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Cherie’s 2025 Year in Books
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People ask me where I get my inspiration for the series Grandmother's Treasures?
I answered that question in one of my first columns on Substack, An old barn on Grandma Nellie’s farm. A dozen vintage quilts inside an antique wooden bench. My mother's three-ring notebook, with a chapter for each year of WWII. A photo of a young Aunt Jeanne dressed for work riveting airplanes. A black and white famil Read more of this blog post »
I answered that question in one of my first columns on Substack, An old barn on Grandma Nellie’s farm. A dozen vintage quilts inside an antique wooden bench. My mother's three-ring notebook, with a chapter for each year of WWII. A photo of a young Aunt Jeanne dressed for work riveting airplanes. A black and white famil Read more of this blog post »
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"Marcellus the octopus!!! *heart eyes forever*
I don’t read a lot of literary fiction, but I was utterly charmed by this book. It was so creative and full of heart. I’d classify this as an extremely readable smart people book. Plus look at that gorgeou" Read more of this review » |
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"I don't read fiction often, but when I do, I want to read about interesting characters who help me see the world in a new way. Remarkably Bright Creatures delivered on that front. I loved this terrific novel about Tovah, a 70-year-old woman who works"
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"This might be my favorite book this year, and will also be one of the best books I’ve ever read. Why did I love it so much?
Let’s start with the writing. Every page was impressive. The prose was spot-on and there were so many sentences I wanted to un" Read more of this review » |
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“We stitch together quilts of meaning to keep us warm and safe, with whatever patches of beauty and utility we have on hand.” Anne Lamott.”
― The Gift: The California Quilt
― The Gift: The California Quilt
“Grandma Grace used to tell Gracie,
“Every quilt has a story.”
The Gift, Spring 2022, WordCrafts Press.”
― The Gift: The California Quilt
“Every quilt has a story.”
The Gift, Spring 2022, WordCrafts Press.”
― The Gift: The California Quilt
“There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected.”
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“Today we are faced with the pre-eminent fact that if civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships, the ability of all peoples of all kins to live together and to work together in the same world at peace.”
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“The country needs and unless I mistake its temper the country demands bold persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it If it fails admit it frankly and try another. But above all try something.”
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“More striking still, it appeared that, if the process of concentration goes on at the same rate, at the end of another century we shall have all American industry controlled by a dozen corporations and run by perhaps a hundred men. Put plainly, we are steering a steady course toward economic oligarchy, if we are not there already.”
― Looking Forward
― Looking Forward
“We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of nations far away. We have learned that we must live as men, and not as ostriches nor as dogs in the manger. We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community.”
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