Listened to the 3rd Alan Bradley book, A Red Herring Without Mustard 2011, and grew tired of it, think I have had enough of Favia. It’s pretty good, but I’ve lost interest in her, the village, and the dead bodies. … Continue reading →
Whew, after complaining, it’s good to like several books in a row.First up, the latest M R Hall book feature the very-flawed coroner, Jenny Cooper, The Chosen Dead, 2013. He’s a good mystery writer, interesting plot, characters you want to … Continue reading →
Finished NW by Zadie Smith, 2012 as well as 419, 2012 by Will Smith. Both pretty good but same complaint about both books; story as a whole is disjointed as different parts are told and different characters developed and they … Continue reading →
From Huckleberry Knits in Bellingham WASingle and spun Merino, cashmere, nylon 80 10 10 and a wool sweater found at VV, on seniors day. Thrifty shopping for life on a pension…..
Continue reading →Sweet Tooth, 2012 by Ian McEwan was good. Main character is employed by MI5 but it is not really a spy novel at all. Very interesting ending. The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje, … Continue reading →
Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver, 2012, is a very good book. Her first three books (Bean Trees, Pigs in Heaven, Animal Dreams) were so good and this one was up to snuff. Her other books have been o.k., but this … Continue reading →
Merino I think, very soft Orange Merino, from ? BFL and silk, from Huckleberry Fiber Club lovely stuff Merino handspun all from handspun
Continue reading →Listening to Ese Edugyan’s Half Blood Blues, 2011, and it’s o.k. but I cannot follow it – it seems plotless. I’ll finish it but don’t understand why it won so many awards. But, I am really liking Mother’s Milk, the … Continue reading →
The House of God by Samuel Shem, written originally in the early 1970s. Entertaining enough, well enough written, and it read like an honest account of the hell of being an intern, but it’s not a great book. Good, but … Continue reading →
beautiful Falkland Island fleece, lovely to spin. Singles Tanis Fibers Superwash merino, pretty pinks
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