Five Green Bags, and Books

 There was more green stitching this week and I completed five green drawstring bags for the foster kids.  So I'm quite pleased with that.  I'm always amazed at what is tucked away in my big bag of bits and pieces.  It doesn't seem to be getting much emptier. 

Bag making bits and pieces

So what did I find to work with?  There was an already made elongated nine patch featuring frogs, and a farmyard scene with a red barn and roosters.

A fat quarter of dark green Japanesy fabric was enough for two bags, plus two small pieces of New Zealand inspired fabric plus extras made the final bag.  I'll add them to last months blue collection, and I'm getting quite a pile.

Five green drawstring bags this month

And what have I been reading so far this month?  Lost Light, by Michael Connelly featuring Det Harry Bosch who has finally quit the LAPD.  But he took a murder file with him to reinvestigate, running foul of his old colleagues and the FBI.  As always, another exciting read with unexpected twists and turns.

Angela Marsons Dead Souls was next, and I'm a real fan of her books featuring DI Kim Stone, they never dissapoint, and I'm reading them in order.  The Thread Collectors was a joint collaboration by Shaunna Edwards and Alyson Richman, telling the story of two women, a black slave and a wealthy Jewess during the Civil War.  Their husbands both enlist in the Union army and form a friendship through their love of music.  Such an interesting tale, about two women in completely different circumstances doing their bit to help the war effort.    I certainly would recommend this book.

Books read so far this month