Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Nowhere for Christmas, by Heather Gray is a laugh-out-loud story. Â I found myself chuckling often, totally captivated and delighted by the main characters. Â Avery, a newspaper reporter who has a shot at national syndication, her teenage son, Eli, and, Gavin, a photojournalist find themselves traveling to Nowhere, Oklahoma to capture [...]
I spent Christmas Day reading, “The Toymaker” by Kay Springsteen. Â Springsteen’s prose is so smooth it all but disappears, letting the story take center stage. Â To me that is the mark of an excellent writer. Â Her words painted vivid pictures in my mind. Â The story’s main characters, Lady Ivy [...]
Okay, it is seriously time to start baking. This evening, Friday and Saturday I will be scarce — not that it matters since you all seem to be busy, too, and aren’t visiting me much anyway. A few of you are still posting and I caught up okay this morning, [...]
It is official. we have set the date for our Christmas open house. I had better get to baking! I have tons of goodies to make! I think I am offering tea (hot & iced), coffee, and spiced cider to drink. If something else is wanted, our guests will have [...]
This is the “O My Gosh, I Can’t Believe It’s on Time! Edition of Flashback Friday, brought to you by Quilldancer. Flashback Friday is the brain child of Linda from Mocha With Linda. This is the meme that takes us back in time to the days of our youth. Linda [...]