February 14, 2025
I’m pleased to be adding Walid to my list for family cards. He is my first and so far my only February birthday.
I dug deep into my files to find this Pinwheel featured in 2014 as part of the Block of the Day series.
Author: James Baldwin
This recommendation came from a Facebook group I belong to; it was their February book of the month (I didn’t even know they had a book of the month). It was a small one so I decided to get it from the library and fit it into the pile of my own books that I had already set aside.
Fonny and Tish had been friends since childhood and later make plans to marry. Tish falls pregnant about the same time that Fonny is arrested and sent to jail. Their story reflects the gritty truth about many black lives in America no matter what time period they are set it.
If you like a neat ending you will be disappointed.
Goodreads Rating: * * *
I had three large skeins of this orange yarn and whenever I saw it in my bin I couldn’t for the life of me think of what I could do with it. I also had a skein of white so I decided to jump right in with a pattern I’ve made at least a couple of times before.
This will be a donation and I hope it brings some sunshine to somebody’s day.
Author: Lisa See
This is one of the books included in Kathryn’s 2025 birthday bag. I saw the idea on Facebook and decided to pass it along. On her birthday Kathryn received a bag of books (second hand that I’ve pre-read) each wrapped in brown paper. The idea is that once a month (on her birthdate) she can pick a book to read. Each book includes a bookmark of some sort.
This is one of the books that I didn’t pre-read. I’m a fan of Lisa See though and I hope to get it back one day so I can read it.