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The Woman in the Window

Books

Author: A. J. Finn

Just about the time this movie showed up on Netflix the library let me know that my copy of the book was available. Tracie gave it a high rating and I must have placed the order when she reported on it. And I agree with Tracie – the book is great – I could hardly put it down.

Anna Fox is a psychologist who is trapped in her home because of her agoraphobia. She lives alone as she is separated from her husband; their daughter lives with her husband. She is on a variety of medications and she drinks more than she should. She plays chess online and participates in an online chat room helping others who suffer from the same ailment. She also spends a lot of time looking out her windows and watching her neighbours. A few days after a new couple moves into one of the homes she watches she witnesses a crime. But did she really see what she thinks she saw or was it in her imagination?

I was able to figure out one of the twists before it was revealed but the books was a page-turner right to the end.

Goodreads Rating: * * * * *

Happy Birthday Sawyer

Cards

May 31, 2021

My Flock (from the Splendid Sampler series)

I struggled to find a connection between Sawyer and this pattern and came up with nothing. Why did I pick it? After it was finished I went to check it off on my list of blocks and noticed that I’d already made the block. Not a surprise that I didn’t remember but why would I pick it again?

Turns out that Sawyer’s birthday is on May 31 and the card I was supposed to be making was on Page 38. However I made the card (again) on Page 31. Never good to make stupid mistakes but it is nice to know where I went wrong.

And speaking of mistakes, I should have had a better contrast in the flying geese and, overall, I think the card looks a bit Christmassy. I did put in the maple leaf fabric though as some sort of connection to Sawyer.

On a side note, as I was catching up with some quilting sheets for my project book I see that I made this block for Ken’s birthday last year. The block may be cursed because at that time I neglected to take a photo of the one I made for him.

Issues

Journal

Monday

I seem to be having issues with the mail delivery system. Saturday’s journal didn’t post but I expected to see it this morning. Nothing came through. I haven’t found an actual glitch yet but I’m hoping a new post might restart the process. I did have one journal get through with the new system.

We caught the ferry over to Texada this morning and now, at lunch time, the dust and cobwebs have been cleared away, the vacuuming and scrubbing are done and we’ve had a chance to sit outside on the deck for awhile. It is so quiet here but there are a lot of birds around and they are happily chirping away. The hummingbird feeder is up and we’ve had a couple of visitors.

I have lots of projects to keep me busy, as well as lots of books to enjoy. First up will be trying to put some of my calendar blocks into a quilt top.

I have my fingers crossed that this will go out in the mail tonight.

We’re booked

Journal

Saturday

I was expecting a message in the next couple of weeks so I was surprised this morning when I was invited to book for my second Covid vaccine. The timing for the first available appointment was perfect – June 8th in the afternoon. That is the day after we plan to be back from Texada. I have nothing in my calendar for the next few days after that so if there are any side effects from the shot I can do nothing for as long as it takes to get over it.

Pat got groceries for our trip this morning and I said I’d stop at the liquor store while I was out doing some other errands. I had a prescription to pick up at the drug store and then I headed to the library and picked up three more books. I returned two books so I really only gained one book. There will be no need to take my Kindle with me this time. If the weather permits I hope to have some afternoons in the hammock. I always plan to read in the hammock but nine times out of ten I read a bit and nap a lot.

I went to the thrift shop in search of some muffin tins. A couple of weeks ago I was going to make some Carrot Pineapple Muffins but Pat did a shop the day I found the recipe and he brought home some carrot muffins. A couple of days ago I again thought I’d make the muffins but I seem to have given away (or thrown away) my muffin tins. I got two sets of six and a twelve pan so tomorrow I’ll do some baking.

I mentioned to Stacia and Deloise that I never wanted to go to the thrift shop (run by the Salvation Army) and find my donated knitting. Since the pandemic I’m not in there often but today I saw two of my shawls nicely displayed at the end of one of the racks. I’m still processing how I feel about that.

I finally got started on my May UFO Challenge. I have the first few lines quilted on Paris Through the Window. I certainly won’t finish before we go on Monday but I’ll be able to get it down fairly quickly when we get home. All of my remaining UFOs are tops that need to be quilted but I won’t know what number I’m working on until June 1.

Okay, back to it.