Its official! My first day of summer vacation begins now. My goodness what a year! You know I have these thoughts, first I would just like to sleep late, then the thought comes, " but I love early morning before the sun comes up, the sky and it turns from dark blue to pink and the sun comes up over the mountains. To sit in my chair, listen to the birds and drink my first cup of coffee, has to be my very favorite time of morning. To miss that is just not something I ever want to do. I think its because I am nosy and I might miss something important.
I have all kinds of projects that I have been putting off. I have patterns coming out my ears.
I want to finish this rug. I feel like I have neglected it. Nothing should ever take as long as I have taken hooking this rug. Notice my very cute helper.
She is bored. She doesn't normally do this but I didn't feel like moving her. She is such a very nice dog and I don't have to leave her now. She gets so depressed.
I thought I would do some embroidery. I am so rusty not having done it in a few years. I found this cute pattern and I am going to work on that a bit.
Isn't that cute? I just had to sit down and do a few stitches the other day. Its so nice to do what I learned to do as a little girl sitting next to my Mom. She was such a amazing woman. She made all of her clothes on the treadle sewing machine I have. I still remember the sound as she would sew on it.
Now I have to talk about a book. Have you read or heard about The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower? They are on Kindle Unlimited for free right now. There are currently eight volumes.
" The year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian's But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's."
I am afraid I have become such a fan girl. My goodness, I have read them I think five times now. I don't know when I have read a book that I finish and I go back and start over. If that isn't bad enough I have it on Audible and I listen to it in the car. I keep pondering why this series has captured me so much other than its just a sweet story. I can't get anyone to read it so I decided I would write about it and see if I can get anyone interested just to see if I am off my rocker. Beth Brower posted this picture in her latest substack and I just yelled " Oh my gosh, Ron its Emma!" He just raised his eyebrow. He already knows I am around the bend. Other than my My Bible, if I was stranded on a desert island, If I had the Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, I would be content. The ninth volume should be coming out this summer.
The tablet works wonders. I was able to get current pictures on it so I will be in business. I hope this post finds you well and happy.
I am currently making lists of all of the summer things I want to get done. Life is so nice right now. After the storm, comes that stillness that fills my heart with joy.
~Kim~
6 comments:
I will have to look into those book I have never reread a book I don't believe.
Your rug is wonderful so is your stitching. I just picked up stitching again after many many years.
Cathy
I will put these books on my to-read list. I have a ton already...so it appears I might be better off trying out this "audible" that I keep hearing about. I think it would be relaxing to listen to a story. In my voracious reading career (in my younger days) I have re-read many many books. Lord of the Rings is a good example. Then my reading vision got wacko and now it feels like a chore. I miss it though. Have a beautiful, relaxing weekend!
I haven't read a book in forever . Was going to say since beginning rug hooking but that's not true. I've read true accounts of military patriots of current years. Even in my 20s and 30s I read books like Delta Force, The Longest Day, and that genre. Am looking forward to seeing that great rug finished, sure do like what I see so far.
WOO HOO and YAY!!!!! Let the summer vacation festivities (and, in some cases, the non-festivities and do-nothingness) begin! I hope you enjoy each and every moment of it. You're off to a good start it looks. Please, please, don't tell me how long you've been hooking on that rug. I know, for a fact, that it has taken me longer to hook not only one, but probably MOST, of my rugs. I've done a screenshot of this book series title/author and have put it on my to-read list. I generally avoid series of any kind but will look into it given your enthusiasm about it...and that it sounds, from your brief description, the type of books I gravitate to. Funny...one of the teachers I learned the most from and whose words and advice follow me even now told me that a truly good book begs to be read again and again. And I agree. If I start reading a (not-so-good or so-so) book not remembering that I've read it before (or only vaguely remember that I've read it late in the book), I realize it wasn't that good of a book. The good books you remember. Enjoy your days ahead!
I've read about lots of people reading those books -- I'm so glad they are so nourishing like that for you, for whatever reason. There are a few books I've read over and over, that no one I know appreciates the same way I do. But I bet you will find a group to talk about Emma with!!
Hi Kim! As you already discovered, I am reading Emma M. Lions and loving everything so far. Just started Volume 4 today. She really is one of a kind. It's quick reading, but always keeps you wanting to find out what on earth is going to happen next. I found out about them on Instagram, where I spend most of my time these days. Lots of people are very enamored of Emma M. Lions. Now I need to go find out how to sign up for the newsletters.
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