Another year wraps up

Last night my book club met for the annual end of the year pot luck dinner. As a group we certainly dine well. We had a small discussion about Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. I had read it about a year ago and remembered that I enjoyed it. But I also realized last week that I really didn't remember much of it! So I panicked and got a copy from the library and was frantically reading since Friday so I could contribute something to the discussion. The discussion was better than I expected considering a few hadn't read the book and usually when we do this meeting we don't discuss a book. When I look back at our year it had some ups and downs. Ups- weekend in Rhode Island, holiday party and celebratory dinner in May. Downs- Hurricane Sandy,blizzard in February, no meeting in April.

Rainy day

Well Tropical storm Andrea arrived. It rained pretty steadily all day Friday. Have been watching the hockey playoffs- rooting for the Bruins (my daughter lives in Boston). Reading The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini. I had some trouble getting into it but it is still pretty good. The problem I have with a series of books is at some point they seem to be so contrived. I also picked up the latest Maisie Dobbs book and my husband gave me the second book in the Frieda Klein series Tuesday Gone. The first book Blue Monday left me really spooked. I almost never figure out "who done it" but even knowing who did it I was still left feeling very unsettled and "creeped out". My husband celebrated a big birthday last week. So he went and bought himself a trailer. He will use it to haul stuff which has already happened-mulch, a tractor tire. Oh and you can't imagine how many people think it is great ( because, you know, they might need to have something hauled....). The church altar guild held a recognition tea for my mom and another woman- two people who really got the altar guild organized and taught members of the guild how to arrange flowers, take care of linens etc. The flowers were the centerpiece for the tea.The sun is finally shining. Should be a nice weekend.