Covid-19 Life, TBR, WIP

The Cleveland Pear tree

Some Spring.

This May has brought snow to Michigan--one of the top four snowiest Michigan Mays ever so far!

The Cleveland Pear tree bloomed and the apple tree is ready to bloom.

the apple tree

Wild violets under the apple trees

The first baby robins are flying. One sat on our patio in the morning...

And a bunny came to visit in the evening.

I finished the Alice in Wonderland Redwork quilt top.

And I finished the embroidered 'Gus' blocks.

I have finished reading 64 books this year. Yikes! And my TBR shelf is not getting any smaller!

Reading Now:

• The Splendid and the Vile by Eric Larson, a Goodreads win
• Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan by Deborah Reed
• The Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing by Joseph Fasano, a novel by a poet I discovered on Twitter

Books in the mail:
Jo & Laurie from Bookish, based on the characters from Little Women
Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Would Know by Ellen Notbohm, author of The River by Starlight

New E-galleys:

• Divided Hearts by Barbara Brackman, based on her block of the month series
• Sensational Quilts for Scrap Lovers
• Pride and Prejudice from Jane Austen Children's Stories
• Underwater: How Our American Dream of Homeownership Became a Nightmare by Ryan Dezember
• JFK by Fredrik Logevall, a new biography
• Shelter in Place by David Leavitt. I read his first novel The Lost Language of Cranes in 1991.
• The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue, author of The Wonder

Our grandpuppy Sunny continues to learn new tricks, and our son and his girl keep me updated. She jumps through hoops (and on the table) and had a bell to ring when she needs to go outside. But she rings that bell when she wants to go out and play, too!

Sunny loves to watch

She has grown so much since we last saw her in early March!


I have been enjoying the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Watch Parties, streaming past concerts with commentary from viewers. And the DSO musicians sharing music 'from their porch'. Also, Sir Patrick Stewart's daily reading of Shakespeare's sonnets, Yo Yo Ma's cello pieces, Joseph Fasano's daily poetry reading, The Show Must Go On YouTube airings of Sir Anthony Lloyd Webber shows...I keep very busy!

My brother social isolates on nature walks. Last week, an osprey flew in front of his Ram truck. Below is an osprey he saw on his walk at Stony Creek Metro Park.

 He came across deer.

 And was able to bring his pontoon to his dock.

Cass Lake, MI

I hope you are keeping safe and busy, too.