Suzanne

December 31, 2016

2016 in Pictures

March 14, 2016

Cherry Churn Dash Surprise — a {mostly} finished quilt!

The quality of the light is a little funky, and red is impossible to photograph, so these pictures don't quite do this justice, but I can't not share! I thought I had the afternoon off, but then the fog rolled in, and the morning exploratory classes got cancelled, so....bonus! An entire day ... VIEW POST

February 6, 2016

Cherry Limeaid and Blueberry Pie

I started this quilt in 2014. It's been pieced for awhile now, but I struggled with how to quilt it -- spent a fair bit of time over the Christmas holidays ripping out a bunch, and then I went to town. I was really sick of it by the time I finished it up Thursday night. It's a big quilt, 103 by ... VIEW POST

January 25, 2016

2011 Printz Award Winners

So, my last post was all about how I intended to write more and sooner about the books I had read, and yet here it is, however many weeks (um, months...) later, and I haven't written another word. I'm going to just post about all of the 2011 books in one go (I've still been reading). And then move ... VIEW POST

October 25, 2015

Suzanne’s Printz Reading Project — 2010 Winner Summary

I have now read 52 books in this crazy project. I was telling someone yesterday that I was struggling to get through the book I was (then) currently reading -- but I *had* to finish it, no matter what, because of this completely arbitrary goal I had set myself. I did finish that book (The ... VIEW POST

October 24, 2015

“The Monstrumologist” by Rick Yancey

Dear book, It's me, not you. I think I can see why you won lots of awards, but you didn't do it for me. I didn't really care about your characters, and apparently I'm not as much of a fan of horror as I used to be, because now I'm grossed out and might have trouble sleeping tonight because of ... VIEW POST