Lots of other things going on in the past month, with Autumn Jubilee plus more car club events and more, so reading time was a bit more sparse. If it wasn't for the early morning hours, I wouldn't get much reading done. But four books for today's reviews are spectacular, all highly recommended with one …
Tag: Books and Reading
Books for Autumn Jubilee
Reading fiction, and playing with project books is fun when the weather turns chilly. Cooler days mean wearing cozy sweaters, bowls of hot soup, a crackling fire, and a good book. I like reading fiction books set in the fall season at this time. It is also a good time to look at project books …
A Few Book Reviews
I have been really busy lately, focused on My Sweet Babboo's recovery while doing the last publicity chores for the quilt show this past week. I also organized our longarm booth and hurriedly finished off the quilts and cards I wanted to sell, so I've had precious little time to read. This week has been …
Reading Holiday Stories
Over the past month, I have been reading stories set during the holidays. A light read with a Christmas theme is fun this time of year. Many of these are shorter novellas with feel-good endings, and isn't that the perfect thing for the holiday season? This month, all of the books are recommended, not a …
Autumn Jubilee Books and Reading
One of the nice things about cooler weather is curling up with a quilt and a good book. Although we don't have a real cool-down yet, I am looking forward to reading this fall and winter next to a cozy fire. While I've read several books in a row over the summer that I wouldn't …
In Gratitude
With the landfall of Florence, I was deeply touched by all the concern for our welfare. The emails and comments were simply amazing and heart warming. We came through the storm with no damage and little inconvenience, another thing to be grateful for. I've talked about Gratitude before in this post, and I am truly …
Book Review – The Violets of March
This is a wonderful story, with an interesting premise. Emily's marriage is over. Joel is moving on with someone new, so she decides to visit her aunt on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. It is the perfect getaway, putting an entire country between Emily and New York to begin healing her broken heart. The descriptions …
A Cozy Valentine
February is the time our thoughts turn to chocolate, well for some of us. Others like a little romance. But for those that like a little mystery in our lives, cozy mysteries give us a little of both, and sometimes some chocolate too. This would be a great time for Chocolate Covered Oreos! Oreo molds …
Weekend in the Garden
It was a nice weekend, and time to get some clean up done. I pick up my torenias next week, and I plan to get some plants for both the garden and the veranda pots. The azaleas are coming into bloom! These white ones are my favorite, and are in the front of the house. …
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
“A stone path led beneath an arbor of ancient roses with arthritic joints. The temperature cooled as they crossed the garden’s threshold. The overall impression was one of darkness and gloom. And quiet, an odd, still quiet. Even the noise of the irrepressible sea seemed dulled in here. It was as if the grounds within …
From My Carolina Home 