Dreams of Spring

If you have been paying attention, you know that we almost always have a quilt hanging in the library. Recently we took down the winter-ish quilts while we looked for a more spring like one to borrow. When the crowd of after-schoolers gathered in the library, they began to notice something wasn’t right. Quickly a young man exclaimed “Why don’t you have a quilt hanging up?”
His remark made us hustle up something appropriate. Kathy asked Judy Cochran if she had one we could borrow. Judy and many other local quilters have never turned us down. Marilyn Hinners and Jan Jaqua are among those we can count on to have on hand just the very quilt we had in mind.
When Judy brought in her quilt, it was all the best colors of a Sunday School class full of Easter dresses, pinks, blues, greens, yellows and lavenders. She said that she developed the pattern and began working on it one miserably snowy January. That year she really needed something to remind her that spring would eventually arrive. She pieced and handquilted it beautifully. Judy didn’t give the quilt a name. She told us to name it whatever we wanted. We joked about calling it Judy’s Winter Therapy, but finally named it Judith’s Dreams of Spring. Stop by the library to see it. You’ll go home with a strong case of spring fever and admiration for her handiwork.
On to books…..Oftentimes when an author is seen on tv talking about his/her new book, the library phone begins to ring. This week Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back has elicited several calls. I hadn’t ordered, but I have now. If you heard about and want to read it, give us a call. We can put your name on the list.
One I’ve seen on tv a couple of times this week is Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America by Les Standiford. It is the story of the abduction of Adam Walsh in Florida in 1981. Adam’s dad, John Walsh went on to create the show America’s Most Wanted. Bringing Adam Home is the account of the horrible crime and all that came after. The book is written by a respectable author with help from police Detective Joe Matthews. 1981 was one of many diaper-changing years for me. They sort of all run together in a big blur. But, I remember the moment I was watching John and Reve Walsh on Good Morning America when they received the news that the little boy’s partial remains were discovered. The book has many great reviews. I’m anxious to read it.
Another book that is much touted on tv this week is The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story by Robert and Dayna Baer. This one almost seems to be right out of a Hollywood movie. Robert and Dayna were both CIA employees when they met in Sarajevo. Bob didn’t even know Dayna’s true name at the time. One of the reviews called this book “funny, frightening, ironic and deeply moving.” Sounds like this book has something for everyone.
If you have seen an author on tv, check out the library. There’s a book here waiting for you.