Monday, October 30, 2023

Another Audiobook Bites the Dust....

I finished book 4 of the Blood and Ash series, The War of Two Queens this morning!  I'm onto book 5... but first I must go get ready for work.  Until next time, here is my review:

The War of Two Queens audiobook review


Have a great day!
Kerensa


- No comments:

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Blood and Ash series, by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I did it!  I finished another book, well in Audible Audiobook format anyway lol.  I love holding paper/hardback books, I love the smell, the feel, and the weight of them, but I often have little time to curl up with a good book, especially with my almost 2-year-old grandson living here with us, as he demands ALL of Nana's attention. 😂 So the only way I get to "read" is when I am driving, or in my office/quilt room doing other things I need to do, like paying bills/balancing the checkbook etc. So I finished book 3 in the Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I loved the first 2 books so I've purchased the rest in the series, including pre-purchasing book 6, which is supposed to be a companion guide for the series, which I normally don't bother with.  I've posted my reviews of book 3 on Goodreads and Audible if anyone is interested and included the links below:

Blood and Ash series, by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Book 1:

Book 2:

Book 3:

Until next time, 

Kerensa

- No comments:

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

What I've been up to lately

Hello once again, my wonderful bloggers, who have had so much patience with this ADHD, OCD, post-menopausal, crotchety old lady, who keeps putting off things she should be doing for herself, such as sewing and reading, to take care of everyone else, adding their worries on top of her own.  🙅 But life does go on.  I'm currently trying to catch up on my "Currently Reading" list, knocking them out as quickly as I can, while still taking the time to enjoy the stories.  I've finished another one and will post the link to my review below before I sign off for the night.

I haven't sewed anything yet, other than a small coster for my desk (I'll take a picture and share it later) but I have printed out the patterns for the first couple of blocks for my Dear Jane quilt. The first block is A-1 Pinwheel Gone Awry. I'm using my own copy of Electric Quilt's Dear Jane and Susan Gatewoods' Dear Jane site, where she graciously shares her own progress.

I really, really, really want to start working on my Aves BOW (Block of the Week) quilt, I am paying for it after all. But I haven't purchased the fabrics yet and I don't want to pull from my stash because most of my stash is fat quarters and half-yards.  I certainly don't have enough of each fabric to pull for the requirements.  So I am purchasing the fabric a little at a time, fabric is VERY expensive don'cha know, and when I have the required amounts of each, I will begin.  Until then, I am saving all of the instructions and blocks in my OneNote Aves file as well as backup copies on my external hard drive. Did I ever share an image of what it can look like if done in the colors that first caught my attention? If not, well here it is, and if so, well, sorry, you get to see it again. :)

Oh my gosh, isn't it gorgeous? 

I've linked the picture to the site where you can register for the next round that may be offered. One day, soon I hope, I will finally get to start working on it.

Let's see, what else?  Oh yeah, I went fishing with the hubby.  He caught a fish, and I caught a photo of a turtle sunbathing on the dock:


We installed a couple of Roku outdoor cameras and found a new friend...  Such a cute hummingbird who visits the camera every day.

Last night we drove down to the beach for a presentation and before we came home we stopped and tried out some rolled ice cream.  Not too bad.

And finally, I bought myself a most adorable gnome, my "Dunkie Junkie".  It fits my personality so well.  Love my Dunkin' cold brew. 

Now that the basic updates are all done, I'll let this be the end of my entries for today. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day/night (as applicable lol).  Thanks for stopping by.  Come back soon now, ya' hear?

Book review time...you can choose which site you would like to read my review on. 

The Quiet Room, by Terry Miles

Side Note: Minnow Beats Whale Podcasts - You should check out the podcasts created by Terry Miles and Nic Silver.  I guarantee you'll get addicted!

Kerensa

- No comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)