all the writers of ghostly themes is Barbara Michaels. In fact, it was the book Stitches in Time that hooked me on her writing many years ago. Who doesn't …
Sewing Fiction Stories About Life
Continuing the series on sewing fiction, I received an advance reader copy of Birds in the Air from the author. I think Frances could tell by my blog that I am a quilter that reads, and asked if I would like to read her new book. Of course, I said yes, as it was set …
Sewing Mysteries
I really enjoy the genre of cozy mysteries, nice easy to read stories without gore, overt violence, sex or foul language. Even the obligatory murder for a murder mystery happens "off camera", and only the body is found. Arlene Sachitano writes such a series with a quilting theme called the Loose Threads Mysteries. The books …
Quilting Fiction
Continuing the series on fiction with sewing and quilting themes, today we look at books with quilting as the main theme. These books are in the genre of women's fiction, kind of a catch-all category of stories about real life, life challenges and family dynamics. One of my favorite series in the genre of women's …
Celebrate National Sewing Month – Sewing Fiction
September is National Sewing Month, and this year I am going to take a different approach to the celebration. Oh, not to worry, there will still be plenty of sewing this month, projects and quilts, but this time I am going to do several book reviews for fiction with a sewing or quilting theme. When …
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Needlecraft Mystery Series
A nice long weekend and it looks like it is going to rain on Sunday all day, and maybe Monday too. DH and I had planned a hike, but I think it will turn into a couple of days of sewing and reading. Actually, those are wonderful days in my opinion! Now is a good …
From My Carolina Home 