Letter to You, Readers

 Dear Readers,

You are all really neat people. There’s been over 41,500 of you to visit this blog. That’s breathtaking! To think that so many of you came on this journey with me from my entry into the Catholic Church, my book interests, and my crafting updates, all colored by the overlaying of my chronic illnesses too. Thank you for staying around for the fun!

Nearly half of you are from the United States. Just over 4,300 of you are from Russia. About 2,000 of you are from the United Kingdom. And, around 1,500 of you are Canadian. There’s around 1,00 from France and Germany each. Then, China, Ukraine, Romania, and the rest of the world make up the remainder of you. 

By far most of you are here for the Mermaid Tail pattern blog post, over 9,200 of you. The next most popular blog post among you is the Open House @ Engine with Photos Post that about 660 of you liked. About 180 of you liked my sharing my Appendicitis story. The remaining most popular stories are scattered among organizational ideas, pattern pages, odes to seasons and patterns, anti-oppression pieces, 2 stories about being beyond bacterial meningitis, and two book reviews. The books are Children of Bone and Blood, a fantastical African story with anti-oppression themes, and Unstoppable, a memoir about living without limbs. Yeah, I like a variety of books.

I won’t share the operating system information that the stats collection gives me because I don’t know if anyone could use that to harm you in some way, and don’t want to be a part of that.

You have liked looking at the pages about equally, each got 200-250 views, except the one with my contact information, which only got 65 views. That’s cool. It’s mostly there for those who want me to review their own books, which is cool. I should double check the google sheet for that for new items.

So, yes, thank you for reading this blog and stopping by during your free time from wherever you are in the world. I appreciate you and your time.

Take care and stay safe out there,

Jen

By the Grace, A Review

cover art from author's page

 

By the Grace written by Sine Peril is the story of Julia Grace, a young lady in 1918 who is a bit different. If she lived in our time, she might have been diagnosed as having Autism, but she lived before the diagnosis existed. Like the pandemic we are living through, Julia deals with masks and germs and cleanliness. There is a paranormal element to the story, which is really well done. There are a few elements that seem too easily accepted towards the end of the story, but without getting into spoilers, I can't share them. 

I received my copy of the book as an advanced reader copy from the author. Opinions are my own.