Latest Audio Books

Hi Everyone,

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you may remember that while I cut and sew away, I listen to audiobooks.  Late last spring, I listened to 61 Hours, a Jack Reacher book by Lee Child.  My parents recommended it because it takes place in South Dakota (our home state.)  I really enjoyed it and so I spent the summer listening/reading all the Jack Reacher books.  I finished the last of what our library has a few weeks ago and am on the list for the newest one.  I like to say that I spent my summer with Reacher.  It seems that I have been spending the last few summers getting to know other characters.  There was my summer with Lizbeth Salander, and another with Katniss Everdeen.  I think it is great discovering a new series and being able to immerse oneself in that "world" instead of waiting all your life for the next installment, like with Claire and Jamie Fraser, etc., although I am VERY patient in that regard, too.

At any rate, once I finished with Reacher, I am finally able to indulge myself in the book that I have been "hoarding" a bit.  To continue the "suspense," I listened to a few of the previous books, but now I'm part way through the new one.  Do you know Three Pines?  Have you "met" Chief Inspector Gamache?

Louise Penny has written a series of lovely mysteries set mostly in the fictional village of Three Pines in Quebec.  The village is full of great characters that seem so real and fun that you wish you could visit, too.  Art, good food, parties, and crime solving--what more could you want?  Good writing?  You've got it.  I love this "quote" (remember I'm listening, not reading so I may not have it quite exact) "They set out walking together, one man tall and straight, and the other short and round, looking like a broken exclamation point."  And then this quip, "I used to be as pure as the driven snow, but then I drifted." 

Meanwhile, I still can't decide what major project to begin, so I'm spending the time finishing up a few things.  It isn't as exciting, but it is good to get those things off the pile!

I'm always looking for new books to read, how about you?

Have a great day!
JoAnne

Lizbeth Salander:  The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo  by Stieg Larsson (plus the next two books) 
Katniss Everdeen:  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (plus the next two books)
Claire and Jamie Fraser:  Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (plus the next 6--nearly 7! books)

Recent Acquisitions

Hi Everyone,

It seems like my habit lately is to not buy very many books for a long period of time and then suddenly I see some I like and order several at once.  I don't intentionally do this, it just seems to be how it happens.  Anyway, I just had one of those book-buying frenzies and here are the results.

I've been wanting this Bonnie Hunter book for a while.  I finally decided to get it because one of the projects, Jamestown Landing, is in my near future.  I have long admired it, and since I live very near to Jamestown, I thought it would be a great quilt to make to remember Virginia.  Bonnie did it in two colors, blue and cream.  BUT, I recently saw this photo of it done in blue, cream, and red!  In the picture, you can see Bonnie's version in the background.  I've also seen photos of it in red and cream and that looks great, too.  So far I haven't decided which version I will make. 

 

Next I found this book.  I'm not sure how this one stayed below my radar until just lately.  I recently saw a collection of patriotic quilts and the photos mentioned the book the project was in and after I really like three from this particular publication, I knew I had to have it.

 

 

 

Check out this one!  I'm in love...

 

 

 

Finally I got this one:

 

 

The youngest people in our family right now are my niece and step-niece who are about to turn 8.  My sister is now pregnant again and so we will have a new baby in the family next year.  This book is full of lots of ideas, and since I am thinking grandchildren may be in my future, I thought it would be a good book to have.  Because it is full of great ideas, it is one thick book.  I would say it is as thick as the old Christmas catalogs used to be, you know, not as big as the fall/winter or spring/summer catalogs. (If you are as old as I am, you probably know exactly what I'm talking about, right?)  I'm not sure yet which pattern I will make for the new baby, but I have an idea or two.  I'm waiting to find out if it is a boy or girl.

 

Back to the old Christmas catalogs, please tell me I wasn't the only kid out there that circled items and folded down the corner?  Didn't Sears call theirs the Wishbook?  What a perfect name!  While I miss them, there is always Hancocks of Paducah, Keepsake, Connecting Threads, etc. to drool over.  There may even be a few corners turned down in my copies...

 

How about you?  Have you gotten any good books lately?

 

Have a great day,

JoAnne