Good morning, friends! How's your week going? We have had a week without many commitments which is always nice, so I've been reading, and sewing, and going for walks, even getting some housework done. 😆
Right now I'm re-reading a book I read back in 2024 because it is my book club's choice for our March discussion. Sometimes I only need to skim through to review the story before we discuss it, but this time I'm completely re-reading. And liking the story just as much as I did the first time around!
Screenshot from the Libby app.
We found a tasty new snack at Costco the other day. It has dried blueberries in it. I hadn't tasted those before and they are yummy!
I've been sticking with my plan to use up all the partial spools of thread I found hiding in my sewing room back in January. It has turned out that some of them even have plenty of thread to fill a bobbin. Since January 29th, I've emptied four spools of thread, out of the nine I started with. This is just the Gutermann Eggshell color. There are many, many more to go in several other colors!
LeeAnna's question of the week is about the most adventurous thing you've ever done. And I have to admit - I'm not very adventurous! But when I was 16, between my junior and senior years in high school, I was an exchange student, and that felt pretty adventurous. Rennes, France, is a sister city to Rochester, NY, where I grew up, so I went there for the summer on a sister city exchange for high school students.
I lived with a French family and they were very kind to a homesick teenager! They took me lots of interesting places, introduced me to French food (crepes! Yum!), and helped me become much more fluent in French. I visited Mont St. Michel and spent a week in Paris. Pretty cool for a teenager!
Our book club is discussing The Berry Pickers in May! I have not read it yet. What a great opportunity you had to be immersed in French as a teenager! Do you still speak French? I have been relearning French on Duolingo Gail at the cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed The Berry Pickers. Nice work on emptying the spools. Lucky you to have been an exchange student.
ReplyDeleteThat trail mix looks good. Admit it, you bought it because it has "coastal" in the name - lol! Using up your stray thread is such a good idea. What a grand adventure you had, but I would have been homesick too. Do you still speak French?
ReplyDeletethat is so cool having been an exchange student even if it was for a summer and not school year. Good idea to use up the spools. I usually keep them on the sewing machine to use up for piecing until I just about run out although some of them won't maintain tension right at the end and I have to take them off.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear about another good book, Diann. I've been meaning to tell you that the audiobook of Christmas with the Queen is narrated by Brits. The snack looks delish. I love almost anything nutty and fruity. Good job on emptying those spools. Cute heart bowl. Did yo make the little container behind it? I'd say being an exchange student in France is quite adventurous. What a wonderful opportunity.
ReplyDeleteYum, I will look for that trail mix. Your adventure in France sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteI was always enchanted by Mont St. Michel and thrilled when I saw it in person on a cruise.
ReplyDeleteI'd definitely consider your French trip an adventure. After all, it was done solo and that can be hard. I put The Berry Pickers on my To Read list. Thanks for the recommendation! Always up for a good read.
ReplyDeleteOMG, I had no idea you were an exchange student, that was very adventurous!!
ReplyDeleteOh, that trail mix looks good. I've been trying to clear out my old thread. Wow - that was quite the trip for a 16 year old. Go you!
ReplyDeleteLow key weeks are always nice. Enjoy the reread and the new snacks. One of My Girl's friends was an exchange student in Paris, her experience wasn't as good as yours was.
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