Book Review and Giveaway!

Forget Me Not by Vicki Hinze

What a great book! Forget Me Not combines suspense with a strong sense of faith. It is a Mary Higgins Clark novel meets Fireproof. Throughout the book the reader can not help but feel Kelly’s pain. The reader is forced to imagine what it would be like to have no identity, to have your passed washed away from you. Hinze keeps you at the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen with Benjamin and Kelly. As a reader I was left wishing that the end was a bit more detailed. The book seemed to lead up to one event. That one event seemed a bit rushed. Other than that Forget Me Not was a thrilling page turner that leads you running to the library to get one of the other 23 novels by Vicki Hinze. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves suspense and truly believes that our lives are in the hands of God!

For more about this book please go to this link: http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?isbn=9781601422057

Giveaway:

If you would like to win this book from WaterBrook Multnomah, please leave a comment and I will pick a winner by Friday, April 16, 2010.

This was book was provided for review by WaterBrook Multnomah.

Knitted Dishcloths and a few other things

Hi Everyone! I have been knitting dishcloths lately and I love using them in my kitchen. I had been using Handiwipes but I didn't like the streaks left on my granite countertops. I had received some handknitted dishclothes from a friend in a swap and I found them just wonderful. I'm a knitter and I was looking for a project that wouldn't take me too long and the dishcloths fit the bill! Here are a few examples of my handiwork (one is still in progress as you can by the knitting needles).





I went to Michaels yesterday and bought 4 more skeins of cotton yarn to make my Mom some dishcloths for Mother's Day and I'll also make one for each of my sisters when I visit NJ next month.

This morning I was surprised to see a towhee at my birdfeeder. This bird is usually down on the ground scratching around in leaves, pinestraw, etc. I guess this one likes my Sunflower seeds! Here is a picture of a towhee in case you've never seen one.



Everyone enjoy your day!

Some more vintage button rings!

Last night I created some more vintage button rings and boy did I have fun! I also made this cute little bird's nest ring with 3 lovely little white eggs (pearls). I'll definitely be making some more of those! Here are some pictures of them.






Today I'll be running a few errands, planting some plants, reading, knitting, sewing and just plain enjoying my day! It is nice and sunny here today and it is warming up with a nice gentle breeze. Perfect in my book!

Everyone have a great day!

TGIF

I am so glad this week is over! TGIF!!! Everyone enjoy your weekend!

Cupcakes, Peonies and Hostas!

What a combo huh-cupcakes, peonies and hostas! The cupcake part due to the fact that Jenny, my youngest daughter made some cupcakes for Easter dessert. They were really cute-good job Jenny! She made little chicks, bird nests with eggs, bunny behinds, bunny feet, Peeps, etc. Here are some of her creations:





I went out into the courtyard this morning to go into the garage to leave for work and I saw my tree peony, which I have had for 8 yrs (2 in NJ and 6 here in NC) started to bloom. When I got home from work I decided I better take some pictures because it is suppose to rain tomorrow. It looks like rain now! I was going to take any chances. They are such a beautiful color-bright magenta!









I also noticed my hosta plants are in full leaf right now! This weekend they were just little "horns" poking out of the soil and look at them now. I just love how they swirl!







I hope you've enjoyed your little tour through my garden and viewing Jenny's cupcakes. Jenny has her own blog too that shows all of her cupcakes she has created if you are interested: http://cupcakepirates.blogspot.com.

Life has been so busy!

Hi Everyone! I haven't been here in a few days and I just realized how busy my life has been! I have been so busy at both work and home! I have also been walking before or after dinner for more exercise. It is much easier to walk when it is nice and warm out when it is so cold! Nothing much really going on at our house at the moment but just alot of everyday things to do. Work on the other hand has gotten out of control busy, but this is the time of year for that and I am certainly not complaining with the way the economy has hit the construction industry!

I hope everyone is enjoying all the wonderful weather and sunshine!

Today is another gorgeous day!

I never made it here yesterday to wish all of you a Happy Easter. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. The girls and their men came over for Easter dinner. Jenny and Kevin could only stay for a few hours because Jenny had to go to work. Megan and Ken stayed and we sat out on the patio and enjoyed the day-it was so nice out there. Today I'm back at work after being home for 4 days. It was so nice being home and away from the office that long! Today is another beautiful day but alas I am inside slaving away at my desk.

Everyone have a beautiful day!