Hello Everyone,
Why are we all so crazy busy?!! Is it Spring or is it we are just to busy? Enough of that. Great to see each of you here. The picture above is from a walk/hike I took last week on Healdsburg Ridge. A favorite place to go as it is so close to home. I've been wanting to get up there & just haven't! Right now it is lush & green, wildflowers blooming, just heavenly. I was in need of a dose of nature away from traffic, people & hustle & bustle. It helped a lot. Had a great walk, went up hills, down hills, & did quite a bit of walking, also took a ton of pictures. I only saw 4 other people the whole time. It was wonderful. I also found an unexpected surprise, a pond that I don't recall ever seeing. There were two ducks swimming around. I did get some pictures but they are not very good because the ducks were never still!!! I also lack the equipment or expertise to know how to photograph something like that.
Donna H, so sorry to hear you keep finding water in your basement. That would get tiresome. I hope you don't develop any mold problems from all that. How is your ankle doing? Should you see a doctor? I'm the person that mentioned reading Julie Ann Walker some time ago on the blog. I've read books 1 & 2. Now I am waiting for #3 to come in at the library. I don't know if #4 is out yet, if not it will be coming out. Do you do the old fashion type of quilting by hand or the more modern way on a sewing machine? I have an old family quilt that I am sorry to say I am not sure who made it but I think my great grandmother. You can see the hand stitching & I remember mom saying she could remember some of the fabric used as they were from dresses she wore or her mother.
Trudy, that is a gorgeous picture. Beautiful sunset. So nice to see someone else posting pictures. Yea, on getting your washing machine paid for. Even after all these years of living with a laundry room rather than my own machines I miss that a lot. At least since not having my own washer & dryer I've lived in places that have a laundry room so I did not have to go to the laundromat. Not something I like doing!!
Cady, so nice you got to stop by here. Sorry things are so hectic for you now. Hopefully it will change soon.
Amanda, Stephen Kings book is over 800 pages! Wow! I couldn't do that as I don't care for his writing!! Just my opinion. Isn't he considered horror? Ugh! Your book club must have very eclectic taste if they are choosing to read horror. For now I will stick with my romance, romantic suspense & non fiction. Let us know if you manage to read all of the Stephen King. I hope your daughter enjoys the field trip to Cape May. Has your weather improved? We have been having good weather since February so it is hard to believe how nasty it has been in some areas.
Sandi, I loved the Catherine Anderson book. It was some really funny situations in it due to the time travel. Imagine a woman from the 1500's confronted with today's modern appliances & technology, flush toilets, etc. I don't want to say to much because it was wonderful discovering those incidents in the book. If you read it I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Her work is a favorite of mine. I've never heard of the paper you mentioned that Misty, Richard & her new man signed. I think I'd have it notarized just to be safe, but that is just me. Each state is so different in the laws. I was also wondering where you are going with Fresh Fiction. Enjoy! Share with us after the trip. Mary Poppins on stage sounds wonderful. Wicked was in San Francisco but I did not get to see it. The tickets are usually out of my price range.
The bombing in Boston was horrible. An 11 year old boy down in the bay area was one of the wounded. He has already had two operations on his leg. Both his parents are teaches so are not working, having an extended stay in Boston due to his hospitalization which of course is a financial strain. The town they live in is having several fund raisers to help the family. The father is a coach at a high school. The interviews I have seen with people that know them say they are an active, really nice family that spend a lot of time together. The mom was a runner in the marathon. I do hope they catch the guilty party very soon. Then last night that fertilizer plant exploded in Texas. Oh my! What a horrible thing for that town. When things like this happen it is wonderful to see how people here in the states step in & help each other. It should be like that all the time not just during a tragedy. Today is the anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. There was an unidentified package near the site where they meet each year to commemorate the anniversary so everyone had to be moved back. They still had the ceremony just not where they usually do. The package turned out to be clothing. Everyone is on high alert because who knows what might be in something. That is just to sad.
On to happier things. Since I was last here I finished the Catherine Anderson book, Perfect Timing. A wonderful read, had trouble putting it down. I also read a Blaze that has been on my TBR shelf a long time, Rub It In by Kira Sinclair, good, quick, easy read. I also read In Rides Trouble by Julie Ann Walker. As Donna H said, good stories but the language is a bit rough which is not surprising with all the ex-military characters.
Well, I have babbled on enough for now. Here is a picture to enjoy until next time. The California Poppies & the Lupine are in full bloom now. This is along a path here in Healdsburg that runs along some old railroad tracks. It was just gorgeous with all these in bloom when I walked there. Glad I did while it was so lush & pretty.
Bye for now. Happy reading & take care to all,
Donna M
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