Book List 2009

Book List 2009

1. Somebody Else's Daughter by Elizabeth Brundage
2. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
3. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Spatks
4. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
5. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
6. A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
7. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
8. The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks
9. The Doctor's Wife by Elizabeth Brundage
10. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
11. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
12. The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
13. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
14. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (reread before movie comes out)
15. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
16. Three Week With My Brother by Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks
17. Marley & Me by John Grogan
18. The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond
19. No One You Know by Michelle Richmond
20. The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain
21. Sarah's Key by Tatiana DeRosnay
22. Dewey-The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicky Myron 23. The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
24. How To Be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward
25. Pieces Of My Sister's Life by Elizabeth Joy Arnold
26. Rape A Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates
27. The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress by Michelle Richmond
28. Dream of the Blue Room by Michelle Richmond
29. The Memory Of Water by Karen White
30. Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke
31. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult
32. Blue Water by A. Manette Ansay
33. Sister by A. Manette Ansay
34. Love's Enduring Promise by Janette Oke
35. Pieces Of The Heart by Karen White
36. Girls in Trouble by Caroline Leavitt
37. Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
38. The Lost Hours by Karen White
39. Promise the Moon by Elizabeth Joy Arnold
40. Cost by Roxana Robinson
41. Before the Storm by Diane Chamberlain
42. Kiss River by Diane Chamberlain
43. Her Mother's Shadow by Diane Chamberlain
44. The Bay At Midnight by Diane Chamberlain
45 The Escape Artist by Diane Chamberlain
46. TheLast Song by Nicholas Sparks
47. Cane River by Lalita Tademy
48. Shelter Me by Juliette Fay
49. The Courage Tree by Diane Chamberlain
50. Cypress Point by Diane Chamberlain

THUD

Did you hear the extremely loud thud? Yes, I have fallen off my 50 project challenge. I could no longer resist. I just put a nice dent in the old credit card. I could no longer resist the Alphabet Fairies or the Pixies!!! I will continue to work on what I have here but with all the new patterns out I don't think I will have the will power to resist. DH is going to give me the Celtic Garden Mystery for my birthday anyway, he knew I wouldn't make it!!!

And speaking of my DH, he just found out that he made Chief this year!! Yeah!! For those who aren't military this is a very nice promotion for him. So the next six weeks or more is spent in training, fund raisers, community service etc. I told him my gift for not really seeing him for the next 6 weeks (he is going to be so busy with initiation) is my cross stitch order!!LOL I have to justify falling off the wagon somehow!!!

Have a great week I will be posting Celtic Spring progress at the end of the week.

Kristin

Fairy Moon Update

Here is Fairy moon for July. I finished her wings and started the grey shawl. I am really enjoying this one!! Thanks for looking.

Kristin

Celtic Spring Update

Here is my update for Celtic Spring for July. I didn't get too much stitching time in this week, lots of kid activities. Summer is in full swing here. Hopefully this week and Fairy Moon will be better. Thanks for looking.

Kristin

Book List 2008

I just wanted to keep a running list of books I read this year.


1. Digging to America by Anne Tyler

2. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

3. The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman

4. Lady Macbeth by Susan King

5. Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier

6. Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult

7. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

8. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

9. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler

10. Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult

11. Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

12. Life is so Good by George Dawson

13. Empress Orchid by Anchee Min

14. The Last Empress by Anchee Min

15. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

16. The Drowning Tree by Carol Goodman

17. The Ghost Orchid by Carol Goodman

18. Wild Ginger by Anchee Min

19. Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min

20. The Sonnet Lover by Carol Goodman

21. We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates

22. The Night Villa by Carol Goodman

23. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

24. Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock

25. Second Glance by Jodi Picoult

26. Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult

27. Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult

28. Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland

29. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Long Overdue Updates

Here are some long overdue updates. Life has been crazy around here. School is ending and a dance recital is coming up and it has been way too nice to spend time indoors!


Here is finish 8 of 50. This is Halloween Fairy by Nora Corbett Designs. She is stitched on Silkweavers 28ct. Jamaica Sunset. She is stitched with the threads from the kit.Sorry about the photo my camera started to act up.

This is finish 7 0f 50. This is Birth Sampler Bless by Sisters and Best Friends. It was done on the recommended fabric, 28ct. Miracle Mint with the recommended threads DMC and Weeks Dye Works. I am going to finish this as a flat fold I think.

This is finish number 6 of 50. This was a freebie from Laura J. Perin Designs called Four Leaf Clover. I still haven't decided how I am going to finish it though.

Here is Celtic Spring after the first week SAL in June. I started with her and the dress. I think that is were I slow down with these. I still have to finish Autumn. I have just her dress and the beading to do. I hope to finish her this summer!!

Here is Fairy Moon after the June SAL. Her wings are almost done! Then I can move on to that dress!!!

I think that is it for now. I am off to work on the UFORR that I currently have.

Thanks for looking.

Kristin

I'm still here and Fairy Moon update

No I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. Though my SAL partners my have thought so!!! It has been very hectic around here this past month or so.

I didn't stitch on Celtic Autumn this month but I will get a picture up from April. We start Celtic Spring in June. I am going to fit Celtic Autumn into my rotation somewhere so that I get her finished soon.

Here is Fairy Moon from April. I will get an updated picture for this month up after this week is up.

I did manage to get a baby sampler finished but not Halloween Fairy. She has one wing to go. Poor thing has been waiting for months to be finished. I hope to get her done soon also!!

My husband was away in Virginia for a month and was kind enough to go LNS searching for me. Once he is unpacked I will get a picture of my new presents up. He also gave me a gift certificate to ABC Stitch for Mothers day. I will post a picture of those when they arrive. I am still working on the 50 project challenge. I didn't count my new gifts towards the challenge since they were part of my original rules on gifts and gift certificates!

Thanks for looking,

Kristin