January Book Challenge: Start with a Finish It's a new month...a new year...and we have a new reading challenge!!! This year (and this month) we are going to "start with a finish"! Which means we are going to finish reading a book that we have started....but...never got around to finishing. So....this challenge will be different for everyone...with no one list fits all... For me some of the books that are on my list include: Deep Work by Cal Newport Team of ... View the Post
2023 Monthly Book Challenge
2023 Monthly Book Challenge I had so much fun reading along with our 2022 Monthly Book Challenge that I wanted to do it again this year. One of my favorite things to do is listen to an audio book while I sew and I'm looking forward to a year of good sewing and good reads. So....in case you didn't read along with us last year....here's how it works: Each month we will post a challenge topic along with book suggestions. Then, each month, we will post again with recipes and ... View the Post
Favorite Books from 2022
Favorite Books from 2022 This year I had so much fun reading along with our monthly book challenges! Here is what I read for each month: January: "Tuesdays At the Castle" by Jessica Day George February: "Rising Strong" by Brene Brown March: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving April: "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers May: "Small Favors" by Erin Craig June: "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" by Terry Ryan July: "The Stranger Beside Me" by Ann ... View the Post
December Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
December Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is to read something that was written by an author that is no longer living. And with that for the challenge....there are sooooo many great choices. Here are a few good reads that fall into this category: Since it is December I have to put "A Christmas Carol" on the list....because even though I make my family watch the "Muppet Christmas Carol" every holiday season...it is my favorite movie version of ... View the Post
December Reading Challenge: Ghosts of Authors Past
December Reading Challenge: Ghosts of Authors Past A new month means a new reading challenge...and it is our last one for 2022! This month the challenge is: Ghosts of Authors Past Which means…choose a book that was written by an author who is no longer living. This allows for SOOOOO MANY amazing options! Anything from Charles Dickens to Maya Angelou to F. Scott Fitzgerald to Beverly Cleary to Joan Didion....there are so many choices. In the next few days I will post a ... View the Post
November Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
November Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is to read something that "everyone" has read...except for you. And you should join us this month....everybody's doing it! :) For this challenge everyone will have a different list. As for me, here are a few books that I always hear people talking about...but I haven't ever read: So...have you read any of those? Were they worth the read? ****** Now that we have ... View the Post