Fever Dream (Pendergast #10) by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child As always an engrossing adventure, but there was just a little too much loving detail about firearms. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Nightmares & Dreamscapes (Volume II) #audiobook by #StephenKing A fabulous collection of short stories read by (among others) Kathy Bates, Matthew Broderick, Tim Curry, Jerry Garcia, and the author himself. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Nightmares & Dreamscapes (Volume 1) Audiobook by Stephen King, read by (among others) Rob Lowe, Whoopie Goldberg, Tim Curry, and Tabitha King. Feels like cheating that the book was broken into three volumes. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules Audible #audiobook Great premise and (almost) age appropriate (for me) but it wasn't as captivating as I'd hoped, so it took me a while to finish. I won't be continuing the series. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Cemetery Dance (Pendergast #9) by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Getting behind on my reading so spent the afternoon fighting zombiis with FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Lieutenant D'Agosta. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

#Machinepieced #hanquilted One jelly roll with black sashing for a "stained glass" effect. My 50th completed quilt since retirement! #quiltsky

Remembering Harry Nilsson on his birthday. Thank you for being part of the soundtrack of my life.

The Wheel of Darkness (Pendergast #8) by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Like The Poseidon Adventure with supernatural elements! #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Insomnia, audiobook by #StephenKing, read by Eli Wallach. A pharmacist explains all the side effects of sleep deprivation that we're all watching play out daily from the people's house: impaired judgment, anxiety, depression, mania, panic... #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Pursuit by Stephen Dobyns Thank you to #StephenKing for intriguing me enough to go looking for this poem. #booksky

Silver Birch, Blood Moon (Fairy Tales anthology series) Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling Various authors. Took a break from the adventures of FBI Special Agent Pendergast to go on a side quest of re-told fairy tales. It didn't disappoint. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Finished #machinepiecing this quilt top yesterday, using up a lot of the novelty fabrics in my stash. When the time comes, I have enough novelty fabrics left over to make a fun back, and will bind it in black to pull it all together. #quiltsky

Bat Out of Hell: An Anthology of New Mystery Short Stories (Music and Murder Mystery #4) "Inspired by the debut album from legendary rock star Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell is a stellar collection of mysteries from some of the best writers in the genre." Just so-so. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

The Dark Tower (Dark Tower VII) Audible audiobook by #StephenKing Narrated by George Guidall And again, the journey has ended. For now. The last time was in 2023 and I'm wondering if I have another trip left in me. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Book of the Dead by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child I prefer to read in bed before going to sleep but it's hard to maneuver a 450+ page hardcover novel (plus booklight) comfortably. So I spent the morning following the adventures (misadventures?) of the brothers Pendergast. #booksky

Song of Susannah: The Dark Tower #6 by #StephenKing Audible audiobook, narrated by George Guidall My journey is almost over (again). One more volume, then I'll have to wait until October for the book that ties The Talisman and The Dark Tower together in one final epic tale. #booksky

Finally finished #handquilting! The top was #machinepieced in November 2025 and sat in my #WIP basket until late March. It's more of a lap quilt but I'm making it work as a bed topper. #quiltsky

Prepping the quilt sandwich on this top that I completed in January so I can move right along when I finish binding my current project. #quiltsky #handquilting #machinepiecing #WIP

Dance of Death (Pendergast #6) by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Having a good time re-immersing myself in this series. It's been a while...OMG 20 years??? #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Wolves of the Calla (Dark Tower V) Audible audiobook by #StephenKing, read by George Guidall Feels like the roller coaster ride is speeding up.... #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Found lychee at the supermarket yesterday! $10+ per pound. This bag came out to a whopping.....wait for it..........$26. But OMG, no regrets; they're so sweet and delicious!

Remembering Gordon Lightfoot. Thank you for the music. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023)

Spent the morning adding the borders: thanks for the suggestions! I went with what I have in my stash: black and then a metallic Asian fabric. Now it's going into my #wip basket under three other finished tops, waiting to be #handquilted. #quiltsky

Finished the main portion of this quilt top; it's 60" square. Think I'll add two narrow borders - black, then ??? Once that's done it will go into my to-be-quilted basket under three more completed tops. #quiltsky #WIP #machinepiecing #handquilting

Thinking of Dave Mason. (10 May 1946 – 19 April 2026) Thank you for the music.

The Wind Through the Keyhole An Audible audiobook by #StephenKing, narrated by the author. An interlude on the journey to the Dark Tower. Onward to Wolves of the Calla. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Cat on a Hot Tin Woof: A Chet & Bernie Mystery (#16) by Spencer Quinn Chet the Jet is back with a brand new adventure! It's been too long. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Currently taking a turn on the bed, my quilt #44. Love flipping it to show off the back for a different vibe. I've made 48 quilts, mostly lap or throw sized, since I retired in 2020 and still have 11 in my collection so I rotate them frequently. #machinepieced #handquilted #quiltsky

My two current works in progress - #machinepiecing (left) and #handquilting (right). #quiltsky

Wizard and Glass: Dark Tower Book IV Audible audiobook by Stephen King, narrated by Frank Muller. Continuing my journey with Roland and his ka-tet while waiting for King's next book that brings The Talisman and The Dark Tower series to their conclusion. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Brimstone (Pendergast #5) by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Spent all afternoon buried in a book. Some days are like that. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Remembering Kurt Vonnegut November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007 #booksky

Still Life with Crows by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Spent the day in Kansas with Special Agent Pendergast, on the trail of a serial killer. I'd forgotten how heart-wrenching the story was. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Finally finished machine piecing this not-my-favorite-fabrics top. Not only the print but the black frayed terribly. Hate to do it but leftover fabric will be tossed. Now it's going in my #worksinprogress basket under another two tops waiting their turn to be sandwiched and #handquilted. #quiltsky

The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower #3 Audible Audiobook by Stephen King, clocking in at 18 hours and 40 minutes. Narrated by Frank Muller. And the journey continues.... #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Moving on to my next project! It's been sitting in my #worksinprogress basket since November of last year. #quiltsky #machinepieced #handquilting

Good Dog, Bad Cop (The K Team #4) By David Rosenfelt Needed a break after a week of errands and chores and finishing a quilt so spent the whole day with the K Team. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Re-reading the many adventures of Agent Pendergast: just as good - if not better - the second time around. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Machine pieced in October of last year, then took about a month to hand quilt and bind this half-square triangle lap quilt. My 48th since retirement in 2020...but who's counting? 😇 #quiltsky #machinepieced #handquilted

Back of the quilt I'm currently working on. So close to finished! #quiltsky #workinprogress #handquilting

It's storming here on Oahu and at my elevation we're sitting in a cloud. Literally. And everything feels squishy. ⛈️🥺⛈️ Stripped the bed down to the mattress and put everything in the dryer. Then swapped out the quilt. #quiltsky #handquilted #machinepieced

Using up some of my not-so-favorite Hawaiian print fabric (the light colored pieces) and trying to thin out my "crumb" stash. It's not the print but the actual fabric that I don't care for. Twelve more rows to go. #quiltsky #wip

The Drawing of the Three: Dark Tower II Audible audiobook by Stephen King, narrated by Frank Muller. The last time I traveled this road with Roland, Eddie, and (the woman who becomes) Suzanna was November of 2022. The endless journey continues. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Dogged Pursuit By David Rosenfelt Spent a third day without tv or internet in a prequel to the Andy Carpenter series, where we're introduced to everyone. Thank goodness for books! #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Reliquary Br Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Spent the two days without tv or internet (aftereffects of a storm) in subterranean NYC with Agent Pendergast. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower Book 1 Audible audiobook by Stephen King, narrated by George Guidall Fun fact: originally published in 1982, the author revised the original book to bring it more in line with the series as it had developed, and published it in 2003. #booksky #2026readingchallenge

Most recent quilt, getting a chance to spread out. Because I don't usually make full sized bed quilts this one is just almost long enough but not quite wide enough, so I rotated it 90*. Doesn't cover the pillows but wide enough now to drape down the sides. #quiltsky #handquilting

Black House (The Talisman #2), by Stephen King and Peter Straub, an Audible audiobook read by Frank Muller. Now I'm ready for The Talisman #3: Other Worlds Than These, coming in October. In the meantime I think I'll revisit the Dark Tower because it all ties together. #booksky

And to All a Good Bite (Andy Carpenter #32) by David Rosenfelt All but finished with the series: one prequel, sitting on my shelf, a new one coming in July, and one more K-9 Team novel. Keep 'em coming, David! #booksky #2026readingchallenge

The Fine Art of Invisible Detection (Umiko Wada #1) by Robert Goddard Read Umiko Wada #2 first in 2023, then went back to her origin story. Couldn't puzzle out how she's solve her case but she got there in the end...of course! #booksky #2026readingchallenge