Monthly Archives: July 2019

What happened to the day?

Monday, July 8, 2019

I purposely came home from Texada yesterday so I could have a full day at home and finish tidying up my sewing area. The afternoon is almost gone and I haven’t tidied or straightened a thing; I guess the good news here is that I don’t think I’ve created any more mess than I had last night when I got home.

I woke up with a headache so took some medication and went back to bed for a bit. Still, I had lots of time to get things done. I worked on my computer almost all morning, with a break here and there to do a few loads of laundry.

There was no food in the fridge (well I had tortillas and some avocados) so I needed to get groceries. I had to drop something at the post office; it needed to be weighed to see if it would go as a letter or whether I had to package up a larger parcel in one of their Flat Rate boxes. Fortunately it could go as a letter.

Since I was out I drove to the Hall to check the mail. I normally do this on Tuesday after sewing but Moreen and I are planning a hike around Inland Lake tomorrow afternoon.

My last stop was at the grocery store. When I left the house I wore a new sweater that Elizabeth bought for me; I realized after I was outside that I probably didn’t need a sweater but it looked nice and the colour matched the strip around the base of my running shoe. When I was going through the check-out the clerk said she really liked my sweater; it matched her nail polish but I told her straight out that I wasn’t going to give it to her! Lest you think I’m getting too “sexy in my sweater” I’ll admit that when I got back in the car (still glowing from her compliment) I realized that I had forgotten to brush my hair before I left home!

I had a late lunch so I’ll have a late supper. In the meantime I’m going to see if I can take care of some of that tidying – after I pack up the things I need for sewing tomorrow.

Still Life

Author: Louise Penny

Thanks to my friend Moreen who introduced me to this author and loaned me this book. This book is #1 in the series; the one I read earlier was #11 but many of the same characters make an appearance in both.

This book introduces Chief Inspector Armand Gamache but by book #11 he has retired. I can hardly wait to read the ones in between.

Goodreads Rating * * * * *

The Devil’s Star

Author: Jo Nesbo

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I have to say that I was disappointed in the book. I read another of his books, featuring the same detective, and I loved it. This book focused more on how Detective Harry Hole’s life was coming apart at the seams due to his drinking and obsession with the crimes he was solving.

My review of another book by this author:

The author is compared to Stieg Larsson of “The Girl” fame. This book is set in Oslo and it was difficult remembering the names of all the characters. As it turned out you only really needed to keep a few of them straight. The main character is a police officer that is trying to solve one of the first serial killer crimes in Norway. All through the book I speculated about “who done it” but, in the end, I was way off base. By the last 200 pages I was itching to read ahead just to relieve the tension. If you like crime novels, this is a good one.

Happy Birthday Christy

July 5, 2019

Grandma’s Abiding Faith (from The Splendid Sampler 2 series)

I knew I had several Splendid Sampler blocks ready to make into cards but when it came time to pick one for Christy I couldn’t find the right bin. I had this one that was still in a bin from the Spring Retreat so this is the one she got!

I have since found the right bin so it should be easier to put cards together for the next while.