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Book 7 Maron continues with the continuing sub-theme of the development of rural and coastal areas of the South. In this case, the land is too close for comfort. One of Deborah’s brothers, who is a techie living in California, was offered an obscene… Continue Reading “Up Jumps the Devil, by Margaret Maron”
Book 6 When I saw an audio version available for download from my library, I went all self-indulgent for the re-read. I first read it in the summer of 2008, and wrote about it on a long ago blog: “Last fall, in New Orleans… Continue Reading “A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole”
Book 5 I am pretty sure I have seen the film with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins, and this book has been sitting on my shelf for awhile. The library recently acquired an audio copy. Mr. Stevens has spent a lifetime in service to… Continue Reading “The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro”
Finally, the last of this project! The “pattern” is sort of goofy, but it did what I needed. Namely come out even-ish and not too dark: Lion Heart’s Vanna brand in pink, white and..I forget what that gray color was called.
Book 4 I had seen this in the Used Book Store before. While it seemed to be a book club favorite, it also looked like a bit of a chick book. Then I saw it on the list of audio books available for download… Continue Reading “Broken for You, by Stephanie Kallos”
Book 3 The third book in the Deborah Knott series has the judge subbing for a colleague on the coast, staying at the cabin of some cousins. The murder victim is Andy, an acquaintance that led a small alliance of locals fighting against the… Continue Reading “Shooting at Loons, by Margaret Maron”
I am going to be out of town for the first Project Linus blanket day of the year, so I am posting my stuff now. I think I finished 91 blankets in 2012 – a whole lot of these crochet-edged fleece blankets and a… Continue Reading “Blankets 1 – 8 2013”
Book 2 James Bradley’s daddy was one of the men in the famous Iwo Jima picture. You know the one – the marines planting the flag up on the hill – that later became a monument. After his dad’s death (Jack Bradley was the… Continue Reading “Flags of our Fathers, by James Bradley”
Book 1, 2013 The second book in the Deborah Knott series introduces more of the family, which is awesome. Much of the action takes place at the site of a house being built by an army of lady volunteers for the benefit of a… Continue Reading “Southern Discomfort, by Margaret Maron”
I have mentioned this several times to my Facebook friends – I very much appreciate the people that work on holidays. New Year’s in particular is one in which most of the world is closed for business, but I was pretty sure that Five… Continue Reading “A Tiny Sparkle of Hope”
The Next Dark Age 