Monday, September 19, 2022

60. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

listened on Libby
copyright 2021
304pgs.
Adult mystery/thriller
Finished 9/19/2022
Goodreads rating: 3.97
My rating: 5
Setting: Contemporary Scotland

My comments: This was on of those unusual mysteries thrillers where you really have no clue about what is going on.  That doesn't happen to me very often and I truly enjoyed this.  Set in the middle of newhere in Scotland during a blizzard, a husband and wife stay in an abandoned church that has been converted into a home - like a airb&b experience.  Lots of dark happenings, lots of mystery really well told!

Goodreads synopsis:  Think you know the person you married? Think again…

Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.

Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts – paper, cotton, pottery, tin – and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.

Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget.

Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney.

Friday, September 16, 2022

Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project


Website:  https://memorialblanket.org/

Big DC Display will be December 21, 2022 - The shortest night of the year!

Sizes requested:  45 x 80 - or - 60 x 80

Well, I certainly jumped in with both feet!

             My donation for this year, 2022.
5 for the Homeless - Washington D.C.
Auspicious
Dolores
Frances
Georgina
Harry
GIFTED:  Isle of Deserted Mountains 
           My Dolores Afghan is right there! Second one in the bottom row...

FINISHED, donated 2022
first one started, fourth one all sewn together (11/26/22)
8 rounds
5 x 9 (probably could've been 5x8?)
golden beige












FINISHED year 2 on 11/22/23, donated 2023
8 rounds
5 x 8 = 40 squares
putty


8 rounds
soft taupe
FINISHED, donated 2022
Michael's value economique off white
first one FINISHED!
7 rounds
6 x 8 = 48 squares
aran

FINISHED Yr. 2 11/24/23
5 rounds
aran

FINISHED, donated 2022
6 rounds
7 x 10
classic gray

FINISHED, donated 2022
7 rounds
6 x 9
Michael's cheaper brand aran - I  think.....


FINISHED!! Donated 2022
3rd one of this batch finished
7 rounds
6 x 9 rows = 54 squares
Impeccable (Michael's) aran

FINISHED, gifted
Okay, so this one ended up NOT going to the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project, it ended up going to NEVEAH!!
8 rounds
putty



 7 rounds
dark charcoal



8 rounds
2 center & 2 outer are putty
3and4, 5and6 are coordinating double rounds
putty

The London Afghan
8 rounds
3-3-1-1
soft taupe

FINISHED 8/26/23
10 rounds
4 x 6
Started at the Carlisle Expo Center at the start of the summer.
Pretty boring, but used up yarn I had.

Crocheted at Dede's July 2023
Finished at home November 2023
11 rounds with border (Loops & Threads 7 oz skein of mustard) took 2 skeins

FINISHED 2023
Crocheted in October 2023 when I wanted to use up the few colors I had left before buying more yarn....
Finished November 2023
4 x 6 blocks
11 rows including white border

The Pragmatic Afghan
FINISHED 2023

For this one I used 3-4 oz. skeins for verigated or striping yarn.  Never knew how they'd come out!

FINISHED 2023

4 x 7 blocks
10 rows, no border

Homeless Blanket Afghan #1 - The Auspicious Afghan

 The Auspicious Afghan
(auspicous means inspiring hope)
The Afghan That Started It All

9/16/22     21 blocks completely ready
                  5 blocks need the final/joining round
                  5 across x 4 already sewed together = 46 blocks

5 x 9 needs 45 blocks, so looks like there's more than enough ready....
IF 5 across is wide enough....

If not, will need 9 more blocks.

Impeccable "Golden Beige"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #2 - The California Afghan

 The California Afghan
Started with scraps from Dede, then added colors from stores n Petaluma and San Rafael

9/16/22     17 blocks done and waiting
                 5 across x 6 down already sewed together = 47 blocks ready

Was going to make this 5 x 8, which takes 40 squares, but since I've made 7 more than that, I'll probably make it bigger!  We'll see!

Impeccable "Putty"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #3 - The Carlisle

 The Carlisle Afghan
The Whole Project Started in Carlisle, right?

9/16/22   39 blocks ready
                none sewn together yet

48" wide
5 per row x 8 rows = 40 blocks needed
Gotta make 1 more block!

Impeccable "Soft Taupe"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #4 The Dolores Afghan - FINISHED!!

 The Dolores Afghan
#4 in the alphabet is D 
so of COURSE, this needs to be named this!

9/16/22  15 blocks ready & waiting
               4 x 6 sewn together = 39 blocks complete

It seems to measure 46' wide, each block seems about 8" or just a little less

Will probably make 8 blocks for the length?

6 x 8 blocks total needed
Only 9 blocks yet to be made!

Craftsmart Value Economique (Michael's) "Off White"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #6 - The Frances Afghan

 The Frances Afghan
   (Love ya, girl!)

9/16/22   15 blocks ready
                5 x 7 sewn together = 50 blocks done

Each block is about 6.75 ", the row of 7 (sewn together) is about 48"
Think I'll need 10 (possibly 11) rows total, but we'll say 10 for now.

7 x 10 = 70 blocks total needed
20 blocks yet to be made

Impeccable (Michael's) "Classic Gray"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #5 - The Elizabeth Afghan

 The Elizabeth Afghan
(Love ya, Mom)
 

If I could see better to use black yarn, I think this would look SUPER cool.  Maybe the next one?

9/16/22   27 blocks ready
               3 x 8 sewn together = 51 blocks done

Each block is about 5/5 inches, a row sewn together is about 46" wide
I'm guessing 12 rows (possibly 13, but for now I'll go with 12) for a total of 96 blocks all together.

45 more blocks to be made

Impeccable (Michael's) "Aran"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #8 - The Harry Afghan

 The Harry Afghan
(Queen Elizabeth II just died, and Harry looks so sad...)
I really love the look of this block, however, I'm afraid it'll be too much white when they're all attached together.  We'll see.

9/16/22     22 blocks ready
                  2 x 6 rows sewed together = 34 blocks done

Each block is just a smidge less than 8", so the 6-block row measures about 46 inches wide
To be 72" long, it'll need 9-ish blocks for length

6 x 9 = 54 blocks total needed
20 blocks to be made

Impeccable (Michael's) "Aran"