it's the weekend!

Yes, it's the weekend.

And I've got a few quilty progress photos to share,

plus two book recommendations and pics from lockdown life in my kitchen.

On the design wall: I've made up three more blocks for my "Bear Paw" quilt today, have a little peep...

and a group photo or two ...

On the bookshelf: Well, I almost resorted to reading a few of MrD's Lee Child books, but then my Book Depository order showed up.  "Apples Never Fall" by Liane Moriarty is her latest novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest. I enjoyed this one.

The Delaney family love one another dearly- it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . . If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?

This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure—but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light.

And my other recent read was "Hostage" by Clare Mackintosh, a claustrophobic thriller set over twenty hours on one airplane flight, with heart-stopping tension.

You can save hundreds of lives. Or the one that matters most. 

"Hostage" takes us on board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney. Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant, not the problems of her five-year-old daughter back home, or the fissures in her marriage. But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger, someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination. Someone who needs Mina's assistance and who knows exactly how to make her comply.

It's twenty hours to landing. A lot can happen in twenty hours... and it certainly does! I could. Not. Put. It. Down. 

In the kitchen: I've been expanding my culinary repertoire while in Lockdown. Friday evening's experiment was Hot Sour Soup & Dumplings. I'll definitely make this one again! 

And dinner tonight is a repeat of Jamie Oliver's roast chicken, 'cos it was such a success last time. If I find a recipe that works I add it to my favourites.  

It's nothing like nana's, but so very yummy - Spinach & lentils with a little creme fraiche on the bottom of my platter, sliced roasted chicken & bits of crispy bacon next, then topped with spoonfuls of mushrooms mixed in with a squished up roasted garlic bulb ... and the best part, all made in the one roasting pan. 

It was Johnny's 4th birthday yesterday too, lovely to spend time with our small family bubble out in the garden. A Spiderman cake was requested. Underneath all the red icing web, was an orange cake - dairy free -  made by my daughter, and tasted delish...

Enjoy your Sunday, Linda