A day at the races

Honour is satisfied after we watched my brother's horse come second in its race and only lost a couple of dollars in the process. We're told he ran very well after having a bad barrier draw (don't ask me, I know nothing about it!).
The next day, being showery, was the perfect day to work on my quilt or, as they are now, quilts. Having decided to follow my neighbours advice I have managed to split one large quilt in two and put on the inner border to stabilize things. I've even managed to begin adding the outer borders on one quilt.

Having made the switch I wonder if the large outside border would balance better on one large quilt rather than two small ones. Too late, it's done and I don't intend to go back. Now if only I had time to sit and sew the 'x' more rectangles I need to make to finish the extra borders. Maybe next weekend.

David Baldacci's Hells Corner is finished and enjoyed even if it was your usual spy thriller with a twist in every chapter. Finished reading too is Jennifer Weiner's Fly Away Home, a story woven around the lives of a mother who has spent her life being the perfect wife to a husband who then has an affair, and their two adult daughters each with their own problems.  I found this a pretty pedestrian chick-lit version of the old 'finding myself' story, but a reasonable read if you're not expecting something you can't put down.

After the mystery quilt comes a mystery book. Next on my list I have Hell's gate by Stephen Frey. I have absolutely no idea why I reserved this one to read. Never heard of either the author or the title, so here goes.