While we patiently wait it will all be alright and will Spring be heading in our direction. With some nice white tulips it is already Spring in my house.

It is way to cold. We have had the coldest March like in forever and it is not changing any time soon. We have some sunshine, hardly any rain and still it is freezing even more than about a month ago.

So in the light of that I have to warm myself a little while I am working on a project, a nice image. 

I think it was in November when I saw the trailer of a new movie coming out. Jack Reacher it was titled and surrounded with a lot of controversy. I had not read any of the Lee Child books but when I read about Tom Cruise playing Jack Reacher it stating he is Jack Reacher, I was intriged. Question was did I want to start on a series that already has 17 installments? I did not know so I thought one step at a time.

So I go the first book of the Jack Reacher series Killing Floor and I am hooked. Not that I can see Tom Cruise being Jack Reacher but I like the way Lee Child tells the stories. This big giant of a man that fears no body, that only lives by his one rules, no possessions and no fear. i have read 5 more since that first one and I am already looking forward to what is coming next.

If you have not yet discovered Jack Reacher, it is about time that you do!

Final day of the year so I went into the kitchen and made some oliebollen to eat when say goodbye to a year that has passed and a new year coming in. Hope you all have a great evening with the people you love.

I already have a lot of books of Nicholas Sparks in my bookcase. After seeing the movie the Notebook I bought the book and just like the movie it managed to move me. I couldn't believe it was the debut of this author. Then I read the Wedding, a Walk to Rember, a Bend in the Road and last year Message in a bottle. After this last book I got a little sidetracked with other books but after watching the movie the Lucky and just like with the Notebook I wanted to read the book. I was caught by the Sparks virus and then read all of the remaining books.

So which one did I like the best? Without a doubt The Best of Me, his most recent novel. Of course a lovestory in which main characters Dawson and Amanda meet again 25 years after their highschool romance when they come to bury Tuck, Dawsons mentor. The story is beautifully crafted and with every sentence you can feel the tension. Between Dawson and Amanda and where the story is heading. I could see the end already but read on with amazement realizing the beauty of this story. A must read.

I also liked Safe Heaven. Maybe this book is more predictable than the other Sparks books but I liked it a lot. This story is also made into a movie.

Finally I would choose 3 Weeks with my Brother in which Nicholas shares his lifestory based upon a 3 week trip around the world he made together with his brother. The life of a successful writer seems only successful. But when I read his story with all the parallel to many of his books and then I realised how much pain and sorrow he has been through. So it is pretty obvious that he could use a lot of his own past in his books. Impressive.

These are the books that I read the last three months.

What we can learn from one of basketball's all time greats. He had an inspirational speech when he was included in the basketball hall of Fame. One of my favorite quotes.