I've been inordinately lazy in the last week or so. Reading one book after another, abandoning some that don't appeal to me, and reading others just to get to the end and understand what the mystery was, but there have been some good ones, too!
My favorite January reads so far: The Boys Who Woke Up Early by A.D. Hopkins (a coming of age story set in the Virginia mountains in 1959), The Scrublands by Chris Hammer (set in Australia as a journalist tries to figure out why a young Anglican priest killed five men), The Night Window by Dean Koontz (#5 in the Jane Hawk series; the conclusion to this suspenseful series). I haven't reviewed The Boys Who Woke Up Early yet, still pondering it, but the other two are reviewed on my book blog.
One of my very favorite books last year was The Paragon Hotel and Cathy at Kittling Books is offering a giveaway! Go here if you want in on the chance to win an autographed copy of The Paragon Hotel.
Art/Artists
My favorite art teacher has the most creative and talented students and projects each year. Her assembled bells project is one of my favorites, and I honestly can't decide which one I love most.
Debra gave me permission to use a photograph; I chose the first one because I love them all and can't decide. Visit Artisun and see if you choose a favorite.
Favorite Things
Ornamental cabbage
This basket full of Erin's homemade vinegars and liqueurs and potholders!
The coffee and praline liqueurs are wonderful in coffee and on ice cream,
and I love oil and vinegar dressing on salads!
She made the potholders, too. :)
For those who are buried in snow
I'm just in the first 1/4 of Paragon Hotel. I like it more each time I read. I wish I could just sit for a day and read oi through, instead of getting interrupted all the time by my life. I think I'd be into it more. I'll keep going 😄
ReplyDeleteEveryone needs some time to read sequestered away from all the interruptions of life! :)
ReplyDeleteLove that basket full of stuff! It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt was so full of goodies that taste good and look great!
DeleteI must admit, curling up with a good book is seriously appealing at this time of year!
ReplyDeleteCurling up with a good book is always a pleasure, but especially in winter!
DeleteI love that I'm your favorite art teacher Jen, that means so much coming from you since you and your art are such an inspiration to me. Thank you for featuring us on your blog and for sending in your comments, they mean so much to my young ones and myself. xoxoxox
ReplyDeleteChecking out what you and your students are doing is always fun, and over and over again I am impressed with the quality of work! Thanks for letting me share the photo, Debra. :)
DeleteLove the bells! I would love to decorate my garden with something like that hanging from the tree branches. I think it would look like a fairy-land!
ReplyDeleteAren't they all wonderful! It would look like a fairy-land with all of those bells. :)
DeleteNo, I could never choose a favorite. They are all wonderful...works of art, for sure! I am not allowing myself to read now. However, I have another Willa Cather on my side table. Hmmm....
ReplyDeleteI can't choose a favorite either! I would love any or all of those bells. :)
DeleteI definitely need to find out more about that praline liqueur. It sounds like something I'd want to pour over lots of cake-y goodness!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, a couple of comments went into my spam folder, and I just found them. The liqueurs are delish in a cup of coffee or over ice cream, but I haven't tried them over cake!
DeleteI love Koontz, I will have to check that book out!
ReplyDeleteThe Jane Hawk series is suspenseful and scary and full of action! I've sped through each of them!
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