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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 5h

Oh I still have that book from when it was published

nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 5h

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#bookreview 📚
#thelastadieu
#ryanlcole
#harperhorizon
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The Last Adieu by Ryan L. Cole

A rushing stream of progress had pushed America into a new era. There were twenty-four states now, and people traveled by steam. Sleepy crossroads had burst into bustling cities. There were few mon…

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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 7h

I felt if I could do this, express just one thing perfectly, then I could die because my happiness would be complete. #sundaysentence #TheDefinitions by #MattGreene
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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 1d

theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/b...
New #books on my shelf, #quilts, news

nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 3d

theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/t...
📚 #bookreview
#thecassattsisters
#lisagroen
#blackrosewriting
#netgalley

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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 5d

Writing a review soon. Excellent.

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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 6d

I just started this

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Robin Kirk @robinkirk.bsky.social · 7d

#SundaySentence

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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 7d

Now, this is the mother I remember, tactful as a sledgehammer.
#sundaysentence
#badbadgirl
#gishjen
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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 7d

theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/a...
📚 #bookreview
#amarriageatsea
#sophieelmhirst
@riverheadbooks.bsky.social
#firstlookbookclub

A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst

For what else is a marriage, really, if not being stuck on a small raft with someone and trying to survive! from A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst I sped through this book. It is a story of indi…

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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 8d

My #quilt of classic children’s writers hand embroidered.

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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 9d

📚 #bookmail
#herdaughter
#franhawthorne
#blackrosewriting

nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 10d

theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/a...
📚 #bookreview
#apairofwings
#carolehopson
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A Pair of Wings by Carole Hopson

Pilot Carole Hopson was surprised and inspired when she discovered early African American aviatrix Bessie Coleman. Bessie went from cotton picking with her mother, a former slave, to a manicurist i…

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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 12d

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#orphansoftheliving
#kathywatson
#shewritespress
#mindbuckmedia
📚#bookreview

Orphans of the Living by Kathy Watson

Dirt only belonged to a man for a finite time, for as long as he could, by sweat and blood and heartbeat, hold onto it, a caretaker for those who would come to wipe him away, for his weakness, his …

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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 13d

Enjoy!

nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for letting me know! I used to only hand quilt but now I take my projects to a long arm quilter. I used to hand quilt a bed sized quilt in 2-3 months. I have been working on one for nearly a year now!

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nancyadairb.bsky.social @nancyadairb.bsky.social · 14d

For what else is a marriage, really, if not being stuck on a small raft with someone and trying to survive! from #AMarriageatSea by #SophieElmhirst
#sundaysentence
@riverheadbooks.bsky.social