Change in format for blogger?

My most recent post is so weird. Will try to figure out if there is a word/picture limit. Very strange. Have not encountered this issue before. The picture of my temperature quilt didn't post so let's see if I can post it here.

Can I will have to be less wordy!

Winter Storm on the way

The weather people are predicting a BIG winter storm for this coming Friday. Supposed to start Friday night sometime into Saturday. I normally don't really worry about storms as we have a generator and food in the pantry and freezer. But. We are getting ready to leave for Maui next week and I have things that have to be done before we go. Newspapers suspended, plants moved to friends for care, etc. Sigh. We shall see if it hits us or moves south of us (another model). I read, very quickly The Forest of Vanishing Stars (Hamel). Very good. I never realized how many people lived in the forests during WWII to escape the Nazis' Well researched and somewhat personal for Hamel it was very interesting.

. Hamel has a podcast which I may try to listen to at some point. I started Everyone in This Room will Someday be Dead. I have seen it listed in various blogs and was curious. Not sure what to expect but it is not a long book.

. On another note I finally fed my sourdough starters (Selma and Arthur) and they were so active I made a loaf of bread with flax seeds which was so good.

I finished my temperature quilt (2021) and took it to the longarm quilter along with two other quilts. I can't believe that I stuck with it for 365 days! I have so many tops to be quilted and I don't have the space or expertise to quilt them so I am trying to get 1-3 done each year. I am working on a baby quilt for my niece who is expecting in July- figured I have enough time to get that done!

Friday, January 7, 2022

January snow!

Last night it snowed. There is 11 inches!

I did really well with the Goodreads 2021 challenge. My goal was 75 books and I read 89! Some were, honestly, pretty quick reads but overall I am please with my achievement.

I have set my goal for the 2022 challenge at 80. For some reason I cannot list the books my group has selected for 2022 as a list.... will continue to try to figure that out. I finished Klara and the Sun this afternoon. I felt that the ending didn't give me all the answers I needed to fully understand Klara and her final days. I hope there is an interesting discussion Tuesday night. Again my book club is Zoom meeting due to the recent Covid spike. We all hope that in the near future we can meet in person. December we met but didn't discuss Fun Home as planned. We gathered to make chocolate/candy (totally edible) houses and we were so focused on our project that we decided to discuss Fun Home in January.

It was a great evening and wonderful to gather together and enjoy each other's company.