DJ

Wow, another great mystery. I am really enjoying this series. Each book is written by a different author but each of the three I've read have been great. It really doesn't feel like the books are authored by different people.

It was really hard to stop thinking about this story after I started reading. It did feel strange to me that this book, third in the series, is happening only months after Sarah's son and his family have moved to town but I guess it is hard to judge how much time passes in a story.

I did figure out some things early in this book and that is usually disappointing for me but I didn't figure out enough to ruin it for me. I especially liked the puzzle of the quilt and the question of who actually made it or stitched the letters into the back. I found myself really fixated on wanting to know really who's initials were sewed into the corner. That saved that bit for the very end.

This is a beautiful book that I really enjoyed reading. I love the art prints and handmade papers. There are even a few pages of thin handmade paper that look like they have a pressed fern leaf or thin paper cut out of a butterfly captured in the fibers so you can see both sides and you can feel the stem of the fern leaf. Her words are so beautiful and at the same time spot on. It takes an artist to really see the beauty in nature and not just pass it by without noticing its beauty. She was a wonderful artist and I wish she was still alive so I could talk to her. I am very fortunate to find this signed copy of her book.

I really liked this book and this authors writing style. I'm really glad I read it and I really enjoyed looking at the vintage photos. I love the authors idea for using photos to come up with ideas for his writing.

I really like that this book is unique and not a standard story line I've seen done many times before with slight variations. This whole book is NEW and great. I loved every bit of it, especially the funny things the main character says and I plan to keep this series in my permanent library.

I love mysteries, especially mysteries that involve looking into the past. In this story Sarah, who is good at quilting and solving mysteries meets a new resident at the nursing home where her father stays. He tells her about a picture he carries of his high school sweetheart that he never saw again. Sarah takes on the task of finding out if she is still alive but the more she looks the more questions she has.

I thought this book was “ok.” I quickly figured things out well ahead and that took the fun out of it for me. This book was a quick read but not one of those “can't put down” stories. The book uses very simplistic language but also doesn't contain any cursing.

The book that I have is slightly different than this one but it isn't listed anywhere else. It is called “Best Loved Poems of all time - Treasured Verses Everyone enjoys” selected by Gail Harano. It is a smaller Hallmark editions (not “Hallmark Crown”) and published in 1968.

This is a wonderful book that I will keep forever. I love to read these poems over and over. They are the ones you know and have heard before till you could almost recite them.... they are by John Keats, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Wordsworth, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barret Browning, Robert Burns, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.... just to name a few.

This book is part of my permanent library. It is a great resource and I'll never give it up. I have learned so many things about tatting that wasn't in other books on tatting. I learned how to secure ends without leaving bulky knots. It is an old book but it is a good one. I got my copy on ebay.

I really enjoyed reading the short stories in this book which are reflections on life and relationships. The author has gone on a vacation from the responsibilities of life to an island where she found quiet solutude on a beach. She finds shells and reflects on each one and how it reminds her of life and relationships in different stages. She talks about the importance of solitude and getting away from the clutter and rush of life.

This is a vintage Hallmark Edition (1955) that I'm parting with to make some room.

I read this book every Christmas and sometimes other times when I happen to spot it while looking for another book. This is a favorite of mine. It is a great reminder to not forget the older friends and relatives that may not be able to get around as much. These wonderful people still get lonely and long for someone to talk to. They might not remember everything but they have much to share.

I worked briefly in a long term care facility and it is so sad to see how lonely some of people are. Some people never had visitors and seemed so lost. Even after I moved on to other employment I kept visiting my new old friends. Even those who couldn't talk communicated their gratefulness with their eyes. Always remember the ones who came before us, even if they are not perfect.

This was a little out of my league with all the military lingo. It wasn't too heavy though so I was able to follow. I enjoyed this book and actually thought this was a pretty good audio version. I'm not usually one to listen to audio books since I'd rather read the whole book (this one is abridged) allowing me to use my own imagination and keep my own pace. I was actually surprised at Dick Hill's talent. He did a pretty good job with this one. I especially liked the sound effects making phone calls and radio transitions sound accurate.

This story starts out with the death of young woman. The death appeared to be accidental but things were just too clean leaving some lingering questions. They called in her past boyfriend, Pentagon Admiral Sherman, to question him “unofficially” so as to avoid an embarrassing problem. The fact that the woman had a large life insurance police on her payable to Sherman rose some eyebrows. Then, another death..... by heart attack with another reference to Sherman. More questions. More doubts about this Sherman. This story layers on more military departments and confusing double talk.

Navy Commander Karen Lawrence is assigned to review the case. She teams up with NIS civilian investigator named “Train” von Rensel to try to get around all the layers of bureaucratic tape and find out what is really going on.

This is a good study book and devotional. Many parts spoke to me directly and I'm sure it will speak to others and help them in different ways. I have read this many times and some parts more than others. I just read it one last time before I pass it on to someone else so they can be helped by it too.

It was interesting to read these articles from the 20's. I'm so glad to see woman's place in the world has improved. I would never make it in a world where I had to yield to a man's opinion in so many important matters. I am so glad that I married a man that considers me his equal or “better half”. We have been married over 20 years and we both listen to each other and care about the other's feelings and opinions. Neither one of us have to “pretend” anything - like the book says, to act interested in what they are talking about or their feelings on politics etc. We are just honest about those things and talk about why we believe what we do. A couple can have different opinions on things and still get along. It gives them something to talk about.

I do love the artwork in this book.

This is a book about a woman that wakes up bruised and battered with a bandage around her head at a remote cabin in Alaska. She doesn't remember anything, not her name, what happened to her or how she came to be out in the middle of Nowhere, Alaska. But, she does find an unlikely friend in a young female badger she calls “Maggie” and realizes she likes being there and spending time with her own thoughts. As time goes by she meets a few neighbors, explores around her while doing her chores and slowly starts to remember some things about herself. The question is if she is still the same person she was before.

I really enjoyed this book and I decided to keep it in my collection. I'm going to pick up her other book called Accessories are Everything in the Wild which seems to be a sequel or a related story. The first chapter is in the back of this book but I wouldn't dare start reading it when I don't have the whole book. I would go crazy.

This book is a work of art. The title page is embossed with a beautiful scenic circle and the pages are filled with beautiful artwork on handmade papers. The torn edges of the papers are inked in fall colors. Some pages just have a small image of a bug or group of mushrooms in one corner but the artwork so delicate that it is enough.

The words, which are more free verse than poetry, are messages about life - the circle of life - and appreciating and preserving it.

This is such an uplifting book with easy flowing prose. It is the perfect book to grab when you are feeling down and just flip to any page. I'll be keeping this one in my own personal library because I know I'll need it. I loved the vintage sepia toned sketch work from the 60's. This book is truly a treasure.

What if what you have been searching for has been right with you all along? This book was full of valuable insight for me and it isn't enough to read it one time. I have marked so many passages and bookmarked pages or chapters to return to. I want to go pack and put what he teaches into practice. I've found myself eager to tell others about it too. I read parts to my son and we sat one evening discussing it. That was a very satisfying discussion and I knew I wanted to be like the author's father as described in the first story in the book. I want to encourage my son to think, question and not just blindly follow others.

This book is full of stories of the authors experiences and kept my interest throughout.