I Like Thursday #186

It's time for I Like Thursday! LeeAnna is our hostess and her blog, Not Afraid of Color, has links to many more bloggers who post on Thursdays. Go take a look around! The weather has warmed up this week and my lilacs look like they're getting ready to bloom soon. I love seeing that deep purple getting ready to open up. It's a true sign of spring!

These are a few of the blocks I've made for Blast From the Past Mystery Quilt. I love the hearts theme! These blocks weren't too hard to make. The directions are very detailed and even tells you what direction to press your seams. I love that!

For our Easter dinner, my mother made a traditional Italian rum cake. She made her own chocolate and vanilla creams that are in the middle of the cake. There is rum in the cake but it's diluted with water so you just taste a hint of it. I haven't had this cake in years. It was so good. It's so much better than anything you can buy.

 I just finished this book and loved it! I highly recommend it. It's about 2 people who meet when they're younger and reconnect in college. They're not romantically involved but they write video games together. I'm not a gamer at all but you don't have to be to enjoy this book. It's about relationships and life in general. It's so well written. I was sad when it ended which is the sign of a great book!

The prompt this week is whether we're a day or night person. I'm definitely a night person. I don't stay up real late but I hate getting up in the morning. When I used to work, I had to get up at 5 to be at work for 6am. That just about killed me! I could never fall asleep early enough and I would drag the whole day. I usually get up around 8 but I lounge and have coffee until about 9:30. I'm usually up until midnight most nights either reading or watching TV. These hours suit me so much better than my old work schedule!

Have a wonderful weekend! It's supposed to be cool off over the weekend but in the 80's the next few days up here in the Northeast.