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
