Citizen K-9 (K-Team #3) by David Rosenfelt A cold-case solved! So glad I still have a few more books to read by the same author. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

February 23, 1940 - Woody Guthrie wrote the lyrics to 'This Land Is Your Land' in his room at the Hanover House Hotel in New York City. #todayinhistory

Finished the log cabin variation yesterday and am moving right along to pinning my next hand quilting project: half square triangles. And still have three more completed tops waiting in my WIP basket. #quiltsky #handquilting #WIP

Finished this log cabin variation today (machine pieced, hand quilted). Not gonna lie, it's not one of my favorites but they can't ALL be favorites, right? I was piecing the top last summer when I got my breast cancer diagnosis and decided not to fix the mistake. #quiltsky #handquilting

Tourist Season: a Chirp audiobook by Carl Hiaasen, read by George K. Wilson Part of a three-book bundle from Chirp by an author that I'd never read before but recommended by a friend. It was just ok, but reviewers say that subsequent books get better. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Remembering Mike Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981)

Animal Instinct (The K Team #2) by David Rosenfelt Stayed up way past my bedtime (again) finishing the book, and enjoyed this one more than the first of the series. How does the author think up these plots? And the acknowledgements at the end were a pure delight. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Relic, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Because I recently finished Pendergast - which was billed as a prequel to the series - I had to go back and start again at the beginning. (It holds up!) To be continued..... #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Cosmos, an Audible audiobook by Carl Sagan and read by LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan Because sometimes you just need a little bit of Carl Sagan in your life. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Pendergast: The Beginning An Audible audiobook by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Read by Jefferson Mays Now I need to go back and re-read Relic. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue (Mrs. Plansky #2) A Chirp audiobook by Spencer Quinn, read by Petrea Burchard I would have preferred a new Chet and Bernie adventure by the same author.... #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Managed Care by Joe Barrett Stayed up way past my bedtime (again) to finish a book. Loved the narrative but the typos and eggcorns kept yanking me out of the story. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Triptych An Audible audiobook by Karin Slaughter, read by Kathleen Early Whoa, I won't be able to look at the characters in the Will Trent tv series in the same light.... #booksky #2026readingchallenge

The K Team Stayed up way past my bedtime to finish the first book of a new series by David Rosenfelt. #booksky #readingchallenge

Unwind by Neal Shusterman Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen parents can have their problem children "unwound": all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. #booksky

Theme of 2026.

Rosemary's Baby Audible audiobook, read by the original Rosemary: Mia Farrow It's been decades since I first read the book and watched the film. Being of a certain age I do remember when women were treated like Rosemary. It was really uncomfortable to listen to. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Sandwiching this log cabin variation: Not really happy with it; this is what I was working on last year when I got my breast cancer diagnosis and made a mistake in construction that I chose not to fix. Finishing it as a reminder that even broken things can be useful. #quiltsky #handquilting

Finished hand quilting this crumb quilt today! Even the back was pieced together with leftover flannel fabric from other projects. I think I've had enough of crumb quilts for now (although I still have A LOT of crumbs). #quiltsky #handquilting

Finished this morning. It's square, so can be looked at as stacked bricks or stained glass, depending on the orientation. Now it will go in the works-in-progress basket under three other completed tops. I hand quilt so it's gonna be a while to get there. #quiltsky #wip

After Oz An audiobook from Chirp by Gordon McAlpine Narrated by Maria Ru-Djen Did you ever wonder what happened to Dorothy after she returned from Oz? #booksky #2026readingchallenge

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith A story told in three different centuries. Intrigue and regrets. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Finally finished making 25 blocks. Next: trim, sash, join. #quiltsky #wip

The Afterlife Project An Audible audiobook by Tim Weed, read by Bradford Hastings, Dawn Harvey, and Frankie Corzo A global pandemic wipes out the human race. The arrogance of some of the characters was a bit off-putting. #booksky #readingchallenge

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Originally published on January 5, 1886. #booksky #todayinhistory

Remembering the genius of Gerry Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011). Thank you for contributing to the soundtrack of my life. #todayinhistory

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

Thinking of JRR Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) #booksky

Celebrating Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992 #booksky

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Think I found this one at the little free library. Kept me good company for two days without internet (or tv). #readingchallenge #booksky

The Diary of a Bookseller An Audible audiobook by Shaun Bythell Narrated by Robin Laing A very soothing listen: a year of short diary entries. Found the The Bookshop on Facebook! Met and exceeded my #readingchallenge for 2025. #booksky

The Unlived Lives of Raymond Quinn by William Matthies I was really looking forward to reading this book. The premise was interesting but the dialog was so stilted and unrealistic - to me. That'll teach me to buy the next book in a series before reading the first. #booksky #readingchallenge

Remembering George Michael. (25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) #todayinhistory #thanksforthemusic

Earthrise, December 24, 1968 Taken from lunar orbit: first full-color view of our planet from off of it, photo credit Astronaut Bill Anders. #todayinhistory

Remembering Richard Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) #booksky #todayinhistory

Mrs. Plansky's Revenge An Audible audiobook by Spencer Quinn & read by Petrea Burchard It's nice to read a book where the protagonist is the exact same age as myself but not decrepit! But I wish the author would hurry up and publish a new Chet and Bernie adventure. #booksky #readingchallenge

Remembering Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) #booksky #todayinhistory

Remembering Joe Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) #todayinhistory

Publication date December 21, 1937 And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street is Theodor Geisel's first children's book. It was published under the pen name Dr. Seuss. #booksky #todayinhistory

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond Saw the author on Jon Stewart and was intrigued. He makes good points but I'm not hopeful that people - Americans - can come together to make positive changes. #booksky #readingchallenge

Remembering Chad Stuart (December 10, 1941 - December 20, 2020) Thanks for the music.

Remembering Carl Sagan November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996 #todayinhistory

Remembering John Steinbeck. (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) #booksky #todayinhistory

Published on December 17, 1985 The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood “One of my rules was that I would not put any events into the book that had not already happened… nor any technology not already available. No imaginary gizmos, no imaginary laws, no imaginary atrocities." #booksky

Remembering Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) #booksky

Remembering Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) #booksky

Happy birthday to Dave Clark!

Remembering Shirley Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) #booksky

December 14, 1969 - The Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show".

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish An Audible audiobook by Douglas Adams Read by Martin Freeman After so many crazy adventures through the galaxy, Arthur Dent is back on a reconstructed Earth! #booksky #readingchallenge