Happy Fall everyone! As I type this on Saturday, I just finished up my sauerkraut making, and I’m watching college football. Roll Tide! (Update: They did!) I love Fall so much, with harvest, Thanksgiving, and Christmas all rolled into a fun four months. (I consider August part of Fall because that’s when the garden harvest starts.) Next week is jam making. I’m starting with peach, peach jalapeno, and Christmas jam!
Reading
I finished up reading several books for The Historical Novel Society and now I’m reading a few Indie books. I have three books that are late on Netgalley, and I want to catch those up, so as usual I have way more books that I have time to read.
Books I’m Reading or Listening to Right Now
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Last Week on the Blog
Two Indie Spotlights: Shorte List by Scott Mehno and A Helluva Holiday by Gail Meath
Next Week on the Blog
I’ll be reviewing The French Illusion by John Grisham, Rags of Time by Michael Ward, and Viet Nam Short Stories by Nguyen Trong Hien. I will review others if time permits.
Book Haul
I hope you have a wonderful week!
*Thank you to Deb from Readerbuzz for hosting Sunday Salon and Caffeinated Book Reviewer for hosting Sunday Post.
Thanks for the update, Bonnie! I’m looking forward to reading Viet Nam Short Stories.
I think you’ll like Viet Nam Short Stories very much. I am not done with it yet, but it’s an interesting collection of popular stories in Vietnamese, then translated in English.
Great!
Your fall kitchen sounds busy in the best way—peach jalapeño and Christmas jam both sound delicious! I can also relate to having far more books waiting than time to read them all. Happy Reading!
Thank you. I’ve never made Christmas jam before, but it has cranberries, strawberries, and blueberries, so how could it be bad? I’m looking forward to it.
You know how to make saurkraut?! That’s so interesting! I suppose someone has to make it, but I never thought about it before, I usually just pick up a jar at the supermarket.
This is an old family recipe that is fermented. We all still make it, and it tastes so good!
The jam sounds amazing! I can’t wait for my aunt to send us our usual yearly load of strawberry jam per my grandmother’s receipe, ahaha. Next time one of us visits they’ll come away with so many jars…
Hope you have a good week!
Enjoy that sauerkraut. It was a staple growing g up and mom always made a big batch in the fall. Happy fall!!
What a wonderful way to kick off the fall season, Bonnie! Jams, fermented sauerkraut, and college football make for such a cozy autumn weekend. Making sauerkraut from an old family recipe sounds so special—I completely agreed with QuietIdea on how impressive that is, and Darlene’s memory of her mom’s fall batches was so sweet! Also, that Christmas jam combination of cranberries, strawberries, and blueberries sounds heavenly. I echoed Kat @ Forever Book Lover’s sentiment—a busy fall kitchen and a tall stack of books is the absolute best way to spend this time of year!
Good luck with all your fall plans. I love this time of year.
Such interesting recommendations. Noted 🙂 Have a fabulous October xx
You too! I hope you’re enjoying Fall.
It’s wonderful that you love the fall season, Bonnie. I do too. I’m sure looking forward to reading Hien’s Vietnam Short Stories. I’ve really liked everything I’ve read by him.
Thanks Tim. I’m enjoying Hein’s latest book
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Autumn is my favorite season. It’s usually too hot here to summon up much of the spirit in August, but the back-to-school vibe counts, so that works for me.
We’re moving back and forth right now from the 70s and 80s to the 50s, so sometimes that chill is in the air.
Peach – jalapeño jam sounds amazing! Thanks for the reminder about Gail Meath. Looks like you have some intriguing reads in your future.