BLESSED SPEEDY

OK so June has been a total fail! I have no finished projects to show you mainly because there wasnt any! I did have a quick visit to Sarah and had a fabulous time with Ollie and Im so grateful for facetime as I got lots of hugs on arrival! I have however finished lots of books as Ive been in the car at lot so audio books have been my friend Firstly (physical book) Wow This isnt my usual genre - its a mystery/thriller Eden goes on a morning run with just her house key, no phone or anything else. When she comes back her key wont work in the lock and she finds that there is another woman in her home who says she is Eden Great premise for a book and the twists and turns of it really gets your hooked in I didnt think I would like it as much as I did but its a 5 star read for me This one was via audible so audio and another 5 star read/listen Book 5 in the series and continues the adventures of Diana (a witch) and Matthew (a vampire) this one focusing on Diana's fathers family ...

Well winter is just around the corner and it is definetly getting colder! This "should" mean more crafting time - lets see how that goes, I do like a good wet weather timetable which for me means staying inside and not being outside. I have managed to finish a few things - firstly a pair of socks which will be for Sarah and with the leftover yarn I made a pair for Ollie so they can be matchy matchy Ive also been working away at the hexi quilting project and have completed 50 squares so I joined them together into two lots of 25 Im really enjoying working on this as its what I do when I first get up in the morning and I find it soothing and relaxing - Ive still got a fair way to go though On the reading front Ive finished a couple of books Firstly as a physical book This book started well but then it lost its way for me Its the story of Holland who takes a "class" in folklore with the "professor" but all is not what it seems and she finds herself on a qu...

Winter has arrived! And also excitingly I have finished my catvent wrap = I used my 2025 Advent calendar kit from obsession yarns and I just love love love the colours It was A Lot of knitting! 24 colours plus the highlight colours so a lot of yarn was used making this. Reading wise I had a finish A physical book - Conform by Ariel Sullivan This was a bookbox book which had a great world building idea but for me it was just such a sad and lonely book for the main character - Emeline The world is one where there are the very rich and then the very poor Emeline is to be "mated" to one of the Ilium which has never happened before It was a bit like the handmaids tale to be honest and three and a half stars for me. Thats this weeks update - many projects are still being worked on and many books are still being read and listened to!

Well with me rarely finishing much at the moment I have decided to just post fortnightly as I might have a bit more to report The reason you are not seeing many finishes is because I am working on several quilts at once - and they are mostly hand pieced so the progress is slow Firstly we have the Green Tea and Sweet Beans quilt (pattern by Jenn Kingwell) and I got the kit from Amitie And then we have the "Is Di mad" hexagon project! I cut the pieces of a layer cake in 4s to get 5 inch back ground squares and then Im appliquing 5/8# hexis onto it. Crazy? Yep 1176 hexis are needed and yes Ive cut them all but I must admit its a really calming and soothing project to work on But it wont be quick! And yes my scrap basket does look considerably smaller after I cut all those hexagons!!!!! And then if that wasnt crazy enough Ive started and english paper pieced patchwork at the crosses! I must admit with the new set up for my crafting areas its very condusive for sitting and sti...

Not a lot to report just a couple of book finishes Firstly via audio A court of silver flames by Sarah J Maas This is the best book in the series! Its the story of Nesta and as my daughter told me she is sassy and she sure is! Brave bold but also broken Loved it! And next as a physical book Here One moment by Liane Moriarty I really didnt enjoy this book at all and normally I enjoy this authors writings Its the story of a group of passengers on a flight that have their date and way of death told to them by a fellow passenger and how they go about dealing with it Just a weird book! SO thats my short and quick update!

Second week of April and it is starting to get a little cooler - we are not lighting the wood heater yet, the split system is doing the job for now but it wont be far away Firstly, I finished this sashiko stitchery I bought from Patchwork Place Bendigo The kit was to make up a set of coasters but I didnt like the thought of all that stitching getting possibly wet from cups so I made it into a small table topper and Im really happy with how it came out. A couple of finishes on the reading front Firstly via audible A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas Smallest book in the series - but still good Its told from the perspective of different characters which gives a bit more insight into how they are feeling Now onto the final book in the series - which for me when I read them before was the best one! Next a physical book One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune Sarah gifted me this book Its a romance with a good plot but it seemd to finish up too quickly Its the story of Alice w...