tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79250081843266400822024-03-12T22:01:02.071-07:00All the Rest of My LifeMoniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-35495758205624142512019-01-26T21:34:00.001-08:002019-01-26T21:34:44.661-08:00A Little Late to the PartyA while back I posted about a quilt I'm working on--Losing My Marbles-- and indeed, it is causing me to do just that! I've finally found a way to make fabric circles and am becoming more proficient at sewing them down neatly. <br />
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I started looking at blogs and discovered <a href="https://www.daisyandjackhandmade.com/2017/01/quilty365.html">Quilty365 </a>which is making one circle block a day for an entire year. While that would result in more blocks than I would need for a quilt, I liked the idea. The project began two years ago which is why the title of this post is "a little late to the party". <br />
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I've seen some of the quilts which were not done entirely with neutral backgrounds but with great variations in colors and prints and I like those. So that is what I'm going to do as I continue working on the Losing My Marbles quilt. I've also seen other shapes instead of circles, including hearts, stars, crosses, and small nine-patches. I'm still mulling over about just what I want to do, but the basics--making one block per day--will remain. Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-47969564238843559762018-12-31T09:07:00.001-08:002018-12-31T09:09:20.006-08:00Losing My Marbles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the quilt I've decided to make to start off the new year! It's Losing My Marbles<br />
by Kaffe Fassett. The pattern is in his book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kaffe-Fassetts-Quilts-Italy-patchwork/dp/1631867083/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546275925&sr=8-1&keywords=quilts+in+italy">Quilts in Italy</a>. I bought a kit from<br />
<a href="https://www.gloriouscolor.com/">Glorious Color </a>and am now awaiting receiving it. This will be fun!<br />
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I've decided to applique the circles using used dryer sheets and have several friends<br />
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1. Trace the pattern you want to applique on the dryer sheet. I place the sheet<br />
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2. Place is on the right side of the fabric and stitch all the way around.<br />
3. Trim the dryer sheet/fabric.<br />
4. Slit the dryer sheet.<br />
5. Turn it inside out.<br />
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It's a little more time consuming but it's worth it. The quilt has 115 circles and I<br />
expect it will take me a while to finish it. Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-7158601098374331092018-12-26T06:57:00.002-08:002018-12-26T07:25:19.833-08:00December's Monthly Goal FinishI have assembled all 48 blocks into 6 rows of 8 blocks each for my Jacob's Ladder quilt. Because some of my grand-children were ill on Christmas Day, we've extended our Christmas celebrations into next week. I still need to assemble all the rows to have a completed quilt top and, if I'm lucky, I'll have it done by the end of the first week of 2019. I love the colors in this quilt as well as the scrappy pattern and look forward to hand-quilting it. See <a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2018/12/one-monthly-goal-december-finish-link-up.html">Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal- December.</a><br />
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Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-55202265767945967392018-12-07T22:19:00.002-08:002018-12-21T05:00:18.800-08:00Getting Ready for 2019I'm going to clean up my blogs a bit and try to post more often. Even though I keep track of the books I read on Goodreads, I thought it would be fun to also list them here monthly. I'd like to see how many and what books I've read each month. My goal is still reading at least 150 books a year, although I generally read quite a few more. But as we never know what the year will bring, 150 books seems like a reasonable goal to aim for.<br />
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Knitting has taken a back seat to quilting the past few months. I do hope to join a knitting circle in January which meets several times a week at The Stitching Parlour in Brownsville. I'll probably only go once a week which should be enough to get me started knitting again. I'll start with knit baby/preemie hats and maybe some simple socks, perhaps with self-striping yarn.<br />
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Now, quilting is something else. I hadn't quilted in a long time when I started again last August and I have a lot of quilts I want to make. I'll continue to make doll and small quilts and talk about those on that blogpage but I'll write about the larger quilts I'm making on this blog. I've signed up for some online quilt-alongs, some free ones on Facebook and some from <a href="https://www.temeculaquiltco.com/monthly.html">Temecula Quilts</a>. <br />
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Perhaps I'll add some weekly or daily features on some of the blogs to help keep me on track. I'll have to think more about that. Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-26121696126751289422018-12-02T08:26:00.000-08:002018-12-02T08:36:21.859-08:00December's Monthly GoalI actually have a number of monthly quilting/knitting goals this month even though it is a busy month because of Christmas. And my birthday (the 16th). And my wedding anniversary (39 years on the 21st). But I have chosen one monthly goal (see: See<a href="https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2018/12/one-monthly-goal-december-goal-link-up.html"> One Monthly Goal</a> for details) and that is to finishing assembling my Jacob's Ladder quilt top. Here is a photo of one block.<br />
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I need to make 47 more. Well, we'll see how far I get!<br />
See One Monthly Goal for details. <br />
<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-74716358332223709632018-12-02T08:16:00.001-08:002018-12-02T08:16:46.055-08:00New Focus!This blog has been dormant for a while so I'm going to turn it into my quilt blog. I have a blog for knitting socks, one for charity knitting, and one for doll quilts but none for just general quilting, but now I do! I hope you enjoy it!Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-70754870475231683322016-02-03T15:28:00.000-08:002016-02-03T15:28:05.307-08:00Books Read - February, 20161. Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian RankinMoniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-7242373051831048622016-01-22T07:30:00.000-08:002016-01-22T07:30:28.878-08:00Books Read - January, 20161. Wilful Behavior by Donna Leon<br />
2. The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decades Study by Howard Friedman (NF)<br />
3. Old Quilts, New Life by Sarah Fielke (NF)<br />
4. Forty Thieves by Thomas Perry<br />
5. No Greater Love by Mother Theresa (NF)<br />
6. A Year at Thrush Green by Miss Read<br />
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2. A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry<br />
3. Home by Nightfall by Charles Finch<br />
4. The Crossing by Michael Connelly<br />
5. The Sundown Speech by Loren Estelman<br />
6. Away in a Manger by Rhys Bowen<br />
7. Trap by Robert Tanenbaum<br />
8. Forensics by Val McDermid (NF)<br />
9. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris (NF)<br />
10. I Was a Child by Bruce Kaplan (NF)<br />
11. Once Upon a Time: A Short History of the Fairy Tale by Marina Warner (NF)<br />
12. Invisible: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen by Phillip Ball (NF)<br />
13. A Shadowed Evil by Alys Claire<br />
14. Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich<br />
15. Ordinary Days: Family Life in a Farmhouse by Dorcas Smucker (NF)<br />
16. In War Time: A Study of Civil War Era Quilts by American Quilt Study Group (NF)<br />
17. Suddenly Sixty and Other Shocks of Later Life by Judith Viorst (NF)<br />
18. Itty-bitty Quilts by Mari Martin (NF)<br />
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<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-6267789351774016292015-11-20T15:08:00.001-08:002015-11-20T15:16:50.227-08:00Books Read - November, 20151. French Kids Eat Everything by Karen Le Billon (NF)<br />
2. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter<br />
3. 9 Months of Knitting: Exquisite Knits for Baby and Family by Alexa Ludeman (NF)<br />
4. Shark Detective! by Jessica Olien<br />
5. Aqua Alta by Donna Leon<br />
6. The Golden Egg by Donna Leon<br />
7. Death in Brittany by Jean-Luc Bannelec<br />
8. The Witch's Grave by Phillip Depoy<br />
9. Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue<br />
10. The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt<br />
11. Living with your Kids is Murder by Mike Befeler<br />
12. Retirement Homes are Murder by Mike Befeler<br />
13. The Art of Travel with a Sketchbook by Mari Le Glatin Keis (NF)<br />
14. The Big Book of Scrappy Quilts by That Patchwork Place (NF)<br />
15. The Company She Kept by Archer Mayor <br />
<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-3671944017919356652015-10-09T14:39:00.000-07:002015-10-09T14:39:52.234-07:00Books Read - October, 20151. Murder Comes Calling by C.S. Challinor<br />
2. Suffer the Little Children by Donna Leon<br />
3. A Pattern of Lies by Charles Todd<br />
4. Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon<br />
5. The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer (NF)<br />
6. A Sea of Troubles by Donna Leon<br />
7. The Drowning by Camilla Lackberg<br />
8. Robert B. Parker's The Devil Wins by Reed Farrell Coleman<br />
9. The Drowned Boy Karin Fosum<br />
10. Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reich<br />
11. The Murderer's Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman<br />
12. The Beat Goes On by Ian RankinMoniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-78429939755792651292015-10-09T14:33:00.002-07:002015-10-09T14:33:21.640-07:00Books Read - September, 20151. The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny<br />
2. Dressed for Death by Donna Leon<br />
3. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware<br />
4. Best Served Cold by Sally Spencer<br />
5. Long Upon the Land by Margaret Maron<br />
6. Better than Before: Mastering the Habits of our Everyday Lives by Gretchn Rubin (NF)<br />
7. The Devil's Hearth by Phillip DePoy<br />
8. Malice in the Palace by Rhys Bowen<br />
9. X by Sue Grafton <br />
10. Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World by Ella Frances Sanders (NF)<br />
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<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-41246098440156947222015-08-03T05:57:00.000-07:002015-08-16T19:02:11.554-07:00Books Read - August, 20151. Faces of the Gone by Brad Parks<br />
2. The Player by Brad Parks<br />
3. Liberated Medallion Quilts by Gwen Marston (NF)<br />
4. Mom and Me Knits by Stefanie Japel (NF)<br />
5. That Perfect Stitch: The Secrets of Fine Hand Quilting by Dierdra McElroy (NF)<br />
6. Painting Nature in Pen and Ink with Watercolor by Claudia Nice (NF)<br />
7. Hand-appliqued Quilts: Whimsical Designs and Simple Techniques by Tonye Belinda Phillips (NF)<br />
8. American Folk Art Quilts by Maggie McCormick Gordon (NF)<br />
9. Lively Little Folk Art Quilts by Gwen Marston (NF)<br />
10. Vintage Quilts by Bobbie Aug (NF)<br />
11. Quietly in Their Sleep by Donna Leon<br />
12. Brush Back by Sara ParetskyMoniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-64880078823875726632015-08-03T05:45:00.001-07:002015-08-03T08:17:53.285-07:00Log Cabin Variation Quilt<span style="font-size: small;">A few years after I married, my husband's grandmother gave me many quilt tops, fabrics, and quilt patterns which had belonged to her sister, Clara Bentley Wooster. This quilt top was one of them. The edges were frayed and there were a few loose seams, but it was otherwise in excellent condition I hand quilted it.</span> It is 45" x 54" and the blocks are 3".<br />
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There are a wide variety of fabrics in this quilt, some much older than others, which makes it a challenge to date. It's one reason I brought it to be appraised when I went to the Antiques Road Show. The textile expert told me what I'd suspected--that it is circa 1920. Yes, there are some much older fabrics mixed in but scrap quilts are dated by the oldest fabrics and the ones in this quilt are 1910-1920. I suspect she may have traded fabrics with others (the papers I have indicate she did just that in the 1930s and 1940s) and my husband claims he can recognize some of his great-aunt Clara's apron fabrics and some of her husband's shirt fabrics in this quilt. <br />
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Not long ago I posted a photo of this quilt on Quilts--Vintage and Antique which has among their members appraisers and antique quilt dealers including many names I recognize and respect. The consensus was that circa 1920 was a good estimate.<br />
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A few years ago someone, seeing a photo of this quilt and intrigued by its construction, made her own version of it. That can be found <a href="http://quiltsetcetera.blogspot.com/2012/07/log-cabin-puzzler-vintage-inspiration.html">here</a>. Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-48419402574991236512015-07-19T15:34:00.000-07:002015-08-01T10:07:38.534-07:00Books Read - July, 20151. About Face by Donna Leon<br />
2. The Stranger by Camilla Lackberg<br />
3. The Stonecutter by Camilla Lackberg<br />
4. A Minister's Ghost by Phillip DePoy<br />
5. The Good Cop by Brad Parks<br />
6. Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton<br />
7. The Girl Next Door by Brad Parks<br />
8. The Girl of His Dreams by Donna Leon<br />
9. Through a Glass Darkly by Donna Leon<br />
10. Don't Go Home by Carolyn Hart<br />
11. A Widow's Curse by Phillip DePoy<br />
12. Wholecloth Linen Quilts: Patterns and Designs by Cindy Needham (NF)<br />
13. The Drifter's Wheel by Phillip DePoy<br />
14. Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich<br />
15. Eyes of the Innocent by Brad Parks<br />
16. Faces of the Gone by Brad Parks Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-80805556487243715042015-06-01T19:03:00.000-07:002015-06-30T01:00:30.306-07:00Books Read - June, 20151. The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg<br />
2. The Ravens <span class="by smallText">by</span> <span id="freeTextContainer6253139011438179084">Vidar Sundstøl</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer6253139011438179084">3. A Pale Horse by Charles Todd </span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer6253139011438179084">4. The Lost Boy by Camilla Lackberg</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer6253139011438179084">5. Cold Betrayal by J.A. Jance </span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer6253139011438179084">6. Abattoir Blues by Peter Robinson</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer6253139011438179084">7. 60 Quick Baby Knits by Sixth and Spring Books (NF)</span><br />
8. How Not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jorden Ellenberg (NF)<br />
9. Once Upon a Flock: Life with my Soulful Chickens by Lauren Scheuer (NF)<br />
10. Remains of Innocence by J.A. Jance. <br />
11. Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon<br />
12. The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths<br />
13. Someone to Watch Over Me by <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">Yrsa Sigurðardóttir</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">14. Kickback by Robert B.Parker</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">15.Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">16. Welsh Quilts by Jen Jones (NF)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">17. Beatrix Potter by Linda Lear (NF)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">18. The Body in the Birches by Katherine Hall Page</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">19. Beatrix Potter's Letters by Beatrix Potter (NF)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">20. Death and Judgement by Donna Leon</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">21. Uniform Justice by Donna Leon</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">22. At Home with Beatrix Potter by Susan Denyer (NF)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">23. Sibley's Birding Basics by David Sibley (NF)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">24. Quilt Road by Kaffe Fassett</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">25. 200 Fair Isle Motifs by Mary Jane Mucklestone (NF)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">26. Beatrix Potter's Journal by Beatrix Potter (NF)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">27. Country Gardens by Kaffe Fassett</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">28 The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter (NF)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name">29. How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal by Claudia Nice (NF)</span></span></span><br />
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2. Lieberman's Law by Stuart Kaminsky<br />
3. The Chisllers by Brendan O'Carroll<br />
4. The Big Silence by Stuart Kaminsky<br />
5. The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman<br />
6. Reykjavik Nights by <b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name"><span style="font-size: small;">Arnaldur Indriðson</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Ter</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name"><span style="font-size: small;">ror Town by Stuart Kaminsky</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span itemprop="name"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves </span></span></span><br />
9. The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography by Margaret Lane (NF)<br />
10. Buried Angels by Camilla Lackberg<br />
11. The Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet by Hunter Hammersen (NF) <br />
12. And Sometimes I Wonder About You by Walter Mosely<br />
13. Thin Air by Anne Cleaves<br />
14. The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin<br />
15. Bearing Secrets by Richard Barre<br />
16. Dead of Summer by Mari Jungstedt<br />
17. Gathering Prey by John Sanford<br />
18. Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman <br />
19. There Goes the Bride by M.C. Beaton<br />
20. Defender of the Innocent by Lawrence Block<br />
21. The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman<br />
22. Deeds of Darkness by Edward Marston<br />
23. Land of Dreams by Vidar <span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">Sundstøl</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">24. Only the Dead by Vidar </span><span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">Sundstøl</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">25. The Magic Years of Beatrix Pottery by Margaret Lane (NF)</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">26. Beatrix Potter's Art: Paintings and Drawings by Beatrix Potter (NF)</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">27. Beatrix Potter's Letters by Beatrix Potter (NF)</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">28. The Art of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter (NF)</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">29. Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear (NF)</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">30. Beatrix Potter: A Journal by Beatrix Potter (NF)</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">31. Beatrix Potter: Selected Letters by Beatrix Potter (NF)</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer9542976419797353580">32. Someone to Watch Over Me by </span><span class="a-size-small a-color-base">Yrsa Sigurdardottir</span><br />
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Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-47616071929928359952015-04-19T08:42:00.000-07:002015-05-03T19:30:50.978-07:00Books Read - April, 20151. Edge of Dreams by Rhys Bowen<br />
2. A Ticket to Oblivion by Edward Marston<br />
3. Demons by Bill Pronzini<br />
4. Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin<br />
5. End in Tears by Ruth Rendell<br />
6. Not Quite Kosher by Stuart Kaminsky<br />
7. Blacklist by Sara Paretsky<br />
8. Money, Money, Money by Ed McBain<br />
9. Lieberman's Day by Stuart Kaminsky<br />
10. The Young Wan by Brandan O'Carroll<br />
11. Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo<br />
12. The Mammy by Brandan O'Carroll<br />
13. The Granny by Brandan O'Carroll<br />
14. Lieberman's Choice by Stuart Kaminsky<br />
15. Lieberman's Folly by Stuart KaminskyMoniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-20068115908261634772015-03-01T13:40:00.001-08:002015-04-01T07:08:04.792-07:00Books Read - March, 20151. A String of Beads by Thomas Perry<br />
2. Hush, Hush by Laura Lippman<br />
3. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Happens in the End by Atul Gawande (NF)<br />
4. Busy Body by M.C. Beaton <br />
5. Motive by Jonathan Kellerman<br />
6. Whiskey Island by Les Roberts<br />
7. Cleveland Creep by Les Roberts<br />
8. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (NF)<br />
9. Small Victories by Anne Lamott (NF)<br />
10. The Crimes of Jordan Wise by Bill Pronzini<br />
11. Hardcase by Bill Pronzini<br />
12. Judgement Day by Sheldon Siegel<br />
13. Sidetracked by Henning Mankell<br />
14. Demons by Bill Pronzini<br />
15. A Ticket to Oblivion by Edward Marston<br />
16. The Edge of Dreams by Rhys BowenMoniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-9029561797047026162015-02-14T08:49:00.001-08:002015-02-14T08:49:12.684-08:00Baby SweaterI've just finished this sweater for my grand-daughter, Isabella Rose, who'll be celebrating her first birthday next month. It took me a week of knitting. The yarn is from Sweet Georgia Yarns in DK, colorway Cherry. The pattern is Caleb from Berreco Knits.<br />
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<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-81495350248615522342015-02-03T10:09:00.001-08:002015-02-27T20:12:57.082-08:00Books Read - February, 20151. Hiss and Hers by M.C. Beaton<br />
2. Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie<br />
3. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy<br />
4. The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton<br />
5. A Pleasure and a Calling by Phil Hogan<br />
6. The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories by Agatha Christie <br />
7.The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins<br />
8. Shake Hands Forever by Ruth Rendell<br />
9.An Unkindness of Ravens by Ruth Rendell<br />
10. A Pocketful of Rye by Agatha Christie<br />
11. Great Catherine, the Life of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia by Carolly Erickson (NF)<br />
12. Death of a Liar by M.C. Beaton<br />
13. Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner<br />
14. The Terrorist Next Door by Sheldon Siegele<br />
15. The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew by Alan Lightman (NF)<br />
16. The Cleveland Local by Les Robers<br />
17. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr<br />
18. Breaking Creed by Alex Kava Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-79660249656060114642015-01-01T15:43:00.000-08:002015-01-31T16:38:55.518-08:00Books Read -- January, 20151. You Know Who Killed Me by Loren Estleman<br />
2. Close to the Bone by Lisa Black<br />
3. A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor<br />
4. The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie<br />
5. Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie<br />
6. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie<br />
7. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie<br />
8. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie<br />
9. The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie<br />
10. You are Now Less Dumb by David McRaney (NF)<br />
11. The Price of Innocence by Lisa Black<br />
12. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie <br />
13. The Big Four by Agatha Christie<br />
14. Murder in the Manor by Agatha Christie<br />
15. On Account of Conspicuous Women by Dawn Shamp<br />
16. Survival Lessons by Alice Hoffman (NF)<br />
17. As the Pig Turns by M.C. Beaton<br />
18. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie<br />
19. Loves, Lies,and Liquor by M.C. Beaton<br />
20. My Favorite Things by Maira Kalman (NF)<br />
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2. Mad River by John Sanford<br />
3. The Elements of Murder by John Emsley (NF)<br />
4. Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline<br />
5. The Murder of Harriet Krohn by Karin Fossum<br />
6. The Deader the Better by G.M. Ford<br />
7. Blood of the South by Alys Clare<br />
8. A Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott<br />
9. The Box of Delights by John Masefield<br />
10. Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie<br />
11. The Affair at the Victory Ball by Agatha Christie<br />
12. The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge by Agatha Christie<br />
13. An Idiot Girl's Christmas by Laurie Notaro (NF)<br />
14. The Sock Knitter's Handbook by Charlene Schurch (NF)<br />
15. Knitting the Threads of Time by Nora Murphy (NF) <br />
16. Your Flying Car Awaits by Paul Milo (NF)<br />
17. The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie<br />
18. The Escape by David Baldacci<br />
<br />Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-5752581094140256282014-11-05T18:56:00.001-08:002014-11-30T00:01:15.867-08:00Books Read -- November, 2014 1. Deadline by John Sandford<br />
2. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie<br />
3. Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey<br />
4. The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke<br />
5. The Laws of Murder by Charles Finch<br />
6. The Burning Room by Michael Connelly<br />
7. Little Quilts by Sarah Fielke (NF)<br />
8. New York Christmas by Anne Perry <br />
9. To Dwell in Darkness by Deborah Crombie<br />
10. Thicker than Water by G.M. Ford<br />
11. Chump Change by G.M. Ford Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925008184326640082.post-34136515327202198752014-10-03T21:23:00.000-07:002014-10-30T20:42:12.026-07:00Books Read -October, 20141. Neptune Avenue by Gabriel Cohen<br />
2. The Marco Effect by <span id="freeTextContainer1398576908556673066"> Jussi Adler-Olsen</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer1398576908556673066">3. Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs </span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer1398576908556673066">4. The Lost Key by Catherine Coulter</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer1398576908556673066">5. Rose Gold by Walter Mosley</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer1398576908556673066">6. The Mysterious World of Agatha Christie by Jeffrey Feinman (NF) </span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer1398576908556673066">7. The Hollow by Agatha Christie</span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer1398576908556673066">8. Black Coffee by Agatha Christie </span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer1398576908556673066">9. Five Dead Canaries by Edward Marston </span><br />
<span id="freeTextContainer1398576908556673066"></span>10. Proof Positive by Archer MayorMoniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434395798719359718noreply@blogger.com0