NaNo, Crafts, and A New Book by Rose Phillips

oodies!

It's all NaNoWriMo all the time here (more details about my work in progress coming soon!), so here's a bunch of photos of the latest batch of baking and knitting from the past few months!

We sponsored a goat and got some cheese!

My phone isn't good at moon photos...

Making spinach börek!

Yum!

Visiting a different spot on the Rhone river

Birthday cake!

Other birthday goodies

A Barbados coconut cake, in honour of the big conference at work, hosted by Barbados

Trying a new wine at a restaurant by the Rhone

Interesting poster of the list of members of a neighbourhood "circle" -- basically an excuse for a social club to get together!

I had the duck!

My friends had the fish

Dessert!

Another birthday cake!

Baklava! (At a different restaurant)

Starting a new knitting project!
Love having pregnant friends, as an excuse to knit pretty baby things!

 

I also recently read the latest book by Rose Phillips!

I've blogged about her books before, especially about how they keep me up all night, reading!

Slowly Falling by Rose Phillips

"Chloe uses work to hide from the world, but she can’t escape her thoughts. Since the death of her track-star boyfriend, her panic attacks are sneaking up on her. A lot. And while others may think her odd behavior is because of his loss, the truth is she’s always been just this side of “crazy.” Until now, her compulsive daily rituals kept them at bay. At least in public.

When Derrick walks into her life, she’s distracted enough to back away from the edge of her mental precipice. Convinced he’s her safe haven, she falls blindly into a relationship. With him, she dreams of being like every other seventeen-year-old. It seems so easy, but it's not.

How do you face the future when the past won't let you go?"

This one also kept me up late! I loved the pace, the instant attraction between Chloe and Derrick, and the gradual deepening of their relationship. Also that on-tenterhooks feeling of not wanting them to be pulled apart but knowing that things are going to get rocky before they get even better. A great read for both teens and adults!

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