Book Chat - 10/24/2025

People, time keeps marching on. I have been reading books fairly steadily, but how would y’all know? When we last talked about books, I had shared the ones I read in April and May.

Ha! I didn’t read any in May. I did read a few in June: 

Lola is Never Drinking Again by Maria Elena Sandivici

I loved this book because one of the characters is my beloved Galveston. Not really, it’s set on The G, but to me, it made The G come to life. A troubled woman returns to the island to help settle her newly deceased aunt’s affairs. She had to reckon with more than her past. It was good.

The House of My Mother: À Daughter’s Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke

I watched the documentary series, Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke (and then promptly forgot to tell y’all about it) recently. The doc was about mommy blogger/Influencer, Ruby, and how she was convicted of child abuse. The book by her daughter tells us about how she escaped her mother‘s clutches and how she tried to save her younger siblings from their mother. It is a sad story.

Death Row by Frieda McFadden

This short story is about a woman who is awaiting her death sentence for killing her husband. It was very good.

I may tell you about the ones I read in July soon. I mean, it’s only the end of October…

MK out.

FO Friday - 10/11/2025

Hello everyone! I have two projects to show you:

This little blanky started out as part of a KAL (knit-a-long, for the muggles) hosted by Fifty Four Ten Studio. It was a gentle KAL - one did not have to complete the project by the deadline. Good thing - because I finished after the deadline. I finished this blanky in August. (And I’m just now showing it off - I know...)

The pattern is one of theirs called Summer Sidewalk. I had some skeins of Wool Ease lying around in purple. If anyone knows of someone with a baby coming and purple will fit into the color scheme of the nursery, please let me know.

AND

I made some bags to donate to the local children’s hospital on the G. The hospital fills them with books and art supplies and gives them to children who have undergone some sort of trauma.  

It’s an easy- peasy pattern. I lined mine, but it’s not a requirement. This bag is a good way to use up leftovers!

See y’all later!

/MK out.

Movie Monday - 10/13/2025

Lord have mercy! You’d think I’m just sitting on my couch, staring at the wall and eating bonbons. I can’t get anything done around here. And that includes watching movies. I did watch a few in the last few weeks though.

I had been wanting to watch Kajillionaire ever since it came out in 2020. Evan Rachel Wood, Deborah Winger and Richard Jenkins star in this quirky film. They play a family and their motto seems to be: “A family who crimes together, stays together.” It was good.

A cook to a group of fur trappers and a Chinese immigrant on the run become fast friends in First Cow. Set in the early 1800s, The pair steal the milk of a wealthy trapper’s cow in an effort to make some money baking treats for the town. I liked it.

I used to watch the Ed Salmon show when I was a young thing. Sunday Best is a documentary about how Sullivan could make people’s careers. I enjoyed reminiscing as I watched it.

Stupid Streamer:

The Hunting Wives - Netflix

That’s all for now!

MK out.