A Simple Stitch: A Time to Mend - Deb Obermeier

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Résumé :
Summer brings a new season in Spring Forrest. A Simple Stitch is open, and Eliza is anticipating new customers, returning visitors and the weekly Girls Knit Out group that gathers on Friday evenings. The school is out. The Caf? is as busy as usual. Aunt Mildred has settled comfortably in her Spring Forrest home. It has only been six short months since the gathering at Slipknot Farm celebrating the holidays, yet it feels like an eternity. Relationships were started, and others strengthened during this festive time. Now, life back to usual, the excitement has faded, and Eliza is feeling an unfamiliar emptiness. Always considering herself the strength in the family, she isn't hiding this restlessness as well as she thinks. Looking forward to her weekend at Slipknot Farm to nourish her soul, an accident takes her by surprise. As expected, she immediately steps up. Changes are necessary. Decisions are made without hesitation. During this much needed Time to Mend unforeseen events unfold taking relationships to new heights. While some have tough decisions to make, others can easily see the answers. You are invited back to A Simple Stitch to watch this quaint shop evolve. Slipknot in the summer is certainly the place to be for working in the garden, cooking and finding rest while sitting on the swing and watching the sun go down. So, as with every season there comes change, although not always easy, it can be a true blessing in disguise.

Biographie:
A bit about me... I'm still living in my century-old farmhouse in Southern Illinois. My surroundings are my inspiration. I love to share my version of Slipknot Farm when I get an opportunity. Upon the release of A Simple Stitch, A Time to Mend it was featured in our local newspapers. I knew this was an opportunity, so I invited my readers to come and experience my inspiration. An open house! I recruited a couple of friends, family and my publisher to help me with guests. Preparing three recipes that were mentioned throughout the first novel and the sequel had the refreshments covered. Soon, the moment of truth arrived as the clock chimed noon. In anticipation, I watched as the door opened and guests continued to arrive until four. Familiar faces that brought their friends with them. It was awesome. I enjoyed the feedback, or shall I say, compliments on my first novel, sharing the treats and giving tours of our comforting home. As an added touch, I created a make-shift 'Antiques & Uniques' with some of Aunt Mildred's finds for sale as well. A day I will never forget. It was humbling. This cookbook has been a true labor of love, as I wanted to share even more of my inspiration, passing on recipes collected throughout the years. It was a much larger project than I had imagined. I had the vision and wanted it to be special. That being said, I can now continue with my next novel in the series and then move on to the pre-quell. Writing is my passion. Sharing what I love is a bonus. So I will continue to enjoy this amazing journey that God has so graciously placed before me, knowing I could not do this alone, enjoying everyone that crosses my path along the way. Who knows where this ride will take me next! Kindly, DebO