Hearts in Circulation

 

Hearts in Circulation by Sarah Monzon is a delightful rom-com.

Circulation librarian Hayley Holt is trapped on the road when her Bookmobile dies and a rock slide sandwich her in on her way to Turkey Grove. She has one bar to call for a tow truck. Disgruntled hunky Levi Redding shows up and tows her to Turkey Grove. How long will it take for the one road in and one road out to be cleared? Not the best news.

I loved the way Ms Monzon unfolds this story about an outgoing librarian and a reserved mechanic. Levi has a sensory disorder and deals with it by staying away from people. Hayley, a liver transplant recipient, lives her life trying to give back for the life she was spared. Beautifully written humorous dialogue. A clean sweet story. 

I received a complimentary an e-copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

Apple Pie Goodie

Apples. They are in abundance this time of year. But what do you do with all those apples?

A few years ago I found the yummiest recipe on Bitty Bits & Pieces blog.

 

Apple Pie Goodie has been a mainstay for us. A dessert that makes up quickly and everyone seems to love it.

Go to Kim's blog post for the recipe. You will enjoy it!

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Saturday Sparks

Love Your Creativity

Pumpkins in October

 The fall season always brings out pumpkins.

So I wanted to make my own pumpkins. I came across a very easy tutorial on Stacey Lees website.

These were fun to make. 

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Quilting with my walking foot

Over the years I have tried my hand at free motion quilting. Every time I get a little bit of control and ease in the quilting, I find that there is a huge break in time. I lose the momentum, and the next time I sit down at the sewing machine, my quilting looks like a disaster.

Taking the time to practice, practice, practice has brought a sense of frustration. So in light of completing the quilt, I purposed to do straight line stitching with my walking foot.

Case in point... I started quilting straight lines through the body of this quilt.

Crossing over to make an X over the white blocks.

But I can also fancy up the quilting a bit, just by adding curves and arcs.

All done with my walking foot.

 

I machine quilted straight vertical lines on this quilt. 

But then I felt I needed to do something more. So here is what I did.

Starting at one point, I spotted down two rows. Went back to the top and crossed over, again spotting two rows down.

I love the way it turned out.

My quilts are not going to win any prizes, but they are what I love to do. Using geometric designs works for me. Better to be finished than perfect :-)

Happy Quilting!

The first 100

 If you have followed my blog for a while, you know I love reading. For many years I have been reviewing books. But the time comes when I need to downsize my book collection. Many books now come to my kindle instead of paper. 

So I went through my books, and decided I would donate some to the library and some to the Hospice thrift store. 

Have you started downsizing in any way?